Itala Game Reserve

Location:Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
IUCN Category:II
Area:72,822 acres (29,470 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
Climate:View Climate Data
Land Use:View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:Cwb (Climate: warm temperate; Precipitation: winter dry; Temperature: warm summer)

Ecoregions

Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 AB
   
Share 40 %30 %20 %10 %
Soil TypeEutric LeptosolsDystric RegosolsUmbric LeptosolsRhodic FerralsolsHaplic Ferralsols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMediumFineFine
Reference Depth30 cm100 cm30 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageImperfectlyModerately wellImperfectlyModerately wellModerately well
Available Water Capacity50 mm150 m50 mm150 m150 m
Topsoil Properties
Gravel20 %43 %26 %2 %1 %
Sand50 %58 %51 %43 %30 %
Silt30 %25 %26 %10 %19 %
Clay20 %17 %23 %47 %51 %
USDA TextureLoamSandy loamSandy clay loamClayClay
Reference Bulk Density1.42 g/cm³1.46 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³1.25 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.35 g/cm³1.29 g/cm³1.1 g/cm³1.2 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.72 %0.95 %3.23 %1.21 %1.29 %
PH6.55.14.855.1
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity49 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹9 cmol kg⁻¹5 cmol kg⁻¹7 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity12 cmol kg⁻¹10 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹6 cmol kg⁻¹8 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation87 %15 %39 %50 %18 %
Total Exchangeable Bases10.4 cmol kg⁻¹1.5 cmol kg⁻¹5.1 cmol kg⁻¹3 cmol kg⁻¹1.4 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.8 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0.1 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 %4 %1 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10 dS m-10 dS m-10 dS m-10 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel 28 % 1 %1 %
Sand 65 % 34 %25 %
Silt 21 % 12 %19 %
Clay 14 % 54 %56 %
USDA Texture Sandy loam ClayClay
Reference Bulk Density 1.5 g/cm³ 1.24 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³
Bulk Density 1.38 g/cm³ 1.25 g/cm³1.44 g/cm³
Organic Carbon 0.3 % 0.52 %0.62 %
PH 5.3 5.44.9
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity 35 cmol kg⁻¹ 6 cmol kg⁻¹6 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity 6 cmol kg⁻¹ 5 cmol kg⁻¹6 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation 26 % 60 %36 %
Total Exchangeable Bases 1.6 cmol kg⁻¹ 3 cmol kg⁻¹2.2 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate 0 % 0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate 0 % 0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium 2 % 2 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity 0 dS m-1 0 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