World Species : Protected Area : Table Mountain (Cape Peninsula) National Park

Table Mountain (Cape Peninsula) National Park

Location:	Western Cape, South Africa
IUCN Category:	II
Area:	70,141 acres (28,385 hectares)
Species:	All Endangered Invasive
Website:	View website
Climate:	View Climate Data
Land Use:	View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:	Csb (Climate: warm temperate; Precipitation: summer dry; Temperature: warm summer)

Ecoregions

Lowland fynbos and renosterveld
Montane fynbos and renosterveld

Soils

— Protected Area Boundary

	A		B			C				D					E			F

Share	67 %	33 %	43 %	31 %	26 %	65 %	16 %	12 %	7 %	43 %	5 %	24 %	16 %	12 %	72 %	15 %	13 %	38 %	26 %	14 %	6 %	16 %
Soil Type	Haplic Podzols	Eutric Planosols	Lithic Leptosols	Lithic Leptosols	Lithic Leptosols	Haplic Lixisols	Dystric Regosols	Eutric Fluvisols	Albic Arenosols	Lithic Leptosols	Haplic Podzols	Lithic Leptosols	Haplic Podzols	Lithic Leptosols	Lithic Leptosols	Dystric Regosols	Lithic Leptosols	Haplic Podzols	Dystric Regosols	Dystric Regosols	Haplic Podzols	Albic Arenosols
Topsoil Texture	Coarse	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Coarse	Medium	Coarse	Medium	Coarse	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Coarse	Medium	Medium	Coarse	Coarse
Reference Depth	100 cm	100 cm	10 cm	10 cm	10 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	10 cm	100 cm	10 cm	100 cm	10 cm	10 cm	100 cm	10 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm
Drainage	Somewhat excessive	Poor	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Somewhat excessive	Imperfectly	Somewhat excessive	Imperfectly	Somewhat excessive	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Moderately well	Imperfectly	Somewhat excessive	Moderately well	Moderately well	Somewhat excessive	Somewhat excessive
Available Water Capacity	100 m	150 m	15 mm	15 mm	15 mm	150 m	150 m	150 m	100 m	15 mm	100 m	15 mm	100 m	15 mm	15 mm	150 m	15 mm	100 m	150 m	150 m	100 m	100 m
Topsoil Properties
Gravel	1 %	1 %	20 %	20 %	20 %	1 %	30 %	1 %	1 %	20 %	1 %	20 %	1 %	20 %	20 %	30 %	20 %	1 %	30 %	30 %	1 %	1 %
Sand	77 %	56 %	43 %	43 %	43 %	63 %	58 %	44 %	86 %	43 %	77 %	43 %	77 %	43 %	43 %	58 %	43 %	77 %	58 %	58 %	77 %	86 %
Silt	18 %	25 %	29 %	29 %	29 %	15 %	25 %	33 %	9 %	29 %	18 %	29 %	18 %	29 %	29 %	25 %	29 %	18 %	25 %	25 %	18 %	9 %
Clay	5 %	19 %	28 %	28 %	28 %	22 %	17 %	23 %	5 %	28 %	5 %	28 %	5 %	28 %	28 %	17 %	28 %	5 %	17 %	17 %	5 %	5 %
USDA Texture	Loamy sand	Sandy loam	Clay loam	Clay loam	Clay loam	Sandy clay loam	Sandy loam	Loam	Loamy sand	Clay loam	Loamy sand	Clay loam	Loamy sand	Clay loam	Clay loam	Sandy loam	Clay loam	Loamy sand	Sandy loam	Sandy loam	Loamy sand	Loamy sand
Reference Bulk Density	1.68 g/cm³	1.44 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.46 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.69 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.68 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.68 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.46 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.68 g/cm³	1.46 g/cm³	1.46 g/cm³	1.68 g/cm³	1.69 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.37 g/cm³	1.46 g/cm³	1.31 g/cm³	1.31 g/cm³	1.31 g/cm³	1.48 g/cm³	1.29 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³	1.54 g/cm³	1.31 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.31 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.31 g/cm³	1.31 g/cm³	1.29 g/cm³	1.31 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.29 g/cm³	1.29 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.54 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	2.48 %	0.65 %	0.39 %	0.39 %	0.39 %	0.6 %	0.95 %	0.73 %	0.37 %	0.39 %	2.48 %	0.39 %	2.48 %	0.39 %	0.39 %	0.95 %	0.39 %	2.48 %	0.95 %	0.95 %	2.48 %	0.37 %
PH	4.4	5.9	7.5	7.5	7.5	6.1	5.1	7	5.4	7.5	4.4	7.5	4.4	7.5	7.5	5.1	7.5	4.4	5.1	5.1	4.4	5.4
