Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Melili

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)

Species observed

139

Observations

254

Area

489,8km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 30 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 Melili : 24 espèces reliées par 33 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 7.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
31
Interactions affichées
33
Connectance
0.071
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

139 distinct species · 254 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

254 obs · 8 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 147
147–146
32–146
16–31
< 16

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

Climate

Mean T°

14,1°C

Annual rain

1 156mm

Warmest m°

21,5°C

Coldest m°

7,6°C

Elevation: 2 535 m on average (min 1 878 m, max 3 030 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,1°C
Annual rain
1 156mm
Warmest month
21,5°C
Coldest month
7,6°C
Mean alt.
2 535m
Min
1 878m
Max
3 030m
Std. dev.
280m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,8

Org. C

46,1g/kg

Clay

33,9%

Sand

34,4%

Silt

31,8%

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

Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Narok North

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
63,8g/kg
Clay
33,7%
Sand
34,6%
Silt
31,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
39,9g/kg
Clay
33,4%
Sand
34,6%
Silt
32,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
34,5g/kg
Clay
34,5%
Sand
34,0%
Silt
31,6%

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

Land cover

Forest29.8%
Crops26.4%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil1.3%
Other (grassland, water…)42.0%

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

Hydrology4 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

34,3km

Basins crossed

4

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

3 657km²

Discharge in basins

1,5m³/s

Mean precip.

860mm/an

Mean T°

15,0°C

Moisture idx

-0,41

Mean runoff

162mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

2 271m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

42,9%

Pesticides

1,3kg/km²

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