Losiminguri Forest Reserve

Location:Tanzania
Area:14,815 acres (5,995 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
Climate:View Climate Data
Land Use:View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:Aw (Climate: equatorial; Precipitation: winter dry)

Ecoregions

Serengeti volcanic grasslands

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 AB
   
Share30 %25 %15 %30 %50 %30 %20 %
Soil TypeLuvic ChernozemsCalcic ChernozemsMollic AndosolsEutric VertisolsEutric LeptosolsEutric RegosolsVitric Andosols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMediumFineMediumMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm30 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageModerately wellModerately wellModerately wellPoorImperfectlyModerately wellModerately well
Available Water Capacity150 m150 m150 m125 m50 mm150 m150 m
Misc. Property   Vertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide)   
Topsoil Properties
Gravel0 %1 %1 %1 %10 %0 %1 %
Sand44 %24 %38 %21 %24 %52 %61 %
Silt35 %44 %36 %25 %46 %22 %32 %
Clay21 %32 %26 %54 %30 %26 %7 %
USDA TextureLoamClay loamLoamClayClay loamSandy clay loamSandy loam
Reference Bulk Density1.4 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³1.31 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.27 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³0.82 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³1.33 g/cm³1.17 g/cm³0.97 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1.7 %1.75 %3.71 %1.07 %2.64 %1.11 %3.43 %
PH8.57.76.56.95.86.25.8
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity91 cmol kg⁻¹68 cmol kg⁻¹54 cmol kg⁻¹68 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹48 cmol kg⁻¹70 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity25 cmol kg⁻¹28 cmol kg⁻¹27 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹17 cmol kg⁻¹17 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %100 %80 %100 %88 %80 %45 %
Total Exchangeable Bases25 cmol kg⁻¹28 cmol kg⁻¹21.6 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹11.4 cmol kg⁻¹13.6 cmol kg⁻¹7.7 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate3.6 %4.4 %0.7 %1.3 %0 %0.5 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0.1 %0.1 %0 %0.1 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium10 %1 %1 %1 %1 %2 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.2 dS m-10.3 dS m-10 dS m-10.3 dS m-10 dS m-10 dS m-10 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel2 %1 %1 %1 % 0 %1 %
Sand45 %23 %37 %20 % 61 %68 %
Silt36 %44 %35 %24 % 18 %26 %
Clay19 %33 %28 %56 % 21 %6 %
USDA TextureLoamClay loamClay loamClay Sandy clay loamSandy loam
Reference Bulk Density1.42 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³ 1.44 g/cm³1.63 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.39 g/cm³1.32 g/cm³0.79 g/cm³1.58 g/cm³ 1.29 g/cm³1 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.5 %0.72 %1.55 %0.56 % 0.76 %1.48 %
PH9.48.16.57.5 5.86.1
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity107 cmol kg⁻¹68 cmol kg⁻¹66 cmol kg⁻¹70 cmol kg⁻¹ 103 cmol kg⁻¹131 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity21 cmol kg⁻¹25 cmol kg⁻¹24 cmol kg⁻¹41 cmol kg⁻¹ 32 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %100 %80 %100 % 75 %75 %
Total Exchangeable Bases21 cmol kg⁻¹25 cmol kg⁻¹19.2 cmol kg⁻¹41 cmol kg⁻¹ 24 cmol kg⁻¹9.8 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate7.1 %12 %1 %2 % 0.2 %0.4 %
Calcium Sulphate0.1 %0.1 %0.1 %0.1 % 0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium55 %1 %2 %2 % 3 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity1.3 dS m-10.4 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.3 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