Blue Mountain (Phawngpui) National Park

Location:Mizoram, India
IUCN Category:II
Area:13,648 acres (5,523 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
Climate:View Climate Data
Land Use:View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:Cwb (Climate: warm temperate; Precipitation: winter dry; Temperature: warm summer)

Ecoregions

Mizoram-Manipur-Kachin rain forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 A
  
Share25 %25 %20 %20 %10 %
Soil TypeHumic CambisolsHumic CambisolsLithosolsHumic AcrisolsRankers
Topsoil TextureMediumFineMediumMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm10 cm100 cm30 cm
DrainageImperfectlyImperfectlyImperfectlyModerately wellImperfectly
Available Water Capacity50 m50 m15 mm150 m50 mm
Phase 1LithicLithic   
Topsoil Properties
Gravel8 %5 %26 %5 %10 %
Sand41 %25 %43 %46 %48 %
Silt36 %26 %34 %30 %31 %
Clay23 %49 %23 %24 %21 %
USDA TextureLoamClayLoamLoamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.39 g/cm³1.25 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.1 g/cm³1.04 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.45 g/cm³
Organic Carbon2.72 %3.09 %1.4 %1.73 %1.43 %
PH5.25.17.655.1
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity54 cmol kg⁻¹18 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹19 cmol kg⁻¹18 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity21 cmol kg⁻¹19 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹9 cmol kg⁻¹9 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation24 %15 %100 %27 %47 %
Total Exchangeable Bases5 cmol kg⁻¹2.4 cmol kg⁻¹15.6 cmol kg⁻¹2.5 cmol kg⁻¹3.7 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %3.9 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %1 %4 %1 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel8 %1 % 7 % 
Sand44 %26 % 41 % 
Silt32 %28 % 26 % 
Clay24 %46 % 33 % 
USDA TextureLoamClay Clay loam 
Reference Bulk Density1.39 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³ 1.34 g/cm³ 
Bulk Density1.16 g/cm³1.09 g/cm³ 1.35 g/cm³ 
Organic Carbon1.03 %0.95 % 0.77 % 
PH5.25.1 5.2 
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity38 cmol kg⁻¹17 cmol kg⁻¹ 15 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity15 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹ 7 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Base Saturation30 %12 % 21 % 
Total Exchangeable Bases2.5 cmol kg⁻¹1.6 cmol kg⁻¹ 3 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 % 0 % 
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 % 0 % 
Exchangeable Sodium2 %1 % 1 % 
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1 0.1 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