Ontologia

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Nandi

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(81 %)

Species observed

1 500

Observations

15 953

Area

2 830,5km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 13 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 Nandi : 12 espèces reliées par 11 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 14.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
13
Interactions affichées
11
Connectance
0.141
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Species present

1 500 distinct species · 15 953 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

15 953 obs · 69 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 2 608
545–2 607
122–544
57–121
< 57

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

Climate

Mean T°

17,8°C

Annual rain

1 843mm

Warmest m°

25,3°C

Coldest m°

11,7°C

Elevation: 1 915 m on average (min 1 208 m, max 2 547 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,8°C
Annual rain
1 843mm
Warmest month
25,3°C
Coldest month
11,7°C
Mean alt.
1 915m
Min
1 208m
Max
2 547m
Std. dev.
201m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(81 %)Temperate

CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,6

Org. C

39,1g/kg

Clay

41,0%

Sand

31,6%

Silt

27,4%

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

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
53,7g/kg
Clay
40,3%
Sand
31,7%
Silt
28,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
36,4g/kg
Clay
40,0%
Sand
32,3%
Silt
27,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
27,3g/kg
Clay
42,8%
Sand
30,8%
Silt
26,4%

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

Land cover

Forest37.0%
Crops24.9%
Built-up2.0%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)35.3%

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

Hydrology19 basins · 0 lakes · 7 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

269,7km

Basins crossed

19

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

10 235km²

Discharge in basins

79,4m³/s

Mean precip.

1 455mm/an

Mean T°

18,2°C

Moisture idx

-0,17

Mean runoff

398mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 903m

Watersheds crossing here

10 more basins

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

3hab/km²

Night light

0,2nW

Built-up

199,9%

Pesticides

1,5kg/km²

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

Protected areas8

IUCN Not Reported · 8

Tinderet

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1932

280 km²

Kakamega

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1933

197 km²

South Nandi

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1936

195 km²

North Nandi

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1936

113 km²

Ururu

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1936

4 km²

Complete list

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

Sub-administrations9