Marino las Baulas National Park

Location:Costa Rica
IUCN Category:II
Area:29,649 acres (11,998 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
Climate:View Climate Data
Land Use:View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:Aw (Climate: equatorial; Precipitation: winter dry)

Ecoregions

Central American dry forests
Southern Mesoamerican Pacific mangroves

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 A
  
Share70 %30 %
Soil TypeDystric CambisolsEutric Leptosols
Topsoil TextureMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm30 cm
DrainageModerately wellImperfectly
Available Water Capacity150 m50 mm
Topsoil Properties
Gravel1 %31 %
Sand43 %50 %
Silt33 %30 %
Clay24 %20 %
USDA TextureLoamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.38 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.3 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1.27 %0.72 %
PH5.16.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity31 cmol kg⁻¹49 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity12 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation31 %87 %
Total Exchangeable Bases3.7 cmol kg⁻¹10.4 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0.2 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0.1 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel1 % 
Sand45 % 
Silt31 % 
Clay24 % 
USDA TextureLoam 
Reference Bulk Density1.38 g/cm³ 
Bulk Density1.37 g/cm³ 
Organic Carbon0.4 % 
PH5.1 
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity32 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity9 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Base Saturation34 % 
Total Exchangeable Bases3.1 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Calcium Carbonate0 % 
Calcium Sulphate0 % 
Exchangeable Sodium2 % 
Electrical Conductivity0 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