Hörselberge

Location:Germany
Area:1,285 acres (520 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
   
Share60 %15 %10 %10 %5 %50 %30 %20 %
Soil TypeCalcaric CambisolsCalcic GleysolsCalcic GleysolsEutric CambisolsGleyic PhaeozemsVertic CambisolsVertic CambisolsEutric Gleysols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMediumCoarseMediumFineFineFine
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageModerately wellPoorPoorWellPoorModerately wellModerately wellVery poor
Available Water Capacity50 m75 m50 m15 m150 m150 m100 m150 m
Phase 1GravellyGravellyGravellyGravelly    
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 cm
Impermeable Layer  40 - 80 cmNone to 150 cm None to 150 cm40 - 80 cm80 - 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 over 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 11 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 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
Gravel6 %4 %4 %10 %3 %2 %2 %1 %
Sand36 %41 %41 %77 %35 %20 %20 %17 %
Silt43 %40 %40 %14 %42 %29 %29 %32 %
Clay21 %19 %19 %9 %23 %51 %51 %51 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamLoamSandy loamLoamClayClayClay
Reference Bulk Density1.39 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.41 g/cm³1.31 g/cm³1.31 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.25 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.65 %1.3 %1.3 %0.7 %1.26 %0.96 %0.96 %1.25 %
PH8776.95.77.37.35.8
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity52 cmol kg⁻¹37 cmol kg⁻¹37 cmol kg⁻¹49 cmol kg⁻¹51 cmol kg⁻¹54 cmol kg⁻¹54 cmol kg⁻¹37 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity16 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹7 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹36 cmol kg⁻¹36 cmol kg⁻¹25 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %82 %82 %91 %84 %94 %94 %78 %
Total Exchangeable Bases24.3 cmol kg⁻¹8.8 cmol kg⁻¹8.8 cmol kg⁻¹6.7 cmol kg⁻¹13.8 cmol kg⁻¹27.4 cmol kg⁻¹27.4 cmol kg⁻¹18.9 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate7 %1 %1 %0.1 %0 %0.3 %0.3 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %2 %2 %2 %2 %1 %1 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.4 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
Gravel10 %5 %5 %20 %5 %4 %4 %1 %
Sand34 %44 %44 %67 %29 %18 %18 %19 %
Silt43 %37 %37 %16 %38 %29 %29 %29 %
Clay23 %19 %19 %17 %33 %53 %53 %52 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamLoamSandy loamClay loamClayClayClay
Reference Bulk Density1.38 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³1.48 g/cm³1.31 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.45 g/cm³1.47 g/cm³1.47 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.44 g/cm³1.46 g/cm³1.46 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.43 %0.44 %0.44 %0.4 %0.5 %0.43 %0.43 %0.45 %
PH8.17.27.27.36.97.77.76
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity54 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹48 cmol kg⁻¹62 cmol kg⁻¹61 cmol kg⁻¹61 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity16 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹8 cmol kg⁻¹23 cmol kg⁻¹35 cmol kg⁻¹35 cmol kg⁻¹23 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %86 %86 %91 %90 %99 %99 %84 %
Total Exchangeable Bases28.7 cmol kg⁻¹10 cmol kg⁻¹10 cmol kg⁻¹9.3 cmol kg⁻¹22.3 cmol kg⁻¹34.3 cmol kg⁻¹34.3 cmol kg⁻¹17 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate8.7 %1 %1 %0.1 %2.2 %4 %4 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0.4 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %2 %2 %2 %2 %2 %2 %3 %
Electrical Conductivity0.3 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