Karuma
IUCN IIIWildlife Reserve · 1964
675 km²
Subdivision · UGA
Murchison Falls Np
Uganda
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
111
Observations
149
Area
92,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 28 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 Murchison Falls Np : 24 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 27 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
28
Interactions affichées
27
Connectance
0.071
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
111 distinct species · 149 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,6°C
Annual rain
1 278mm
Warmest m°
31,8°C
Coldest m°
18,0°C
Elevation: 1 034 m on average (min 972 m, max 1 104 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,6°C
Annual rain
1 278mm
Warmest month
31,8°C
Coldest month
18,0°C
Mean alt.
1 034m
Min
972m
Max
1 104m
Std. dev.
32m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
28,0g/kg
Clay
33,8%
Sand
41,4%
Silt
24,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Kibanda
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
43,1g/kg
Clay
31,5%
Sand
42,9%
Silt
25,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
25,4g/kg
Clay
32,4%
Sand
42,2%
Silt
25,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
15,5g/kg
Clay
37,4%
Sand
39,1%
Silt
23,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest60.2%
Crops1.5%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)38.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
15,3km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
348 660km²
Discharge in basins
404,5m³/s
Mean precip.
1 276mm/an
Mean T°
23,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,29
Mean runoff
150mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 042m
Watersheds crossing here
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
11,9%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN III · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN