El Tuparro Natural National Park

Location:Colombia
IUCN Category:II
Area:1,366,853 acres (553,146 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
Climate:View Climate Data
Land Use:View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:Am (Climate: equatorial; Precipitation: monsoonal)

Ecoregions

Llanos

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 AB
   
Share60 %40 %55 %45 %
Soil TypeHaplic FerralsolsHaplic FerralsolsPlinthic AcrisolsFerralic Cambisols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumCoarseCoarse
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageModerately wellModerately wellPoorWell
Available Water Capacity150 m150 m150 m100 m
Topsoil Properties
Gravel0 %0 %0 %0 %
Sand34 %70 %71 %90 %
Silt54 %16 %26 %5 %
Clay12 %14 %3 %5 %
USDA TextureSilt loamSandy loamSandy loamSand
Reference Bulk Density1.47 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³1.74 g/cm³1.7 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.45 g/cm³1.7 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1.63 %0.57 %0.42 %0.47 %
PH55.35.25
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity10 cmol kg⁻¹10 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹1 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity7 cmol kg⁻¹3 cmol kg⁻¹7 cmol kg⁻¹1 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation38 %41 %63 %39 %
Total Exchangeable Bases2.7 cmol kg⁻¹1.2 cmol kg⁻¹4.4 cmol kg⁻¹0.4 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %1 %3 %4 %
Electrical Conductivity0 dS m-10 dS m-10 dS m-10 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel0 %0 %0 %0 %
Sand61 %61 %68 %83 %
Silt19 %19 %22 %9 %
Clay20 %20 %10 %8 %
USDA TextureSandy clay loamSandy clay loamSandy loamLoamy sand
Reference Bulk Density1.44 g/cm³1.44 g/cm³1.56 g/cm³1.62 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.6 g/cm³1.64 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.27 %0.27 %0.16 %0.27 %
PH5.85.85.14.8
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity9 cmol kg⁻¹9 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹3 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity3 cmol kg⁻¹3 cmol kg⁻¹4 cmol kg⁻¹1 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation49 %49 %35 %46 %
Total Exchangeable Bases1.5 cmol kg⁻¹1.5 cmol kg⁻¹1.4 cmol kg⁻¹0.5 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 %2 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0 dS m-10 dS m-10 dS m-10 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