Caratasca Lagoon

Location:Honduras
Area:795,317 acres (321,853 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
Climate:View Climate Data
Land Use:View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:Am (Climate: equatorial; Precipitation: monsoonal)

Ecoregions

Central American Atlantic moist forests
Mesoamerican Gulf-Caribbean mangroves
Miskito pine forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 AB
   
Share60 %40 %60 %40 %
Soil TypeDystric FluvisolsMollic GleysolsGleyic CambisolsEutric Cambisols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageModerately wellPoorPoorModerately well
Available Water Capacity150 m150 m150 m150 m
Topsoil Properties
Gravel1 %1 %1 %1 %
Sand52 %36 %45 %45 %
Silt27 %30 %29 %31 %
Clay21 %34 %26 %24 %
USDA TextureSandy clay loamClay loamLoamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.42 g/cm³1.32 g/cm³1.37 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.35 g/cm³1.29 g/cm³1.34 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.67 %1.63 %0.9 %0.87 %
PH4.96.46.16.6
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity18 cmol kg⁻¹43 cmol kg⁻¹31 cmol kg⁻¹50 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity6 cmol kg⁻¹20 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation44 %81 %80 %91 %
Total Exchangeable Bases2.6 cmol kg⁻¹16.2 cmol kg⁻¹8.8 cmol kg⁻¹13.7 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0.1 %0 %0.3 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0.1 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 %2 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0 dS m-10.1 dS m-10 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel1 %1 %1 %1 %
Sand53 %37 %39 %43 %
Silt25 %27 %28 %30 %
Clay22 %36 %33 %27 %
USDA TextureSandy clay loamClay loamClay loamClay loam
Reference Bulk Density1.41 g/cm³1.31 g/cm³1.33 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.46 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.47 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.28 %0.55 %0.41 %0.34 %
PH5.16.86.47
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity22 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹32 cmol kg⁻¹52 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity6 cmol kg⁻¹17 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation36 %89 %83 %94 %
Total Exchangeable Bases2.2 cmol kg⁻¹15.1 cmol kg⁻¹10 cmol kg⁻¹14.1 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0.4 %0.1 %0.4 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0.1 %0 %0.1 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 %2 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0 dS m-10.4 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.2 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