Kiunga Marine National Reserve

Location:Kenya
IUCN Category:VI
Area:60,208 acres (24,365 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
Climate:View Climate Data
Land Use:View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:As (Climate: equatorial; Precipitation: summer dry)

Ecoregions

East African mangroves
Somali Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 ABC
    
Share50 %50 %  
Soil TypeThionic FluvisolsGleyic SolonchaksEutric PlanosolsRhodic Ferralsols
Topsoil TextureMediumFineFineFine
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageModerately wellPoorPoorModerately well
Available Water Capacity150 m150 m150 m150 m
Topsoil Properties
Gravel1 %1 %0 %0 %
Sand80 %42 %32 %30 %
Silt4 %18 %32 %10 %
Clay16 %40 %36 %60 %
USDA TextureSandy loamClayClay loamClay (heavy)
Reference Bulk Density1.51 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.1 g/cm³1.19 g/cm³1.46 g/cm³1.2 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.21 %0.45 %0.57 %1.41 %
PH5.88.37.75
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity55 cmol kg⁻¹54 cmol kg⁻¹69 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity10 cmol kg⁻¹23 cmol kg⁻¹27 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %100 %87 %44 %
Total Exchangeable Bases10 cmol kg⁻¹23 cmol kg⁻¹23.5 cmol kg⁻¹5.3 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %10.4 %1.3 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium34 %24 %3 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0 dS m-10 dS m-10 dS m-10 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel1 %1 %0 %0 %
Sand76 %32 %21 %32 %
Silt7 %9 %12 %10 %
Clay17 %59 %67 %58 %
USDA TextureSandy loamClayClay (heavy)Clay
Reference Bulk Density1.5 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³1.19 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.16 g/cm³1.2 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.43 %0.38 %0.21 %0.6 %
PH5.78.18.55.6
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity101 cmol kg⁻¹44 cmol kg⁻¹56 cmol kg⁻¹20 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity17 cmol kg⁻¹28 cmol kg⁻¹39 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation73 %100 %100 %47 %
Total Exchangeable Bases12.4 cmol kg⁻¹28 cmol kg⁻¹39 cmol kg⁻¹7.1 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %12.3 %3 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium24 %22 %3 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0 dS m-10 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