Schavener Heide

Location:Germany
Area:166 acres (67 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
 A
  
Share20 %20 %20 %15 %15 %10 %
Soil TypeEutric CambisolsRendzic LeptosolsDystric CambisolsEutric GleysolsStagnic LuvisolsVertic Cambisols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMediumMediumMediumFine
Reference Depth100 cm30 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageModerately wellImperfectlyModerately wellPoorPoorModerately well
Available Water Capacity100 m15 mm100 m125 m100 m50 m
Phase 1StonyStonyStonyStonyStonyStony
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cm None to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm
Impermeable LayerNone to 150 cm None to 150 cm80 - 150 cm80 - 150 cm40 - 80 cm
Soil Water RegimeNot wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month Not 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 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
Misc. Property     Vertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide)
Topsoil Properties
Gravel9 %16 %10 %4 %4 %2 %
Sand42 %37 %42 %37 %37 %20 %
Silt36 %44 %38 %40 %44 %29 %
Clay22 %19 %20 %23 %19 %51 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamLoamLoamLoamClay
Reference Bulk Density1.4 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.37 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1 %2.13 %1.45 %1.07 %0.99 %0.96 %
PH6.67.55.16.25.87.3
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity55 cmol kg⁻¹80 cmol kg⁻¹32 cmol kg⁻¹41 cmol kg⁻¹48 cmol kg⁻¹54 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity16 cmol kg⁻¹27 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹36 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation93 %100 %38 %88 %62 %94 %
Total Exchangeable Bases14 cmol kg⁻¹28.8 cmol kg⁻¹4.3 cmol kg⁻¹10.2 cmol kg⁻¹8.4 cmol kg⁻¹27.4 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %6 %0 %0 %0 %0.3 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 %2 %2 %1 %1 %
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
Gravel12 % 19 %5 %4 %4 %
Sand41 % 45 %36 %31 %18 %
Silt34 % 35 %36 %38 %29 %
Clay25 % 20 %28 %31 %53 %
USDA TextureLoam LoamClay loamClay loamClay
Reference Bulk Density1.38 g/cm³ 1.42 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.33 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.39 g/cm³ 1.36 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³1.46 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.37 % 0.5 %0.37 %0.29 %0.43 %
PH7 5.26.65.97.7
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity55 cmol kg⁻¹ 35 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹50 cmol kg⁻¹61 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity15 cmol kg⁻¹ 9 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹35 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation93 % 33 %90 %83 %99 %
Total Exchangeable Bases15.1 cmol kg⁻¹ 2.6 cmol kg⁻¹11.9 cmol kg⁻¹10.2 cmol kg⁻¹34.3 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.1 % 0 %0 %0 %4 %
Calcium Sulphate0 % 0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 % 2 %2 %1 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-1 0.1 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