Loima Hills
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 2017
102 km²
Commune · KEN
Loima
Kenya
BShArid, steppe, hot(80 %)
Species observed
55
Observations
86
Area
2 982,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 9 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 Loima : 8 espèces reliées par 7 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 19.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
9
Interactions affichées
7
Connectance
0.194
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
55 distinct species · 86 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,4°C
Annual rain
417mm
Warmest m°
32,1°C
Coldest m°
18,6°C
Elevation: 1 058 m on average (min 597 m, max 2 147 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,4°C
Annual rain
417mm
Warmest month
32,1°C
Coldest month
18,6°C
Mean alt.
1 058m
Min
597m
Max
2 147m
Std. dev.
302m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(80 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
20,5g/kg
Clay
32,4%
Sand
42,8%
Silt
24,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: vbGLiMaggregated to Loima
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
28,9g/kg
Clay
30,7%
Sand
43,9%
Silt
25,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
18,0g/kg
Clay
31,7%
Sand
43,2%
Silt
25,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
14,7g/kg
Clay
34,6%
Sand
41,2%
Silt
24,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest16.2%
Crops1.8%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil1.0%
Other (grassland, water…)80.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology11 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
11
Max drainage
19 488km²
Discharge in basins
12,9m³/s
Mean precip.
429mm/an
Mean T°
25,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,76
Mean runoff
41mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 002m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #71920sub-area2 206,5 km²overlap988.60 km²33%
- Basin #63170sub-area603,9 km²overlap582.82 km²20%
- Basin #52280sub-area1 080,3 km²overlap580.07 km²19%
- Basin #63680sub-area1 460,3 km²overlap411.50 km²14%
- Basin #60450sub-area217,7 km²overlap115.77 km²4%
- Basin #59550sub-area189,2 km²overlap102.92 km²3%
- Bassin de Turkwelsub-area943,5 km²overlap92.59 km²3%
- Basin #60120sub-area103,4 km²overlap70.74 km²2%
- Basin #63080sub-area27,8 km²overlap16.59 km²1%
2 more basinssorted by overlap
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
1,1%
Pesticides
1,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN