Ontologia

Constituency · KEN

Nakuru Town West

Kenya

CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(100 %)

Species observed

971

Observations

134 627

Area

129km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 22 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 West : 17 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 20 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
22
Interactions affichées
20
Connectance
0.087
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

971 distinct species · 134 627 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

134 627 obs · 4 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 119 932
119 932–119 931
7 227–119 931
7 227–7 226
< 7 227

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

Climate

Mean T°

18,9°C

Annual rain

864mm

Warmest m°

26,8°C

Coldest m°

12,4°C

Elevation: 1 833 m on average (min 1 762 m, max 2 072 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,9°C
Annual rain
864mm
Warmest month
26,8°C
Coldest month
12,4°C
Mean alt.
1 833m
Min
1 762m
Max
2 072m
Std. dev.
72m
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

6,2

Org. C

30,1g/kg

Clay

34,6%

Sand

36,2%

Silt

29,2%

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
41,8g/kg
Clay
33,8%
Sand
36,3%
Silt
29,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
26,0g/kg
Clay
34,2%
Sand
36,6%
Silt
29,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
22,6g/kg
Clay
35,8%
Sand
35,6%
Silt
28,6%

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

Land cover

Forest12.7%
Crops22.8%
Built-up4.3%
Bare soil0.9%
Other (grassland, water…)59.3%

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

Hydrology2 basins · 1 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

12,3km

Lake surface here

19,58km²

Basins crossed

2

Max stream order

2

Max drainage

1 666km²

Discharge in basins

0,9m³/s

Mean precip.

904mm/an

Mean T°

15,5°C

Moisture idx

-0,42

Mean runoff

242mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

2 202m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (1, top by area)

Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

15hab/km²

Night light

3,1nW

Built-up

432,8%

Pesticides

1,3kg/km²

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

Protected areas4

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

Lake Nakuru

IUCN II

Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1990

190 km²

Menengai

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1977

57 km²

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

Sub-administrations5