Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1997
1 976 km²
Commune · KEN
Mugogodo East
Kenya
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(58 %)
Area
954,3km²
Ecological tissue
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Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
19,3°C
Annual rain
795mm
Warmest m°
26,3°C
Coldest m°
13,0°C
Elevation: 1 703 m on average (min 982 m, max 2 283 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,3°C
Annual rain
795mm
Warmest month
26,3°C
Coldest month
13,0°C
Mean alt.
1 703m
Min
982m
Max
2 283m
Std. dev.
346m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(58 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
26,7g/kg
Clay
35,7%
Sand
41,6%
Silt
22,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Laikipia North
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
37,0g/kg
Clay
35,4%
Sand
41,8%
Silt
22,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
23,6g/kg
Clay
35,5%
Sand
41,8%
Silt
22,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
19,3g/kg
Clay
36,3%
Sand
41,3%
Silt
22,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest17.3%
Crops24.3%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil3.1%
Other (grassland, water…)55.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
13,1%
Pesticides
1,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas6
IUCN Not Reported · 5IUCN Not Applicable · 1
Mukogodo
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1937
298 km²
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy
IUCN Not ReportedCommunity Conservancy · 1995
163 km²
Borana
IUCN Not ReportedPrivate Ranch · 1990
119 km²
Makurian (Oreteti)
IUCN Not ReportedGroup Ranch · 2010
66 km²
Ngare Ndare
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1932
56 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN