Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Location:Michigan, United States
IUCN Category:II
Area:62,563 acres (25,318 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
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Climate:View Climate Data
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Köppen climate classification:Dfb (Climate: snow; Precipitation: fully humid; Temperature: warm summer)

Ecoregions

Upper Midwest forest-savanna transition

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 A
  
Share40 %20 %20 %10 %10 %
Soil TypeOrthic PodzolsDystric RegosolsEutric PodzoluvisolsHistosolsGleysols
Topsoil TextureCoarseMediumMediumMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageSomewhat excessiveModerately wellModerately wellVery poorPoor
Available Water Capacity100 m150 m150 m150 m150 m
Topsoil Properties
Gravel4 %20 %1 %15 %4 %
Sand85 %42 %35 %26 %38 %
Silt11 %37 %54 %35 %40 %
Clay4 %21 %11 %39 %22 %
USDA TextureLoamy sandLoamSilt loamClayLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.73 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.49 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.36 g/cm³1.37 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³0.26 g/cm³1.33 g/cm³
Organic Carbon2.09 %1.37 %1.2 %35.27 %1.27 %
PH4.55.15.455.8
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity98 cmol kg⁻¹23 cmol kg⁻¹48 cmol kg⁻¹45 cmol kg⁻¹35 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity10 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹9 cmol kg⁻¹80 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation16 %22 %55 %64 %82 %
Total Exchangeable Bases2.5 cmol kg⁻¹2.6 cmol kg⁻¹5.7 cmol kg⁻¹45.4 cmol kg⁻¹8.8 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %2 %0 %1 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel5 %35 %4 %1 %5 %
Sand84 %44 %37 %43 %37 %
Silt11 %35 %43 %28 %35 %
Clay5 %21 %20 %29 %28 %
USDA TextureLoamy sandLoamLoamLoamClay loam
Reference Bulk Density1.7 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.51 g/cm³1.53 g/cm³1.61 g/cm³0.16 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.59 %0.6 %0.25 %33.85 %0.42 %
PH4.84.95.35.26.3
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity63 cmol kg⁻¹18 cmol kg⁻¹63 cmol kg⁻¹49 cmol kg⁻¹38 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity4 cmol kg⁻¹6 cmol kg⁻¹9 cmol kg⁻¹79 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation23 %25 %59 %59 %86 %
Total Exchangeable Bases1.6 cmol kg⁻¹2.1 cmol kg⁻¹4.9 cmol kg⁻¹55.3 cmol kg⁻¹9.5 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 %0 %1 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 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