South Turkana
IUCN IINational Reserve · 1979
1 086 km²
Commune · KEN
Masool
Kenya
AwTropical, savannah(80 %)
Species observed
80
Observations
209
Area
767,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 7 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 Masool : 6 espèces reliées par 6 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 28.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
7
Interactions affichées
6
Connectance
0.286
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
80 distinct species · 209 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,8°C
Annual rain
913mm
Warmest m°
33,6°C
Coldest m°
18,2°C
Elevation: 992 m on average (min 819 m, max 1 534 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,8°C
Annual rain
913mm
Warmest month
33,6°C
Coldest month
18,2°C
Mean alt.
992m
Min
819m
Max
1 534m
Std. dev.
143m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(80 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
20,0g/kg
Clay
36,0%
Sand
39,3%
Silt
24,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Sigor
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
29,5g/kg
Clay
35,2%
Sand
39,8%
Silt
25,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
17,3g/kg
Clay
35,8%
Sand
39,5%
Silt
24,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
13,1g/kg
Clay
37,1%
Sand
38,5%
Silt
24,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest15.6%
Crops3.9%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil1.1%
Other (grassland, water…)79.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
43,1km
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
6 114km²
Discharge in basins
30,1m³/s
Mean precip.
651mm/an
Mean T°
22,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,65
Mean runoff
206mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 169m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Embobutsub-area2 296,6 km²overlap277.52 km²36%
- Bassin de Siyasub-area811,5 km²overlap201.78 km²26%
- Bassin de Moruny riversub-area158,9 km²overlap136.90 km²18%
- Bassin de Turkwel riversub-area133 km²overlap89.08 km²12%
- Bassin de Moruny riversub-area88,7 km²overlap60.79 km²8%
- Bassin de Turkwel riversub-area603,2 km²overlap1.04 km²0%
Rivers / streams (3, 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
1,5%
Pesticides
1,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN II · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN