FORETS ET ZONES HUMIDES DU PAYS DE SPINCOURT

Location:France
Area:31,328 acres (12,678 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 %30 %50 %50 %
Soil TypeGleyic CambisolsCalcaric CambisolsCalcaric CambisolsEutric Cambisols
Topsoil TextureMediumFineFineFine
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainagePoorModerately wellModerately wellModerately well
Available Water Capacity100 m150 m100 m150 m
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm
Impermeable Layer40 - 80 cmNone to 150 cm40 - 80 cmNone to 150 cm
Soil Water RegimeWet 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 %5 %5 %10 %
Sand45 %19 %19 %23 %
Silt36 %32 %32 %29 %
Clay19 %49 %49 %48 %
USDA TextureLoamClayClayClay
Reference Bulk Density1.42 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³1.25 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.41 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1 %0.87 %0.87 %1.17 %
PH6.47.87.86.7
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity38 cmol kg⁻¹57 cmol kg⁻¹57 cmol kg⁻¹50 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity9 cmol kg⁻¹30 cmol kg⁻¹30 cmol kg⁻¹27 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation85 %100 %100 %89 %
Total Exchangeable Bases8.2 cmol kg⁻¹46.6 cmol kg⁻¹46.6 cmol kg⁻¹22.1 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %4.9 %4.9 %0.1 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0.1 %0.1 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %1 %1 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.2 dS m-10.2 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel18 %5 %5 %24 %
Sand39 %23 %23 %26 %
Silt34 %35 %35 %29 %
Clay27 %42 %42 %45 %
USDA TextureClay loamClayClayClay
Reference Bulk Density1.36 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.6 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.47 %0.39 %0.39 %0.58 %
PH6.78.18.17
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity37 cmol kg⁻¹58 cmol kg⁻¹58 cmol kg⁻¹51 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity11 cmol kg⁻¹26 cmol kg⁻¹26 cmol kg⁻¹25 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation88 %100 %100 %97 %
Total Exchangeable Bases11.3 cmol kg⁻¹44.8 cmol kg⁻¹44.8 cmol kg⁻¹25.9 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.1 %11.2 %11.2 %0.3 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 %2 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.2 dS m-10.2 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