World Species : Protected Area : SIERRA Y CAÑONES DE GUARA

SIERRA Y CAÑONES DE GUARA

Location:	Spain
Area:	201,020 acres (81,350 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

Iberian sclerophyllous and semi-deciduous forests
Pyrenees conifer and mixed forests

Soils

— Protected Area Boundary

	A		B				C		D				E					F			G			H				I			J

Share	70 %	30 %	50 %	20 %	15 %	15 %	65 %	35 %	50 %	25 %	20 %	5 %	35 %	20 %	20 %	20 %	5 %	55 %	25 %	20 %	55 %	25 %	20 %	70 %	20 %	5 %	5 %	60 %	20 %	20 %	55 %	35 %	10 %
Soil Type	Eutric Vertisols	Eutric Regosols	Humic Cambisols	Dystric Cambisols	Umbric Leptosols	Lithic Leptosols	Calcaric Cambisols	Chromic Luvisols	Rendzic Leptosols	Humic Cambisols	Lithic Leptosols	Chromic Luvisols	Lithic Leptosols	Calcaric Cambisols	Rendzic Leptosols	Calcaric Phaeozems	Chromic Luvisols	Calcaric Cambisols	Rendzic Leptosols	Calcaric Regosols	Calcaric Cambisols	Rendzic Leptosols	Calcaric Regosols	Calcaric Cambisols	Calcaric Regosols	Chromic Luvisols	Haplic Solonchaks	Calcaric Cambisols	Chromic Luvisols	Lithic Leptosols	Calcaric Cambisols	Calcaric Regosols	Haplic Solonchaks
Topsoil Texture	Fine	Fine	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Fine	Fine	Medium	Medium	Fine	Medium	Medium	Fine	Fine	Fine	Fine	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium
Reference Depth	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	30 cm	10 cm	100 cm	100 cm	30 cm	100 cm	10 cm	100 cm	10 cm	100 cm	30 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	30 cm	100 cm	100 cm	30 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	10 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm
Drainage	Poor	Moderately well	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Moderately well	Moderately well	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Moderately well	Imperfectly	Moderately well	Moderately well	Imperfectly	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well
Available Water Capacity	125 m	100 m	15 m	15 m	15 mm	0 mm	50 m	50 m	50 mm	50 m	15 mm	50 m	15 mm	15 m	15 mm	15 m	15 m	150 m	50 mm	100 m	50 m	15 mm	100 m	50 m	15 m	50 m	50 m	15 m	15 m	15 mm	150 m	150 m	150 m
Phase 1			Lithic	Lithic	Gravelly	Gravelly	Gravelly	Gravelly		Lithic		Lithic	Stony	Lithic	Stony	Lithic	Lithic				Gravelly	Gravelly		Gravelly	Gravelly	Gravelly	Saline	Stony	Stony	Stony	Saline	Saline	Saline
Phase 2			Gravelly	Gravelly			Petrocalcic							Stony		Stony	Stony							Petrocalcic		Petrocalcic	Gravelly	Lithic	Lithic
Root Obstacle	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	20 - 40 cm	20 - 40 cm			60 - 80 cm	None to 80 cm		20 - 40 cm		20 - 40 cm		40 - 60 cm		40 - 60 cm	40 - 60 cm	None to 80 cm		40 - 60 cm	None to 80 cm		20 - 40 cm	None to 80 cm	20 - 40 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	40 - 60 cm	40 - 60 cm		None to 80 cm	20 - 40 cm	None to 80 cm
Impermeable Layer	None to 150 cm	40 - 80 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm			None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm		None to 150 cm		None to 150 cm		None to 150 cm		None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm		40 - 80 cm	None to 150 cm		40 - 80 cm	None to 150 cm	40 - 80 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm		None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm
