Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Malkamari

Kenya

BShArid, steppe, hot(97 %)

Species observed

28

Observations

42

Area

1 024,4km²

Ecological tissue

Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.

Species present

28 distinct species · 42 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

42 obs · 11 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 13
11–12
4–10
1–3
< 1

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

Climate

Mean T°

25,1°C

Annual rain

404mm

Warmest m°

32,7°C

Coldest m°

19,3°C

Elevation: 758 m on average (min 320 m, max 945 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,1°C
Annual rain
404mm
Warmest month
32,7°C
Coldest month
19,3°C
Mean alt.
758m
Min
320m
Max
945m
Std. dev.
120m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(97 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

7,4

Org. C

15,9g/kg

Clay

31,8%

Sand

38,2%

Silt

30,0%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Banissa

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
19,6g/kg
Clay
31,1%
Sand
38,6%
Silt
30,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
16,5g/kg
Clay
31,9%
Sand
37,8%
Silt
30,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
11,6g/kg
Clay
32,4%
Sand
38,1%
Silt
29,5%

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

Land cover

Forest15.0%
Crops0.8%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil3.1%
Other (grassland, water…)81.1%

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

Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

12,3km

Basins crossed

3

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

43 481km²

Discharge in basins

96,0m³/s

Mean precip.

314mm/an

Mean T°

24,7°C

Moisture idx

-0,85

Mean runoff

28mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

796m

Watersheds crossing here

Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Built-up

1,0%

Pesticides

0,8kg/km²

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

Protected areas2

IUCN II · 2

Borena

IUCN II

National Park · 2017

45 821 km²

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN