Saiwa Swamp
IUCN IINational Park · 1974
3 km²
Commune · KEN
Sitatunga
Kenya
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
55
Observations
84
Area
62,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 15 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 Sitatunga : 14 espèces reliées par 14 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 13.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
15
Interactions affichées
14
Connectance
0.133
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
55 distinct species · 84 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
17,8°C
Annual rain
1 121mm
Warmest m°
24,6°C
Coldest m°
12,2°C
Elevation: 1 883 m on average (min 1 815 m, max 1 922 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,8°C
Annual rain
1 121mm
Warmest month
24,6°C
Coldest month
12,2°C
Mean alt.
1 883m
Min
1 815m
Max
1 922m
Std. dev.
24m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(100 %)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
32,3g/kg
Clay
47,1%
Sand
19,7%
Silt
33,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Cherangany
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
43,4g/kg
Clay
48,4%
Sand
18,6%
Silt
33,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
31,2g/kg
Clay
45,3%
Sand
20,7%
Silt
34,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
22,4g/kg
Clay
47,6%
Sand
19,8%
Silt
32,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest24.2%
Crops36.8%
Built-up3.0%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)35.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
9,0km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
862km²
Discharge in basins
0,5m³/s
Mean precip.
1 136mm/an
Mean T°
17,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,33
Mean runoff
277mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 052m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
5hab/km²
Night light
0,4nW
Built-up
304,8%
Pesticides
1,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN II · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN