Lake Elmenteita
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2005
109 km²
Commune · KEN
Murindati
Kenya
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
268
Observations
1 504
Area
135,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 17 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 Murindati : 16 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 11 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
17
Interactions affichées
11
Connectance
0.081
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
268 distinct species · 1 504 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
16,2°C
Annual rain
1 197mm
Warmest m°
23,8°C
Coldest m°
9,9°C
Elevation: 2 176 m on average (min 1 939 m, max 2 460 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,2°C
Annual rain
1 197mm
Warmest month
23,8°C
Coldest month
9,9°C
Mean alt.
2 176m
Min
1 939m
Max
2 460m
Std. dev.
138m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, 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
6,3
Org. C
30,9g/kg
Clay
30,9%
Sand
38,9%
Silt
30,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Gilgil
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
45,3g/kg
Clay
30,2%
Sand
39,3%
Silt
30,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
26,9g/kg
Clay
30,1%
Sand
39,5%
Silt
30,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
20,6g/kg
Clay
32,4%
Sand
38,1%
Silt
29,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest18.1%
Crops36.0%
Built-up1.9%
Bare soil1.7%
Other (grassland, water…)42.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 4 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
27,5km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
3 253km²
Discharge in basins
0,6m³/s
Mean precip.
931mm/an
Mean T°
14,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,37
Mean runoff
252mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 305m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (4, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
0,3nW
Built-up
193,1%
Pesticides
1,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN