Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Nkuene

Kenya

CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(40 %)

Species observed

564

Observations

852

Area

129,1km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 36 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 Nkuene : 32 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 25 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 4.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
36
Interactions affichées
25
Connectance
0.040
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

564 distinct species · 852 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

852 obs · 2 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 594
594–593
594–593
594–593
< 594

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

Climate

Mean T°

13,8°C

Annual rain

2 028mm

Warmest m°

19,4°C

Coldest m°

8,5°C

Elevation: 2 491 m on average (min 1 371 m, max 4 453 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
13,8°C
Annual rain
2 028mm
Warmest month
19,4°C
Coldest month
8,5°C
Mean alt.
2 491m
Min
1 371m
Max
4 453m
Std. dev.
797m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(40 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,5

Org. C

54,4g/kg

Clay

35,0%

Sand

33,9%

Silt

31,1%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to South Imenti

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
67,2g/kg
Clay
34,4%
Sand
34,3%
Silt
31,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
53,6g/kg
Clay
34,5%
Sand
34,1%
Silt
31,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
42,4g/kg
Clay
36,2%
Sand
33,1%
Silt
30,7%

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

Land cover

Forest28.4%
Crops26.6%
Built-up2.3%
Bare soil2.0%
Other (grassland, water…)40.6%

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

Hydrology3 basins · 2 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

33,0km

Lake surface here

0,06km²

Basins crossed

3

Max stream order

2

Max drainage

1 939km²

Discharge in basins

1,6m³/s

Mean precip.

1 250mm/an

Mean T°

19,4°C

Moisture idx

-0,28

Mean runoff

336mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 452m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (2, top by area)

Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

3hab/km²

Night light

0,7nW

Built-up

227,2%

Pesticides

1,0kg/km²

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

Protected areas4

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

Mt. Kenya

IUCN II

National Reserve · 2000

2 120 km²

Mount Kenya

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1943

1 987 km²

Mt. Kenya

IUCN Not Reported

National Park · 1968

593 km²

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