Ontologia

Constituency · KEN

Marakwet West

Kenya

CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(81 %)

Species observed

372

Observations

4 793

Area

559,9km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 17 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 West : 16 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 13 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 9.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
17
Interactions affichées
13
Connectance
0.096
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Species present

372 distinct species · 4 793 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

4 793 obs · 15 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 3 598
226–3 597
136–225
86–135
< 86

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

Climate

Mean T°

16,9°C

Annual rain

2 423mm

Warmest m°

23,6°C

Coldest m°

11,0°C

Elevation: 2 180 m on average (min 1 002 m, max 2 766 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,9°C
Annual rain
2 423mm
Warmest month
23,6°C
Coldest month
11,0°C
Mean alt.
2 180m
Min
1 002m
Max
2 766m
Std. dev.
431m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(81 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,7

Org. C

42,8g/kg

Clay

39,0%

Sand

36,2%

Silt

24,8%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
60,4g/kg
Clay
39,2%
Sand
36,0%
Silt
24,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
38,3g/kg
Clay
38,0%
Sand
36,9%
Silt
25,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
29,6g/kg
Clay
39,7%
Sand
35,8%
Silt
24,5%

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

Land cover

Forest44.6%
Crops21.9%
Built-up1.0%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)31.7%

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

Hydrology5 basins · 1 lakes · 13 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

100,2km

Lake surface here

0,67km²

Basins crossed

5

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

3 620km²

Discharge in basins

7,0m³/s

Mean precip.

1 083mm/an

Mean T°

16,8°C

Moisture idx

-0,33

Mean runoff

266mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

2 129m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (1, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

2hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

98,0%

Pesticides

1,4kg/km²

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

Protected areas9

IUCN Not Reported · 9

Kipkunurr

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1941

158 km²

Kiptaberr

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1967

127 km²

Kapchemutwa

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1941

88 km²

Kapkanyar

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1967

57 km²

Chemurokoi

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1941

40 km²

Sogotio

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1941

35 km²

Complete list

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

Sub-administrations5