BRAZO DEL ESTE

Location:Spain
Area:3,318 acres (1,343 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
Climate:View Climate Data
Land Use:View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:Csa (Climate: warm temperate; Precipitation: summer dry; Temperature: hot summer)
Natura 2000 Data Sheet:View Data Sheet  Explanatory notes

Ecoregions

Southwest Iberian Mediterranean sclerophyllous and mixed forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 AB
   
Share60 %30 %10 %45 %35 %20 %
Soil TypeEutric VertisolsGleyic SolonchaksEutric FluvisolsGleyic AcrisolsGleyic LuvisolsDystric Planosols
Topsoil TextureFineFineMediumCoarseCoarseCoarse
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainagePoorPoorPoorPoorPoorPoor
Available Water Capacity125 m100 m150 m15 m15 m15 m
Phase 1SalineSaline GravellyGravellyGravelly
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm
Impermeable LayerNone to 150 cm40 - 80 cmNone to 150 cm0 - 40 cm0 - 40 cm0 - 40 cm
Soil Water RegimeWet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not 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 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 monthWet within 80 cm over 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 11 month
Misc. PropertyVertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide)     
Topsoil Properties
Gravel4 %4 %4 %4 %4 %4 %
Sand19 %22 %39 %77 %80 %77 %
Silt25 %26 %40 %14 %11 %12 %
Clay56 %52 %21 %9 %9 %11 %
USDA TextureClayClayLoamSandy loamLoamy sandSandy loam
Reference Bulk Density1.22 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³1.57 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.56 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.44 g/cm³1.46 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1.05 %0.53 %0.86 %1.83 %0.63 %0.31 %
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Clay Cation Exchange Capacity70 cmol kg⁻¹39 cmol kg⁻¹63 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹54 cmol kg⁻¹19 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity43 cmol kg⁻¹29 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹4 cmol kg⁻¹6 cmol kg⁻¹3 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %100 %91 %72 %83 %79 %
Total Exchangeable Bases40.9 cmol kg⁻¹46.5 cmol kg⁻¹16.9 cmol kg⁻¹2.6 cmol kg⁻¹6.1 cmol kg⁻¹4.6 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.2 %9 %0.5 %0 %0.1 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0.4 %0 %0 %0.1 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %45 %2 %0 %2 %0 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-112.7 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel5 %6 %7 %8 %5 %7 %
Sand18 %24 %41 %64 %68 %57 %
Silt24 %23 %38 %14 %10 %14 %
Clay58 %53 %21 %22 %22 %29 %
USDA TextureClayClayLoamSandy clay loamSandy clay loamSandy clay loam
Reference Bulk Density1.21 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.44 g/cm³1.45 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.6 g/cm³1.31 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.55 g/cm³1.63 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.59 %0.38 %0.38 %0.42 %0.3 %0.3 %
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Clay Cation Exchange Capacity70 cmol kg⁻¹48 cmol kg⁻¹61 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹43 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity42 cmol kg⁻¹29 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹3 cmol kg⁻¹9 cmol kg⁻¹5 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %100 %96 %42 %80 %41 %
Total Exchangeable Bases44.2 cmol kg⁻¹55.3 cmol kg⁻¹15.2 cmol kg⁻¹2.2 cmol kg⁻¹5.9 cmol kg⁻¹5.6 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.8 %9 %2.5 %0 %0.1 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0.5 %0 %0 %0.1 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %42 %3 %0 %1 %3 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-121.5 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