Les "Cinq Tailles"

Location:France
Area:304 acres (123 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
 A
  
Share70 %20 %5 %3 %2 %
Soil TypeHaplic LuvisolsEutric FluvisolsGleyic LuvisolsLuvic ArenosolsRendzic Leptosols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMediumCoarseMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm30 cm
DrainageModerately wellPoorPoorModerately wellImperfectly
Available Water Capacity150 m150 m100 m100 m50 mm
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm 
Impermeable LayerNone to 150 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 
Topsoil Properties
Gravel4 %4 %5 %3 %16 %
Sand41 %39 %47 %90 %37 %
Silt37 %40 %29 %5 %44 %
Clay22 %21 %24 %5 %19 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamLoamSandLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.4 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.71 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.43 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.54 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.74 %0.86 %0.83 %0.39 %2.13 %
PH6.57.26.35.87.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity47 cmol kg⁻¹63 cmol kg⁻¹46 cmol kg⁻¹35 cmol kg⁻¹80 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity13 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹3 cmol kg⁻¹27 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation91 %91 %93 %76 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases11 cmol kg⁻¹16.9 cmol kg⁻¹14.9 cmol kg⁻¹2 cmol kg⁻¹28.8 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0.5 %0 %0 %6 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %2 %2 %3 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 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 % 
Sand37 %41 %39 %87 % 
Silt34 %38 %27 %5 % 
Clay29 %21 %34 %8 % 
USDA TextureClay loamLoamClay loamLoamy sand 
Reference Bulk Density1.35 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.33 g/cm³1.63 g/cm³ 
Bulk Density1.51 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.65 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³ 
Organic Carbon0.36 %0.38 %0.28 %0.2 % 
PH6.77.575.7 
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity50 cmol kg⁻¹61 cmol kg⁻¹44 cmol kg⁻¹34 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity14 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹3 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Base Saturation93 %96 %99 %75 % 
Total Exchangeable Bases13.1 cmol kg⁻¹15.2 cmol kg⁻¹15.9 cmol kg⁻¹2.3 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Calcium Carbonate0 %2.5 %0.4 %0 % 
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 % 
Exchangeable Sodium1 %3 %2 %3 % 
Electrical Conductivity0.1 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