Sekhendu
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1977
8 km²
Commune · KEN
Sikhendu
Kenya
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(73 %)
Species observed
32
Observations
48
Area
53,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 12 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 Sikhendu : 12 espèces reliées par 8 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 12.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
12
Interactions affichées
8
Connectance
0.121
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
32 distinct species · 48 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
19,4°C
Annual rain
1 303mm
Warmest m°
26,6°C
Coldest m°
13,1°C
Elevation: 1 758 m on average (min 1 670 m, max 1 947 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,4°C
Annual rain
1 303mm
Warmest month
26,6°C
Coldest month
13,1°C
Mean alt.
1 758m
Min
1 670m
Max
1 947m
Std. dev.
52m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(73 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
32,6g/kg
Clay
40,5%
Sand
32,6%
Silt
26,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Kiminini
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
43,7g/kg
Clay
40,8%
Sand
31,7%
Silt
27,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
31,7g/kg
Clay
39,7%
Sand
33,3%
Silt
26,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
22,6g/kg
Clay
40,9%
Sand
32,7%
Silt
26,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest29.9%
Crops28.0%
Built-up2.4%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)39.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
1,0km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
796km²
Discharge in basins
0,7m³/s
Mean precip.
1 466mm/an
Mean T°
17,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,13
Mean runoff
364mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 045m
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
0,1nW
Built-up
235,2%
Pesticides
1,4kg/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