Marais salants de Guérande, traicts du Croisic, dunes de Pen Bron

Location:France
Area:8,950 acres (3,622 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

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
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Share 90 %10 %90 %10 %
Soil TypeEutric RegosolsUmbric LeptosolsLithic LeptosolsGleyic SolonchaksEutric Gleysols
Topsoil TextureCoarseCoarseCoarseFineFine
Reference Depth100 cm30 cm10 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageSomewhat excessiveModerately wellModerately wellPoorVery poor
Available Water Capacity100 m15 mm0 mm150 m150 m
Phase 1 StonyStony  
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cm  None to 80 cmNone to 80 cm
Impermeable LayerNone to 150 cm  80 - 150 cm80 - 150 cm
Soil Water RegimeNot wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month  Wet within 80 cm over 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 11 monthWet within 80 cm over 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 11 month
Topsoil Properties
Gravel15 %10 %21 %4 %1 %
Sand83 %79 %73 %22 %17 %
Silt11 %13 %18 %26 %32 %
Clay6 %8 %9 %52 %51 %
USDA TextureLoamy sandLoamy sandSandy loamClayClay
Reference Bulk Density1.67 g/cm³1.62 g/cm³1.59 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.3 g/cm³1.45 g/cm³1.45 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³1.25 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.5 %2.59 %1.4 %0.53 %1.25 %
PH6.64.77.58.85.8
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity50 cmol kg⁻¹24 cmol kg⁻¹85 cmol kg⁻¹39 cmol kg⁻¹37 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity5 cmol kg⁻¹8 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹29 cmol kg⁻¹25 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation93 %86 %86 %100 %78 %
Total Exchangeable Bases4.2 cmol kg⁻¹5.2 cmol kg⁻¹5.2 cmol kg⁻¹46.5 cmol kg⁻¹18.9 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %0 %9 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0.4 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium3 %0 %1 %45 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-112.7 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel22 %  6 %1 %
Sand80 %  24 %19 %
Silt11 %  23 %29 %
Clay9 %  53 %52 %
USDA TextureLoamy sand  ClayClay
Reference Bulk Density1.6 g/cm³  1.23 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.22 g/cm³  1.31 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.3 %  0.38 %0.45 %
PH6.7  8.86
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity44 cmol kg⁻¹  48 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity4 cmol kg⁻¹  29 cmol kg⁻¹23 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation76 %  100 %84 %
Total Exchangeable Bases2.8 cmol kg⁻¹  55.3 cmol kg⁻¹17 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %  9 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %  0.5 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium3 %  42 %3 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-1  21.5 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