Reserva Biológica Cerro las Vueltas

Location:Costa Rica
IUCN Category:Ia
Area:1,985 acres (803 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
Climate:View Climate Data
Land Use:View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:Cfb (Climate: warm temperate; Precipitation: fully humid; Temperature: warm summer)

Ecoregions

Talamancan montane forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 A
  
Share50 %35 %15 %
Soil TypeHaplic AndosolsUmbric AndosolsTerric Histosols
Topsoil TextureMediumFine 
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageModerately wellModerately wellVery poor
Available Water Capacity150 m150 m150 m
Topsoil Properties
Gravel1 %1 %1 %
Sand32 %13 %0 %
Silt43 %13 %0 %
Clay25 %74 %0 %
USDA TextureLoamClay (heavy) 
Reference Bulk Density1.35 g/cm³1.16 g/cm³ 
Bulk Density0.78 g/cm³0.62 g/cm³0.33 g/cm³
Organic Carbon4.67 %6.84 %39.94 %
PH64.95.7
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity58 cmol kg⁻¹  
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity31 cmol kg⁻¹23 cmol kg⁻¹91 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation51 %13 %77 %
Total Exchangeable Bases15.8 cmol kg⁻¹3 cmol kg⁻¹70.1 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %1 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0 dS m-10 dS m-10 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel1 %1 %1 %
Sand35 %11 %0 %
Silt40 %33 %0 %
Clay25 %56 %0 %
USDA TextureLoamClay 
Reference Bulk Density1.36 g/cm³1.2 g/cm³ 
Bulk Density0.78 g/cm³0.77 g/cm³0.24 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1.83 %4.19 %36.03 %
PH6.14.75.7
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity61 cmol kg⁻¹2 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity22 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹93 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation80 %16 %91 %
Total Exchangeable Bases17.6 cmol kg⁻¹2.6 cmol kg⁻¹84.6 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %1 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0 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