Serra da Canastra National Park

Location:Minas Gerais, Brazil
IUCN Category:II
Area:491,304 acres (198,824 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
Climate:View Climate Data
Land Use:View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:Cwa (Climate: warm temperate; Precipitation: winter dry; Temperature: hot summer)

Ecoregions

Cerrado

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 AB
   
Share40 %30 %30 %40 %35 %25 %
Soil TypeRhodic FerralsolsHaplic FerralsolsFerralic CambisolsFerric AcrisolsRhodic FerralsolsHaplic Ferralsols
Topsoil TextureFineFineMediumCoarseFineMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageModerately wellModerately wellModerately wellModerately wellModerately wellModerately well
Available Water Capacity150 m150 m150 m150 m150 m150 m
Topsoil Properties
Gravel0 %0 %3 %0 %0 %4 %
Sand20 %14 %52 %88 %24 %57 %
Silt4 %8 %20 %2 %6 %8 %
Clay76 %78 %28 %10 %70 %35 %
USDA TextureClay (heavy)Clay (heavy)Sandy clay loamLoamy sandClay (heavy)Sandy clay
Reference Bulk Density1.17 g/cm³1.15 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³1.19 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.1 g/cm³1 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³1.52 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1.6 %1.62 %0.77 %0.6 %1.33 %0.9 %
PH4.9554.84.94.9
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity3 cmol kg⁻¹2 cmol kg⁻¹4 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹4 cmol kg⁻¹2 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity8 cmol kg⁻¹7 cmol kg⁻¹4 cmol kg⁻¹5 cmol kg⁻¹8 cmol kg⁻¹4 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation3 %3 %5 %32 %28 %18 %
Total Exchangeable Bases0.2 cmol kg⁻¹0.2 cmol kg⁻¹0.2 cmol kg⁻¹1.6 cmol kg⁻¹2.2 cmol kg⁻¹0.7 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium0 %0 %0 %1 %0 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0 dS m-10 dS m-10 dS m-10 dS m-10 dS m-10 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel0 %0 %7 %0 %0 %4 %
Sand19 %12 %45 %82 %21 %42 %
Silt4 %6 %21 %2 %9 %15 %
Clay77 %82 %34 %16 %70 %43 %
USDA TextureClay (heavy)Clay (heavy)Clay loamSandy loamClay (heavy)Clay
Reference Bulk Density1.16 g/cm³1.14 g/cm³1.33 g/cm³1.52 g/cm³1.18 g/cm³1.29 g/cm³
Bulk Density1 g/cm³0.96 g/cm³1.18 g/cm³1.47 g/cm³1.19 g/cm³1.2 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.91 %1 %0.38 %0.39 %0.6 %0.47 %
PH5.25.254.85.55.7
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity1 cmol kg⁻¹1 cmol kg⁻¹3 cmol kg⁻¹20 cmol kg⁻¹3 cmol kg⁻¹3 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity4 cmol kg⁻¹4 cmol kg⁻¹3 cmol kg⁻¹5 cmol kg⁻¹4 cmol kg⁻¹3 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation3 %4 %6 %19 %19 %62 %
Total Exchangeable Bases0.1 cmol kg⁻¹0.2 cmol kg⁻¹0.2 cmol kg⁻¹1 cmol kg⁻¹0.8 cmol kg⁻¹1.9 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium0 %1 %1 %1 %1 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0 dS m-10 dS m-10 dS m-10 dS m-10 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