Ontologia

County · ken

Turkana

Kenya

BShArid, steppe, hot(53 %)

Species observed

1 577

Observations

18 744

Area

63 721km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 11 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 : 8 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 10 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 12.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
13
Interactions affichées
10
Connectance
0.128
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

1 577 distinct species · 18 744 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

18 744 obs · 36 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 4 817
976–4 816
499–975
345–498
< 345

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.2° × 0.2° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

28,6°C

Annual rain

364mm

Warmest m°

34,8°C

Coldest m°

22,3°C

Elevation: 663 m on average (min 276 m, max 2 147 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
28,6°C
Annual rain
364mm
Warmest month
34,8°C
Coldest month
22,3°C
Mean alt.
663m
Min
276m
Max
2 147m
Std. dev.
225m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(53 %)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

16,1g/kg

Clay

29,8%

Sand

46,4%

Silt

23,8%

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

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
24,1g/kg
Clay
28,7%
Sand
47,4%
Silt
24,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
13,4g/kg
Clay
29,6%
Sand
46,5%
Silt
23,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
10,8g/kg
Clay
31,1%
Sand
45,4%
Silt
23,6%

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

Land cover

Forest5.7%
Crops1.1%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil11.5%
Other (grassland, water…)81.6%

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

Hydrology124 basins · 7 lakes · 35 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

1 789,9km

Lake surface here

2 286,05km²

Basins crossed

124

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

101 061km²

Discharge in basins

3 078,1m³/s

Mean precip.

352mm/an

Mean T°

26,6°C

Moisture idx

-0,81

Mean runoff

89mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

696m

Watersheds crossing here

115 more basins

Lakes (7, top by area)

Rivers / streams (35, ord ≥ 4)

23 more river segments

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

3,9%

Pesticides

0,8kg/km²

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

Protected areas7

IUCN Not Reported · 3IUCN II · 2IUCN III · 1IUCN Not Applicable · 1

Matheniko

IUCN III

Wildlife Reserve · 1964

1 757 km²

Zulia

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1950

926 km²

Moroto

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1948

483 km²

Loima Hills

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 2017

102 km²

Complete list

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

Sub-administrations10