NSG Hotzenberg

Location:Germany
Area:225 acres (91 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
   
Share40 %30 %30 %50 %30 %20 %
Soil TypeHaplic LuvisolsEutric PodzoluvisolsEutric GleysolsVertic CambisolsVertic CambisolsEutric Gleysols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMediumFineFineFine
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageModerately wellModerately wellPoorModerately wellModerately wellVery poor
Available Water Capacity150 m150 m75 m150 m100 m150 m
Phase 1  Stony   
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm
Impermeable LayerNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cm40 - 80 cmNone to 150 cm40 - 80 cm80 - 150 cm
Soil Water RegimeNot 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 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 month
Misc. Property   Vertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide)Vertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide) 
Topsoil Properties
Gravel4 %1 %4 %2 %2 %1 %
Sand41 %35 %37 %20 %20 %17 %
Silt37 %54 %40 %29 %29 %32 %
Clay22 %11 %23 %51 %51 %51 %
USDA TextureLoamSilt loamLoamClayClayClay
Reference Bulk Density1.4 g/cm³1.49 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.43 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.25 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.74 %1.2 %1.07 %0.96 %0.96 %1.25 %
PH6.55.46.27.37.35.8
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity47 cmol kg⁻¹48 cmol kg⁻¹41 cmol kg⁻¹54 cmol kg⁻¹54 cmol kg⁻¹37 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity13 cmol kg⁻¹9 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹36 cmol kg⁻¹36 cmol kg⁻¹25 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation91 %55 %88 %94 %94 %78 %
Total Exchangeable Bases11 cmol kg⁻¹5.7 cmol kg⁻¹10.2 cmol kg⁻¹27.4 cmol kg⁻¹27.4 cmol kg⁻¹18.9 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %0 %0.3 %0.3 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %0 %2 %1 %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-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel3 %4 %5 %4 %4 %1 %
Sand37 %37 %36 %18 %18 %19 %
Silt34 %43 %36 %29 %29 %29 %
Clay29 %20 %28 %53 %53 %52 %
USDA TextureClay loamLoamClay loamClayClayClay
Reference Bulk Density1.35 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.51 g/cm³1.61 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.46 g/cm³1.46 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.36 %0.25 %0.37 %0.43 %0.43 %0.45 %
PH6.75.36.67.77.76
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity50 cmol kg⁻¹63 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹61 cmol kg⁻¹61 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity14 cmol kg⁻¹9 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹35 cmol kg⁻¹35 cmol kg⁻¹23 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation93 %59 %90 %99 %99 %84 %
Total Exchangeable Bases13.1 cmol kg⁻¹4.9 cmol kg⁻¹11.9 cmol kg⁻¹34.3 cmol kg⁻¹34.3 cmol kg⁻¹17 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %0 %4 %4 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %0 %2 %2 %2 %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-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