Ontologia

Constituency · KEN

Samburu North

Kenya

BShArid, steppe, hot(59 %)

Species observed

1 340

Observations

6 971

Area

8 449,1km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 14 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 Samburu North : 13 espèces reliées par 10 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 11.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
14
Interactions affichées
10
Connectance
0.110
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

1 340 distinct species · 6 971 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

6 971 obs · 164 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 353
141–352
36–140
9–35
< 9

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

Climate

Mean T°

23,2°C

Annual rain

565mm

Warmest m°

29,6°C

Coldest m°

16,6°C

Elevation: 1 260 m on average (min 290 m, max 2 714 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,2°C
Annual rain
565mm
Warmest month
29,6°C
Coldest month
16,6°C
Mean alt.
1 260m
Min
290m
Max
2 714m
Std. dev.
384m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(59 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

7,2

Org. C

18,7g/kg

Clay

30,7%

Sand

45,3%

Silt

24,1%

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

Dominant lithology: viGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
25,6g/kg
Clay
29,7%
Sand
46,2%
Silt
24,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
17,0g/kg
Clay
30,2%
Sand
45,7%
Silt
24,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
13,6g/kg
Clay
32,2%
Sand
44,0%
Silt
23,8%

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

Land cover

Forest15.4%
Crops8.4%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil2.8%
Other (grassland, water…)73.4%

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

Hydrology21 basins · 1 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

51,6km

Lake surface here

0,11km²

Basins crossed

21

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

13 038km²

Discharge in basins

57,7m³/s

Mean precip.

475mm/an

Mean T°

22,0°C

Moisture idx

-0,76

Mean runoff

89mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 119m

Watersheds crossing here

12 more basins

Lakes (1, 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

2,0%

Pesticides

1,0kg/km²

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

Protected areas5

IUCN Not Reported · 4IUCN VI · 1

Losai

IUCN VI

National Reserve · 1976

1 806 km²

Leroghi

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1936

914 km²

Mount Nyiro

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1956

453 km²

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

Sub-administrations6