COMPLEJO ENDORREICO DE UTRERA

Location:Spain
Area:2,797 acres (1,132 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
  
Share80 %20 %
Soil TypeEutric VertisolsEutric Regosols
Topsoil TextureFineFine
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm
DrainagePoorModerately well
Available Water Capacity125 m100 m
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cm20 - 40 cm
Impermeable LayerNone to 150 cm40 - 80 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 month
Misc. PropertyVertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide) 
Topsoil Properties
Gravel4 %48 %
Sand19 %26 %
Silt25 %30 %
Clay56 %44 %
USDA TextureClayClay
Reference Bulk Density1.22 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.56 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1.05 %1.89 %
PH6.96.1
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity70 cmol kg⁻¹52 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity43 cmol kg⁻¹24 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %62 %
Total Exchangeable Bases40.9 cmol kg⁻¹12.9 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.2 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %0 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel5 %33 %
Sand18 %24 %
Silt24 %27 %
Clay58 %49 %
USDA TextureClayClay
Reference Bulk Density1.21 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.6 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.59 %0.61 %
PH7.56.4
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity70 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity42 cmol kg⁻¹23 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %55 %
Total Exchangeable Bases44.2 cmol kg⁻¹11.6 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.8 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %0 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 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