Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Lokichar

Kenya

BWhArid, desert, hot(81 %)

Species observed

137

Observations

415

Area

2 493km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 28 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 Lokichar : 22 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 28 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 7.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
28
Interactions affichées
28
Connectance
0.074
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

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

Species present

137 distinct species · 415 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

415 obs · 26 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 160
54–159
7–53
4–6
< 4

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

Climate

Mean T°

28,6°C

Annual rain

259mm

Warmest m°

34,9°C

Coldest m°

22,0°C

Elevation: 672 m on average (min 478 m, max 1 044 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
28,6°C
Annual rain
259mm
Warmest month
34,9°C
Coldest month
22,0°C
Mean alt.
672m
Min
478m
Max
1 044m
Std. dev.
112m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(81 %)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

12,8g/kg

Clay

25,3%

Sand

53,6%

Silt

21,1%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Turkana South

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
8,1
Org. C
20,6g/kg
Clay
23,8%
Sand
54,5%
Silt
21,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
10,1g/kg
Clay
25,3%
Sand
53,6%
Silt
21,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
7,8g/kg
Clay
26,7%
Sand
52,7%
Silt
20,7%

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

Land cover

Forest2.2%
Crops0.1%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil30.6%
Other (grassland, water…)67.0%

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

Hydrology10 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

1,0km

Basins crossed

10

Max stream order

2

Max drainage

19 488km²

Discharge in basins

31,5m³/s

Mean precip.

234mm/an

Mean T°

27,3°C

Moisture idx

-0,88

Mean runoff

121mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

634m

Watersheds crossing here

1 more basins

Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

6,6%

Pesticides

0,1kg/km²

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