Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Nzoia

Kenya

CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(100 %)

Species observed

93

Observations

166

Area

54,3km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 19 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 Nzoia : 17 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 13 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 7.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
19
Interactions affichées
13
Connectance
0.076
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

93 distinct species · 166 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

166 obs · 3 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 109
109–108
109–108
34–108
< 34

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

Climate

Mean T°

18,6°C

Annual rain

1 061mm

Warmest m°

25,9°C

Coldest m°

12,1°C

Elevation: 1 823 m on average (min 1 769 m, max 1 876 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,6°C
Annual rain
1 061mm
Warmest month
25,9°C
Coldest month
12,1°C
Mean alt.
1 823m
Min
1 769m
Max
1 876m
Std. dev.
28m
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

6,1

Org. C

27,2g/kg

Clay

47,9%

Sand

24,8%

Silt

27,3%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Likuyani

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
37,5g/kg
Clay
47,6%
Sand
24,2%
Silt
28,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
25,6g/kg
Clay
47,4%
Sand
25,3%
Silt
27,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
18,5g/kg
Clay
48,6%
Sand
24,9%
Silt
26,5%

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

Land cover

Forest20.0%
Crops36.7%
Built-up4.2%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)38.9%

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

Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

1,5km

Basins crossed

1

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

3 976km²

Discharge in basins

2,2m³/s

Mean precip.

1 105mm/an

Mean T°

18,0°C

Moisture idx

-0,39

Mean runoff

354mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 912m

Watersheds crossing here

Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

6hab/km²

Night light

0,4nW

Built-up

415,9%

Pesticides

1,5kg/km²

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