Ypacaraí National Park

Location:Paraguay
IUCN Category:II
Area:38,504 acres (15,582 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
Climate:View Climate Data
Land Use:View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:Cfa (Climate: warm temperate; Precipitation: fully humid; Temperature: hot summer)

Ecoregions

Humid Chaco

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 A
  
Share40 %30 %15 %15 %
Soil TypeUmbric GleysolsEutric PlanosolsGleyic LixisolsPlinthic Acrisols
Topsoil TextureFineMediumFineFine
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageVery poorPoorPoorPoor
Available Water Capacity150 m150 m150 m150 m
Topsoil Properties
Gravel0 %0 %0 %0 %
Sand17 %40 %11 %8 %
Silt38 %31 %41 %20 %
Clay45 %29 %48 %72 %
USDA TextureClayClay loamSilty clayClay (heavy)
Reference Bulk Density1.24 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³1.15 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.22 g/cm³1.46 g/cm³1.33 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.83 %0.94 %1.37 %1.47 %
PH5.86.95.55
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity41 cmol kg⁻¹33 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹7 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity19 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹19 cmol kg⁻¹10 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation34 %83 %93 %45 %
Total Exchangeable Bases6.5 cmol kg⁻¹11.6 cmol kg⁻¹17.7 cmol kg⁻¹4.5 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.1 %0.7 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0.1 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %3 %2 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0 dS m-10.1 dS m-10 dS m-10 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel0 %0 %0 %3 %
Sand40 %12 %23 %5 %
Silt38 %41 %24 %12 %
Clay22 %47 %53 %83 %
USDA TextureLoamSilty clayClayClay (heavy)
Reference Bulk Density1.39 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³1.13 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.53 g/cm³1.49 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³1.47 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.61 %0.36 %0.67 %0.85 %
PH6.58.45.24.7
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity32 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹8 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity9 cmol kg⁻¹20 cmol kg⁻¹28 cmol kg⁻¹9 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation78 %98 %59 %31 %
Total Exchangeable Bases7 cmol kg⁻¹19.6 cmol kg⁻¹16.5 cmol kg⁻¹2.8 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.3 %2.8 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0.1 %0.1 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium3 %3 %1 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.2 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