Mangrove Swamps
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1991
281 km²
Commune · KEN
Marafa
Kenya
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
889
Observations
27 320
Area
957,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 13 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 Marafa : 13 espèces reliées par 8 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 10.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
13
Interactions affichées
8
Connectance
0.103
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
889 distinct species · 27 320 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,2°C
Annual rain
786mm
Warmest m°
32,2°C
Coldest m°
21,2°C
Elevation: 107 m on average (min -11 m, max 227 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,2°C
Annual rain
786mm
Warmest month
32,2°C
Coldest month
21,2°C
Mean alt.
107m
Min
-11m
Max
227m
Std. dev.
48m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
18,1g/kg
Clay
27,6%
Sand
53,5%
Silt
18,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Magarini
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
26,7g/kg
Clay
26,1%
Sand
54,6%
Silt
19,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
16,0g/kg
Clay
27,0%
Sand
54,0%
Silt
19,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
11,5g/kg
Clay
29,7%
Sand
51,9%
Silt
18,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest28.8%
Crops16.4%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil1.0%
Other (grassland, water…)53.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology13 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
7,4km
Basins crossed
13
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
38 448km²
Discharge in basins
48,9m³/s
Mean precip.
794mm/an
Mean T°
25,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,50
Mean runoff
70mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
128m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #11940sub-area1 395,4 km²overlap350.51 km²37%
- Basin #11330sub-area280,9 km²overlap167.88 km²18%
- Basin #11240sub-area213,2 km²overlap157.22 km²16%
- Basin #08480sub-area1 482,6 km²overlap88.24 km²9%
- Basin #12420sub-area105,6 km²overlap65.47 km²7%
- Bassin de Athi-Galana-Sabaki riversub-area1 695,7 km²overlap38.80 km²4%
- Basin #12560sub-area56,2 km²overlap19.28 km²2%
- Bassin de Galana-Sabaki Riversub-area44,3 km²overlap17.91 km²2%
- Bassin de Galana-Sabaki Riversub-area197,6 km²overlap15.58 km²2%
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
30,7%
Pesticides
0,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1🌊 Marine · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN