Schluchten bei Gera und Bad Köstritz mit Roschützer Wald

Location:Germany
Area:405 acres (164 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
   
Share60 %15 %10 %10 %5 %60 %20 %20 %
Soil TypeCalcaric CambisolsCalcic GleysolsCalcic GleysolsEutric CambisolsGleyic PhaeozemsDystric CambisolsCambic PodzolsGleyic Cambisols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMediumCoarseMediumMediumMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageModerately wellPoorPoorWellPoorModerately wellModerately wellPoor
Available Water Capacity50 m75 m50 m15 m150 m100 m100 m100 m
Phase 1GravellyGravellyGravellyGravelly StonyStonyStony
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 cmNone to 150 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 for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month
Topsoil Properties
Gravel6 %4 %4 %10 %3 %10 %15 %4 %
Sand36 %41 %41 %77 %35 %42 %48 %45 %
Silt43 %40 %40 %14 %42 %38 %40 %36 %
Clay21 %19 %19 %9 %23 %20 %12 %19 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamLoamSandy loamLoamLoamLoamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.39 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.41 g/cm³1.31 g/cm³1.31 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³0.96 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.65 %1.3 %1.3 %0.7 %1.26 %1.45 %3.15 %1 %
PH8776.95.75.156.4
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity52 cmol kg⁻¹37 cmol kg⁻¹37 cmol kg⁻¹49 cmol kg⁻¹51 cmol kg⁻¹32 cmol kg⁻¹66 cmol kg⁻¹38 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity16 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹7 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹17 cmol kg⁻¹9 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %82 %82 %91 %84 %38 %10 %85 %
Total Exchangeable Bases24.3 cmol kg⁻¹8.8 cmol kg⁻¹8.8 cmol kg⁻¹6.7 cmol kg⁻¹13.8 cmol kg⁻¹4.3 cmol kg⁻¹4.4 cmol kg⁻¹8.2 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate7 %1 %1 %0.1 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %2 %2 %2 %2 %2 %0 %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 %19 %17 %18 %
Sand34 %44 %44 %67 %29 %45 %55 %39 %
Silt43 %37 %37 %16 %38 %35 %33 %34 %
Clay23 %19 %19 %17 %33 %20 %12 %27 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamLoamSandy loamClay loamLoamSandy loamClay loam
Reference Bulk Density1.38 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³1.48 g/cm³1.31 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.45 g/cm³1.47 g/cm³1.47 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.44 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.29 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.43 %0.44 %0.44 %0.4 %0.5 %0.5 %1.13 %0.47 %
PH8.17.27.27.36.95.25.16.7
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity54 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹48 cmol kg⁻¹62 cmol kg⁻¹35 cmol kg⁻¹65 cmol kg⁻¹37 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity16 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹8 cmol kg⁻¹23 cmol kg⁻¹9 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %86 %86 %91 %90 %33 %13 %88 %
Total Exchangeable Bases28.7 cmol kg⁻¹10 cmol kg⁻¹10 cmol kg⁻¹9.3 cmol kg⁻¹22.3 cmol kg⁻¹2.6 cmol kg⁻¹0.8 cmol kg⁻¹11.3 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate8.7 %1 %1 %0.1 %2.2 %0 %0 %0.1 %
Calcium Sulphate0.4 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %2 %2 %2 %2 %2 %0 %2 %
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