Egge

Location:Germany
Area:7,732 acres (3,129 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

Western European broadleaf forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 AB
   
Share35 %30 %25 %10 %60 %10 %10 %10 %10 %
Soil TypeRendzic LeptosolsRendzic LeptosolsChromic CambisolsChromic LuvisolsEutric GleysolsVertic CambisolsRendzic LeptosolsHaplic LuvisolsEutric Gleysols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMediumFineMediumFineMediumMediumMedium
Reference Depth30 cm30 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm30 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageImperfectlyImperfectlyModerately wellModerately wellPoorModerately wellImperfectlyModerately wellPoor
Available Water Capacity15 mm15 mm100 m50 m125 m50 m15 mm100 m125 m
Phase 1StonyStonyStonyStonyStonyStonyStonyStonyStony
Root Obstacle  None to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm None to 80 cmNone to 80 cm
Impermeable Layer  None to 150 cm40 - 80 cmNone to 150 cm40 - 80 cm None to 150 cmNone to 150 cm
Soil Water Regime  Not 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 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 monthWet within 80 cm over 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 11 month
Misc. Property     Vertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide)   
Topsoil Properties
Gravel16 %16 %10 %4 %4 %2 %16 %4 %4 %
Sand37 %37 %49 %27 %37 %20 %37 %41 %37 %
Silt44 %44 %28 %27 %40 %29 %44 %37 %40 %
Clay19 %19 %23 %46 %23 %51 %19 %22 %23 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamLoamClayLoamClayLoamLoamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.41 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.24 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³1.31 g/cm³1.37 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³
Organic Carbon2.13 %2.13 %0.98 %1.2 %1.07 %0.96 %2.13 %0.74 %1.07 %
PH7.57.56.66.36.27.37.56.56.2
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity80 cmol kg⁻¹80 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹31 cmol kg⁻¹41 cmol kg⁻¹54 cmol kg⁻¹80 cmol kg⁻¹47 cmol kg⁻¹41 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity27 cmol kg⁻¹27 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹19 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹36 cmol kg⁻¹27 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %100 %83 %79 %88 %94 %100 %91 %88 %
Total Exchangeable Bases28.8 cmol kg⁻¹28.8 cmol kg⁻¹11.6 cmol kg⁻¹13.4 cmol kg⁻¹10.2 cmol kg⁻¹27.4 cmol kg⁻¹28.8 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹10.2 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate6 %6 %0.1 %0 %0 %0.3 %6 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 %2 %1 %2 %1 %2 %1 %2 %
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
Gravel  9 %6 %5 %4 % 3 %5 %
Sand  47 %21 %36 %18 % 37 %36 %
Silt  26 %25 %36 %29 % 34 %36 %
Clay  27 %54 %28 %53 % 29 %28 %
USDA Texture  Sandy clay loamClayClay loamClay Clay loamClay loam
Reference Bulk Density  1.38 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³ 1.35 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³
Bulk Density  1.44 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.46 g/cm³ 1.51 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³
Organic Carbon  0.47 %0.58 %0.37 %0.43 % 0.36 %0.37 %
PH  6.76.46.67.7 6.76.6
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity  44 cmol kg⁻¹33 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹61 cmol kg⁻¹ 50 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity  15 cmol kg⁻¹20 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹35 cmol kg⁻¹ 14 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation  92 %83 %90 %99 % 93 %90 %
Total Exchangeable Bases  11.9 cmol kg⁻¹13.1 cmol kg⁻¹11.9 cmol kg⁻¹34.3 cmol kg⁻¹ 13.1 cmol kg⁻¹11.9 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate  0.1 %0 %0 %4 % 0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate  0 %0 %0 %0 % 0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium  1 %1 %2 %2 % 1 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity  0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1 0.1 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