World Species : Protected Area : Lüneburger Heide

Lüneburger Heide

Location:	Germany
Area:	57,541 acres (23,286 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	50 %	40 %	10 %	40 %	30 %	20 %	5 %	5 %	45 %	35 %	15 %	5 %
Soil Type	Eutric Gleysols	Dystric Gleysols	Stagnic Luvisols	Gleyic Cambisols	Stagnic Podzoluvisols	Gleyic Podzols	Eutric Gleysols	Haplic Podzols	Haplic Podzols	Albic Arenosols	Haplic Arenosols	Gleyic Podzols
Topsoil Texture	Medium	Medium	Medium	Coarse	Medium	Coarse	Medium	Coarse	Coarse	Coarse	Coarse	Coarse
Reference Depth	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm
Drainage	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Somewhat excessive	Somewhat excessive	Somewhat excessive	Somewhat excessive	Poor
Available Water Capacity	150 m	150 m	150 m	100 m	150 m	100 m	150 m	100 m	100 m	100 m	100 m	100 m
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	20 - 40 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm
Impermeable Layer	40 - 80 cm	40 - 80 cm	80 - 150 cm	80 - 150 cm	80 - 150 cm	80 - 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	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	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor 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	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month
Topsoil Properties
Gravel	4 %	2 %	4 %	5 %	1 %	2 %	4 %	3 %	3 %	3 %	4 %	2 %
Sand	37 %	40 %	37 %	76 %	24 %	86 %	37 %	87 %	87 %	88 %	90 %	86 %
Silt	40 %	39 %	44 %	13 %	58 %	10 %	40 %	9 %	9 %	7 %	5 %	10 %
Clay	23 %	21 %	19 %	11 %	18 %	4 %	23 %	4 %	4 %	5 %	5 %	4 %
USDA Texture	Loam	Loam	Loam	Sandy loam	Silt loam	Loamy sand	Loam	Loamy sand	Loamy sand	Sand	Sand	Loamy sand
Reference Bulk Density	1.38 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.56 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.73 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.73 g/cm³	1.73 g/cm³	1.7 g/cm³	1.71 g/cm³	1.73 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.35 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.31 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.31 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.62 g/cm³	1.49 g/cm³	1.31 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	1.07 %	1.17 %	0.99 %	0.79 %	1.5 %	1.97 %	1.07 %	2.18 %	2.18 %	0.4 %	0.4 %	1.97 %
PH	6.2	5.1	5.8	6.2	5.3	4.4	6.2	4.4	4.4	5.9	6.2	4.4
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	41 cmol kg⁻¹	25 cmol kg⁻¹	48 cmol kg⁻¹	40 cmol kg⁻¹	46 cmol kg⁻¹	52 cmol kg⁻¹	41 cmol kg⁻¹	101 cmol kg⁻¹	101 cmol kg⁻¹	26 cmol kg⁻¹	35 cmol kg⁻¹	52 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	13 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	7 cmol kg⁻¹	18 cmol kg⁻¹	6 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	3 cmol kg⁻¹	3 cmol kg⁻¹	6 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	88 %	47 %	62 %	71 %	55 %	18 %	88 %	11 %	11 %	64 %	93 %	18 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	10.2 cmol kg⁻¹	5.5 cmol kg⁻¹	8.4 cmol kg⁻¹	7.1 cmol kg⁻¹	5.7 cmol kg⁻¹	3.6 cmol kg⁻¹	10.2 cmol kg⁻¹	2.6 cmol kg⁻¹	2.6 cmol kg⁻¹	2.6 cmol kg⁻¹	3.3 cmol kg⁻¹	3.6 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	2 %	1 %	1 %	3 %	0 %	1 %	2 %	1 %	1 %	3 %	3 %	1 %
Electrical Conductivity	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	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel	5 %	6 %	4 %	8 %	4 %	3 %	5 %	4 %	4 %	4 %	4 %	3 %
Sand	36 %	41 %	31 %	62 %	12 %	85 %	36 %	88 %	88 %	89 %	90 %	85 %
Silt	36 %	34 %	38 %	15 %	55 %	10 %	36 %	8 %	8 %	6 %	5 %	10 %
Clay	28 %	25 %	31 %	23 %	33 %	5 %	28 %	4 %	4 %	5 %	5 %	5 %
USDA Texture	Clay loam	Loam	Clay loam	Sandy clay loam	Silty clay loam	Loamy sand	Clay loam	Sand	Sand	Sand	Sand	Loamy sand
Reference Bulk Density	1.35 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.28 g/cm³	1.7 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.74 g/cm³	1.74 g/cm³	1.7 g/cm³	1.71 g/cm³	1.7 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.5 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.6 g/cm³	1.44 g/cm³	1.6 g/cm³	1.54 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³	1.52 g/cm³	1.54 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	0.37 %	0.4 %	0.29 %	0.41 %	0.23 %	0.91 %	0.37 %	0.39 %	0.39 %	0.23 %	0.21 %	0.91 %
PH	6.6	5.3	5.9	6.1	6.2	4.9	6.6	5	5	5.6	6.1	4.9
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	42 cmol kg⁻¹	29 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	32 cmol kg⁻¹	62 cmol kg⁻¹	44 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	66 cmol kg⁻¹	66 cmol kg⁻¹	25 cmol kg⁻¹	39 cmol kg⁻¹	44 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	13 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹	3 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	3 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	90 %	47 %	83 %	77 %	59 %	21 %	90 %	21 %	21 %	89 %	100 %	21 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	11.9 cmol kg⁻¹	6.1 cmol kg⁻¹	10.2 cmol kg⁻¹	8.9 cmol kg⁻¹	4.9 cmol kg⁻¹	1.7 cmol kg⁻¹	11.9 cmol kg⁻¹	1.5 cmol kg⁻¹	1.5 cmol kg⁻¹	1.8 cmol kg⁻¹	2.6 cmol kg⁻¹	1.7 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	2 %	1 %	1 %	3 %	0 %	3 %	2 %	3 %	3 %	0 %	3 %	3 %
Electrical Conductivity	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	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