soil map units where KmH Kotomaka hill soils is dominant
Soil properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Ha’apai |
| Landscape position | Old coral limestone and admixed ash around coral pinnacles of central Nomuka Island. |
| Soil parent material | - |
| Slope | Moderately steep (12-23°) to steep slopes (30-38°) |
| Surface outcrops | - |
| Brief soil profile description | 0-10 cm Very dark brown very friable sandy clay loam; 10-35 cm Brown gravelly friable calcareous sandy clay loam with coral fragments;on Hard coral limestone. |
| Soil profile texture | - |
| Minimum effective rooting depth | <35 cm (lithic contact) |
| Soil pH (acidity) | Slightly alkaline |
| Salinity | - |
| Soil fertility under natural conditions | Not analysed |
| Soil moisture regime | - |
| Susceptibility to drought | - |
| Soil drainage | Excessively drained |
| Susceptibility to waterlogging | - |
| Susceptibility to flooding | - |
