Beuche - Wethautal

Location:Germany
Area:726 acres (294 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

Central European mixed forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 AB
   
Share50 %30 %20 %60 %20 %20 %
Soil TypeVertic CambisolsVertic CambisolsEutric GleysolsDystric CambisolsCambic PodzolsGleyic Cambisols
Topsoil TextureFineFineFineMediumMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageModerately wellModerately wellVery poorModerately wellModerately wellPoor
Available Water Capacity150 m100 m150 m100 m100 m100 m
Phase 1   StonyStonyStony
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm
Impermeable LayerNone to 150 cm40 - 80 cm80 - 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 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 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 monthWet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month
Misc. PropertyVertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide)Vertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide)    
Topsoil Properties
Gravel2 %2 %1 %10 %15 %4 %
Sand20 %20 %17 %42 %48 %45 %
Silt29 %29 %32 %38 %40 %36 %
Clay51 %51 %51 %20 %12 %19 %
USDA TextureClayClayClayLoamLoamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.23 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.43 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.25 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³0.96 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.96 %0.96 %1.25 %1.45 %3.15 %1 %
PH7.37.35.85.156.4
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity54 cmol kg⁻¹54 cmol kg⁻¹37 cmol kg⁻¹32 cmol kg⁻¹66 cmol kg⁻¹38 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity36 cmol kg⁻¹36 cmol kg⁻¹25 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹17 cmol kg⁻¹9 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation94 %94 %78 %38 %10 %85 %
Total Exchangeable Bases27.4 cmol kg⁻¹27.4 cmol kg⁻¹18.9 cmol kg⁻¹4.3 cmol kg⁻¹4.4 cmol kg⁻¹8.2 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.3 %0.3 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %1 %2 %2 %0 %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
Gravel4 %4 %1 %19 %17 %18 %
Sand18 %18 %19 %45 %55 %39 %
Silt29 %29 %29 %35 %33 %34 %
Clay53 %53 %52 %20 %12 %27 %
USDA TextureClayClayClayLoamSandy loamClay loam
Reference Bulk Density1.22 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.46 g/cm³1.46 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.29 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.43 %0.43 %0.45 %0.5 %1.13 %0.47 %
PH7.77.765.25.16.7
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity61 cmol kg⁻¹61 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹35 cmol kg⁻¹65 cmol kg⁻¹37 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity35 cmol kg⁻¹35 cmol kg⁻¹23 cmol kg⁻¹9 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation99 %99 %84 %33 %13 %88 %
Total Exchangeable Bases34.3 cmol kg⁻¹34.3 cmol kg⁻¹17 cmol kg⁻¹2.6 cmol kg⁻¹0.8 cmol kg⁻¹11.3 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate4 %4 %0 %0 %0 %0.1 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 %3 %2 %0 %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
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