FORET DE CHAUX

Location:France
Area:54,385 acres (22,009 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
   
Share 50 %30 %20 %
Soil TypeCalcaric CambisolsEutric PodzoluvisolsDystric CambisolsGleyic Luvisols
Topsoil TextureFineMediumMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageModerately wellModerately wellModerately wellPoor
Available Water Capacity150 m50 m100 m50 m
Phase 1 StonyStonyStony
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm
Impermeable LayerNone to 150 cm40 - 80 cmNone to 150 cm40 - 80 cm
Soil Water RegimeWet 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 monthWet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month
Topsoil Properties
Gravel5 %1 %10 %5 %
Sand19 %35 %42 %47 %
Silt32 %54 %38 %29 %
Clay49 %11 %20 %24 %
USDA TextureClaySilt loamLoamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.24 g/cm³1.49 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.28 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.54 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.87 %1.2 %1.45 %0.83 %
PH7.85.45.16.3
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity57 cmol kg⁻¹48 cmol kg⁻¹32 cmol kg⁻¹46 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity30 cmol kg⁻¹9 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %55 %38 %93 %
Total Exchangeable Bases46.6 cmol kg⁻¹5.7 cmol kg⁻¹4.3 cmol kg⁻¹14.9 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate4.9 %0 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0.1 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %0 %2 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.2 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel5 %4 %19 %6 %
Sand23 %37 %45 %39 %
Silt35 %43 %35 %27 %
Clay42 %20 %20 %34 %
USDA TextureClayLoamLoamClay loam
Reference Bulk Density1.26 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³1.33 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.35 g/cm³1.61 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.65 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.39 %0.25 %0.5 %0.28 %
PH8.15.35.27
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity58 cmol kg⁻¹63 cmol kg⁻¹35 cmol kg⁻¹44 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity26 cmol kg⁻¹9 cmol kg⁻¹9 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %59 %33 %99 %
Total Exchangeable Bases44.8 cmol kg⁻¹4.9 cmol kg⁻¹2.6 cmol kg⁻¹15.9 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate11.2 %0 %0 %0.4 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %0 %2 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.2 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