Ontologia

Constituency · KEN

Wajir South

Kenya

BShArid, steppe, hot(93 %)

Species observed

267

Observations

574

Area

21 574,1km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 38 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 South : 33 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 38 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 4.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
40
Interactions affichées
38
Connectance
0.049
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Species present

267 distinct species · 574 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

574 obs · 63 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 78
32–77
6–31
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°

28,6°C

Annual rain

361mm

Warmest m°

36,1°C

Coldest m°

21,8°C

Elevation: 164 m on average (min 76 m, max 271 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
28,6°C
Annual rain
361mm
Warmest month
36,1°C
Coldest month
21,8°C
Mean alt.
164m
Min
76m
Max
271m
Std. dev.
44m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(93 %)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

10,1g/kg

Clay

28,2%

Sand

48,8%

Silt

22,9%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
12,7g/kg
Clay
27,2%
Sand
49,7%
Silt
23,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
8,8g/kg
Clay
27,4%
Sand
49,5%
Silt
23,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
8,8g/kg
Clay
30,1%
Sand
47,3%
Silt
22,6%

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

Land cover

Forest7.2%
Crops2.6%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil4.8%
Other (grassland, water…)85.3%

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

Hydrology29 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

249,8km

Basins crossed

29

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

81 553km²

Discharge in basins

469,7m³/s

Mean precip.

330mm/an

Mean T°

28,3°C

Moisture idx

-0,84

Mean runoff

9mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

172m

Watersheds crossing here

20 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

1,7%

Pesticides

0,8kg/km²

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

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