Juan Castro Blanco National Park

Location:Costa Rica
IUCN Category:II
Area:35,793 acres (14,485 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
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Climate:View Climate Data
Land Use:View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:Am (Climate: equatorial; Precipitation: monsoonal)

Ecoregions

Isthmian-Atlantic moist forests
Talamancan montane forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 A
  
Share60 %40 %
Soil TypeUmbric AndosolsHaplic Andosols
Topsoil TextureFineMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm
DrainageModerately wellModerately well
Available Water Capacity150 m150 m
Topsoil Properties
Gravel1 %1 %
Sand13 %32 %
Silt13 %43 %
Clay74 %25 %
USDA TextureClay (heavy)Loam
Reference Bulk Density1.16 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³
Bulk Density0.62 g/cm³0.78 g/cm³
Organic Carbon6.84 %4.67 %
PH4.96
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity 58 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity23 cmol kg⁻¹31 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation13 %51 %
Total Exchangeable Bases3 cmol kg⁻¹15.8 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0 dS m-10 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel1 %1 %
Sand11 %35 %
Silt33 %40 %
Clay56 %25 %
USDA TextureClayLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.2 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³
Bulk Density0.77 g/cm³0.78 g/cm³
Organic Carbon4.19 %1.83 %
PH4.76.1
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity2 cmol kg⁻¹61 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity16 cmol kg⁻¹22 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation16 %80 %
Total Exchangeable Bases2.6 cmol kg⁻¹17.6 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0 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