Athi–Kapiti ecosystem
E200615
The Athi–Kapiti ecosystem is a savanna wildlife landscape in southern Kenya that supports migratory populations of large mammals moving between Nairobi National Park and the surrounding rangelands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Athi–Kapiti ecosystem canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rangeland ecosystem
ⓘ
savanna ecosystem ⓘ wildlife landscape ⓘ |
| biome | savanna ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Nairobi National Park
ⓘ
surrounding community rangelands ⓘ |
| containsProtectedArea | Nairobi National Park ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| ecologicalFunction |
dispersal area for Nairobi National Park wildlife
ⓘ
wildlife migration corridor ⓘ |
| ecoregion | East African savanna ⓘ |
| habitatType |
grassland
ⓘ
shrubland ⓘ |
| hasLandTenure |
community land
ⓘ
group ranches ⓘ private ranches ⓘ |
| importantFor |
conservation of Nairobi National Park wildlife
ⓘ
maintenance of regional wildlife connectivity ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern Kenya ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Nairobi ⓘ |
| partOf |
Athi-Kaputiei plains
ⓘ
surface form:
Athi plains
Kapiti Coast ⓘ
surface form:
Kapiti plains
|
| region |
Kajiado County
ⓘ
Machakos County ⓘ |
| supports |
carnivore populations
ⓘ
migratory populations of large mammals ⓘ ungulate migrations ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies |
Gazella
ⓘ
surface form:
Grant's gazelle
Thomson's gazelle ⓘ buffalo ⓘ cheetah ⓘ eland ⓘ giraffe ⓘ hartebeest ⓘ hyena ⓘ lion ⓘ wildebeest ⓘ zebra ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
fencing
ⓘ
infrastructure development ⓘ land-use change ⓘ subdivision of rangelands ⓘ urban expansion of Nairobi ⓘ |
| usedFor |
livestock grazing
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ wildlife-based tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.