Archipelago Golfo de Fonseca

Location:Honduras
Area:9,779 acres (3,957 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

Southern Mesoamerican Pacific mangroves

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
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Soil TypeEutric Cambisols
Topsoil TextureMedium
Reference Depth100 cm
DrainageModerately well
Available Water Capacity150 m
Topsoil Properties
Gravel1 %
Sand41 %
Silt42 %
Clay17 %
USDA TextureLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.43 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.77 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1.6 %
PH6.6
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity88 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity22 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation93 %
Total Exchangeable Bases20.5 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.3 %
Calcium Sulphate0.1 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel1 %
Sand45 %
Silt34 %
Clay21 %
USDA TextureLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.4 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.49 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.39 %
PH6.2
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity136 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity31 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation95 %
Total Exchangeable Bases29.5 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