World Species : Protected Area : Gaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve

Gaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve

Location:	Yunnan, China
IUCN Category:	V
Area:	1,245,925 acres (504,208 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

Eastern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows
Northern Indochina subtropical forests
Northern Triangle subtropical forests
Northern Triangle temperate forests
Nujiang Langcang Gorge alpine conifer and mixed forests

Soils

— Protected Area Boundary

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

Share	34 %	33 %	33 %
Soil Type	Lithosols	Rankers	Humic Cambisols	Haplic Luvisols	Ferric Lixisols	Rendzic Leptosols	Cumulic Anthrosols	Cumulic Anthrosols	Gelic Leptosols	Mollic Leptosols	Eutric Leptosols	Ferric Acrisols	Humic Acrisols	Haplic Alisols	Haplic Alisols	Haplic Alisols	Haplic Luvisols	Haplic Luvisols	Dystric Cambisols	Haplic Luvisols	Haplic Luvisols
Topsoil Texture	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Fine	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Fine	Coarse	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium
Reference Depth	10 cm	30 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	30 cm	100 cm	100 cm	30 cm	30 cm	30 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm
Drainage	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well
Available Water Capacity	0 mm	50 mm	150 m	150 m	150 m	50 mm	150 m	150 m	50 mm	50 mm	50 mm	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m
Phase 1	Stony						Anthraquic	Anthraquic
Misc. Property									Gelic (permafrost within 200 cm)
Topsoil Properties
Gravel	26 %	10 %	8 %	4 %	1 %	16 %	10 %	10 %	13 %	6 %	24 %	28 %	25 %	8 %	8 %	7 %	4 %	4 %	10 %	4 %	4 %
Sand	43 %	48 %	41 %	41 %	23 %	37 %	29 %	29 %	56 %	35 %	46 %	55 %	50 %	40 %	40 %	24 %	82 %	41 %	42 %	41 %	41 %
Silt	34 %	31 %	36 %	37 %	30 %	44 %	50 %	50 %	38 %	45 %	34 %	20 %	27 %	37 %	37 %	33 %	8 %	37 %	38 %	37 %	37 %
Clay	23 %	21 %	23 %	22 %	47 %	19 %	21 %	21 %	6 %	20 %	20 %	25 %	23 %	23 %	23 %	43 %	10 %	22 %	20 %	22 %	22 %
USDA Texture	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Clay	Loam	Silt loam	Silt loam	Sandy loam	Loam	Loam	Sandy clay loam	Sandy clay loam	Loam	Loam	Clay	Loamy sand	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam
Reference Bulk Density	1.39 g/cm³	1.42 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.25 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.61 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.42 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.26 g/cm³	1.59 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.3 g/cm³	1.45 g/cm³	1.1 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.34 g/cm³	1.24 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.14 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.31 g/cm³	1.19 g/cm³	1.19 g/cm³	1.21 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	1.4 %	1.43 %	2.72 %	0.74 %	1.38 %	2.13 %	1.12 %	1.12 %	1.41 %	3.02 %	1.13 %	0.98 %	1.8 %	1.16 %	1.16 %	1.08 %	0.4 %	0.74 %	1.45 %	0.74 %	0.74 %
PH	7.6	5.1	5.2	6.5	6.6	7.5	7.8	7.8	5.7	7.5	6.3	5.2	5	4.9	4.9	4.8	6.5	6.5	5.1	6.5	6.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	42 cmol kg⁻¹	18 cmol kg⁻¹	54 cmol kg⁻¹	47 cmol kg⁻¹	17 cmol kg⁻¹	80 cmol kg⁻¹	34 cmol kg⁻¹	34 cmol kg⁻¹	31 cmol kg⁻¹	84 cmol kg⁻¹	36 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	18 cmol kg⁻¹	29 cmol kg⁻¹	29 cmol kg⁻¹	21 cmol kg⁻¹	48 cmol kg⁻¹	47 cmol kg⁻¹	32 cmol kg⁻¹	47 cmol kg⁻¹	47 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	15 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	21 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹	27 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	19 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	6 