Woodland Caribou Provincial Wilderness Park

Location:Ontario, Canada
IUCN Category:II
Area:1,072,124 acres (433,873 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
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Köppen climate classification:Dfb (Climate: snow; Precipitation: fully humid; Temperature: warm summer)

Ecoregions

Midwestern Canadian Shield forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 AB
   
Share50 %50 %70 %30 %
Soil TypeLithosolsAlbic LuvisolsOrthic PodzolsLithosols
Topsoil TextureFineMediumCoarseMedium
Reference Depth10 cm100 cm100 cm10 cm
DrainageImperfectlyModerately wellSomewhat excessiveImperfectly
Available Water Capacity15 mm150 m100 m15 mm
Topsoil Properties
Gravel4 %10 %4 %26 %
Sand28 %37 %85 %43 %
Silt25 %44 %11 %34 %
Clay47 %19 %4 %23 %
USDA TextureClayLoamLoamy sandLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.26 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.73 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.4 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³
Organic Carbon2.3 %0.82 %2.09 %1.4 %
PH7.564.57.6
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity12 cmol kg⁻¹53 cmol kg⁻¹98 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity35 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹10 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation45 %83 %16 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases5.8 cmol kg⁻¹16.3 cmol kg⁻¹2.5 cmol kg⁻¹15.6 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate1.4 %0 %0 %3.9 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %1 %1 %4 %
Electrical Conductivity0.4 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel 19 %5 % 
Sand 33 %84 % 
Silt 35 %11 % 
Clay 32 %5 % 
USDA Texture Clay loamLoamy sand 
Reference Bulk Density 1.32 g/cm³1.7 g/cm³ 
Bulk Density 1.58 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³ 
Organic Carbon 0.39 %0.59 % 
PH 6.34.8 
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity 56 cmol kg⁻¹63 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity 21 cmol kg⁻¹4 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Base Saturation 89 %23 % 
Total Exchangeable Bases 18.1 cmol kg⁻¹1.6 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Calcium Carbonate 0 %0 % 
Calcium Sulphate 0 %0 % 
Exchangeable Sodium 1 %2 % 
Electrical Conductivity 0.1 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