Soil Water Regime	Not 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 month	Wet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not 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 month			Not 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 month		Not 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 month		Not 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 month	Not 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 month		Not 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 month		Not 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 month	Not 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 month	Not 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 month	Not 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 month	Not 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 month
Misc. Property	Vertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide)
Topsoil Properties
Gravel	4 %	48 %	8 %	10 %	6 %	21 %	6 %	12 %	16 %	8 %	21 %	12 %	21 %	6 %	16 %	3 %	4 %	5 %	16 %	14 %	5 %	16 %	14 %	5 %	48 %	4 %	4 %	6 %	12 %	21 %	6 %	14 %	7 %
Sand	19 %	26 %	41 %	42 %	49 %	42 %	36 %	48 %	37 %	41 %	42 %	48 %	42 %	36 %	37 %	35 %	27 %	19 %	37 %	44 %	19 %	37 %	44 %	19 %	22 %	27 %	19 %	36 %	48 %	42 %	36 %	44 %	34 %
Silt	25 %	30 %	36 %	38 %	31 %	34 %	43 %	28 %	44 %	36 %	34 %	28 %	34 %	43 %	44 %	43 %	27 %	32 %	44 %	35 %	32 %	44 %	35 %	32 %	36 %	27 %	29 %	43 %	28 %	34 %	43 %	35 %	41 %
Clay	56 %	44 %	23 %	20 %	20 %	24 %	21 %	24 %	19 %	23 %	24 %	24 %	24 %	21 %	19 %	22 %	46 %	49 %	19 %	21 %	49 %	19 %	21 %	49 %	42 %	46 %	52 %	21 %	24 %	24 %	21 %	21 %	25 %
USDA Texture	Clay	Clay	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Clay	Clay	Loam	Loam	Clay	Loam	Loam	Clay	Clay	Clay	Clay	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam
Reference Bulk Density	1.22 g/cm³	1.26 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.26 g/cm³	1.24 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.24 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.24 g/cm³	1.27 g/cm³	1.26 g/cm³	1.23 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.56 g/cm³	1.28 g/cm³	1.1 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.1 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.53 g/cm³	1.24 g/cm³	1.1 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.53 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.24 g/cm³	1.46 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.28 g/cm³	1.24 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.28 g/cm³	1.24 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.28 g/cm³	1.28 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.23 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.53 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.25 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	1.05 %	1.89 %	2.72 %	1.45 %	2.4 %	1.61 %	0.65 %	0.83 %	2.13 %	2.72 %	1.61 %	0.83 %	1.61 %	0.65 %	2.13 %	1.37 %	1.2 %	0.87 %	2.13 %	0.75 %	0.87 %	2.13 %	0.75 %	0.87 %	1.83 %	1.2 %	0.54 %	0.65 %	0.83 %	1.61 %	0.65 %	0.75 %	0.46 %
PH	6.9	6.1	5.3	5.1	5.1	7.5	8	6.3	7.5	5.3	7.5	6.3	7.5	8	7.5	7.9	6.3	7.8	7.5	8	7.8	7.5	8	7.8	7.6	6.3	8.9	8	6.3	7.5	8	8	7.9
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	70 cmol kg⁻¹	52 cmol kg⁻¹	52 cmol kg⁻¹	32 cmol kg⁻¹	34 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	52 cmol kg⁻¹	39 cmol kg⁻¹	80 cmol kg⁻¹	52 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	39 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	52 cmol kg⁻¹	80 cmol kg⁻¹	67 cmol kg⁻¹	31 cmol kg⁻¹	57 cmol kg⁻¹	80 cmol kg⁻¹	45 cmol kg⁻¹	57 cmol kg⁻¹	80 cmol kg⁻¹	45 cmol kg⁻¹	57 cmol kg⁻¹	32 cmol kg⁻¹	31 cmol kg⁻¹	48 cmol kg⁻¹	52 cmol kg⁻¹	39 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	52 cmol kg⁻¹	45 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	43 cmol kg⁻¹	24 cmol kg⁻¹	21 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	27 cmol kg⁻¹	21 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	27 cmol kg⁻¹	17 cmol kg⁻¹	19 cmol kg⁻¹	30 cmol kg⁻¹	27 cmol kg⁻¹	17 cmol kg⁻¹	30 cmol kg⁻¹	27 cmol kg⁻¹	17 cmol kg⁻¹	30 cmol kg⁻¹	23 cmol kg⁻¹	19 cmol kg⁻¹	31 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	17 cmol kg⁻¹	17 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	100 %	62 %	25 %	38 %	36 %	100 %	100 %	88 %	100 %	25 %	100 %	88 %	100 %	100 %	100 %	100 %	79 %	100 %	100 %	100 %	100 %	100 %	100 %	100 %	62 %	79 %	100 %	100 %	88 %	100 %	100 %	100 %	100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	40.9 cmol kg⁻¹	12.9 cmol kg⁻¹	5.4 cmol kg⁻¹	4.3 cmol kg⁻¹	4.7 cmol kg⁻¹	15.5 cmol kg⁻¹	24.3 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	28.8 cmol kg⁻¹	5.4 cmol kg⁻¹	15.5 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	15.5 cmol kg⁻¹	24.3 cmol kg⁻¹	28.8 cmol kg⁻¹	25.8 cmol kg⁻¹	13.4 cmol kg⁻¹	46.6 cmol kg⁻¹	28.8 cmol kg⁻¹	26.8 cmol kg⁻¹	46.6 cmol kg⁻¹	28.8 cmol kg⁻¹	26.8 cmol kg⁻¹	46.6 cmol kg⁻¹	12.9 cmol kg⁻¹	13.4 cmol kg⁻¹	46.5 cmol kg⁻¹	24.3 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	15.5 cmol kg⁻¹	24.3 cmol kg⁻¹	26.8 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	0.2 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	3.9 %	7 %	0 %	6 %	0 %	3.9 %	0 %	3.9 %	7 %	6 %	3.4 %	0 %	4.9 %	6 %	15 %	4.9 %	6 %	15 %	4.9 %	3 %	0 %	3 %	7 %	0 %	3.9 %	7 %	15 %	9 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0.1 %	0 %	0 %	0.1 %	0 %	0 %	0.1 %	0 %	0 %	0.4 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	1.8 %
Exchangeable Sodium	1 %	0 %	1 %	2 %	4 %	3 %	1 %	1 %	2 %	1 %	3 %	1 %	3 %	1 %	2 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	2 %	2 %	1 %	2 %	2 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	43 %	1 %	1 %	3 %	1 %	2 %	28 %
Electrical Conductivity	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.4 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.4 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.2 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.2 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.2 dS m-1	0.2 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.2 dS m-1	0.2 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	5.9 dS m-1	0.4 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.4 dS m-1	0.2 dS m-1	2.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel	5 %	33 %	6 %	19 %			10 %	8 %		6 %		8 %		10 %		5 %	6 %	5 %		18 %	5 %		18 %	5 %	33 %	6 %	6 %	10 %	8 %		10 %	18 %	8 %
Sand	18 %	24 %	44 %	45 %			34 %	41 %		44 %		41 %		34 %		35 %	21 %	23 %		40 %	23 %		40 %	23 %	21 %	21 %	33 %	34 %	41 %		34 %	40 %	43 %
Silt	24 %	27 %	32 %	35 %			43 %	25 %		32 %		25 %		43 %		44 %	25 %	35 %		35 %	35 %		35 %	35 %	36 %	25 %	28 %	43 %	25 %		43 %	35 %	34 %
Clay	58 %	49 %	24 %	20 %			23 %	34 %		24 %		34 %		23 %		21 %	54 %	42 %		25 %	42 %		25 %	42 %	43 %	54 %	39 %	23 %	34 %		23 %	25 %	23 %
USDA Texture	Clay	Clay	Loam	Loam			Loam	Clay loam		Loam		Clay loam		Loam		Loam	Clay	Clay		Loam	Clay		Loam	Clay	Clay	Clay	Clay	Loam	Clay loam		Loam	Loam	Loam
