World Species : Protected Area : Rheiderland

Rheiderland

Location:	Germany
Area:	21,461 acres (8,685 hectares)
Species:	All Endangered Invasive
Climate:	View Climate Data
Land Use:	View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:	Cfb (Climate: warm temperate; Precipitation: fully humid; Temperature: warm summer)
Natura 2000 Data Sheet:	View Data Sheet Explanatory notes

Ecoregions

Atlantic mixed forests

Soils

— Protected Area Boundary

	A			B			C

Share	70 %	25 %	5 %	70 %	20 %	10 %	60 %	15 %	15 %	10 %
Soil Type	Calcaric Fluvisols	Eutric Fluvisols	Terric Histosols	Eutric Fluvisols	Dystric Fluvisols	Eutric Gleysols	Fibric Histosols	Terric Histosols	Umbric Gleysols	Gleyic Podzols
Topsoil Texture	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Fine	Medium	Medium	Coarse
Reference Depth	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm
Drainage	Poor	Poor	Very poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Very poor	Very poor	Poor	Poor
Available Water Capacity	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	100 m
Phase 1	Saline	Saline
Root Obstacle	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm
Impermeable Layer			None to 150 cm				None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm
Soil Water Regime	Wet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Wet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month	Wet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Wet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Wet within 80 cm over 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 11 month	Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month	Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month	Wet within 80 cm over 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 11 month	Wet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month
Topsoil Properties
Gravel	15 %	4 %	28 %	4 %	4 %	4 %	1 %	28 %	4 %	2 %
Sand	34 %	39 %	35 %	39 %	47 %	37 %	20 %	35 %	38 %	86 %
Silt	48 %	40 %	33 %	40 %	33 %	40 %	40 %	33 %	42 %	10 %
Clay	18 %	21 %	32 %	21 %	20 %	23 %	40 %	32 %	20 %	4 %
USDA Texture	Loam	Loam	Clay loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Clay	Clay loam	Loam	Loamy sand
Reference Bulk Density	1.41 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.32 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.42 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.26 g/cm³	1.32 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.73 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.39 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	0.28 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	0.1 g/cm³	0.28 g/cm³	1.31 g/cm³	1.31 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	0.6 %	0.86 %	39.4 %	0.86 %	1.05 %	1.07 %	33.63 %	39.4 %	4.59 %	1.97 %
PH	8	7.2	5.6	7.2	4.8	6.2	4.3	5.6	5.2	4.4
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	68 cmol kg⁻¹	63 cmol kg⁻¹	45 cmol kg⁻¹	63 cmol kg⁻¹	21 cmol kg⁻¹	41 cmol kg⁻¹	45 cmol kg⁻¹	45 cmol kg⁻¹	34 cmol kg⁻¹	52 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	14 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	87 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	7 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	77 cmol kg⁻¹	87 cmol kg⁻¹	20 cmol kg⁻¹	6 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	100 %	91 %	75 %	91 %	36 %	88 %	62 %	75 %	82 %	18 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	19.8 cmol kg⁻¹	16.9 cmol kg⁻¹	59.5 cmol kg⁻¹	16.9 cmol kg⁻¹	2.6 cmol kg⁻¹	10.2 cmol kg⁻¹	31.4 cmol kg⁻¹	59.5 cmol kg⁻¹	1.8 cmol kg⁻¹	3.6 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	11.7 %	0.5 %	0 %	0.5 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Calcium Sulphate	0.2 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	3 %	2 %	1 %	2 %	2 %	2 %	2 %	1 %	2 %	1 %
Electrical Conductivity	0.7 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel	10 %	7 %	5 %	7 %	8 %	5 %	2 %	5 %	5 %	3 %
Sand	36 %	41 %	52 %	41 %	51 %	36 %	47 %	52 %	38 %	85 %
Silt	46 %	38 %	23 %	38 %	29 %	36 %	26 %	23 %	32 %	10 %
Clay	18 %	21 %	25 %	21 %	20 %	28 %	27 %	25 %	30 %	5 %
USDA Texture	Loam	Loam	Sandy clay loam	Loam	Loam	Clay loam	Sandy clay loam	Sandy clay loam	Clay loam	Loamy sand
Reference Bulk Density	1.41 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.34 g/cm³	1.7 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.41 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	0.18 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	0.1 g/cm³	0.18 g/cm³	1.49 g/cm³	1.54 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	0.4 %	0.38 %	38.46 %	0.38 %	0.41 %	0.37 %	32.89 %	38.46 %	0.67 %	0.91 %
PH	8.1	7.5	5.8	7.5	4.9	6.6	4.6	5.8	5.2	4.9
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	84 cmol kg⁻¹	61 cmol kg⁻¹	49 cmol kg⁻¹	61 cmol kg⁻¹	20 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	71 cmol kg⁻¹	49 cmol kg⁻¹	38 cmol kg⁻¹	44 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	13 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	88 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	7 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	78 cmol kg⁻¹	88 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	3 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	100 %	96 %	96 %	96 %	29 %	90 %	40 %	96 %	86 %	21 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	20.7 cmol kg⁻¹	15.2 cmol kg⁻¹	81.8 cmol kg⁻¹	15.2 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	11.9 cmol kg⁻¹	27.4 cmol kg⁻¹	81.8 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	1.7 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	12.2 %	2.5 %	0 %	2.5 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Calcium Sulphate	0.2 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	3 %	3 %	1 %	3 %	2 %	2 %	1 %	1 %	4 %	3 %
Electrical Conductivity	0.5 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 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