Hunteniederung

Location:Germany
Area:2,669 acres (1,080 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
 AB
   
Share70 %20 %10 %25 %25 %20 %10 %10 %10 %
Soil TypeEutric FluvisolsDystric FluvisolsEutric GleysolsHaplic LuvisolsDystric PodzoluvisolsDystric CambisolsGleyic CambisolsDystric GleysolsHaplic Podzols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMediumMediumCoarseCoarseCoarseCoarseCoarse
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainagePoorPoorPoorModerately wellModerately wellWellPoorPoorSomewhat excessive
Available Water Capacity150 m150 m150 m150 m150 m100 m100 m150 m100 m
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm20 - 40 cm
Impermeable Layer   None to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cm
Soil Water RegimeWet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 monthWet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 monthWet within 80 cm over 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 11 monthNot wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 monthNot wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 monthNot wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 monthNot wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 monthWet within 80 cm over 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 11 monthNot wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month
Topsoil Properties
Gravel4 %4 %4 %4 %1 %10 %5 %10 %3 %
Sand39 %47 %37 %41 %73 %75 %76 %74 %87 %
Silt40 %33 %40 %37 %21 %15 %13 %16 %9 %
Clay21 %20 %23 %22 %6 %10 %11 %10 %4 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamLoamLoamSandy loamSandy loamSandy loamSandy loamLoamy sand
Reference Bulk Density1.4 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.65 g/cm³1.58 g/cm³1.56 g/cm³1.57 g/cm³1.73 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.36 g/cm³1.33 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.48 g/cm³1.49 g/cm³1.31 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.86 %1.05 %1.07 %0.74 %0.9 %0.7 %0.79 %0.93 %2.18 %
PH7.24.86.26.54.15.16.25.24.4
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity63 cmol kg⁻¹21 cmol kg⁻¹41 cmol kg⁻¹47 cmol kg⁻¹61 cmol kg⁻¹21 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹20 cmol kg⁻¹101 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity16 cmol kg⁻¹7 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹6 cmol kg⁻¹5 cmol kg⁻¹7 cmol kg⁻¹5 cmol kg⁻¹9 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation91 %36 %88 %91 %75 %28 %71 %48 %11 %
Total Exchangeable Bases16.9 cmol kg⁻¹2.6 cmol kg⁻¹10.2 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹3.5 cmol kg⁻¹1.5 cmol kg⁻¹7.1 cmol kg⁻¹2.6 cmol kg⁻¹2.6 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.5 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 %2 %1 %0 %5 %3 %2 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel7 %8 %5 %3 %3 %9 %8 %8 %4 %
Sand41 %51 %36 %37 %61 %68 %62 %68 %88 %
Silt38 %29 %36 %34 %27 %17 %15 %16 %8 %
Clay21 %20 %28 %29 %12 %15 %23 %16 %4 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamClay loamClay loamSandy loamSandy loamSandy clay loamSandy loamSand
Reference Bulk Density1.4 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.52 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.49 g/cm³1.74 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.39 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³1.69 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.44 g/cm³1.57 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.38 %0.41 %0.37 %0.36 %0.3 %0.27 %0.41 %0.23 %0.39 %
PH7.54.96.66.74.956.155
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity61 cmol kg⁻¹20 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹50 cmol kg⁻¹34 cmol kg⁻¹31 cmol kg⁻¹32 cmol kg⁻¹23 cmol kg⁻¹66 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity14 cmol kg⁻¹7 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹4 cmol kg⁻¹5 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹4 cmol kg⁻¹2 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation96 %29 %90 %93 %63 %36 %77 %54 %21 %
Total Exchangeable Bases15.2 cmol kg⁻¹2 cmol kg⁻¹11.9 cmol kg⁻¹13.1 cmol kg⁻¹3.4 cmol kg⁻¹1.4 cmol kg⁻¹8.9 cmol kg⁻¹3.4 cmol kg⁻¹1.5 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate2.5 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium3 %2 %2 %1 %0 %5 %3 %3 %3 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 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