BOUCLES DE LA MARNE

Location:France
Area:6,526 acres (2,641 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
Climate:View Climate Data
Land Use:View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:Cfb (Climate: warm temperate; Precipitation: fully humid; Temperature: warm summer)
Natura 2000 Data Sheet:View Data Sheet  Explanatory notes

Ecoregions

Atlantic mixed forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 ABC
    
Share70 %20 %10 %70 %30 % 
Soil TypeEutric FluvisolsMollic GleysolsFibric HistosolsRendzic LeptosolsCalcaric CambisolsCalcaric Cambisols
Topsoil TextureMediumFineFineMediumMediumFine
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm30 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainagePoorVery poorVery poorImperfectlyModerately wellModerately well
Available Water Capacity150 m150 m150 m15 mm100 m150 m
Phase 1   StonyStony 
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm 60 - 80 cmNone to 80 cm
Impermeable LayerNone to 150 cm80 - 150 cm80 - 150 cm None to 150 cmNone to 150 cm
Soil Water RegimeNot 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 monthWet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 monthWet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month
Topsoil Properties
Gravel4 %1 %1 %16 %6 %5 %
Sand39 %15 %20 %37 %36 %19 %
Silt40 %29 %40 %44 %43 %32 %
Clay21 %56 %40 %19 %21 %49 %
USDA TextureLoamClayClayLoamLoamClay
Reference Bulk Density1.4 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.36 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³0.1 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.86 %2.27 %33.63 %2.13 %0.65 %0.87 %
PH7.26.14.37.587.8
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity63 cmol kg⁻¹37 cmol kg⁻¹45 cmol kg⁻¹80 cmol kg⁻¹52 cmol kg⁻¹57 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity16 cmol kg⁻¹32 cmol kg⁻¹77 cmol kg⁻¹27 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹30 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation91 %83 %62 %100 %100 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases16.9 cmol kg⁻¹22.2 cmol kg⁻¹31.4 cmol kg⁻¹28.8 cmol kg⁻¹24.3 cmol kg⁻¹46.6 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.5 %0 %0 %6 %7 %4.9 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0.1 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 %2 %2 %1 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.4 dS m-10.2 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel7 %1 %2 % 10 %5 %
Sand41 %24 %47 % 34 %23 %
Silt38 %24 %26 % 43 %35 %
Clay21 %52 %27 % 23 %42 %
USDA TextureLoamClaySandy clay loam LoamClay
Reference Bulk Density1.4 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³ 1.38 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.39 g/cm³1.2 g/cm³0.1 g/cm³ 1.45 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.38 %0.81 %32.89 % 0.43 %0.39 %
PH7.56.44.6 8.18.1
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity61 cmol kg⁻¹35 cmol kg⁻¹71 cmol kg⁻¹ 54 cmol kg⁻¹58 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity14 cmol kg⁻¹25 cmol kg⁻¹78 cmol kg⁻¹ 16 cmol kg⁻¹26 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation96 %91 %40 % 100 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases15.2 cmol kg⁻¹18.9 cmol kg⁻¹27.4 cmol kg⁻¹ 28.7 cmol kg⁻¹44.8 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate2.5 %0 %0 % 8.7 %11.2 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 % 0.4 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium3 %2 %1 % 1 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1 0.3 dS m-10.2 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