Tortuguero National Park

Location:Costa Rica
IUCN Category:II
Area:47,632 acres (19,276 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
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Climate:View Climate Data
Land Use:View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:Af (Climate: equatorial; Precipitation: fully humid)

Ecoregions

Isthmian-Atlantic moist forests
Mesoamerican Gulf-Caribbean mangroves

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 AB
   
Share50 %25 %25 %50 %25 %25 %
Soil TypeHaplic AlisolsEutric GleysolsDystric FluvisolsEutric CambisolsEutric GleysolsEutric Fluvisols
Topsoil TextureCoarseMediumMediumMediumMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageModerately wellPoorModerately wellModerately wellPoorModerately well
Available Water Capacity150 m150 m150 m150 m150 m150 m
Topsoil Properties
Gravel1 %1 %1 %0 %1 %1 %
Sand75 %2 %52 %33 %2 %44 %
Silt19 %70 %27 %33 %70 %33 %
Clay6 %28 %21 %34 %28 %23 %
USDA TextureSandy loamSilty clay loamSandy clay loamClay loamSilty clay loamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.65 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³1.31 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³
Bulk Density1 g/cm³1.08 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.08 g/cm³1.33 g/cm³
Organic Carbon3.51 %3.43 %0.67 %2.53 %3.43 %0.73 %
PH5.75.44.95.45.47
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity134 cmol kg⁻¹35 cmol kg⁻¹18 cmol kg⁻¹30 cmol kg⁻¹35 cmol kg⁻¹50 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity24 cmol kg⁻¹19 cmol kg⁻¹6 cmol kg⁻¹19 cmol kg⁻¹19 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation65 %76 %44 %93 %76 %91 %
Total Exchangeable Bases15.6 cmol kg⁻¹14.4 cmol kg⁻¹2.6 cmol kg⁻¹17.7 cmol kg⁻¹14.4 cmol kg⁻¹12.7 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0.8 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0.1 %
Exchangeable Sodium3 %3 %2 %2 %3 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0 dS m-10 dS m-10 dS m-10 dS m-10 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel1 %1 %1 %0 %1 %1 %
Sand69 %3 %53 %38 %3 %46 %
Silt19 %73 %25 %29 %73 %31 %
Clay12 %24 %22 %33 %24 %23 %
USDA TextureSandy loamSilt loamSandy clay loamClay loamSilt loamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.53 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.32 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.27 g/cm³1.19 g/cm³1.46 g/cm³1.46 g/cm³1.19 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.23 %0.5 %0.28 %1.02 %0.5 %0.32 %
PH6.66.25.15.86.27.3
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity103 cmol kg⁻¹83 cmol kg⁻¹22 cmol kg⁻¹34 cmol kg⁻¹83 cmol kg⁻¹49 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity13 cmol kg⁻¹18 cmol kg⁻¹6 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹18 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation80 %98 %36 %95 %98 %94 %
Total Exchangeable Bases10.4 cmol kg⁻¹17.6 cmol kg⁻¹2.2 cmol kg⁻¹14.3 cmol kg⁻¹17.6 cmol kg⁻¹12.2 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.2 %0 %0 %0 %0 %1.8 %
Calcium Sulphate0.1 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0.1 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %2 %2 %2 %2 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10 dS m-10 dS m-10 dS m-10 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