LA BREÑA Y MARISMAS DEL BARBATE

Location:Spain
Area:12,545 acres (5,077 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

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 ABC
    
Share50 %40 %10 %70 %30 %60 %20 %20 %
Soil TypeEutric VertisolsVertic CambisolsEutric RegosolsEutric VertisolsEutric RegosolsCalcaric CambisolsLithic LeptosolsCalcic Luvisols
Topsoil TextureFineFineFineFineFineMediumMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm10 cm100 cm
DrainagePoorModerately wellModerately wellPoorModerately wellModerately wellImperfectlyModerately well
Available Water Capacity125 m150 m100 m125 m100 m50 m15 mm50 m
Phase 1     Petrocalcic Petrocalcic
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm20 - 40 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm40 - 60 cm 40 - 60 cm
Impermeable LayerNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cm40 - 80 cmNone to 150 cm40 - 80 cmNone to 150 cm None to 150 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 month Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month
Misc. PropertyVertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide)Vertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide) Vertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide)    
Topsoil Properties
Gravel4 %2 %48 %4 %48 %6 %21 %5 %
Sand19 %20 %26 %19 %26 %36 %42 %53 %
Silt25 %29 %30 %25 %30 %43 %34 %24 %
Clay56 %51 %44 %56 %44 %21 %24 %23 %
USDA TextureClayClayClayClayClayLoamLoamSandy clay loam
Reference Bulk Density1.22 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.56 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³1.56 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.53 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1.05 %0.96 %1.89 %1.05 %1.89 %0.65 %1.61 %0.51 %
PH6.97.36.16.96.187.57.7
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity70 cmol kg⁻¹54 cmol kg⁻¹52 cmol kg⁻¹70 cmol kg⁻¹52 cmol kg⁻¹52 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹55 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity43 cmol kg⁻¹36 cmol kg⁻¹24 cmol kg⁻¹43 cmol kg⁻¹24 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %94 %62 %100 %62 %100 %100 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases40.9 cmol kg⁻¹27.4 cmol kg⁻¹12.9 cmol kg⁻¹40.9 cmol kg⁻¹12.9 cmol kg⁻¹24.3 cmol kg⁻¹15.5 cmol kg⁻¹17.1 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.2 %0.3 %0 %0.2 %0 %7 %3.9 %7.4 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %1 %0 %1 %0 %1 %3 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.4 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel5 %4 %33 %5 %33 %10 % 10 %
Sand18 %18 %24 %18 %24 %34 % 47 %
Silt24 %29 %27 %24 %27 %43 % 23 %
Clay58 %53 %49 %58 %49 %23 % 30 %
USDA TextureClayClayClayClayClayLoam Sandy clay loam
Reference Bulk Density1.21 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³ 1.36 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.6 g/cm³1.46 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.45 g/cm³ 1.67 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.59 %0.43 %0.61 %0.59 %0.61 %0.43 % 0.3 %
PH7.57.76.47.56.48.1 7.9
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity70 cmol kg⁻¹61 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹70 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹54 cmol kg⁻¹ 50 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity42 cmol kg⁻¹35 cmol kg⁻¹23 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹23 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹ 17 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %99 %55 %100 %55 %100 % 100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases44.2 cmol kg⁻¹34.3 cmol kg⁻¹11.6 cmol kg⁻¹44.2 cmol kg⁻¹11.6 cmol kg⁻¹28.7 cmol kg⁻¹ 23.1 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.8 %4 %0 %0.8 %0 %8.7 % 9.1 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0.4 % 0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 %0 %2 %0 %1 % 2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.3 dS m-1 0.2 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