Muschelkalk-Landschaft westlich Rudolstadt

Location:Germany
Area:3,880 acres (1,570 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
   
Share35 %30 %25 %10 %60 %20 %20 %
Soil TypeRendzic LeptosolsRendzic LeptosolsChromic CambisolsChromic LuvisolsDystric CambisolsCambic PodzolsGleyic Cambisols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMediumFineMediumMediumMedium
Reference Depth30 cm30 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageImperfectlyImperfectlyModerately wellModerately wellModerately wellModerately wellPoor
Available Water Capacity15 mm15 mm100 m50 m100 m100 m100 m
Phase 1StonyStonyStonyStonyStonyStonyStony
Root Obstacle  None to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm
Impermeable Layer  None to 150 cm40 - 80 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cm80 - 150 cm
Soil Water Regime  Not 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 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
Gravel16 %16 %10 %4 %10 %15 %4 %
Sand37 %37 %49 %27 %42 %48 %45 %
Silt44 %44 %28 %27 %38 %40 %36 %
Clay19 %19 %23 %46 %20 %12 %19 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamLoamClayLoamLoamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.41 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.24 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³1.31 g/cm³1.37 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³0.96 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³
Organic Carbon2.13 %2.13 %0.98 %1.2 %1.45 %3.15 %1 %
PH7.57.56.66.35.156.4
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity80 cmol kg⁻¹80 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹31 cmol kg⁻¹32 cmol kg⁻¹66 cmol kg⁻¹38 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity27 cmol kg⁻¹27 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹19 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹17 cmol kg⁻¹9 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %100 %83 %79 %38 %10 %85 %
Total Exchangeable Bases28.8 cmol kg⁻¹28.8 cmol kg⁻¹11.6 cmol kg⁻¹13.4 cmol kg⁻¹4.3 cmol kg⁻¹4.4 cmol kg⁻¹8.2 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate6 %6 %0.1 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 %2 %1 %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-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel  9 %6 %19 %17 %18 %
Sand  47 %21 %45 %55 %39 %
Silt  26 %25 %35 %33 %34 %
Clay  27 %54 %20 %12 %27 %
USDA Texture  Sandy clay loamClayLoamSandy loamClay loam
Reference Bulk Density  1.38 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³
Bulk Density  1.44 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.29 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³
Organic Carbon  0.47 %0.58 %0.5 %1.13 %0.47 %
PH  6.76.45.25.16.7
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity  44 cmol kg⁻¹33 cmol kg⁻¹35 cmol kg⁻¹65 cmol kg⁻¹37 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity  15 cmol kg⁻¹20 cmol kg⁻¹9 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation  92 %83 %33 %13 %88 %
Total Exchangeable Bases  11.9 cmol kg⁻¹13.1 cmol kg⁻¹2.6 cmol kg⁻¹0.8 cmol kg⁻¹11.3 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate  0.1 %0 %0 %0 %0.1 %
Calcium Sulphate  0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium  1 %1 %2 %0 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity  0.1 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