World Species : Protected Area : West Caprivi Game Reserve

West Caprivi Game Reserve

Location:	Namibia
IUCN Category:	VI
Area:	1,448,182 acres (586,058 hectares)
Species:	All Endangered Invasive
Climate:	View Climate Data
Land Use:	View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:	BSh (Climate: arid; Precipitation: steppe; Temperature: hot arid)

Ecoregions

Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands
Zambezian flooded grasslands

Soils

— Protected Area Boundary

	A					B				C			D		E

Share	30 %	20 %	20 %	20 %	10 %	50 %	20 %	20 %	10 %	60 %	20 %	20 %	60 %	40 %	50 %	40 %	10 %
Soil Type	Eutric Fluvisols	Petric Calcisols	Eutric Cambisols	Eutric Planosols	Calcic Vertisols	Haplic Arenosols	Gleyic Arenosols	Calcic Vertisols	Eutric Cambisols	Haplic Arenosols	Ferralic Arenosols	Haplic Luvisols	Haplic Arenosols	Ferralic Arenosols	Eutric Fluvisols	Gleyic Arenosols	Calcic Gleysols
Topsoil Texture	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Fine	Coarse	Coarse	Fine	Medium	Coarse	Coarse	Coarse	Coarse	Coarse	Coarse	Coarse	Fine
Reference Depth	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	100 cm	100 cm
Drainage	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Poor	Poor	Somewhat excessive	Poor	Poor	Moderately well	Somewhat excessive	Somewhat excessive	Moderately well	Somewhat excessive	Somewhat excessive	Moderately well	Poor	Very poor
Available Water Capacity	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	125 m	100 m	100 m	125 m	150 m	100 m	100 m	150 m	100 m	100 m	150 m	100 m	150 m
Misc. Property		Petric (strongly cemented or indurated layer starting within 100 cm)			Vertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide)			Vertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide)
Topsoil Properties
Gravel	1 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	10 %	0 %	10 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	1 %
Sand	44 %	71 %	45 %	56 %	41 %	90 %	99 %	21 %	45 %	92 %	96 %	90 %	94 %	95 %	78 %	94 %	16 %
Silt	33 %	9 %	31 %	25 %	19 %	7 %	0 %	24 %	31 %	7 %	1 %	3 %	4 %	2 %	12 %	2 %	24 %
Clay	23 %	20 %	24 %	19 %	40 %	3 %	1 %	55 %	24 %	1 %	3 %	7 %	2 %	3 %	10 %	4 %	60 %
USDA Texture	Loam	Sandy clay loam	Loam	Sandy loam	Clay	Sand	Sand	Clay	Loam	Sand	Sand	Sand	Sand	Sand	Sandy loam	Sand	Clay (heavy)
Reference Bulk Density	1.39 g/cm³	1.46 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.44 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.78 g/cm³	1.96 g/cm³	1.22 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.94 g/cm³	1.79 g/cm³	1.65 g/cm³	1.84 g/cm³	1.79 g/cm³	1.58 g/cm³	1.74 g/cm³	1.19 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.33 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.46 g/cm³	1.32 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.48 g/cm³	1.32 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.59 g/cm³	1.44 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.52 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.48 g/cm³	1.29 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	0.73 %	0.57 %	0.87 %	0.65 %	0.34 %	0.39 %	0.22 %	0.49 %	0.87 %	0.27 %	0.18 %	0.1 %	0.15 %	0.25 %	0.5 %	0.14 %	0.51 %
PH	7	8.1	6.6	5.9	7.8	6.4	5.4	8.4	6.6	8.9	5.1	6.6	7.9	7.3	6.7	5.9	7.2
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	50 cmol kg⁻¹	71 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	26 cmol kg⁻¹	57 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹		38 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	46 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹	81 cmol kg⁻¹	105 cmol kg⁻¹		19 cmol kg⁻¹	43 cmol kg⁻¹	40 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	14 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹	7 cmol kg⁻¹	24 cmol kg⁻¹	3 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	23 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹	7 cmol kg⁻¹	1 cmol kg⁻¹	6 cmol kg⁻¹	3 cmol kg⁻¹	0 cmol kg⁻¹	4 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	26 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	91 %	100 %	91 %	75 %	100 %	84 %	7 %	100 %	91 %	100 %	65 %	91 %	100 %	93 %	88 %	93 %	100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	13 cmol kg⁻¹	16.1 cmol kg⁻¹	13.7 cmol kg⁻¹	5.5 cmol kg⁻¹	24.3 cmol kg⁻¹	2.2 cmol kg⁻¹	0.1 cmol kg⁻¹	22.5 cmol kg⁻¹	13.7 cmol kg⁻¹	7 cmol kg⁻¹	0.7 cmol kg⁻¹	5.5 cmol kg⁻¹	3 cmol kg⁻¹	0 cmol kg⁻¹	3.5 cmol kg⁻¹	1.9 cmol kg⁻¹	26 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	1.5 %	4.1 %	1 %	0.2 %	4.4 %	0.8 %	0 %	3 %	1 %	3 %	0 %	1 %	2 %	1.7 %	1 %	0.2 %	2 %
