Ontologia

Commune · KEN

West Alego

Kenya

AfTropical, rainforest(55 %)

Species observed

241

Observations

1 327

Area

100,2km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 15 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 West Alego : 13 espèces reliées par 11 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 10.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
15
Interactions affichées
11
Connectance
0.105
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

241 distinct species · 1 327 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

1 327 obs · 2 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 976
976–975
976–975
976–975
< 976

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

Climate

Mean T°

22,3°C

Annual rain

1 677mm

Warmest m°

26,9°C

Coldest m°

17,9°C

Elevation: 1 193 m on average (min 1 145 m, max 1 257 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,3°C
Annual rain
1 677mm
Warmest month
26,9°C
Coldest month
17,9°C
Mean alt.
1 193m
Min
1 145m
Max
1 257m
Std. dev.
28m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(55 %)Tropical

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

23,8g/kg

Clay

41,8%

Sand

36,9%

Silt

21,2%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Alego Usonga

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
38,0g/kg
Clay
40,9%
Sand
37,3%
Silt
21,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
19,5g/kg
Clay
41,0%
Sand
37,4%
Silt
21,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
13,8g/kg
Clay
43,6%
Sand
36,0%
Silt
20,4%

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

Land cover

Forest13.6%
Crops31.5%
Built-up4.0%
Bare soil2.9%
Other (grassland, water…)48.0%

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

Hydrology2 basins · 2 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

16,6km

Lake surface here

2,01km²

Basins crossed

2

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

12 736km²

Discharge in basins

8,1m³/s

Mean precip.

1 506mm/an

Mean T°

22,0°C

Moisture idx

-0,16

Mean runoff

394mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 272m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (2, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

3hab/km²

Night light

0,2nW

Built-up

398,0%

Pesticides

2,2kg/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