Maolan Biosphere Reserve

Location:Guizhou, China
IUCN Category:V
Area:79,467 acres (32,159 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
Climate:View Climate Data
Land Use:View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:Cfa (Climate: warm temperate; Precipitation: fully humid; Temperature: hot summer)

Ecoregions

Jian Nan subtropical evergreen forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 ABCD
     
Soil TypeHaplic LuvisolsCumulic AnthrosolsHaplic AcrisolsHaplic Alisols
Topsoil TextureFineMediumFineFine
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageImperfectlyImperfectlyModerately wellModerately well
Available Water Capacity50 m150 m150 m150 m
Phase 1LithicAnthraquic  
Topsoil Properties
Gravel19 %10 %4 %7 %
Sand31 %29 %27 %24 %
Silt22 %50 %25 %33 %
Clay47 %21 %48 %43 %
USDA TextureClaySilt loamClayClay
Reference Bulk Density1.26 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.25 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.31 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.25 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1.2 %1.12 %1.24 %1.08 %
PH6.57.84.84.8
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity44 cmol kg⁻¹34 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹21 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity27 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹10 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation83 %100 %39 %19 %
Total Exchangeable Bases22.6 cmol kg⁻¹24.1 cmol kg⁻¹5.4 cmol kg⁻¹4.3 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.1 %9.3 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %1 %1 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.3 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel28 %10 %6 %10 %
Sand27 %34 %22 %23 %
Silt20 %45 %22 %31 %
Clay53 %21 %56 %46 %
USDA TextureClayLoamClayClay
Reference Bulk Density1.24 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³1.25 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.3 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.25 g/cm³1.33 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.59 %0.82 %0.45 %0.45 %
PH7.47.954.8
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity49 cmol kg⁻¹41 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹26 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity27 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹8 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation84 %100 %30 %9 %
Total Exchangeable Bases26.2 cmol kg⁻¹32.9 cmol kg⁻¹4.2 cmol kg⁻¹2 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate4 %9.4 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %1 %2 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.3 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