La Geria

Location:Spain
Area:37,819 acres (15,305 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
Climate:View Climate Data
Land Use:View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:BWh (Climate: arid; Precipitation: desert; Temperature: hot arid)
Natura 2000 Data Sheet:View Data Sheet  Explanatory notes

Ecoregions

Mediterranean acacia-argania dry woodlands and succulent thickets

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 ABC
    
Share70 %30 %50 %50 % 
Soil TypeChromic CambisolsCalcic CambisolsLithosolsVitric AndosolsCalcaric Regosols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMediumMediumCoarse
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm10 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageImperfectlyModerately wellImperfectlyModerately wellSomewhat excessive
Available Water Capacity50 m150 m15 mm150 m100 m
Phase 1Petrocalcic    
Topsoil Properties
Gravel10 %10 %26 %4 %15 %
Sand48 %38 %43 %46 %84 %
Silt30 %41 %34 %43 %9 %
Clay22 %21 %23 %11 %7 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamLoamLoamLoamy sand
Reference Bulk Density1.41 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³1.65 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.3 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³0.87 g/cm³1.37 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.98 %0.63 %1.4 %4.38 %0.49 %
PH6.687.65.97.9
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity38 cmol kg⁻¹56 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹138 cmol kg⁻¹111 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity12 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹24 cmol kg⁻¹5 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation84 %100 %100 %57 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases10.5 cmol kg⁻¹27.1 cmol kg⁻¹15.6 cmol kg⁻¹5.2 cmol kg⁻¹4.5 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.1 %7 %3.9 %0 %7.3 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0.1 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %1 %4 %1 %5 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.3 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.3 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel9 %10 % 10 %34 %
Sand46 %36 % 56 %82 %
Silt27 %41 % 32 %9 %
Clay27 %23 % 12 %9 %
USDA TextureSandy clay loamLoam Sandy loamLoamy sand
Reference Bulk Density1.37 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³ 1.51 g/cm³1.61 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.4 g/cm³1.46 g/cm³ 0.91 g/cm³1.49 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.4 %0.43 % 1.47 %0.4 %
PH6.88.2 68
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity41 cmol kg⁻¹57 cmol kg⁻¹ 155 cmol kg⁻¹49 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity14 cmol kg⁻¹17 cmol kg⁻¹ 17 cmol kg⁻¹6 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation95 %100 % 57 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases11.1 cmol kg⁻¹30.7 cmol kg⁻¹ 8 cmol kg⁻¹4.6 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.1 %10 % 0 %6 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0.2 % 0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %1 % 2 %7 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.3 dS m-1 0.1 dS m-10.2 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