Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge

Location:Virgin Islands, United States
IUCN Category:IV
Area:507 acres (205 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
Climate:View Climate Data
Land Use:View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:Aw (Climate: equatorial; Precipitation: winter dry)

Ecoregions

Bahamoan-Antillean mangroves

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 A
  
Share40 %20 %20 %20 %
Soil TypeLuvic KastanozemsLuvic PhaeozemsHaplic LuvisolsEutric Cambisols
Topsoil TextureMediumFineFineMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageModerately wellModerately wellModerately wellModerately well
Available Water Capacity150 m150 m150 m150 m
Topsoil Properties
Gravel10 %28 %10 %29 %
Sand32 %32 %29 %38 %
Silt38 %28 %31 %27 %
Clay30 %40 %40 %35 %
USDA TextureClay loamClayClayClay loam
Reference Bulk Density1.33 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³1.32 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.4 g/cm³0.92 g/cm³1.33 g/cm³1.45 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1.09 %1.95 %2.5 %1.86 %
PH7.76.76.16.4
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity59 cmol kg⁻¹51 cmol kg⁻¹52 cmol kg⁻¹119 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity22 cmol kg⁻¹28 cmol kg⁻¹30 cmol kg⁻¹56 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %86 %83 %91 %
Total Exchangeable Bases22 cmol kg⁻¹24.1 cmol kg⁻¹24.9 cmol kg⁻¹51 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate2 %0.3 %0 %0.2 %
Calcium Sulphate0.1 %0.1 %0 %0.1 %
Exchangeable Sodium6 %2 %1 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity1.8 dS m-10.1 dS m-10 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel10 %38 %21 %59 %
Sand27 %22 %40 %48 %
Silt30 %24 %25 %24 %
Clay43 %54 %35 %28 %
USDA TextureClayClayClay loamSandy clay loam
Reference Bulk Density1.26 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³1.32 g/cm³1.37 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.48 g/cm³1.1 g/cm³1.48 g/cm³1.66 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.39 %0.79 %0.54 %0.55 %
PH7.66.46.46.7
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity66 cmol kg⁻¹55 cmol kg⁻¹50 cmol kg⁻¹140 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity30 cmol kg⁻¹33 cmol kg⁻¹20 cmol kg⁻¹62 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %90 %86 %93 %
Total Exchangeable Bases30 cmol kg⁻¹29.7 cmol kg⁻¹17.2 cmol kg⁻¹57.7 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate9.6 %0.1 %0.2 %0.3 %
Calcium Sulphate0.3 %0 %0.1 %0.1 %
Exchangeable Sodium10 %1 %1 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity6.4 dS m-10 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Soil data provided by FAO/IIASA/ISRIC/ISSCAS/JRC, 2012. Harmonized World Soil Database (version 1.2). FAO, Rome, Italy and IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria.
Köppen climate classification provided by Kottek, M., J. Grieser, C. Beck, B. Rudolf, and F. Rubel, 2006: World Map of Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification updated. Meteorol. Z., 15, 259-263