Lake Naivasha
IUCN IVWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1995
306 km²
Commune · KEN
Maiella
Kenya
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(84 %)
Species observed
756
Observations
13 870
Area
299km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 21 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 Maiella : 18 espèces reliées par 18 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
21
Interactions affichées
18
Connectance
0.086
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
756 distinct species · 13 870 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
16,6°C
Annual rain
916mm
Warmest m°
24,3°C
Coldest m°
10,2°C
Elevation: 2 168 m on average (min 1 897 m, max 2 787 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,6°C
Annual rain
916mm
Warmest month
24,3°C
Coldest month
10,2°C
Mean alt.
2 168m
Min
1 897m
Max
2 787m
Std. dev.
192m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(84 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
46,5g/kg
Clay
30,8%
Sand
39,2%
Silt
30,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Naivasha
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
64,1g/kg
Clay
29,9%
Sand
39,8%
Silt
30,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
39,4g/kg
Clay
30,4%
Sand
39,5%
Silt
30,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
36,0g/kg
Clay
32,0%
Sand
38,3%
Silt
29,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest27.0%
Crops27.1%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil1.3%
Other (grassland, water…)43.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 1 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Lake surface here
0,31km²
Basins crossed
3
Max drainage
3 657km²
Discharge in basins
1,1m³/s
Mean precip.
928mm/an
Mean T°
14,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,37
Mean runoff
233mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 255m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
92,0%
Pesticides
1,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN IV · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN II · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN