World Species : Protected Area : Parc National de Marojejy

Parc National de Marojejy

Location:	Madagascar
IUCN Category:	II
Area:	148,550 acres (60,116 hectares)
Species:	All Endangered Invasive
Website:	View website
Climate:	View Climate Data
Land Use:	View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:	Af (Climate: equatorial; Precipitation: fully humid)

Ecoregions

Madagascar ericoid thickets
Madagascar lowland forests
Madagascar subhumid forests

Soils

— Protected Area Boundary

	A				B					C				D

Share	50 %	30 %	10 %	10 %	40 %	30 %	10 %	10 %	10 %	50 %	20 %	20 %	10 %	40 %	20 %	20 %	10 %	10 %
Soil Type	Ferralic Cambisols	Ferric Acrisols	Rankers	Dystric Regosols	Orthic Ferralsols	Orthic Acrisols	Gleysols	Humic Ferralsols	Ferralic Cambisols	Orthic Ferralsols	Humic Ferralsols	Humic Acrisols	Humic Gleysols	Humic Gleysols	Dystric Histosols	Dystric Gleysols	Dystric Fluvisols	Xantic Ferralsols
Topsoil Texture	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Coarse
Reference Depth	100 cm	100 cm	30 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm
Drainage	Moderately well	Moderately well	Imperfectly	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Poor	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Poor	Poor	Very poor	Poor	Poor	Well
Available Water Capacity	150 m	150 m	50 mm	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m
Topsoil Properties
Gravel	1 %	23 %	10 %	20 %	3 %	10 %	4 %	3 %	1 %	3 %	3 %	5 %	4 %	4 %	1 %	2 %	4 %	2 %
Sand	52 %	53 %	48 %	42 %	60 %	49 %	38 %	53 %	52 %	60 %	53 %	46 %	33 %	33 %	26 %	40 %	49 %	79 %
Silt	25 %	22 %	31 %	37 %	14 %	27 %	40 %	20 %	25 %	14 %	20 %	30 %	45 %	45 %	33 %	39 %	32 %	7 %
Clay	23 %	25 %	21 %	21 %	26 %	24 %	22 %	27 %	23 %	26 %	27 %	24 %	22 %	22 %	41 %	21 %	19 %	14 %
USDA Texture	Sandy clay loam	Sandy clay loam	Loam	Loam	Sandy clay loam	Sandy clay loam	Loam	Sandy clay loam	Sandy clay loam	Sandy clay loam	Sandy clay loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Clay	Loam	Loam	Sandy loam
Reference Bulk Density	1.41 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.42 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.27 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.54 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.31 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.45 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³	1.2 g/cm³	1.31 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.2 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.2 g/cm³	1.2 g/cm³	0.15 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	0.95 %	0.98 %	1.43 %	1.37 %	1.06 %	1 %	1.27 %	2.34 %	0.95 %	1.06 %	2.34 %	1.73 %	3.71 %	3.71 %	30.73 %	1.25 %	1.1 %	0.7 %
PH	4.7	5.1	5.1	5.1	5	4.6	5.8	4.8	4.7	5	4.8	5	5.5	5.5	4.4	5.1	5	4.8
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	16 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	18 cmol kg⁻¹	23 cmol kg⁻¹	8 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	35 cmol kg⁻¹	8 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	8 cmol kg⁻¹	8 cmol kg⁻¹	19 cmol kg⁻¹	33 cmol kg⁻¹	33 cmol kg⁻¹	46 cmol kg⁻¹	24 cmol kg⁻¹	24 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	6 cmol kg⁻¹	6 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	6 cmol kg⁻¹	7 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	8 cmol kg⁻¹	6 cmol kg⁻¹	6 cmol kg⁻¹	8 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	18 cmol kg⁻¹	18 cmol kg⁻¹	77 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	7 cmol kg⁻¹	3 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	39 %	49 %	47 %	22 %	38 %	