Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Lodwar Township

Kenya

BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)

Species observed

160

Observations

710

Area

472,5km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 19 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.

ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).

RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie
RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation
StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique

Indicateurs du tissu écologique

Tissu écologique de Lodwar Township : 15 espèces reliées par 24 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 11.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
21
Interactions affichées
24
Connectance
0.114
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Species present

160 distinct species · 710 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

710 obs · 11 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 373
141–372
54–140
10–53
< 10

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

29,7°C

Annual rain

209mm

Warmest m°

35,4°C

Coldest m°

23,6°C

Elevation: 512 m on average (min 449 m, max 710 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
29,7°C
Annual rain
209mm
Warmest month
35,4°C
Coldest month
23,6°C
Mean alt.
512m
Min
449m
Max
710m
Std. dev.
34m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)Arid

CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

8,2

Org. C

8,9g/kg

Clay

22,9%

Sand

55,4%

Silt

21,8%

Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.

Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Turkana Central

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
11,8g/kg
Clay
21,4%
Sand
56,5%
Silt
22,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
7,5g/kg
Clay
23,5%
Sand
54,8%
Silt
21,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,3
Org. C
7,2g/kg
Clay
23,6%
Sand
54,8%
Silt
21,6%

SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)

Land cover

Forest3.6%
Crops0.5%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil34.4%
Other (grassland, water…)61.2%

Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)

Hydrology6 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

56,3km

Basins crossed

6

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

23 174km²

Discharge in basins

32,0m³/s

Mean precip.

189mm/an

Mean T°

29,0°C

Moisture idx

-0,91

Mean runoff

85mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

488m

Watersheds crossing here

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

28,8%

Pesticides

0,0kg/km²

GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)