Mwea
IUCN VINational Reserve · 1976
68 km²
Constituency · KEN
Mbeere South
Kenya
AwTropical, savannah(99 %)
Species observed
893
Observations
6 934
Area
1 323,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 36 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 Mbeere South : 31 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 31 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 4.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
36
Interactions affichées
31
Connectance
0.049
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
893 distinct species · 6 934 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,5°C
Annual rain
968mm
Warmest m°
29,1°C
Coldest m°
16,3°C
Elevation: 1 051 m on average (min 698 m, max 1 383 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,5°C
Annual rain
968mm
Warmest month
29,1°C
Coldest month
16,3°C
Mean alt.
1 051m
Min
698m
Max
1 383m
Std. dev.
129m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(99 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
14,8g/kg
Clay
44,4%
Sand
34,1%
Silt
21,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
20,1g/kg
Clay
43,1%
Sand
35,0%
Silt
21,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
13,2g/kg
Clay
43,7%
Sand
34,6%
Silt
21,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
11,2g/kg
Clay
46,4%
Sand
32,7%
Silt
20,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest8.7%
Crops58.5%
Built-up1.5%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)30.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 6 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
144,2km
Lake surface here
31,19km²
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
13 349km²
Discharge in basins
89,0m³/s
Mean precip.
1 011mm/an
Mean T°
20,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,45
Mean runoff
227mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 289m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Thiba Riversub-area2 030,6 km²overlap535.22 km²40%
- Bassin de Tana Riversub-area2 592,7 km²overlap285.48 km²22%
- Bassin de Tana Riversub-area428,3 km²overlap208.17 km²16%
- Bassin de Tana Riversub-area871,2 km²overlap199.87 km²15%
- Bassin de Tana Riversub-area706,2 km²overlap92.10 km²7%
- Bassin de Tana Riversub-area85,7 km²overlap2.49 km²0%
Lakes (6, top by area)
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
151,7%
Pesticides
1,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN VI · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1📍 Point sites · 1
Kianjiru Hills
IUCN Not ReportedCommunity Forest Reserve · 1964
10 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN