Pande Forest Reserve

Location:Tanzania
IUCN Category:IV
Area:3,094 acres (1,252 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

Northern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 A
  
Share30 %25 %15 %15 %15 %
Soil TypeHaplic FerralsolsFerric AcrisolsChromic CambisolsFerric LixisolsEutric Fluvisols
Topsoil TextureFineMediumMediumMediumFine
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageModerately wellModerately wellModerately wellModerately wellImperfectly
Available Water Capacity150 m150 m150 m150 m150 m
Topsoil Properties
Gravel0 %0 %0 %0 %2 %
Sand49 %62 %64 %47 %19 %
Silt10 %13 %15 %23 %35 %
Clay41 %25 %21 %30 %46 %
USDA TextureSandy claySandy clay loamSandy clay loamSandy clay loamClay
Reference Bulk Density1.31 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.44 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.45 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.31 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1.42 %1.25 %1.26 %1.06 %1.2 %
PH5.55.97.36.45.9
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity17 cmol kg⁻¹22 cmol kg⁻¹39 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹78 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity12 cmol kg⁻¹10 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation8 %52 %96 %80 %87 %
Total Exchangeable Bases1 cmol kg⁻¹5.2 cmol kg⁻¹12.5 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹34.8 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %1.5 %0.5 %0.2 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0.1 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 %3 %1 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0 dS m-10 dS m-10.1 dS m-10 dS m-10 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel0 %2 %5 %0 %6 %
Sand42 %50 %64 %50 %40 %
Silt8 %12 %12 %17 %28 %
Clay50 %38 %24 %33 %32 %
USDA TextureClaySandy claySandy clay loamSandy clay loamClay loam
Reference Bulk Density1.27 g/cm³1.33 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.33 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.39 g/cm³1.47 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1.01 %0.6 %0.49 %0.65 %0.33 %
PH4.86.16.56.46.6
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity3 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹47 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹65 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity5 cmol kg⁻¹8 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹18 cmol kg⁻¹20 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation20 %76 %83 %82 %98 %
Total Exchangeable Bases1 cmol kg⁻¹6.1 cmol kg⁻¹10 cmol kg⁻¹14.8 cmol kg⁻¹19.6 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0.4 %0.6 %0.5 %2 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0.1 %
Exchangeable Sodium5 %4 %2 %2 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0 dS m-10 dS m-10.1 dS m-10 dS m-10.6 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