World Species : Protected Area : Hautes vallées d'Aspe et d'Ossau

Hautes vallées d'Aspe et d'Ossau

Location:	France
Area:	121,620 acres (49,218 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

Pyrenees conifer and mixed forests

Soils

— Protected Area Boundary

	A			B		C				D			E					F			G				H				I

Share	50 %	30 %	20 %	70 %	30 %	70 %	20 %	5 %	5 %	50 %	30 %	20 %	50 %	15 %	15 %	10 %	10 %	50 %	30 %	20 %	50 %	25 %	20 %	5 %	50 %	20 %	15 %	15 %	60 %	20 %	15 %	5 %
Soil Type	Calcaric Fluvisols	Calcaric Fluvisols	Eutric Fluvisols	Lithic Leptosols	Dystric Cambisols	Dystric Cambisols	Cambic Podzols	Lithic Leptosols	Umbric Leptosols	Dystric Cambisols	Cambic Podzols	Lithic Leptosols	Dystric Cambisols	Lithic Leptosols	Lithic Leptosols	Eutric Cambisols	Haplic Luvisols	Calcaric Cambisols	Lithic Leptosols	Calcaric Cambisols	Rendzic Leptosols	Humic Cambisols	Lithic Leptosols	Chromic Luvisols	Humic Cambisols	Dystric Cambisols	Umbric Leptosols	Lithic Leptosols	Umbric Leptosols	Humic Cambisols	Lithic Leptosols	Dystric Cambisols
Topsoil Texture	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Coarse	Coarse	Coarse	Coarse	Coarse	Coarse	Coarse	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Coarse	Medium
Reference Depth	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	10 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	10 cm	30 cm	100 cm	100 cm	10 cm	100 cm	10 cm	10 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	10 cm	100 cm	30 cm	100 cm	10 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	30 cm	10 cm	30 cm	100 cm	10 cm	100 cm
Drainage	Poor	Poor	Poor	Imperfectly	Moderately well	Moderately well	Somewhat excessive	Moderately well	Moderately well	Well	Somewhat excessive	Moderately well	Moderately well	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Imperfectly	Moderately well	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Moderately well	Imperfectly
Available Water Capacity	150 m	150 m	150 m	15 mm	100 m	15 m	50 m	0 mm	15 mm	50 m	50 m	0 mm	100 m	15 mm	15 mm	100 m	150 m	150 m	15 mm	150 m	50 mm	50 m	15 mm	50 m	15 m	15 m	15 mm	0 mm	15 mm	50 m	0 mm	50 m
Phase 1				Stony	Stony	Lithic	Stony	Stony	Stony	Stony	Stony	Stony	Stony	Stony	Stony	Stony						Lithic		Lithic	Lithic	Lithic	Gravelly	Gravelly		Lithic	Stony	Lithic
Phase 2						Stony																			Gravelly	Gravelly
Root Obstacle	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm		60 - 80 cm	20 - 40 cm	40 - 60 cm			40 - 60 cm	40 - 60 cm		60 - 80 cm			60 - 80 cm	None to 80 cm	40 - 60 cm		40 - 60 cm		20 - 40 cm		20 - 40 cm	20 - 40 cm	20 - 40 cm				20 - 40 cm		20 - 40 cm
Impermeable Layer	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	40 - 80 cm		None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm			None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm		None to 150 cm			None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm		None to 150 cm		None to 150 cm		None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm				None to 150 cm		None to 150 cm
Soil Water Regime	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Wet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month		Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month			Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month		Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month			Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month		Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month		Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month		Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Wet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Wet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month				Wet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month		Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month
Topsoil Properties
Gravel	15 %	15 %	4 %	21 %	10 %	10 %	3 %	21 %	10 %	10 %	3 %	21 %	10 %	21 %	21 %	9 %	4 %	6 %	21 %	6 %	16 %	8 %	21 %	12 %	8 %	10 %	6 %	21 %	6 %	8 %	21 %	10 %
