Marsabit
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1932
157 km²
Commune · KEN
Marsabit Central
Kenya
BWhArid, desert, hot(49 %)
Species observed
599
Observations
1 757
Area
640,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 54 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 Marsabit Central : 49 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 45 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 3.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
54
Interactions affichées
45
Connectance
0.031
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
599 distinct species · 1 757 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,5°C
Annual rain
683mm
Warmest m°
31,9°C
Coldest m°
18,9°C
Elevation: 817 m on average (min 491 m, max 1 546 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,5°C
Annual rain
683mm
Warmest month
31,9°C
Coldest month
18,9°C
Mean alt.
817m
Min
491m
Max
1 546m
Std. dev.
257m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(49 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
9,1g/kg
Clay
31,2%
Sand
47,6%
Silt
21,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Saku
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
12,5g/kg
Clay
29,9%
Sand
48,5%
Silt
21,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
8,3g/kg
Clay
31,7%
Sand
47,2%
Silt
21,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
6,7g/kg
Clay
32,0%
Sand
47,1%
Silt
20,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest8.6%
Crops10.1%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil9.1%
Other (grassland, water…)71.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 2 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Lake surface here
0,61km²
Basins crossed
7
Max drainage
7 549km²
Discharge in basins
8,4m³/s
Mean precip.
462mm/an
Mean T°
25,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,77
Mean runoff
172mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
644m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #80710sub-area553,1 km²overlap338.88 km²53%
- Basin #75510sub-area906,1 km²overlap111.07 km²17%
- Basin #99460sub-area2 530,9 km²overlap64.53 km²10%
- Basin #95700sub-area321,4 km²overlap44.23 km²7%
- Basin #73800sub-area822,8 km²overlap35.30 km²6%
- Basin #74570sub-area658,5 km²overlap34.16 km²5%
- Basin #80890sub-area1 528,4 km²overlap12.23 km²2%
Lakes (2, top by area)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
26,5%
Pesticides
0,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN