Ontologia

Constituency · KEN

Wajir North

Kenya

BShArid, steppe, hot(99 %)

Species observed

232

Observations

658

Area

10 390,5km²

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 Wajir North : 21 espèces reliées par 19 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 6.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
24
Interactions affichées
19
Connectance
0.069
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

232 distinct species · 658 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

658 obs · 58 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 111
54–110
6–53
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°

25,8°C

Annual rain

488mm

Warmest m°

33,8°C

Coldest m°

19,9°C

Elevation: 575 m on average (min 377 m, max 1 132 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,8°C
Annual rain
488mm
Warmest month
33,8°C
Coldest month
19,9°C
Mean alt.
575m
Min
377m
Max
1 132m
Std. dev.
122m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(99 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

7,6

Org. C

13,8g/kg

Clay

30,6%

Sand

45,0%

Silt

24,4%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
16,3g/kg
Clay
29,6%
Sand
45,7%
Silt
24,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
11,9g/kg
Clay
29,7%
Sand
45,3%
Silt
25,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
13,3g/kg
Clay
32,4%
Sand
43,9%
Silt
23,6%

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

Land cover

Forest10.7%
Crops3.6%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil5.3%
Other (grassland, water…)80.4%

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

Hydrology24 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

59,3km

Basins crossed

24

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

13 501km²

Discharge in basins

19,3m³/s

Mean precip.

390mm/an

Mean T°

25,8°C

Moisture idx

-0,81

Mean runoff

35mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

566m

Watersheds crossing here

15 more basins

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

1,3%

Pesticides

0,9kg/km²

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

Protected areas2

IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1

Borena

IUCN II

National Park · 2017

45 821 km²

Bute Malaba

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 2021

192 km²

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

Sub-administrations7