Western Area Peninsula Non-hunting Forest Reserve

Location:Sierra Leone
IUCN Category:II
Area:40,823 acres (16,520 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
 AB
   
Share 60 %20 %20 %
Soil TypeLithosolsThionic FluvisolsGleyic SolonchaksHumic Gleysols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMediumMedium
Reference Depth10 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageImperfectlyPoorPoorPoor
Available Water Capacity0 mm150 m150 m150 m
Phase 1PetroferricSaline  
Topsoil Properties
Gravel26 %4 %6 %4 %
Sand43 %30 %36 %33 %
Silt34 %41 %43 %45 %
Clay23 %29 %21 %22 %
USDA TextureLoamClay loamLoamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.39 g/cm³1.33 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.3 g/cm³1.19 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.2 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1.4 %3 %0.42 %3.71 %
PH7.64.58.15.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity42 cmol kg⁻¹17 cmol kg⁻¹48 cmol kg⁻¹33 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity15 cmol kg⁻¹18 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹18 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %93 %100 %34 %
Total Exchangeable Bases15.6 cmol kg⁻¹16.7 cmol kg⁻¹13.9 cmol kg⁻¹3.1 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate3.9 %0 %9.5 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %6.5 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium4 %0 %46 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-114.5 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel 8 %5 %5 %
Sand 25 %37 %37 %
Silt 41 %39 %35 %
Clay 34 %24 %28 %
USDA Texture Clay loamLoamClay loam
Reference Bulk Density 1.3 g/cm³1.37 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³
Bulk Density 1.16 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³1.46 g/cm³
Organic Carbon 1.6 %0.3 %0.69 %
PH 3.68.15.6
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity 26 cmol kg⁻¹46 cmol kg⁻¹41 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity 13 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation 77 %100 %62 %
Total Exchangeable Bases 11.9 cmol kg⁻¹18.2 cmol kg⁻¹9 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate 0 %12.3 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate 0 %4.1 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium 5 %54 %4 %
Electrical Conductivity 0.1 dS m-12.8 dS m-10.1 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