Calcium Sulphate	0.1 %	0.1 %	0.1 %	0 %	0.2 %	0.1 %	0 %	0.2 %	0.1 %	0.1 %	0 %	0.1 %	0.1 %	0.1 %	0.1 %	0 %	0.1 %
Exchangeable Sodium	2 %	0 %	2 %	3 %	2 %	2 %	3 %	3 %	2 %	3 %	3 %	3 %	3 %	3 %	2 %	3 %	2 %
Electrical Conductivity	0.1 dS m-1	0.3 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0 dS m-1	0.5 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0 dS m-1	0.5 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	2.3 dS m-1	4.1 dS m-1	0 dS m-1	0.9 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel	1 %	9 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	10 %	0 %	10 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	1 %
Sand	45 %	62 %	43 %	44 %	37 %	91 %	98 %	17 %	43 %	90 %	89 %	82 %	93 %	89 %	74 %	93 %	14 %
Silt	31 %	12 %	30 %	23 %	20 %	5 %	0 %	21 %	30 %	7 %	4 %	3 %	4 %	7 %	12 %	4 %	24 %
Clay	24 %	26 %	27 %	33 %	43 %	4 %	2 %	62 %	27 %	3 %	7 %	15 %	3 %	4 %	14 %	3 %	62 %
USDA Texture	Loam	Sandy clay loam	Clay loam	Clay loam	Clay	Sand	Sand	Clay (heavy)	Clay loam	Sand	Sand	Sandy loam	Sand	Sand	Sandy loam	Sand	Clay (heavy)
Reference Bulk Density	1.38 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.34 g/cm³	1.28 g/cm³	1.74 g/cm³	1.85 g/cm³	1.19 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.78 g/cm³	1.65 g/cm³	1.53 g/cm³	1.78 g/cm³	1.73 g/cm³	1.52 g/cm³	1.78 g/cm³	1.19 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.4 g/cm³	1.32 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.53 g/cm³	1.55 g/cm³	1.48 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.53 g/cm³	1.58 g/cm³	1.55 g/cm³	1.53 g/cm³	1.56 g/cm³	1.42 g/cm³	1.55 g/cm³	1.53 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	0.32 %	0.31 %	0.34 %	0.26 %	0.26 %	0.14 %	0.22 %	0.46 %	0.34 %	0.12 %	0.1 %	0.17 %	0.08 %	0.11 %	0.36 %	0 %	0.28 %
PH	7.3	8.2	7	6.4	8.1	5.7	6.2	8.3	7	8.9	5.2	7.1	8	6.3	5.8	6.5	7.8
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	48 cmol kg⁻¹	80 cmol kg⁻¹	52 cmol kg⁻¹	40 cmol kg⁻¹	62 cmol kg⁻¹	48 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	35 cmol kg⁻¹	52 cmol kg⁻¹	140 cmol kg⁻¹	18 cmol kg⁻¹	66 cmol kg⁻¹	70 cmol kg⁻¹	0 cmol kg⁻¹	27 cmol kg⁻¹	85 cmol kg⁻¹	40 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	13 cmol kg⁻¹	22 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	28 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	1 cmol kg⁻¹	24 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹	7 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	0 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	3 cmol kg⁻¹	26 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	94 %	100 %	94 %	95 %	100 %	55 %	47 %	100 %	94 %	100 %	72 %	91 %	100 %	80 %	92 %	94 %	100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	11.8 cmol kg⁻¹	21.5 cmol kg⁻¹	14.5 cmol kg⁻¹	13.3 cmol kg⁻¹	27.5 cmol kg⁻¹	1.2 cmol kg⁻¹	0.7 cmol kg⁻¹	23.8 cmol kg⁻¹	14.5 cmol kg⁻¹	7 cmol kg⁻¹	1.4 cmol kg⁻¹	9.1 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹		4.6 cmol kg⁻¹	2.8 cmol kg⁻¹	26 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	2 %	8.3 %	1.6 %	0.6 %	2 %	0.1 %	0.3 %	2.4 %	1.6 %	3 %	0 %	1.9 %	2 %	0.6 %	0.3 %	0.8 %	3 %
Calcium Sulphate	0.1 %	0.1 %	0.1 %	0 %	0.1 %	0 %	0 %	0.3 %	0.1 %	0.1 %	0 %	0.1 %	0.1 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0.1 %
Exchangeable Sodium	2 %	1 %	2 %	4 %	3 %	3 %	4 %	13 %	2 %	1 %	4 %	1 %	3 %	4 %	3 %	4 %	10 %
Electrical Conductivity	0.1 dS m-1	0.3 dS m-1	0.2 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.6 dS m-1	0 dS m-1	0 dS m-1	0.7 dS m-1	0.2 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.5 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.4 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