44 %	82 %	20 %	39 %	38 %	20 %	27 %	34 %	34 %	58 %	47 %	36 %	29 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	2.6 cmol kg⁻¹	2.7 cmol kg⁻¹	3.7 cmol kg⁻¹	2.6 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	3.5 cmol kg⁻¹	8.8 cmol kg⁻¹	1.2 cmol kg⁻¹	2.6 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	1.2 cmol kg⁻¹	2.5 cmol kg⁻¹	3.1 cmol kg⁻¹	3.1 cmol kg⁻¹	24.8 cmol kg⁻¹	5.5 cmol kg⁻¹	2.9 cmol kg⁻¹	0.9 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	2 %	2 %	2 %	2 %	3 %	1 %	2 %	2 %	2 %	3 %	2 %	1 %	2 %	2 %	1 %	1 %	2 %	3 %
Electrical Conductivity	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel	5 %	19 %		35 %	3 %	10 %	5 %	3 %	5 %	3 %	3 %	7 %	5 %	5 %	5 %	4 %	8 %	4 %
Sand	48 %	41 %		44 %	51 %	40 %	37 %	53 %	48 %	51 %	53 %	41 %	37 %	37 %	41 %	41 %	52 %	70 %
Silt	24 %	20 %		35 %	14 %	24 %	35 %	18 %	24 %	14 %	18 %	26 %	35 %	35 %	30 %	34 %	28 %	7 %
Clay	28 %	39 %		21 %	35 %	36 %	28 %	29 %	28 %	35 %	29 %	33 %	28 %	28 %	29 %	25 %	20 %	23 %
USDA Texture	Sandy clay loam	Clay loam		Loam	Sandy clay	Clay loam	Clay loam	Sandy clay loam	Sandy clay loam	Sandy clay	Sandy clay loam	Clay loam	Clay loam	Clay loam	Clay loam	Loam	Loam	Sandy clay loam
Reference Bulk Density	1.37 g/cm³	1.31 g/cm³		1.41 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.32 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.34 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.44 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.3 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³		1.53 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.17 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.17 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.46 g/cm³	1.46 g/cm³	0.11 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.29 g/cm³	1.49 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	0.35 %	0.39 %		0.6 %	0.35 %	0.42 %	0.42 %	1.12 %	0.35 %	0.35 %	1.12 %	0.77 %	0.69 %	0.69 %	34.81 %	0.4 %	0.42 %	0.33 %
PH	4.9	5		4.9	5	4.8	6.3	5	4.9	5	5	5.2	5.6	5.6	4.5	5.2	5	4.8
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	12 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹		18 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	38 cmol kg⁻¹	7 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	7 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹	41 cmol kg⁻¹	41 cmol kg⁻¹	84 cmol kg⁻¹	31 cmol kg⁻¹	22 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	5 cmol kg⁻¹	6 cmol kg⁻¹		6 cmol kg⁻¹	4 cmol kg⁻¹	6 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	4 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	7 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	79 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	7 cmol kg⁻¹	3 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	57 %	33 %		25 %	46 %	32 %	86 %	40 %	57 %	46 %	40 %	21 %	62 %	62 %	56 %	47 %	28 %	45 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	3.7 cmol kg⁻¹	1.3 cmol kg⁻¹		2.1 cmol kg⁻¹	2.8 cmol kg⁻¹	2.3 cmol kg⁻¹	9.5 cmol kg⁻¹	4.1 cmol kg⁻¹	3.7 cmol kg⁻¹	2.8 cmol kg⁻¹	4.1 cmol kg⁻¹	3 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	28.4 cmol kg⁻¹	6.1 cmol kg⁻¹	1.9 cmol kg⁻¹	1.1 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	0 %	0 %		0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %		0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	2 %	2 %		2 %	3 %	2 %	2 %	3 %	2 %	3 %	3 %	1 %	4 %	4 %	1 %	1 %	2 %	4 %
Electrical Conductivity	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1		0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 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