Kambui Hills Forest Reserve

Location:Sierra Leone
Area:34,852 acres (14,104 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
Climate:View Climate Data
Land Use:View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:Am (Climate: equatorial; Precipitation: monsoonal)

Ecoregions

Western Guinean lowland forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 A
  
Share60 %20 %20 %
Soil TypeOrthic FerralsolsLithosolsFerralic Cambisols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm10 cm100 cm
DrainageModerately wellImperfectlyModerately well
Available Water Capacity50 m15 mm150 m
Phase 1Petric  
Topsoil Properties
Gravel3 %26 %1 %
Sand60 %43 %52 %
Silt14 %34 %25 %
Clay26 %23 %23 %
USDA TextureSandy clay loamLoamSandy clay loam
Reference Bulk Density1.41 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.4 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.31 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1.06 %1.4 %0.95 %
PH57.64.7
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity8 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity6 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹6 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation38 %100 %39 %
Total Exchangeable Bases2 cmol kg⁻¹15.6 cmol kg⁻¹2.6 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %3.9 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium3 %4 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel3 % 5 %
Sand51 % 48 %
Silt14 % 24 %
Clay35 % 28 %
USDA TextureSandy clay Sandy clay loam
Reference Bulk Density1.35 g/cm³ 1.37 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.37 g/cm³ 1.3 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.35 % 0.35 %
PH5 4.9
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity9 cmol kg⁻¹ 12 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity4 cmol kg⁻¹ 5 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation46 % 57 %
Total Exchangeable Bases2.8 cmol kg⁻¹ 3.7 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 % 0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 % 0 %
Exchangeable Sodium3 % 2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 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