Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Machakos Central

Kenya

CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(100 %)

Species observed

274

Observations

688

Area

23,8km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 32 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 Machakos Central : 24 espèces reliées par 37 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
32
Interactions affichées
37
Connectance
0.075
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

274 distinct species · 688 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

688 obs · 1 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 688
688–687
688–687
688–687
< 688

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

Climate

Mean T°

17,7°C

Annual rain

883mm

Warmest m°

24,3°C

Coldest m°

11,0°C

Elevation: 1 768 m on average (min 1 473 m, max 2 013 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,7°C
Annual rain
883mm
Warmest month
24,3°C
Coldest month
11,0°C
Mean alt.
1 768m
Min
1 473m
Max
2 013m
Std. dev.
133m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(100 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,1

Org. C

24,0g/kg

Clay

38,6%

Sand

41,3%

Silt

20,1%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Machakos Town

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
31,0g/kg
Clay
37,3%
Sand
42,3%
Silt
20,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
23,2g/kg
Clay
37,5%
Sand
42,2%
Silt
20,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
17,8g/kg
Clay
41,1%
Sand
39,3%
Silt
19,5%

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

Land cover

Forest14.8%
Crops46.9%
Built-up7.9%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)30.0%

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

Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

0,6km

Basins crossed

2

Max stream order

1

Max drainage

439km²

Discharge in basins

0,1m³/s

Mean precip.

801mm/an

Mean T°

18,9°C

Moisture idx

-0,51

Mean runoff

117mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 641m

Watersheds crossing here

Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

15hab/km²

Night light

4,4nW

Built-up

790,3%

Pesticides

1,0kg/km²

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