Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Masalani

Kenya

BShArid, steppe, hot(72 %)

Species observed

378

Observations

488

Area

1 518,8km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 21 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 Masalani : 20 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 13 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
21
Interactions affichées
13
Connectance
0.062
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

378 distinct species · 488 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

488 obs · 19 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 348
27–347
15–26
2–14
< 2

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

Climate

Mean T°

27,5°C

Annual rain

666mm

Warmest m°

35,5°C

Coldest m°

21,7°C

Elevation: 73 m on average (min 30 m, max 95 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,5°C
Annual rain
666mm
Warmest month
35,5°C
Coldest month
21,7°C
Mean alt.
73m
Min
30m
Max
95m
Std. dev.
13m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(72 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

7,1

Org. C

14,6g/kg

Clay

32,9%

Sand

45,2%

Silt

21,9%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Ijara

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
19,5g/kg
Clay
32,1%
Sand
45,8%
Silt
22,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
13,6g/kg
Clay
32,6%
Sand
45,3%
Silt
22,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
10,6g/kg
Clay
34,0%
Sand
44,4%
Silt
21,6%

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

Land cover

Forest16.7%
Crops3.2%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil2.2%
Other (grassland, water…)77.8%

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

Hydrology13 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

10,7km

Basins crossed

13

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

95 249km²

Discharge in basins

272,7m³/s

Mean precip.

633mm/an

Mean T°

27,1°C

Moisture idx

-0,62

Mean runoff

54mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

59m

Watersheds crossing here

4 more basins

Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

7,0%

Pesticides

0,9kg/km²

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

Protected areas5

IUCN Not Reported · 3IUCN VI · 1IUCN II · 1

Boni Ijara

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 2017

4 519 km²

Arawale

IUCN VI

National Reserve · 1974

627 km²

Panda Nguo

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 2017

403 km²

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