Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Shamata

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(64 %)

Species observed

520

Observations

3 734

Area

302,6km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 21 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 Shamata : 17 espèces reliées par 24 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 11.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
21
Interactions affichées
24
Connectance
0.114
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

520 distinct species · 3 734 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

3 734 obs · 8 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 1 384
1 384–1 383
498–1 383
348–497
< 348

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

Climate

Mean T°

12,9°C

Annual rain

1 341mm

Warmest m°

20,4°C

Coldest m°

6,7°C

Elevation: 2 767 m on average (min 2 326 m, max 3 722 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
12,9°C
Annual rain
1 341mm
Warmest month
20,4°C
Coldest month
6,7°C
Mean alt.
2 767m
Min
2 326m
Max
3 722m
Std. dev.
309m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(64 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,7

Org. C

53,4g/kg

Clay

34,7%

Sand

34,6%

Silt

30,7%

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

Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Ndaragwa

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
75,5g/kg
Clay
34,8%
Sand
34,8%
Silt
30,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
46,3g/kg
Clay
34,6%
Sand
34,7%
Silt
30,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
38,5g/kg
Clay
34,7%
Sand
34,5%
Silt
30,8%

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

Land cover

Forest42.4%
Crops17.9%
Built-up0.7%
Bare soil1.5%
Other (grassland, water…)37.5%

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

Hydrology5 basins · 1 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

1,0km

Lake surface here

1,56km²

Basins crossed

5

Max stream order

2

Max drainage

3 253km²

Discharge in basins

2,0m³/s

Mean precip.

948mm/an

Mean T°

14,6°C

Moisture idx

-0,36

Mean runoff

242mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

2 290m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (1, top by area)

Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

65,0%

Pesticides

1,0kg/km²

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

Protected areas4

IUCN Not Reported · 3IUCN II · 1

Aberdares

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1943

1 029 km²

Aberdare

IUCN II

National Park · 1950

772 km²

Muruai

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 2017

7 km²

Kirima

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 2017

5 km²

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