Vallée de l'Aisne à Mouron

Location:France
Area:951 acres (385 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

Western European broadleaf forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 AB
   
Share70 %20 %10 %70 %20 %10 %
Soil TypeCalcaric FluvisolsCalcic GleysolsTerric HistosolsDystric PodzoluvisolsDystric PlanosolsHaplic Luvisols
Topsoil TextureCoarseMediumMediumMediumMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainagePoorPoorVery poorModerately wellPoorModerately well
Available Water Capacity150 m150 m150 m150 m50 m150 m
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm
Impermeable LayerNone to 150 cm80 - 150 cm80 - 150 cm80 - 150 cm0 - 40 cm80 - 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 monthWet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not 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 monthNot wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month
Topsoil Properties
Gravel10 %4 %28 %1 %4 %4 %
Sand79 %41 %35 %31 %42 %41 %
Silt15 %40 %33 %54 %38 %37 %
Clay6 %19 %32 %15 %20 %22 %
USDA TextureLoamy sandLoamClay loamSilt loamLoamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.66 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³1.32 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.4 g/cm³1.31 g/cm³0.28 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.41 %1.3 %39.4 %1.59 %1.14 %0.74 %
PH8.375.654.56.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity109 cmol kg⁻¹37 cmol kg⁻¹45 cmol kg⁻¹63 cmol kg⁻¹25 cmol kg⁻¹47 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity6 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹87 cmol kg⁻¹19 cmol kg⁻¹7 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %82 %75 %55 %40 %91 %
Total Exchangeable Bases11 cmol kg⁻¹8.8 cmol kg⁻¹59.5 cmol kg⁻¹5.7 cmol kg⁻¹2.2 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate9.1 %1 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium4 %2 %1 %0 %2 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.4 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
Gravel10 %5 %5 %4 %4 %3 %
Sand79 %44 %52 %24 %28 %37 %
Silt15 %37 %23 %50 %29 %34 %
Clay6 %19 %25 %26 %43 %29 %
USDA TextureLoamy sandLoamSandy clay loamSilt loamClayClay loam
Reference Bulk Density1.66 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.34 g/cm³1.27 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.5 g/cm³1.47 g/cm³0.18 g/cm³1.61 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.17 %0.44 %38.46 %0.2 %0.37 %0.36 %
PH8.37.25.85.34.86.7
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity137 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹49 cmol kg⁻¹67 cmol kg⁻¹26 cmol kg⁻¹50 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity6 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹88 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹10 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation94 %86 %96 %59 %57 %93 %
Total Exchangeable Bases13.9 cmol kg⁻¹10 cmol kg⁻¹81.8 cmol kg⁻¹4.9 cmol kg⁻¹11.4 cmol kg⁻¹13.1 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate9.9 %1 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium4 %2 %1 %0 %7 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.4 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