Marsabit
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1932
157 km²
Constituency · KEN
Saku
Kenya
AwTropical, savannah(70 %)
Species observed
880
Observations
4 643
Area
2 044,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 29 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 Saku : 25 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 29 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
29
Interactions affichées
29
Connectance
0.071
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
880 distinct species · 4 643 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,7°C
Annual rain
731mm
Warmest m°
31,1°C
Coldest m°
18,3°C
Elevation: 864 m on average (min 470 m, max 1 546 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,7°C
Annual rain
731mm
Warmest month
31,1°C
Coldest month
18,3°C
Mean alt.
864m
Min
470m
Max
1 546m
Std. dev.
212m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(70 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
11,5g/kg
Clay
32,1%
Sand
45,9%
Silt
22,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
14,7g/kg
Clay
31,0%
Sand
46,6%
Silt
22,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
10,8g/kg
Clay
32,0%
Sand
45,9%
Silt
22,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
8,9g/kg
Clay
33,2%
Sand
45,2%
Silt
21,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest10.6%
Crops9.7%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil5.0%
Other (grassland, water…)74.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology14 basins · 2 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Lake surface here
0,61km²
Basins crossed
14
Max drainage
7 549km²
Discharge in basins
19,4m³/s
Mean precip.
454mm/an
Mean T°
25,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,78
Mean runoff
145mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
617m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #99460sub-area2 530,9 km²overlap468.53 km²23%
- Basin #80710sub-area553,1 km²overlap400.10 km²20%
- Basin #73800sub-area822,8 km²overlap252.15 km²12%
- Basin #80890sub-area1 528,4 km²overlap248.97 km²12%
- Basin #95700sub-area321,4 km²overlap212.76 km²10%
- Basin #75510sub-area906,1 km²overlap111.57 km²5%
- Basin #95820sub-area524,6 km²overlap99.57 km²5%
- Basin #96670sub-area998,8 km²overlap91.16 km²4%
- Basin #85030sub-area536,8 km²overlap83.16 km²4%
Lakes (2, top by area)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
13,7%
Pesticides
0,7kg/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