Sand	34 %	34 %	39 %	42 %	42 %	75 %	85 %	73 %	79 %	75 %	85 %	73 %	42 %	42 %	42 %	42 %	41 %	36 %	42 %	36 %	37 %	41 %	42 %	48 %	41 %	42 %	49 %	42 %	49 %	41 %	73 %	42 %
Silt	48 %	48 %	40 %	34 %	38 %	15 %	10 %	18 %	13 %	15 %	10 %	18 %	38 %	34 %	34 %	36 %	37 %	43 %	34 %	43 %	44 %	36 %	34 %	28 %	36 %	38 %	31 %	34 %	31 %	36 %	18 %	38 %
Clay	18 %	18 %	21 %	24 %	20 %	10 %	5 %	9 %	8 %	10 %	5 %	9 %	20 %	24 %	24 %	22 %	22 %	21 %	24 %	21 %	19 %	23 %	24 %	24 %	23 %	20 %	20 %	24 %	20 %	23 %	9 %	20 %
USDA Texture	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Sandy loam	Loamy sand	Sandy loam	Loamy sand	Sandy loam	Loamy sand	Sandy loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Sandy loam	Loam
Reference Bulk Density	1.41 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.58 g/cm³	1.7 g/cm³	1.59 g/cm³	1.62 g/cm³	1.58 g/cm³	1.7 g/cm³	1.59 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.59 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.39 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.49 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.45 g/cm³	1.45 g/cm³	1.49 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.45 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.24 g/cm³	1.1 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.53 g/cm³	1.1 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.1 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.1 g/cm³	1.1 g/cm³	1.45 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	0.6 %	0.6 %	0.86 %	1.61 %	1.45 %	0.7 %	2.02 %	1.4 %	2.59 %	0.7 %	2.02 %	1.4 %	1.45 %	1.61 %	1.61 %	1 %	0.74 %	0.65 %	1.61 %	0.65 %	2.13 %	2.72 %	1.61 %	0.83 %	2.72 %	1.45 %	2.4 %	1.61 %	2.4 %	2.72 %	1.4 %	1.45 %
PH	8	8	7.2	7.5	5.1	5.1	4.3	7.5	4.7	5.1	4.3	7.5	5.1	7.5	7.5	6.6	6.5	8	7.5	8	7.5	5.3	7.5	6.3	5.3	5.1	5.1	7.5	5.1	5.3	7.5	5.1
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	68 cmol kg⁻¹	68 cmol kg⁻¹	63 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	32 cmol kg⁻¹	21 cmol kg⁻¹	78 cmol kg⁻¹	85 cmol kg⁻¹	24 cmol kg⁻¹	21 cmol kg⁻¹	78 cmol kg⁻¹	85 cmol kg⁻¹	32 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	55 cmol kg⁻¹	47 cmol kg⁻¹	52 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	52 cmol kg⁻¹	80 cmol kg⁻¹	52 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	39 cmol kg⁻¹	52 cmol kg⁻¹	32 cmol kg⁻¹	34 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	34 cmol kg⁻¹	52 cmol kg⁻¹	85 cmol kg⁻¹	32 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	14 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	8 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	27 cmol kg⁻¹	21 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	21 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	21 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	100 %	100 %	91 %	100 %	38 %	28 %	17 %	86 %	86 %	28 %	17 %	86 %	38 %	100 %	100 %	93 %	91 %	100 %	100 %	100 %	100 %	25 %	100 %	88 %	25 %	38 %	36 %	100 %	36 %	25 %	86 %	38 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	19.8 cmol kg⁻¹	19.8 cmol kg⁻¹	16.9 cmol kg⁻¹	15.5 cmol kg⁻¹	4.3 cmol kg⁻¹	1.5 cmol kg⁻¹	2.5 cmol kg⁻¹	5.2 cmol kg⁻¹	5.2 cmol kg⁻¹	1.5 cmol kg⁻¹	2.5 cmol kg⁻¹	5.2 cmol kg⁻¹	4.3 cmol kg⁻¹	15.5 cmol kg⁻¹	15.5 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	24.3 cmol kg⁻¹	15.5 cmol kg⁻¹	24.3 cmol kg⁻¹	28.8 cmol kg⁻¹	5.4 cmol kg⁻¹	15.5 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	5.4 cmol kg⁻¹	4.3 cmol kg⁻¹	4.7 cmol kg⁻¹	15.5 cmol kg⁻¹	4.7 cmol kg⁻¹	5.4 cmol kg⁻¹	5.2 cmol kg⁻¹	4.3 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	11.7 %	11.7 %	0.5 %	3.9 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	3.9 %	3.9 %	0 %	0 %	7 %	3.9 %	7 %	6 %	0 %	3.9 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	3.9 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Calcium Sulphate	0.2 %	0.2 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	3 %	3 %	2 %	3 %	2 %	5 %	0 %	1 %	0 %	5 %	0 %	1 %	2 %	3 %	3 %	2 %	1 %	1 %	3 %	1 %	2 %	1 %	3 %	1 %	1 %	2 %	4 %	3 %	4 %	1 %	1 %	2 %
