CAMPOS DE ALBA

Location:Spain
Area:38,161 acres (15,443 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
Climate:View Climate Data
Land Use:View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:Csb (Climate: warm temperate; Precipitation: summer dry; Temperature: warm summer)
Natura 2000 Data Sheet:View Data Sheet  Explanatory notes

Ecoregions

Iberian sclerophyllous and semi-deciduous forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 ABC
    
Share70 %20 %5 %5 %80 %20 %60 %25 %10 %5 %
Soil TypeCalcaric CambisolsCalcaric RegosolsChromic LuvisolsHaplic SolonchaksChromic LuvisolsEutric CambisolsVertic LuvisolsEutric CambisolsEutric RegosolsEutric Planosols
Topsoil TextureFineFineFineFineMediumMediumCoarseCoarseCoarseCoarse
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageModerately wellModerately wellModerately wellModerately wellModerately wellModerately wellModerately wellWellSomewhat excessivePoor
Available Water Capacity50 m15 m50 m50 m50 m150 m150 m100 m100 m50 m
Phase 1GravellyGravellyGravellySalineGravelly     
Phase 2Petrocalcic PetrocalcicGravelly      
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cm20 - 40 cmNone to 80 cmNone 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 cm40 - 80 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cm0 - 40 cm
Soil Water RegimeNot 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 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 monthNot wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 monthWet within 80 cm over 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 11 month
Misc. Property      Vertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide)   
Topsoil Properties
Gravel5 %48 %4 %4 %12 %9 %4 %10 %15 %4 %
Sand19 %22 %27 %19 %48 %42 %72 %77 %83 %80 %
Silt32 %36 %27 %29 %28 %36 %13 %14 %11 %11 %
Clay49 %42 %46 %52 %24 %22 %15 %9 %6 %9 %
USDA TextureClayClayClayClayLoamLoamSandy loamSandy loamLoamy sandSandy loam
Reference Bulk Density1.24 g/cm³1.27 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³1.67 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.28 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³1.37 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³1.53 g/cm³1.37 g/cm³1.44 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.45 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.87 %1.83 %1.2 %0.54 %0.83 %1 %0.4 %0.7 %0.5 %0.5 %
PH7.87.66.38.96.36.66.56.96.65.9
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity57 cmol kg⁻¹32 cmol kg⁻¹31 cmol kg⁻¹48 cmol kg⁻¹39 cmol kg⁻¹55 cmol kg⁻¹81 cmol kg⁻¹49 cmol kg⁻¹50 cmol kg⁻¹27 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity30 cmol kg⁻¹23 cmol kg⁻¹19 cmol kg⁻¹31 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹6 cmol kg⁻¹7 cmol kg⁻¹5 cmol kg⁻¹5 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %62 %79 %100 %88 %93 %86 %91 %93 %88 %
Total Exchangeable Bases46.6 cmol kg⁻¹12.9 cmol kg⁻¹13.4 cmol kg⁻¹46.5 cmol kg⁻¹10 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹5.1 cmol kg⁻¹6.7 cmol kg⁻¹4.2 cmol kg⁻¹5.1 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate4.9 %3 %0 %3 %0 %0 %0 %0.1 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0.1 %0 %0 %0.4 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %1 %1 %43 %1 %2 %2 %2 %3 %3 %
Electrical Conductivity0.2 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-15.9 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
Gravel5 %33 %6 %6 %8 %12 %5 %20 %22 %7 %
Sand23 %21 %21 %33 %41 %41 %58 %67 %80 %63 %
Silt35 %36 %25 %28 %25 %34 %14 %16 %11 %12 %
Clay42 %43 %54 %39 %34 %25 %28 %17 %9 %25 %
USDA TextureClayClayClayClayClay loamLoamSandy clay loamSandy loamLoamy sandSandy clay loam
Reference Bulk Density1.26 g/cm³1.25 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³1.29 g/cm³1.33 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.48 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.35 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.31 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.55 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³1.63 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.39 %0.5 %0.58 %0.38 %0.4 %0.37 %0.27 %0.4 %0.3 %0.28 %
PH8.17.86.496.476.47.36.76.3
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity58 cmol kg⁻¹39 cmol kg⁻¹33 cmol kg⁻¹50 cmol kg⁻¹41 cmol kg⁻¹55 cmol kg⁻¹39 cmol kg⁻¹48 cmol kg⁻¹44 cmol kg⁻¹36 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity26 cmol kg⁻¹20 cmol kg⁻¹20 cmol kg⁻¹31 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹19 cmol kg⁻¹8 cmol kg⁻¹4 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %55 %83 %100 %90 %93 %84 %91 %76 %98 %
Total Exchangeable Bases44.8 cmol kg⁻¹11.6 cmol kg⁻¹13.1 cmol kg⁻¹55.3 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹15.1 cmol kg⁻¹7.1 cmol kg⁻¹9.3 cmol kg⁻¹2.8 cmol kg⁻¹13.5 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate11.2 %3 %0 %3 %0 %0.1 %0 %0.1 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0.5 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %3 %1 %42 %1 %2 %0 %2 %3 %3 %
Electrical Conductivity0.2 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-114.8 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