Ontologia

Constituency · KEN

Turkana South

Kenya

BWhArid, desert, hot(54 %)

Species observed

285

Observations

1 123

Area

7 410,7km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 29 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 South : 25 espèces reliées par 24 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 5.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
29
Interactions affichées
24
Connectance
0.059
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

285 distinct species · 1 123 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

1 123 obs · 83 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 172
37–171
6–36
2–5
< 2

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

Climate

Mean T°

28,3°C

Annual rain

328mm

Warmest m°

35,0°C

Coldest m°

21,4°C

Elevation: 719 m on average (min 463 m, max 1 813 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
28,3°C
Annual rain
328mm
Warmest month
35,0°C
Coldest month
21,4°C
Mean alt.
719m
Min
463m
Max
1 813m
Std. dev.
155m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(54 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

7,9

Org. C

14,6g/kg

Clay

28,8%

Sand

48,9%

Silt

22,3%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
23,0g/kg
Clay
27,6%
Sand
49,7%
Silt
22,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
11,8g/kg
Clay
28,8%
Sand
48,9%
Silt
22,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
9,1g/kg
Clay
29,8%
Sand
48,1%
Silt
22,1%

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

Land cover

Forest4.9%
Crops0.6%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil22.1%
Other (grassland, water…)72.3%

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

Hydrology24 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

216,2km

Basins crossed

24

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

19 488km²

Discharge in basins

236,7m³/s

Mean precip.

322mm/an

Mean T°

26,1°C

Moisture idx

-0,84

Mean runoff

151mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

732m

Watersheds crossing here

15 more basins

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

5,7%

Pesticides

0,8kg/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-administrations5