Electrical Conductivity	0.7 dS m-1	0.7 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.4 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.4 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel	10 %	10 %	7 %		19 %	9 %	3 %			9 %	3 %		19 %			12 %	3 %	10 %		10 %		6 %		8 %	6 %	19 %				6 %		19 %
Sand	36 %	36 %	41 %		45 %	68 %	86 %			68 %	86 %		45 %			41 %	37 %	34 %		34 %		44 %		41 %	44 %	45 %				44 %		45 %
Silt	46 %	46 %	38 %		35 %	17 %	10 %			17 %	10 %		35 %			34 %	34 %	43 %		43 %		32 %		25 %	32 %	35 %				32 %		35 %
Clay	18 %	18 %	21 %		20 %	15 %	4 %			15 %	4 %		20 %			25 %	29 %	23 %		23 %		24 %		34 %	24 %	20 %				24 %		20 %
USDA Texture	Loam	Loam	Loam		Loam	Sandy loam	Loamy sand			Sandy loam	Loamy sand		Loam			Loam	Clay loam	Loam		Loam		Loam		Clay loam	Loam	Loam				Loam		Loam
Reference Bulk Density	1.41 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³		1.42 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³	1.73 g/cm³			1.51 g/cm³	1.73 g/cm³		1.42 g/cm³			1.38 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³		1.38 g/cm³		1.39 g/cm³		1.33 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.42 g/cm³				1.39 g/cm³		1.42 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.41 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³		1.36 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.57 g/cm³			1.5 g/cm³	1.57 g/cm³		1.36 g/cm³			1.39 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³	1.45 g/cm³		1.45 g/cm³		1.16 g/cm³		1.51 g/cm³	1.16 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³				1.16 g/cm³		1.36 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	0.4 %	0.4 %	0.38 %		0.5 %	0.27 %	0.51 %			0.27 %	0.51 %		0.5 %			0.37 %	0.36 %	0.43 %		0.43 %		1.07 %		0.4 %	1.07 %	0.5 %				1.07 %		0.5 %
PH	8.1	8.1	7.5		5.2	5	4.8			5	4.8		5.2			7	6.7	8.1		8.1		5.3		6.4	5.3	5.2				5.3		5.2
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	84 cmol kg⁻¹	84 cmol kg⁻¹	61 cmol kg⁻¹		35 cmol kg⁻¹	31 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹			31 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹		35 cmol kg⁻¹			55 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	54 cmol kg⁻¹		54 cmol kg⁻¹		37 cmol kg⁻¹		41 cmol kg⁻¹	37 cmol kg⁻¹	35 cmol kg⁻¹				37 cmol kg⁻¹		35 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	13 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹		9 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹			5 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹		9 cmol kg⁻¹			15 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹		16 cmol kg⁻¹		14 cmol kg⁻¹		15 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹				14 cmol kg⁻¹		9 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	100 %	100 %	96 %		33 %	36 %	21 %			36 %	21 %		33 %			93 %	93 %	100 %		100 %		30 %		90 %	30 %	33 %				30 %		33 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	20.7 cmol kg⁻¹	20.7 cmol kg⁻¹	15.2 cmol kg⁻¹		2.6 cmol kg⁻¹	1.4 cmol kg⁻¹	1.5 cmol kg⁻¹			1.4 cmol kg⁻¹	1.5 cmol kg⁻¹		2.6 cmol kg⁻¹			15.1 cmol kg⁻¹	13.1 cmol kg⁻¹	28.7 cmol kg⁻¹		28.7 cmol kg⁻¹		2.5 cmol kg⁻¹		12 cmol kg⁻¹	2.5 cmol kg⁻¹	2.6 cmol kg⁻¹				2.5 cmol kg⁻¹		2.6 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	12.2 %	12.2 %	2.5 %		0 %	0 %	0 %			0 %	0 %		0 %			0.1 %	0 %	8.7 %		8.7 %		0 %		0 %	0 %	0 %				0 %		0 %
Calcium Sulphate	0.2 %	0.2 %	0 %		0 %	0 %	0 %			0 %	0 %		0 %			0 %	0 %	0.4 %		0.4 %		0 %		0 %	0 %	0 %				0 %		0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	3 %	3 %	3 %		2 %	5 %	0 %			5 %	0 %		2 %			2 %	1 %	1 %		1 %		2 %		1 %	2 %	2 %				2 %		2 %
Electrical Conductivity	0.5 dS m-1	0.5 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1		0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1			0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1		0.1 dS m-1			0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.3 dS m-1		0.3 dS m-1		0.1 dS m-1		0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1				0.1 dS m-1		0.1 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