Nylsvley

Location:Limpopo, South Africa
IUCN Category:IV
Area:7,698 acres (3,115 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
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Köppen climate classification:BSh (Climate: arid; Precipitation: steppe; Temperature: hot arid)

Ecoregions

Southern Africa bushveld

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 A
  
Share30 %27 %18 %19 %6 %
Soil TypeHaplic LuvisolsCalcic VertisolsEutric CambisolsEutric VertisolsCalcic Luvisols
Topsoil TextureMediumFineMediumFineMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageModerately wellPoorModerately wellPoorModerately well
Available Water Capacity150 m125 m150 m125 m150 m
Misc. Property Vertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide) Vertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide) 
Topsoil Properties
Gravel1 %1 %1 %1 %1 %
Sand54 %20 %45 %21 %63 %
Silt25 %27 %31 %25 %16 %
Clay21 %53 %24 %54 %21 %
USDA TextureSandy clay loamClayLoamClaySandy clay loam
Reference Bulk Density1.42 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³1.44 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.43 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.6 %0.66 %0.87 %1.07 %0.3 %
PH6.57.96.66.97.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity41 cmol kg⁻¹79 cmol kg⁻¹50 cmol kg⁻¹68 cmol kg⁻¹49 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity11 cmol kg⁻¹44 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation89 %100 %91 %100 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases9.8 cmol kg⁻¹44 cmol kg⁻¹13.7 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.5 %4 %1 %1.3 %2 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0.2 %0.1 %0.1 %0.1 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 %2 %1 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0 dS m-10.4 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.3 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel1 %1 %1 %1 %1 %
Sand49 %19 %43 %20 %56 %
Silt24 %25 %30 %24 %17 %
Clay27 %56 %27 %56 %27 %
USDA TextureSandy clay loamClayClay loamClaySandy clay loam
Reference Bulk Density1.38 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.51 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.58 g/cm³1.59 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.26 %0.45 %0.34 %0.56 %0.21 %
PH6.78.177.57.9
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity43 cmol kg⁻¹77 cmol kg⁻¹52 cmol kg⁻¹70 cmol kg⁻¹43 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity13 cmol kg⁻¹44 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹41 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation91 %100 %94 %100 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases11.8 cmol kg⁻¹44 cmol kg⁻¹14.1 cmol kg⁻¹41 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.9 %6.6 %1.6 %2 %4.9 %
Calcium Sulphate0.1 %0.2 %0.1 %0.1 %0.1 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %4 %2 %2 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.5 dS m-10.2 dS m-10.3 dS m-10.2 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