Embobut
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1954
216 km²
Constituency · KEN
Marakwet East
Kenya
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(34 %)
Species observed
315
Observations
829
Area
815,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 29 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 Marakwet East : 23 espèces reliées par 30 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
31
Interactions affichées
30
Connectance
0.065
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
315 distinct species · 829 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
17,8°C
Annual rain
3 213mm
Warmest m°
24,8°C
Coldest m°
11,7°C
Elevation: 2 164 m on average (min 916 m, max 3 359 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,8°C
Annual rain
3 213mm
Warmest month
24,8°C
Coldest month
11,7°C
Mean alt.
2 164m
Min
916m
Max
3 359m
Std. dev.
832m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(34 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
42,2g/kg
Clay
32,9%
Sand
41,0%
Silt
26,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
56,0g/kg
Clay
33,1%
Sand
40,7%
Silt
26,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
39,1g/kg
Clay
32,2%
Sand
41,5%
Silt
26,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
31,5g/kg
Clay
33,3%
Sand
40,9%
Silt
25,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest33.6%
Crops24.5%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil1.0%
Other (grassland, water…)40.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 0 lakes · 10 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
159,4km
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
6 114km²
Discharge in basins
18,3m³/s
Mean precip.
866mm/an
Mean T°
19,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,47
Mean runoff
230mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 690m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Kerio Riversub-area831 km²overlap272.22 km²33%
- Bassin de Embobutsub-area2 296,6 km²overlap259.19 km²32%
- Bassin de Arorsub-area283,3 km²overlap197.52 km²24%
- Bassin de Moybensub-area1 389,1 km²overlap75.09 km²9%
- Bassin de Moruny riversub-area725,8 km²overlap7.32 km²1%
- Bassin de Siyasub-area811,5 km²overlap4.09 km²1%
Rivers / streams (10, ord ≥ 4)
- Embobutord 4len here40.50 km96%total42 km
- Kerio Riverord 5len here39.89 km14%total284 km
- Arorord 2len here36.86 km60%total61 km
- Enoword 1len here12.28 km100%total12 km
- Moybenord 3len here9.72 km27%total36 km
- Chesegonord 1len here7.90 km59%total13 km
- Tangulord 1len here6.27 km100%total6 km
- Kimowoord 1len here4.78 km100%total5 km
- ? Ko'ngipsebeord 1len here0.73 km35%total2 km
- Cheptulonord 2len here0.49 km5%total10 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
55,5%
Pesticides
1,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN Not Reported · 5
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN