Vogelschutzgebiet Wälder und Wiesen bei Burbach und Neunkirchen

Location:Germany
Area:11,515 acres (4,660 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
 ABC
    
Share70 %30 %70 %15 %10 %5 %90 %10 %
Soil TypeEutric CambisolsEutric GleysolsDystric CambisolsUmbric LeptosolsGleyic CambisolsDystric GleysolsDystric CambisolsUmbric Leptosols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMediumMediumMediumFineMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm30 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm30 cm
DrainageModerately wellPoorModerately wellImperfectlyPoorVery poorModerately wellImperfectly
Available Water Capacity50 m50 m100 m15 mm100 m125 m100 m15 mm
Phase 1StonyStonyStonyStonyStonyStonyStonyStony
Phase 2GravellyGravelly      
Root Obstacle60 - 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm None to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm 
Impermeable LayerNone to 150 cm40 - 80 cmNone to 150 cm 80 - 150 cm80 - 150 cmNone to 150 cm 
Soil Water RegimeNot 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 month Wet 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 monthNot wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month 
Topsoil Properties
Gravel9 %4 %10 %6 %4 %1 %10 %6 %
Sand42 %37 %42 %49 %45 %16 %42 %49 %
Silt36 %40 %38 %31 %36 %29 %38 %31 %
Clay22 %23 %20 %20 %19 %55 %20 %20 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamLoamLoamLoamClayLoamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.4 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.37 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.1 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.05 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.1 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1 %1.07 %1.45 %2.4 %1 %1.65 %1.45 %2.4 %
PH6.66.25.15.16.44.75.15.1
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity55 cmol kg⁻¹41 cmol kg⁻¹32 cmol kg⁻¹34 cmol kg⁻¹38 cmol kg⁻¹31 cmol kg⁻¹32 cmol kg⁻¹34 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity16 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹9 cmol kg⁻¹24 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation93 %88 %38 %36 %85 %49 %38 %36 %
Total Exchangeable Bases14 cmol kg⁻¹10.2 cmol kg⁻¹4.3 cmol kg⁻¹4.7 cmol kg⁻¹8.2 cmol kg⁻¹16.3 cmol kg⁻¹4.3 cmol kg⁻¹4.7 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 %2 %4 %2 %1 %2 %4 %
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-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel12 %5 %19 % 18 %1 %19 % 
Sand41 %36 %45 % 39 %18 %45 % 
Silt34 %36 %35 % 34 %24 %35 % 
Clay25 %28 %20 % 27 %58 %20 % 
USDA TextureLoamClay loamLoam Clay loamClayLoam 
Reference Bulk Density1.38 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³ 1.36 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³ 
Bulk Density1.39 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³ 1.6 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³ 
Organic Carbon0.37 %0.37 %0.5 % 0.47 %0.77 %0.5 % 
PH76.65.2 6.74.65.2 
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity55 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹35 cmol kg⁻¹ 37 cmol kg⁻¹38 cmol kg⁻¹35 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity15 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹9 cmol kg⁻¹ 11 cmol kg⁻¹21 cmol kg⁻¹9 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Base Saturation93 %90 %33 % 88 %45 %33 % 
Total Exchangeable Bases15.1 cmol kg⁻¹11.9 cmol kg⁻¹2.6 cmol kg⁻¹ 11.3 cmol kg⁻¹16.5 cmol kg⁻¹2.6 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Calcium Carbonate0.1 %0 %0 % 0.1 %0 %0 % 
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 % 0 %0 %0 % 
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 %2 % 2 %1 %2 % 
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1 0.1 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