World Species : Protected Area : Ailaoshan Nature Reserve

Ailaoshan Nature Reserve

Location:	Yunnan, China
IUCN Category:	V
Area:	332,544 acres (134,576 hectares)
Species:	All Endangered Invasive
Climate:	View Climate Data
Land Use:	View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:	Cwb (Climate: warm temperate; Precipitation: winter dry; Temperature: warm summer)

Ecoregions

Northern Indochina subtropical forests

Soils

— Protected Area Boundary

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	O	P

Soil Type	Dystric Cambisols	Cumulic Anthrosols	Ferric Acrisols	Ferric Acrisols	Haplic Acrisols	Humic Acrisols	Humic Acrisols	Humic Acrisols	Humic Acrisols	Humic Acrisols	Haplic Alisols	Haplic Alisols	Haplic Luvisols	Haplic Luvisols	Haplic Luvisols	Haplic Luvisols
Topsoil Texture	Medium	Medium	Fine	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Fine	Coarse	Fine	Medium	Fine	Medium	Medium	Fine	Medium
Reference Depth	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm
Drainage	Moderately well	Imperfectly	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well
Available Water Capacity	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m
Phase 1		Anthraquic	Skeletic
Phase 2			Erosion
Topsoil Properties
Gravel	10 %	10 %	15 %	28 %	10 %	25 %	25 %	10 %	4 %	10 %	8 %	7 %	4 %	4 %	19 %	4 %
Sand	42 %	29 %	33 %	55 %	52 %	50 %	50 %	28 %	75 %	28 %	40 %	24 %	41 %	41 %	31 %	41 %
Silt	38 %	50 %	21 %	20 %	24 %	27 %	27 %	22 %	10 %	22 %	37 %	33 %	37 %	37 %	22 %	37 %
Clay	20 %	21 %	46 %	25 %	24 %	23 %	23 %	50 %	15 %	50 %	23 %	43 %	22 %	22 %	47 %	22 %
USDA Texture	Loam	Silt loam	Clay	Sandy clay loam	Sandy clay loam	Sandy clay loam	Sandy clay loam	Clay	Sandy loam	Clay	Loam	Clay	Loam	Loam	Clay	Loam
Reference Bulk Density	1.41 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.27 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.25 g/cm³	1.52 g/cm³	1.25 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.26 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.26 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.3 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.31 g/cm³	1.31 g/cm³	1.27 g/cm³	1.44 g/cm³	1.27 g/cm³	1.19 g/cm³	1.21 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.31 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	1.45 %	1.12 %	1.26 %	0.98 %	1 %	1.8 %	1.8 %	3.07 %	0.53 %	3.07 %	1.16 %	1.08 %	0.74 %	0.74 %	1.2 %	0.74 %
PH	5.1	7.8	4.8	5.2	4.9	5	5	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.8	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	32 cmol kg⁻¹	34 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	18 cmol kg⁻¹	18 cmol kg⁻¹	8 cmol kg⁻¹	18 cmol kg⁻¹	8 cmol kg⁻¹	29 cmol kg⁻¹	21 cmol kg⁻¹	47 cmol kg⁻¹	47 cmol kg⁻¹	44 cmol kg⁻¹	47 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	12 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	6 cmol kg⁻¹	6 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	17 cmol kg⁻¹	3 cmol kg⁻¹	17 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	27 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	38 %	100 %	27 %	51 %	47 %	37 %	37 %	24 %	72 %	24 %	34 %	19 %	91 %	91 %	83 %	91 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	4.3 cmol kg⁻¹	24.1 cmol kg⁻¹	2.7 cmol kg⁻¹	2.8 cmol kg⁻¹	3.2 cmol kg⁻¹	5.2 cmol kg⁻¹	5.2 cmol kg⁻¹	4.6 cmol kg⁻¹	2.6 cmol kg⁻¹	4.6 cmol kg⁻¹	4.7 cmol kg⁻¹	4.3 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	22.6 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	0 %	9.3 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0.1 %	0 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	2 %	1 %	1 %	3 %	2 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	0 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	1 %
Electrical Conductivity	0.1 dS m-1	0.3 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel	19 %	10 %	28 %	28 %	10 %	21 %	21 %	5 %	8 %	5 %	7 %	10 %	3 %	3 %	28 %	3 %
Sand	45 %	34 %	26 %	41 %	43 %	43 %	43 %	24 %	67 %	24 %	35 %	23 %	37 %	37 %	27 %	37 %
Silt	35 %	45 %	19 %	18 %	21 %	23 %	23 %	19 %	10 %	19 %	33 %	31 %	34 %	34 %	20 %	34 %
Clay	20 %	21 %	55 %	41 %	36 %	34 %	34 %	57 %	23 %	57 %	32 %	46 %	29 %	29 %	53 %	29 %
USDA Texture	Loam	Loam	Clay	Clay	Clay loam	Clay loam	Clay loam	Clay	Sandy clay loam	Clay	Clay loam	Clay	Clay loam	Clay loam	Clay	Clay loam
Reference Bulk Density	1.42 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.23 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.32 g/cm³	1.34 g/cm³	1.34 g/cm³	1.22 g/cm³	1.44 g/cm³	1.22 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³	1.25 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.24 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.36 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.45 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	0.5 %	0.82 %	0.52 %	0.45 %	0.43 %	0.81 %	0.81 %	0.94 %	0.3 %	0.94 %	0.35 %	0.45 %	0.36 %	0.36 %	0.59 %	0.36 %
PH	5.2	7.9	4.9	5	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	6.7	6.7	7.4	6.7
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	35 cmol kg⁻¹	41 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	30 cmol kg⁻¹	26 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	49 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	9 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	7 cmol kg⁻¹	6 cmol kg⁻¹	6 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	4 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	27 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	33 %	100 %	21 %	34 %	32 %	22 %	22 %	22 %	42 %	22 %	33 %	9 %	93 %	93 %	84 %	93 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	2.6 cmol kg⁻¹	32.9 cmol kg⁻¹	2.1 cmol kg⁻¹	1.6 cmol kg⁻¹	2.2 cmol kg⁻¹	2.4 cmol kg⁻¹	2.4 cmol kg⁻¹	2.2 cmol kg⁻¹	2.2 cmol kg⁻¹	2.2 cmol kg⁻¹	3.4 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	13.1 cmol kg⁻¹	13.1 cmol kg⁻¹	26.2 cmol kg⁻¹	13.1 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	0 %	9.4 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	4 %	0 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	2 %	1 %	1 %	2 %	2 %	1 %	1 %	2 %	0 %	2 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	1 %
Electrical Conductivity	0.1 dS m-1	0.3 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 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