Ålborg Bugt, Randers Fjord og Mariager Fjord

Location:Denmark
Area:169,472 acres (68,583 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

Baltic mixed forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 AB
   
Share40 %25 %25 %5 %5 %90 %10 %
Soil TypeEutric GleysolsMollic GleysolsDystric GleysolsDystric RegosolsEutric RegosolsDystric RegosolsEutric Regosols
Topsoil TextureCoarseCoarseCoarseCoarseCoarseCoarseCoarse
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainagePoorPoorPoorSomewhat excessiveSomewhat excessiveSomewhat excessiveSomewhat excessive
Available Water Capacity150 m150 m150 m100 m100 m100 m100 m
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm
Impermeable LayerNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cm
Soil Water RegimeWet within 80 cm over 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 11 monthWet within 80 cm over 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 11 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 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 month
Topsoil Properties
Gravel10 %10 %10 %19 %15 %19 %15 %
Sand78 %76 %74 %78 %83 %78 %83 %
Silt13 %14 %16 %13 %11 %13 %11 %
Clay9 %10 %10 %9 %6 %9 %6 %
USDA TextureSandy loamSandy loamSandy loamSandy loamLoamy sandSandy loamLoamy sand
Reference Bulk Density1.6 g/cm³1.58 g/cm³1.57 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³1.67 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³1.67 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.36 g/cm³1.48 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.27 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.27 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.57 %0.89 %0.93 %0.7 %0.5 %0.7 %0.5 %
PH6.36.45.25.66.65.66.6
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity48 cmol kg⁻¹43 cmol kg⁻¹20 cmol kg⁻¹29 cmol kg⁻¹50 cmol kg⁻¹29 cmol kg⁻¹50 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity6 cmol kg⁻¹8 cmol kg⁻¹5 cmol kg⁻¹6 cmol kg⁻¹5 cmol kg⁻¹6 cmol kg⁻¹5 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation74 %73 %48 %98 %93 %98 %93 %
Total Exchangeable Bases4.7 cmol kg⁻¹6.3 cmol kg⁻¹2.6 cmol kg⁻¹4.1 cmol kg⁻¹4.2 cmol kg⁻¹4.1 cmol kg⁻¹4.2 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 %2 %3 %3 %3 %3 %
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
Gravel20 %8 %8 %14 %22 %14 %22 %
Sand64 %60 %68 %77 %80 %77 %80 %
Silt13 %14 %16 %13 %11 %13 %11 %
Clay23 %26 %16 %10 %9 %10 %9 %
USDA TextureSandy clay loamSandy clay loamSandy loamSandy loamLoamy sandSandy loamLoamy sand
Reference Bulk Density1.43 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.49 g/cm³1.58 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³1.58 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.55 g/cm³1.64 g/cm³1.57 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.3 %0.6 %0.23 %0.31 %0.3 %0.31 %0.3 %
PH6.46.755.36.75.36.7
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity38 cmol kg⁻¹43 cmol kg⁻¹23 cmol kg⁻¹36 cmol kg⁻¹44 cmol kg⁻¹36 cmol kg⁻¹44 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity10 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹4 cmol kg⁻¹4 cmol kg⁻¹4 cmol kg⁻¹4 cmol kg⁻¹4 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation81 %81 %54 %28 %76 %28 %76 %
Total Exchangeable Bases6.9 cmol kg⁻¹11.7 cmol kg⁻¹3.4 cmol kg⁻¹1 cmol kg⁻¹2.8 cmol kg⁻¹1 cmol kg⁻¹2.8 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0.1 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0.1 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium3 %3 %3 %3 %3 %3 %3 %
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
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