Ontologia

Constituency · KEN

Nakuru Town East

Kenya

CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(100 %)

Species observed

747

Observations

41 712

Area

168,5km²

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 Nakuru Town East : 24 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 29 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
28
Interactions affichées
29
Connectance
0.077
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

747 distinct species · 41 712 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

41 712 obs · 4 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 16 029
16 029–16 028
13 111–16 028
13 111–13 110
< 13 111

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

Climate

Mean T°

18,7°C

Annual rain

874mm

Warmest m°

26,6°C

Coldest m°

12,1°C

Elevation: 1 848 m on average (min 1 762 m, max 2 114 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,7°C
Annual rain
874mm
Warmest month
26,6°C
Coldest month
12,1°C
Mean alt.
1 848m
Min
1 762m
Max
2 114m
Std. dev.
80m
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

29,4g/kg

Clay

35,3%

Sand

37,0%

Silt

27,7%

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

Dominant lithology: viGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
40,8g/kg
Clay
34,6%
Sand
37,2%
Silt
28,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
27,1g/kg
Clay
34,5%
Sand
37,6%
Silt
27,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
20,2g/kg
Clay
36,7%
Sand
36,2%
Silt
27,2%

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

Land cover

Forest13.9%
Crops19.6%
Built-up5.4%
Bare soil1.0%
Other (grassland, water…)60.2%

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

Hydrology2 basins · 1 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

0,4km

Lake surface here

21,27km²

Basins crossed

2

Max stream order

2

Max drainage

1 666km²

Discharge in basins

1,2m³/s

Mean precip.

905mm/an

Mean T°

15,5°C

Moisture idx

-0,42

Mean runoff

243mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

2 201m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (1, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

13hab/km²

Night light

5,1nW

Built-up

537,1%

Pesticides

1,1kg/km²

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

Protected areas5

IUCN II · 2IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1

Lake Nakuru

IUCN II

Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1990

190 km²

Menengai

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1977

57 km²

Nakuru

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1977

6 km²

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN

Sub-administrations5