Karura
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1932
10 km²
Commune · KEN
Roysambu
Kenya
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(62 %)
Species observed
1 047
Observations
42 724
Area
22,4km²
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 Roysambu : 17 espèces reliées par 19 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 11.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
19
Interactions affichées
19
Connectance
0.111
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
1 047 distinct species · 42 724 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,9°C
Annual rain
874mm
Warmest m°
26,3°C
Coldest m°
12,2°C
Elevation: 1 633 m on average (min 1 564 m, max 1 705 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,9°C
Annual rain
874mm
Warmest month
26,3°C
Coldest month
12,2°C
Mean alt.
1 633m
Min
1 564m
Max
1 705m
Std. dev.
26m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(62 %)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
24,9g/kg
Clay
39,0%
Sand
30,7%
Silt
30,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Roysambu
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
32,8g/kg
Clay
38,8%
Sand
30,7%
Silt
30,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
24,5g/kg
Clay
39,0%
Sand
30,8%
Silt
30,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
17,4g/kg
Clay
39,2%
Sand
30,7%
Silt
30,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest7.1%
Crops12.9%
Built-up15.0%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)64.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
5,1km
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
1 887km²
Discharge in basins
0,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 076mm/an
Mean T°
17,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,30
Mean runoff
155mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 846m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
26hab/km²
Night light
17,9nW
Built-up
1 501,5%
Pesticides
1,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN