LOS REALES DE SIERRA BERMEJA

Location:Spain
Area:3,001 acres (1,215 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
 A
  
Share45 %45 %10 %
Soil TypeEutric CambisolsEutric RegosolsChromic Luvisols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageImperfectlyImperfectlyModerately well
Available Water Capacity15 m50 m150 m
Phase 1LithicLithic 
Phase 2Gravelly  
Root Obstacle20 - 40 cm20 - 40 cm 
Impermeable Layer0 - 40 cmNone to 150 cm 
Soil Water RegimeWet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not 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 
Topsoil Properties
Gravel9 %25 %12 %
Sand42 %47 %48 %
Silt36 %34 %28 %
Clay22 %19 %24 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.4 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.37 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³1.53 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1 %0.98 %0.83 %
PH6.66.46.3
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity55 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹39 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity16 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation93 %78 %88 %
Total Exchangeable Bases14 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹10 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %1 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel12 %28 %8 %
Sand41 %51 %41 %
Silt34 %31 %25 %
Clay25 %18 %34 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamClay loam
Reference Bulk Density1.38 g/cm³1.44 g/cm³1.33 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.39 g/cm³1.45 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.37 %0.4 %0.4 %
PH76.96.4
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity55 cmol kg⁻¹56 cmol kg⁻¹41 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity15 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation93 %89 %90 %
Total Exchangeable Bases15.1 cmol kg⁻¹10.3 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.1 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 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