Pènes du Moulle de Jaout

Location:France
Area:10,895 acres (4,409 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

Cantabrian mixed forests
Pyrenees conifer and mixed forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 AB
   
Share50 %15 %15 %10 %10 %50 %30 %20 %
Soil TypeDystric CambisolsLithic LeptosolsLithic LeptosolsEutric CambisolsHaplic LuvisolsCalcaric CambisolsEutric CambisolsEutric Regosols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMediumMediumMediumCoarseCoarseFine
Reference Depth100 cm10 cm10 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageModerately wellImperfectlyImperfectlyModerately wellModerately wellWellWellModerately well
Available Water Capacity100 m15 mm15 mm100 m150 m100 m100 m150 m
Phase 1StonyStonyStonyStony    
Root Obstacle60 - 80 cm  60 - 80 cmNone to 80 cm40 - 60 cm40 - 60 cm40 - 60 cm
Impermeable LayerNone to 150 cm  None to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 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 month  Not 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 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 monthNot wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month
Topsoil Properties
Gravel10 %21 %21 %9 %4 %5 %10 %48 %
Sand42 %42 %42 %42 %41 %76 %77 %26 %
Silt38 %34 %34 %36 %37 %12 %14 %30 %
Clay20 %24 %24 %22 %22 %12 %9 %44 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamLoamLoamLoamSandy loamSandy loamClay
Reference Bulk Density1.41 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.55 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.3 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.37 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.48 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1.45 %1.61 %1.61 %1 %0.74 %0.36 %0.7 %1.89 %
PH5.17.57.56.66.58.26.96.1
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity32 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹55 cmol kg⁻¹47 cmol kg⁻¹37 cmol kg⁻¹49 cmol kg⁻¹52 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity12 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹10 cmol kg⁻¹7 cmol kg⁻¹24 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation38 %100 %100 %93 %91 %97 %91 %62 %
Total Exchangeable Bases4.3 cmol kg⁻¹15.5 cmol kg⁻¹15.5 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹8.4 cmol kg⁻¹6.7 cmol kg⁻¹12.9 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %3.9 %3.9 %0 %0 %3 %0.1 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %3 %3 %2 %1 %7 %2 %0 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.2 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel19 %  12 %3 %9 %20 %33 %
Sand45 %  41 %37 %70 %67 %24 %
Silt35 %  34 %34 %14 %16 %27 %
Clay20 %  25 %29 %16 %17 %49 %
USDA TextureLoam  LoamClay loamSandy loamSandy loamClay
Reference Bulk Density1.42 g/cm³  1.38 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.48 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.36 g/cm³  1.39 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.5 %  0.37 %0.36 %0.34 %0.4 %0.61 %
PH5.2  76.787.36.4
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity35 cmol kg⁻¹  55 cmol kg⁻¹50 cmol kg⁻¹36 cmol kg⁻¹48 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity9 cmol kg⁻¹  15 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹22 cmol kg⁻¹8 cmol kg⁻¹23 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation33 %  93 %93 %84 %91 %55 %
Total Exchangeable Bases2.6 cmol kg⁻¹  15.1 cmol kg⁻¹13.1 cmol kg⁻¹7.9 cmol kg⁻¹9.3 cmol kg⁻¹11.6 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %  0.1 %0 %5.5 %0.1 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %  0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %  2 %1 %4 %2 %0 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-1  0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.4 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