Ontologia

Constituency · KEN

Turkana East

Kenya

BShArid, steppe, hot(48 %)

Species observed

479

Observations

1 786

Area

8 019,7km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 24 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 Turkana East : 20 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 21 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
24
Interactions affichées
21
Connectance
0.076
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Species present

479 distinct species · 1 786 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

1 786 obs · 40 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 822
125–821
23–124
3–22
< 3

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

Climate

Mean T°

28,7°C

Annual rain

393mm

Warmest m°

35,3°C

Coldest m°

21,9°C

Elevation: 711 m on average (min 276 m, max 1 479 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
28,7°C
Annual rain
393mm
Warmest month
35,3°C
Coldest month
21,9°C
Mean alt.
711m
Min
276m
Max
1 479m
Std. dev.
245m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(48 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

7,7

Org. C

15,6g/kg

Clay

29,1%

Sand

45,7%

Silt

25,2%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
23,0g/kg
Clay
27,8%
Sand
46,8%
Silt
25,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
13,3g/kg
Clay
28,7%
Sand
46,0%
Silt
25,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
10,3g/kg
Clay
30,8%
Sand
44,2%
Silt
25,0%

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

Land cover

Forest4.4%
Crops1.7%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil12.5%
Other (grassland, water…)81.4%

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

Hydrology24 basins · 2 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

171,7km

Lake surface here

9,44km²

Basins crossed

24

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

13 645km²

Discharge in basins

331,1m³/s

Mean precip.

382mm/an

Mean T°

24,6°C

Moisture idx

-0,81

Mean runoff

177mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

781m

Watersheds crossing here

15 more basins

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

0,5%

Pesticides

0,7kg/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

Sub-administrations2