South Turkana
IUCN IINational Reserve · 1979
1 086 km²
Commune · KEN
unknown 2
Kenya
BShArid, steppe, hot(71 %)
Species observed
309
Observations
967
Area
3 196,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 12 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 unknown 2 : 11 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 8 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 12.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
12
Interactions affichées
8
Connectance
0.121
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
309 distinct species · 967 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
29,0°C
Annual rain
417mm
Warmest m°
35,7°C
Coldest m°
22,1°C
Elevation: 683 m on average (min 276 m, max 1 813 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
29,0°C
Annual rain
417mm
Warmest month
35,7°C
Coldest month
22,1°C
Mean alt.
683m
Min
276m
Max
1 813m
Std. dev.
225m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(71 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
16,3g/kg
Clay
28,4%
Sand
45,4%
Silt
26,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to unknown 2
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
25,2g/kg
Clay
27,2%
Sand
46,6%
Silt
26,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
13,8g/kg
Clay
27,9%
Sand
45,7%
Silt
26,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
9,9g/kg
Clay
30,0%
Sand
44,0%
Silt
26,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest3.5%
Crops0.8%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil15.6%
Other (grassland, water…)80.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology10 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
82,9km
Basins crossed
10
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
13 038km²
Discharge in basins
91,1m³/s
Mean precip.
368mm/an
Mean T°
25,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,82
Mean runoff
216mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
756m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Keriosub-area900,5 km²overlap647.28 km²20%
- Basin #41270sub-area3 087,2 km²overlap550.72 km²17%
- Bassin de Keriosub-area1 702,4 km²overlap520.45 km²16%
- Bassin de Keriosub-area545,1 km²overlap379.15 km²12%
- Bassin de Embobutsub-area2 296,6 km²overlap376.00 km²12%
- Basin #93310sub-area668,3 km²overlap357.11 km²11%
- Basin #00370sub-area446,3 km²overlap202.78 km²6%
- Basin #89220sub-area384,3 km²overlap93.82 km²3%
- Bassin de Turkwelsub-area1 020,4 km²overlap54.54 km²2%
1 more basinssorted by overlap
Rivers / streams (1, 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
4,0%
Pesticides
0,5kg/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