Loima Hills
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 2017
102 km²
Commune · KEN
Turkwel
Kenya
BWhArid, desert, hot(93 %)
Species observed
287
Observations
1 219
Area
4 153,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 30 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 Turkwel : 24 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 30 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 6.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
30
Interactions affichées
30
Connectance
0.069
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
287 distinct species · 1 219 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
28,8°C
Annual rain
258mm
Warmest m°
34,9°C
Coldest m°
22,5°C
Elevation: 641 m on average (min 501 m, max 2 147 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
28,8°C
Annual rain
258mm
Warmest month
34,9°C
Coldest month
22,5°C
Mean alt.
641m
Min
501m
Max
2 147m
Std. dev.
159m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(93 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
8,1
Org. C
13,2g/kg
Clay
24,2%
Sand
54,8%
Silt
21,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: vbGLiMaggregated to Loima
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
8,1
Org. C
19,7g/kg
Clay
22,9%
Sand
55,9%
Silt
21,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,1
Org. C
10,8g/kg
Clay
24,3%
Sand
54,7%
Silt
21,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,1
Org. C
9,0g/kg
Clay
25,4%
Sand
53,8%
Silt
20,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest4.6%
Crops0.8%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil18.9%
Other (grassland, water…)75.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology21 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
120,5km
Basins crossed
21
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
23 174km²
Discharge in basins
103,2m³/s
Mean precip.
263mm/an
Mean T°
27,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,86
Mean runoff
80mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
680m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Turkwelsub-area943,5 km²overlap722.40 km²17%
- Basin #64190sub-area668 km²overlap665.00 km²16%
- Basin #65730sub-area466,3 km²overlap453.14 km²11%
- Basin #71920sub-area2 206,5 km²overlap391.26 km²9%
- Basin #58130sub-area755,2 km²overlap333.35 km²8%
- Basin #64330sub-area279,9 km²overlap278.65 km²7%
- Basin #58230sub-area479,3 km²overlap265.72 km²6%
- Basin #65620sub-area262 km²overlap260.80 km²6%
- Bassin de River Kawalaseesub-area579 km²overlap213.28 km²5%
12 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #45050sub-area1 589,5 km²overlap125.04 km²3%
- Basin #68710sub-area159,9 km²overlap117.08 km²3%
- Basin #60450sub-area217,7 km²overlap100.50 km²2%
- Bassin de River Kawalaseesub-area146,8 km²overlap73.21 km²2%
- Basin #72230sub-area1 168,1 km²overlap53.89 km²1%
- Bassin de Turkwelsub-area773,2 km²overlap44.34 km²1%
- Basin #68850sub-area163,7 km²overlap18.88 km²0%
- Basin #63170sub-area603,9 km²overlap18.43 km²0%
- Basin #60120sub-area103,4 km²overlap14.39 km²0%
- Basin #57890sub-area221,6 km²overlap1.71 km²0%
- Bassin de Turkwelsub-area3,4 km²overlap1.29 km²0%
- Bassin de Turkwelsub-area1 176,9 km²overlap1.05 km²0%
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
5,1%
Pesticides
0,3kg/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