Mittelgrund

Location:Germany
Area:1,636 acres (662 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
  
Share60 %20 %20 %
Soil TypeDystric GleysolsGleyic PodzolsDystric Cambisols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainagePoorPoorModerately well
Available Water Capacity125 m100 m100 m
Phase 1StonyStonyStony
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm
Impermeable Layer80 - 150 cm80 - 150 cm80 - 150 cm
Soil Water RegimeWet 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 monthWet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month
Topsoil Properties
Gravel2 %15 %10 %
Sand40 %24 %42 %
Silt39 %64 %38 %
Clay21 %12 %20 %
USDA TextureLoamSilt loamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.4 g/cm³1.45 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.3 g/cm³0.96 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1.17 %2.95 %1.45 %
PH5.14.65.1
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity25 cmol kg⁻¹76 cmol kg⁻¹32 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity11 cmol kg⁻¹20 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation47 %10 %38 %
Total Exchangeable Bases5.5 cmol kg⁻¹4.4 cmol kg⁻¹4.3 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %0 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel6 %17 %19 %
Sand41 %29 %45 %
Silt34 %57 %35 %
Clay25 %14 %20 %
USDA TextureLoamSilt loamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.38 g/cm³1.44 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.36 g/cm³1.29 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.4 %1.16 %0.5 %
PH5.35.15.2
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity29 cmol kg⁻¹61 cmol kg⁻¹35 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity10 cmol kg⁻¹18 cmol kg⁻¹9 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation47 %13 %33 %
Total Exchangeable Bases6.1 cmol kg⁻¹0.8 cmol kg⁻¹2.6 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %0 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 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