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	99 cmol kg⁻¹	26 cmol kg⁻¹	51 cmol kg⁻¹	51 cmol kg⁻¹	51 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹	40 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	35 cmol kg⁻¹	51 cmol kg⁻¹	99 cmol kg⁻¹	51 cmol kg⁻¹	99 cmol kg⁻¹	51 cmol kg⁻¹	51 cmol kg⁻¹	40 cmol kg⁻¹	51 cmol kg⁻¹	99 cmol kg⁻¹	40 cmol kg⁻¹	40 cmol kg⁻¹	99 cmol kg⁻¹	35 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	14 cmol kg⁻¹	7 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	3 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	3 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	15 %	75 %	100 %	100 %	100 %	85 %	15 %	91 %	62 %	100 %	15 %	100 %	15 %	100 %	100 %	15 %	100 %	15 %	15 %	15 %	15 %	62 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	2.1 cmol kg⁻¹	5.3 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	4.3 cmol kg⁻¹	1.5 cmol kg⁻¹	12.7 cmol kg⁻¹	1.9 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	2.1 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	2.1 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	1.5 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	2.1 cmol kg⁻¹	1.5 cmol kg⁻¹	1.5 cmol kg⁻¹	2.1 cmol kg⁻¹	1.9 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	0 %	0.2 %	3.1 %	3.1 %	3.1 %	0.5 %	0 %	1.5 %	0 %	3.1 %	0 %	3.1 %	0 %	3.1 %	3.1 %	0 %	3.1 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0.1 %	0.1 %	0.1 %	0 %	0 %	0.1 %	0 %	0.1 %	0 %	0.1 %	0 %	0.1 %	0.1 %	0 %	0.1 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	1 %	3 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	2 %	2 %	2 %	3 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	2 %	1 %	1 %	2 %	2 %	1 %	3 %
Electrical Conductivity	0 dS m-1	0 dS m-1	0.4 dS m-1	0.4 dS m-1	0.4 dS m-1	0 dS m-1	0 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0 dS m-1	0.4 dS m-1	0 dS m-1	0.4 dS m-1	0 dS m-1	0.4 dS m-1	0.4 dS m-1	0 dS m-1	0.4 dS m-1	0 dS m-1	0 dS m-1	0 dS m-1	0 dS m-1	0 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel	1 %	1 %				1 %	30 %	1 %	1 %		1 %		1 %			30 %		1 %	30 %	30 %	1 %	1 %
Sand	81 %	44 %				53 %	65 %	45 %	88 %		81 %		81 %			65 %		81 %	65 %	65 %	81 %	88 %
Silt	14 %	23 %				13 %	21 %	31 %	8 %		14 %		14 %			21 %		14 %	21 %	21 %	14 %	8 %
Clay	5 %	33 %				34 %	14 %	24 %	4 %		5 %		5 %			14 %		5 %	14 %	14 %	5 %	4 %
USDA Texture	Loamy sand	Clay loam				Sandy clay loam	Sandy loam	Loam	Sand		Loamy sand		Loamy sand			Sandy loam		Loamy sand	Sandy loam	Sandy loam	Loamy sand	Sand
Reference Bulk Density	1.68 g/cm³	1.34 g/cm³				1.35 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.73 g/cm³		1.68 g/cm³		1.68 g/cm³			1.5 g/cm³		1.68 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.68 g/cm³	1.73 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.55 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³				1.44 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.56 g/cm³		1.55 g/cm³		1.55 g/cm³			1.38 g/cm³		1.55 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.55 g/cm³	1.56 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	0.29 %	0.26 %				0.32 %	0.3 %	0.32 %	0.14 %		0.29 %		0.29 %			0.3 %		0.29 %	0.3 %	0.3 %	0.29 %	0.14 %
PH	4.9	6.4				5.8	5.3	7.3	5.5		4.9		4.9			5.3		4.9	5.3	5.3	4.9	5.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	34 cmol kg⁻¹	40 cmol kg⁻¹				12 cmol kg⁻¹	35 cmol kg⁻¹	48 cmol kg⁻¹	20 cmol kg⁻¹		34 cmol kg⁻¹		34 cmol kg⁻¹			35 cmol kg⁻¹		34 cmol kg⁻¹	35 cmol kg⁻¹	35 cmol kg⁻¹	34 cmol kg⁻¹	20 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	3 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹				5 cmol kg⁻¹	6 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	1 cmol kg⁻¹		3 cmol kg⁻¹		3 cmol kg⁻¹			6 cmol kg⁻¹		3 cmol kg⁻¹	6 cmol kg⁻¹	6 cmol kg⁻¹	3 cmol kg⁻¹	1 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	31 %	95 %				77 %	26 %	94 %	55 %		31 %		31 %			26 %		31 %	26 %	26 %	31 %	55 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	0.9 cmol kg⁻¹	13.3 cmol kg⁻¹				3.9 cmol kg⁻¹	1.6 cmol kg⁻¹	12.2 cmol kg⁻¹	0.6 cmol kg⁻¹		0.9 cmol kg⁻¹		0.9 cmol kg⁻¹			1.6 cmol kg⁻¹		0.9 cmol kg⁻¹	1.6 cmol kg⁻¹	1.6 cmol kg⁻¹	0.9 cmol kg⁻¹	0.6 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	0 %	0.6 %				0.1 %	0 %	2 %	0 %		0 %		0 %			0 %		0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %				0 %	0 %	0.1 %	0 %		0 %		0 %			0 %		0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	2 %	4 %				3 %	2 %	2 %	4 %		2 %		2 %			2 %		2 %	2 %	2 %	2 %	4 %
Electrical Conductivity	0 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1				0 dS m-1	0 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0 dS m-1		0 dS m-1		0 dS m-1			0 dS m-1		0 dS m-1	0 dS m-1	0 dS m-1	0 dS m-1	0 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