Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Weru

Kenya

CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(100 %)

Species observed

343

Observations

1 136

Area

155,6km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 31 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 Weru : 26 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 32 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 6.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
33
Interactions affichées
32
Connectance
0.061
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

343 distinct species · 1 136 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

1 136 obs · 3 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 621
621–620
621–620
270–620
< 270

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

Climate

Mean T°

15,0°C

Annual rain

1 385mm

Warmest m°

22,5°C

Coldest m°

8,6°C

Elevation: 2 396 m on average (min 2 331 m, max 2 625 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,0°C
Annual rain
1 385mm
Warmest month
22,5°C
Coldest month
8,6°C
Mean alt.
2 396m
Min
2 331m
Max
2 625m
Std. dev.
75m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(100 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,0

Org. C

31,3g/kg

Clay

33,7%

Sand

33,3%

Silt

33,0%

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

Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Ol Jorok

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
45,6g/kg
Clay
33,7%
Sand
33,3%
Silt
33,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
27,1g/kg
Clay
32,7%
Sand
33,9%
Silt
33,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
21,2g/kg
Clay
34,6%
Sand
32,9%
Silt
32,5%

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

Land cover

Forest16.1%
Crops40.5%
Built-up2.0%
Bare soil3.5%
Other (grassland, water…)37.9%

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

Hydrology4 basins · 1 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

16,9km

Lake surface here

3,41km²

Basins crossed

4

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

3 253km²

Discharge in basins

0,5m³/s

Mean precip.

957mm/an

Mean T°

16,8°C

Moisture idx

-0,42

Mean runoff

263mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 983m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (1, top by area)

Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

2hab/km²

Night light

0,3nW

Built-up

203,1%

Pesticides

1,2kg/km²

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

Protected areas3

IUCN Not Reported · 3

Aberdares

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1943

1 029 km²

Ol Bolossat

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1938

33 km²

Muruai

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 2017

7 km²

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