Lake Natron Basin
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2001
2 239 km²
Commune · KEN
Loita
Kenya
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(63 %)
Species observed
672
Observations
2 689
Area
1 529,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 2 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 Loita : 2 espèces reliées par 1 interaction GloBI sur 1 type (connectance 100.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
2
Interactions affichées
1
Connectance
1.000
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
672 distinct species · 2 689 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,3°C
Annual rain
928mm
Warmest m°
25,2°C
Coldest m°
11,1°C
Elevation: 1 876 m on average (min 602 m, max 2 564 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,3°C
Annual rain
928mm
Warmest month
25,2°C
Coldest month
11,1°C
Mean alt.
1 876m
Min
602m
Max
2 564m
Std. dev.
412m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(63 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
28,8g/kg
Clay
31,7%
Sand
43,9%
Silt
24,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Narok South
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
38,7g/kg
Clay
31,0%
Sand
44,6%
Silt
24,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
26,6g/kg
Clay
30,6%
Sand
44,6%
Silt
24,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
21,1g/kg
Clay
33,4%
Sand
42,5%
Silt
24,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest31.6%
Crops21.4%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)46.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 1 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Lake surface here
0,34km²
Basins crossed
7
Max drainage
8 916km²
Discharge in basins
11,7m³/s
Mean precip.
718mm/an
Mean T°
19,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,55
Mean runoff
88mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 582m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Samungesub-area1 778,4 km²overlap522.59 km²34%
- Basin #86320sub-area422,6 km²overlap328.08 km²21%
- Bassin de Southern Ewaso Ng'irosub-area1 242,7 km²overlap303.08 km²20%
- Bassin de Sand Riversub-area1 835,2 km²overlap156.88 km²10%
- Bassin de Oloipirisub-area2 727,5 km²overlap122.44 km²8%
- Bassin de Southern Ewaso Ng'irosub-area510,1 km²overlap77.31 km²5%
- Bassin de Narosura Riversub-area725,1 km²overlap18.77 km²1%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
10,1%
Pesticides
1,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Not Reported · 2
Loita
IUCN Not ReportedCommunity Forest Reserve · 1964
413 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN