ETANG DE GALETAS

Location:France
Area:1,559 acres (631 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 %5 %3 %2 %50 %20 %15 %15 %
Soil TypeHaplic LuvisolsEutric FluvisolsGleyic LuvisolsLuvic ArenosolsRendzic LeptosolsEutric PodzoluvisolsHaplic LuvisolsGleyic LuvisolsEutric Cambisols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMediumCoarseMediumMediumMediumMediumFine
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm30 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageModerately wellPoorPoorModerately wellImperfectlyModerately wellModerately wellPoorModerately well
Available Water Capacity150 m150 m100 m100 m50 mm100 m150 m100 m75 m
Phase 1        Stony
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm None to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm
Impermeable LayerNone to 150 cm80 - 150 cm40 - 80 cmNone to 150 cm 40 - 80 cm80 - 150 cm40 - 80 cmNone 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 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 Wet 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 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
Gravel4 %4 %5 %3 %16 %1 %4 %5 %10 %
Sand41 %39 %47 %90 %37 %35 %41 %47 %23 %
Silt37 %40 %29 %5 %44 %54 %37 %29 %29 %
Clay22 %21 %24 %5 %19 %11 %22 %24 %48 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamLoamSandLoamSilt loamLoamLoamClay
Reference Bulk Density1.4 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.71 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.49 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.25 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.43 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.54 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.54 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.74 %0.86 %0.83 %0.39 %2.13 %1.2 %0.74 %0.83 %1.17 %
PH6.57.26.35.87.55.46.56.36.7
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity47 cmol kg⁻¹63 cmol kg⁻¹46 cmol kg⁻¹35 cmol kg⁻¹80 cmol kg⁻¹48 cmol kg⁻¹47 cmol kg⁻¹46 cmol kg⁻¹50 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity13 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹3 cmol kg⁻¹27 cmol kg⁻¹9 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹27 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation91 %91 %93 %76 %100 %55 %91 %93 %89 %
Total Exchangeable Bases11 cmol kg⁻¹16.9 cmol kg⁻¹14.9 cmol kg⁻¹2 cmol kg⁻¹28.8 cmol kg⁻¹5.7 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹14.9 cmol kg⁻¹22.1 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0.5 %0 %0 %6 %0 %0 %0 %0.1 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %2 %2 %3 %2 %0 %1 %2 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 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
Gravel3 %7 %6 %4 % 4 %3 %6 %24 %
Sand37 %41 %39 %87 % 37 %37 %39 %26 %
Silt34 %38 %27 %5 % 43 %34 %27 %29 %
Clay29 %21 %34 %8 % 20 %29 %34 %45 %
USDA TextureClay loamLoamClay loamLoamy sand LoamClay loamClay loamClay
Reference Bulk Density1.35 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.33 g/cm³1.63 g/cm³ 1.4 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.33 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.51 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.65 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³ 1.61 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³1.65 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.36 %0.38 %0.28 %0.2 % 0.25 %0.36 %0.28 %0.58 %
PH6.77.575.7 5.36.777
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity50 cmol kg⁻¹61 cmol kg⁻¹44 cmol kg⁻¹34 cmol kg⁻¹ 63 cmol kg⁻¹50 cmol kg⁻¹44 cmol kg⁻¹51 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity14 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹3 cmol kg⁻¹ 9 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹25 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation93 %96 %99 %75 % 59 %93 %99 %97 %
Total Exchangeable Bases13.1 cmol kg⁻¹15.2 cmol kg⁻¹15.9 cmol kg⁻¹2.3 cmol kg⁻¹ 4.9 cmol kg⁻¹13.1 cmol kg⁻¹15.9 cmol kg⁻¹25.9 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %2.5 %0.4 %0 % 0 %0 %0.4 %0.3 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 % 0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %3 %2 %3 % 0 %1 %2 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1 0.1 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