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	6 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	100 %	47 %	24 %	91 %	79 %	100 %	100 %	100 %	71 %	71 %	85 %	51 %	37 %	34 %	34 %	19 %	89 %	91 %	38 %	91 %	91 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	15.6 cmol kg⁻¹	3.7 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	10.6 cmol kg⁻¹	28.8 cmol kg⁻¹	24.1 cmol kg⁻¹	24.1 cmol kg⁻¹	8.6 cmol kg⁻¹	8.6 cmol kg⁻¹	13.8 cmol kg⁻¹	2.8 cmol kg⁻¹	5.2 cmol kg⁻¹	4.7 cmol kg⁻¹	4.7 cmol kg⁻¹	4.3 cmol kg⁻¹	5.9 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	4.3 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	3.9 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	6 %	9.3 %	9.3 %	0 %	2.5 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	4 %	2 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	2 %	1 %	1 %	0 %	2 %	1 %	3 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	2 %	1 %	2 %	1 %	1 %
Electrical Conductivity	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	0.3 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
Subsoil Properties
Gravel			8 %	3 %	13 %		10 %	10 %				28 %	21 %	7 %	7 %	10 %	6 %	3 %	19 %	3 %	3 %
Sand			44 %	37 %	22 %		34 %	34 %				41 %	43 %	35 %	35 %	23 %	75 %	37 %	45 %	37 %	37 %
Silt			32 %	34 %	23 %		45 %	45 %				18 %	23 %	33 %	33 %	31 %	8 %	34 %	35 %	34 %	34 %
Clay			24 %	29 %	55 %		21 %	21 %				41 %	34 %	32 %	32 %	46 %	17 %	29 %	20 %	29 %	29 %
USDA Texture			Loam	Clay loam	Clay		Loam	Loam				Clay	Clay loam	Clay loam	Clay loam	Clay	Sandy loam	Clay loam	Loam	Clay loam	Clay loam
Reference Bulk Density			1.39 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.23 g/cm³		1.39 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³				1.3 g/cm³	1.34 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³	1.25 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.42 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³
Bulk Density			1.16 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³		1.5 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³				1.45 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³	1.57 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³
Organic Carbon			1.03 %	0.36 %	0.51 %		0.82 %	0.82 %				0.45 %	0.81 %	0.35 %	0.35 %	0.45 %	0.24 %	0.36 %	0.5 %	0.36 %	0.36 %
PH			5.2	6.7	6.3		7.9	7.9				5	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	6.5	6.7	5.2	6.7	6.7
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity			38 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹		41 cmol kg⁻¹	41 cmol kg⁻¹				10 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	30 cmol kg⁻¹	30 cmol kg⁻¹	26 cmol kg⁻¹	53 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	35 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity			15 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹		13 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹				6 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation			30 %	93 %	74 %		100 %	100 %				34 %	22 %	33 %	33 %	9 %	88 %	93 %	33 %	93 %	93 %
Total Exchangeable Bases			2.5 cmol kg⁻¹	13.1 cmol kg⁻¹	8.5 cmol kg⁻¹		32.9 cmol kg⁻¹	32.9 cmol kg⁻¹				1.6 cmol kg⁻¹	2.4 cmol kg⁻¹	3.4 cmol kg⁻¹	3.4 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	8.1 cmol kg⁻¹	13.1 cmol kg⁻¹	2.6 cmol kg⁻¹	13.1 cmol kg⁻¹	13.1 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate			0 %	0 %	0 %		9.4 %	9.4 %				0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Calcium Sulphate			0 %	0 %	0 %		0 %	0 %				0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium			2 %	1 %	0 %		1 %	1 %				2 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	2 %	1 %	1 %
Electrical Conductivity			0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1		0.3 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

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