Reference Bulk Density	1.21 g/cm³	1.24 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.42 g/cm³			1.38 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³		1.39 g/cm³		1.33 g/cm³		1.38 g/cm³		1.39 g/cm³	1.22 g/cm³	1.26 g/cm³		1.37 g/cm³	1.26 g/cm³		1.37 g/cm³	1.26 g/cm³	1.25 g/cm³	1.22 g/cm³	1.29 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³		1.38 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.6 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.16 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³			1.45 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³		1.16 g/cm³		1.51 g/cm³		1.45 g/cm³		1.44 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³		1.5 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³		1.5 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.31 g/cm³	1.45 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³		1.45 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.31 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	0.59 %	0.61 %	1.07 %	0.5 %			0.43 %	0.4 %		1.07 %		0.4 %		0.43 %		0.48 %	0.58 %	0.39 %		0.47 %	0.39 %		0.47 %	0.39 %	0.5 %	0.58 %	0.38 %	0.43 %	0.4 %		0.43 %	0.47 %	0.32 %
PH	7.5	6.4	5.3	5.2			8.1	6.4		5.3		6.4		8.1		8.2	6.4	8.1		8.1	8.1		8.1	8.1	7.8	6.4	9	8.1	6.4		8.1	8.1	8
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	70 cmol kg⁻¹	40 cmol kg⁻¹	37 cmol kg⁻¹	35 cmol kg⁻¹			54 cmol kg⁻¹	41 cmol kg⁻¹		37 cmol kg⁻¹		41 cmol kg⁻¹		54 cmol kg⁻¹		71 cmol kg⁻¹	33 cmol kg⁻¹	58 cmol kg⁻¹		52 cmol kg⁻¹	58 cmol kg⁻¹		52 cmol kg⁻¹	58 cmol kg⁻¹	39 cmol kg⁻¹	33 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	54 cmol kg⁻¹	41 cmol kg⁻¹		54 cmol kg⁻¹	52 cmol kg⁻¹	60 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	42 cmol kg⁻¹	23 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹			16 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹		14 cmol kg⁻¹		15 cmol kg⁻¹		16 cmol kg⁻¹		14 cmol kg⁻¹	20 cmol kg⁻¹	26 cmol kg⁻¹		15 cmol kg⁻¹	26 cmol kg⁻¹		15 cmol kg⁻¹	26 cmol kg⁻¹	20 cmol kg⁻¹	20 cmol kg⁻¹	31 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹		16 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹	18 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	100 %	55 %	30 %	33 %			100 %	90 %		30 %		90 %		100 %		100 %	83 %	100 %		100 %	100 %		100 %	100 %	55 %	83 %	100 %	100 %	90 %		100 %	100 %	100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	44.2 cmol kg⁻¹	11.6 cmol kg⁻¹	2.5 cmol kg⁻¹	2.6 cmol kg⁻¹			28.7 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹		2.5 cmol kg⁻¹		12 cmol kg⁻¹		28.7 cmol kg⁻¹		22.2 cmol kg⁻¹	13.1 cmol kg⁻¹	44.8 cmol kg⁻¹		36.5 cmol kg⁻¹	44.8 cmol kg⁻¹		36.5 cmol kg⁻¹	44.8 cmol kg⁻¹	11.6 cmol kg⁻¹	13.1 cmol kg⁻¹	55.3 cmol kg⁻¹	28.7 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹		28.7 cmol kg⁻¹	36.5 cmol kg⁻¹	13.3 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	0.8 %	0 %	0 %	0 %			8.7 %	0 %		0 %		0 %		8.7 %		11.4 %	0 %	11.2 %		15 %	11.2 %		15 %	11.2 %	3 %	0 %	3 %	8.7 %	0 %		8.7 %	15 %	9 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %			0.4 %	0 %		0 %		0 %		0.4 %		0 %	0 %	0 %		0 %	0 %		0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0.5 %	0.4 %	0 %		0.4 %	0 %	1 %
Exchangeable Sodium	2 %	0 %	2 %	2 %			1 %	1 %		2 %		1 %		1 %		2 %	1 %	2 %		2 %	2 %		2 %	2 %	3 %	1 %	42 %	1 %	1 %		1 %	2 %	28 %
Electrical Conductivity	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1			0.3 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1		0.1 dS m-1		0.1 dS m-1		0.3 dS m-1		0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.2 dS m-1		0.3 dS m-1	0.2 dS m-1		0.3 dS m-1	0.2 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	14.8 dS m-1	0.3 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1		0.3 dS m-1	0.3 dS m-1	11.3 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