RIED DE COLMAR A SELESTAT, HAUT-RHIN

Location:France
Area:12,921 acres (5,229 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 %30 %20 %
Soil TypeEutric GleysolsTerric HistosolsCalcaric CambisolsEutric CambisolsRendzic Leptosols
Topsoil TextureFineMediumFineFineMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm30 cm
DrainageVery poorVery poorModerately wellModerately wellImperfectly
Available Water Capacity150 m150 m100 m150 m15 mm
Phase 1    Stony
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm40 - 60 cm 
Impermeable Layer80 - 150 cm80 - 150 cm40 - 80 cmNone to 150 cm 
Soil Water RegimeWet 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 monthNot wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month 
Topsoil Properties
Gravel1 %28 %5 %10 %16 %
Sand17 %35 %19 %23 %37 %
Silt32 %33 %32 %29 %44 %
Clay51 %32 %49 %48 %19 %
USDA TextureClayClay loamClayClayLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.22 g/cm³1.32 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³1.25 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.25 g/cm³0.28 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1.25 %39.4 %0.87 %1.17 %2.13 %
PH5.85.67.86.77.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity37 cmol kg⁻¹45 cmol kg⁻¹57 cmol kg⁻¹50 cmol kg⁻¹80 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity25 cmol kg⁻¹87 cmol kg⁻¹30 cmol kg⁻¹27 cmol kg⁻¹27 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation78 %75 %100 %89 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases18.9 cmol kg⁻¹59.5 cmol kg⁻¹46.6 cmol kg⁻¹22.1 cmol kg⁻¹28.8 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %4.9 %0.1 %6 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0.1 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %1 %1 %1 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.2 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel1 %5 %5 %24 % 
Sand19 %52 %23 %26 % 
Silt29 %23 %35 %29 % 
Clay52 %25 %42 %45 % 
USDA TextureClaySandy clay loamClayClay 
Reference Bulk Density1.23 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³ 
Bulk Density1.35 g/cm³0.18 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³ 
Organic Carbon0.45 %38.46 %0.39 %0.58 % 
PH65.88.17 
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity40 cmol kg⁻¹49 cmol kg⁻¹58 cmol kg⁻¹51 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity23 cmol kg⁻¹88 cmol kg⁻¹26 cmol kg⁻¹25 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Base Saturation84 %96 %100 %97 % 
Total Exchangeable Bases17 cmol kg⁻¹81.8 cmol kg⁻¹44.8 cmol kg⁻¹25.9 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %11.2 %0.3 % 
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 % 
Exchangeable Sodium3 %1 %2 %1 % 
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 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