Parque Nacional Serranía San Luis

Location:Paraguay
IUCN Category:II
Area:29,816 acres (12,066 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
Climate:View Climate Data
Land Use:View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:Aw (Climate: equatorial; Precipitation: winter dry)

Ecoregions

Cerrado

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 AB
   
Share50 %30 %20 %40 %40 %20 %
Soil TypeDystric RegosolsEutric RegosolsEutric GleysolsEutric VertisolsCalcic ChernozemsStagnic Solonetz
Topsoil TextureCoarseMediumFineFineMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageSomewhat excessiveModerately wellVery poorPoorModerately wellPoor
Available Water Capacity100 m150 m150 m125 m150 m150 m
Misc. Property   Vertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide)  
Topsoil Properties
Gravel0 %9 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Sand72 %47 %15 %18 %53 %33 %
Silt15 %36 %35 %37 %28 %35 %
Clay13 %17 %50 %45 %19 %32 %
USDA TextureSandy loamLoamClayClaySandy loamClay loam
Reference Bulk Density1.53 g/cm³1.44 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.32 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.42 g/cm³1.29 g/cm³1.29 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³1.52 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.59 %3.02 %1.41 %1.48 %0.61 %0.63 %
PH6.96.37.96.45.88.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity32 cmol kg⁻¹50 cmol kg⁻¹38 cmol kg⁻¹44 cmol kg⁻¹128 cmol kg⁻¹19 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity6 cmol kg⁻¹18 cmol kg⁻¹24 cmol kg⁻¹26 cmol kg⁻¹25 cmol kg⁻¹8 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation83 %81 %100 %100 %100 %99 %
Total Exchangeable Bases5 cmol kg⁻¹14.6 cmol kg⁻¹24 cmol kg⁻¹26 cmol kg⁻¹25 cmol kg⁻¹7.9 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.6 %0.1 %2 %0.7 %0.1 %2.3 %
Calcium Sulphate0.1 %0 %0.1 %0 %0 %0.1 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 %2 %1 %3 %7 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.8 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel0 %10 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Sand71 %48 %10 %18 %48 %21 %
Silt15 %34 %39 %38 %23 %37 %
Clay14 %18 %51 %44 %29 %42 %
USDA TextureSandy loamLoamClayClaySandy clay loamClay
Reference Bulk Density1.51 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.34 g/cm³1.45 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.64 g/cm³1.31 g/cm³1.56 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.41 %1.43 %0.93 %0.33 %0.31 %0.32 %
PH7.65.88.186.98.7
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity24 cmol kg⁻¹61 cmol kg⁻¹34 cmol kg⁻¹63 cmol kg⁻¹93 cmol kg⁻¹48 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity5 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹20 cmol kg⁻¹29 cmol kg⁻¹27 cmol kg⁻¹21 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation99 %89 %100 %100 %100 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases5 cmol kg⁻¹14.2 cmol kg⁻¹20 cmol kg⁻¹29 cmol kg⁻¹27 cmol kg⁻¹21 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate2 %0 %2 %2 %10.1 %3 %
Calcium Sulphate0.1 %0 %0.1 %0.1 %0.1 %0.1 %
Exchangeable Sodium3 %2 %2 %2 %2 %23 %
Electrical Conductivity0.2 dS m-10 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.4 dS m-10.4 dS m-12.5 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