Karura
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1932
10 km²
Constituency · KEN
Westlands
Kenya
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(75 %)
Species observed
2 883
Observations
131 346
Area
75,8km²
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 Westlands : 23 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 19 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
24
Interactions affichées
19
Connectance
0.069
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
2 883 distinct species · 131 346 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,3°C
Annual rain
896mm
Warmest m°
25,9°C
Coldest m°
11,5°C
Elevation: 1 744 m on average (min 1 648 m, max 1 878 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,3°C
Annual rain
896mm
Warmest month
25,9°C
Coldest month
11,5°C
Mean alt.
1 744m
Min
1 648m
Max
1 878m
Std. dev.
56m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(75 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
25,1g/kg
Clay
51,6%
Sand
20,8%
Silt
27,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
32,2g/kg
Clay
50,8%
Sand
21,0%
Silt
28,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
23,8g/kg
Clay
51,1%
Sand
21,0%
Silt
27,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
19,2g/kg
Clay
52,8%
Sand
20,4%
Silt
26,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest16.9%
Crops13.3%
Built-up13.4%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)56.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
19,8km
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
1 887km²
Discharge in basins
0,2m³/s
Mean precip.
1 076mm/an
Mean T°
17,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,30
Mean runoff
155mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 846m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
33hab/km²
Night light
14,6nW
Built-up
1 337,9%
Pesticides
1,0kg/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