PERTUIS CHARENTAIS - ROCHEBONNE

Location:France
Area:2,024,431 acres (819,258 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
 ABCD
     
Share  70 %30 %50 %30 %20 %
Soil TypeEutric RegosolsDystric RegosolsGleyic SolonchaksEutric GleysolsChromic CambisolsCalcaric CambisolsLithic Leptosols
Topsoil TextureCoarseCoarseFineFineMediumMediumFine
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm10 cm
DrainageSomewhat excessiveSomewhat excessivePoorVery poorModerately wellModerately wellImperfectly
Available Water Capacity100 m100 m150 m150 m100 m100 m15 mm
Phase 1    StonyStonyStony
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm40 - 60 cm40 - 60 cm 
Impermeable LayerNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cm80 - 150 cm80 - 150 cmNone to 150 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 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 monthNot 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 month 
Topsoil Properties
Gravel15 %19 %4 %1 %10 %6 %17 %
Sand83 %78 %22 %17 %49 %36 %28 %
Silt11 %13 %26 %32 %28 %43 %25 %
Clay6 %9 %52 %51 %23 %21 %47 %
USDA TextureLoamy sandSandy loamClayClayLoamLoamClay
Reference Bulk Density1.67 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.3 g/cm³1.27 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³1.25 g/cm³1.31 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.5 %0.7 %0.53 %1.25 %0.98 %0.65 %2.3 %
PH6.65.68.85.86.687.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity50 cmol kg⁻¹29 cmol kg⁻¹39 cmol kg⁻¹37 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹52 cmol kg⁻¹33 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity5 cmol kg⁻¹6 cmol kg⁻¹29 cmol kg⁻¹25 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹35 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation93 %98 %100 %78 %83 %100 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases4.2 cmol kg⁻¹4.1 cmol kg⁻¹46.5 cmol kg⁻¹18.9 cmol kg⁻¹11.6 cmol kg⁻¹24.3 cmol kg⁻¹37.6 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %9 %0 %0.1 %7 %1.4 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0.4 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium3 %3 %45 %2 %2 %1 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-112.7 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.4 dS m-10.4 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel22 %14 %6 %1 %9 %10 % 
Sand80 %77 %24 %19 %47 %34 % 
Silt11 %13 %23 %29 %26 %43 % 
Clay9 %10 %53 %52 %27 %23 % 
USDA TextureLoamy sandSandy loamClayClaySandy clay loamLoam 
Reference Bulk Density1.6 g/cm³1.58 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³ 
Bulk Density1.22 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.31 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.44 g/cm³1.45 g/cm³ 
Organic Carbon0.3 %0.31 %0.38 %0.45 %0.47 %0.43 % 
PH6.75.38.866.78.1 
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity44 cmol kg⁻¹36 cmol kg⁻¹48 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹44 cmol kg⁻¹54 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity4 cmol kg⁻¹4 cmol kg⁻¹29 cmol kg⁻¹23 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Base Saturation76 %28 %100 %84 %92 %100 % 
Total Exchangeable Bases2.8 cmol kg⁻¹1 cmol kg⁻¹55.3 cmol kg⁻¹17 cmol kg⁻¹11.9 cmol kg⁻¹28.7 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %9 %0 %0.1 %8.7 % 
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0.5 %0 %0 %0.4 % 
Exchangeable Sodium3 %3 %42 %3 %1 %1 % 
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-121.5 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.3 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