PLAINE DU FOREZ
— Protected Area Boundary | | A | B | | | | | | Share | 80 % | 20 % | 50 % | 30 % | 20 % | | Soil Type | Eutric Fluvisols | Eutric Fluvisols | Gleyic Podzoluvisols | Gleyic Luvisols | Haplic Luvisols | | Topsoil Texture | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium | | Reference Depth | 100 cm | 100 cm | 100 cm | 100 cm | 100 cm | | Drainage | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Moderately well | | Available Water Capacity | 150 m | 150 m | 100 m | 100 m | 150 m | | Root Obstacle | None to 80 cm | None to 80 cm | None to 80 cm | None to 80 cm | None to 80 cm | | Impermeable Layer | None to 150 cm | 80 - 150 cm | 40 - 80 cm | 40 - 80 cm | 80 - 150 cm | | Soil Water Regime | 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 | 4 % | 4 % | 1 % | 5 % | 4 % | | Sand | 39 % | 39 % | 32 % | 47 % | 41 % | | Silt | 40 % | 40 % | 49 % | 29 % | 37 % | | Clay | 21 % | 21 % | 19 % | 24 % | 22 % | | USDA Texture | Loam | Loam | Loam | Loam | Loam | | Reference Bulk Density | 1.4 g/cm³ | 1.4 g/cm³ | 1.4 g/cm³ | 1.39 g/cm³ | 1.4 g/cm³ | | Bulk Density | 1.36 g/cm³ | 1.36 g/cm³ | 1.35 g/cm³ | 1.54 g/cm³ | 1.43 g/cm³ | | Organic Carbon | 0.86 % | 0.86 % | 2.22 % | 0.83 % | 0.74 % | | PH | 7.2 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 6.5 | | Clay Cation Exchange Capacity | 63 cmol kg⁻¹ | 63 cmol kg⁻¹ | 36 cmol kg⁻¹ | 46 cmol kg⁻¹ | 47 cmol kg⁻¹ | | Soil Cation Exchange Capacity | 16 cmol kg⁻¹ | 16 cmol kg⁻¹ | 17 cmol kg⁻¹ | 16 cmol kg⁻¹ | 13 cmol kg⁻¹ | | Base Saturation | 91 % | 91 % | 55 % | 93 % | 91 % | | Total Exchangeable Bases | 16.9 cmol kg⁻¹ | 16.9 cmol kg⁻¹ | 5.7 cmol kg⁻¹ | 14.9 cmol kg⁻¹ | 11 cmol kg⁻¹ | | Calcium Carbonate | 0.5 % | 0.5 % | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % | | Calcium Sulphate | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % | | Exchangeable Sodium | 2 % | 2 % | 0 % | 2 % | 1 % | | Electrical Conductivity | 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 | 7 % | 7 % | 4 % | 6 % | 3 % | | Sand | 41 % | 41 % | 25 % | 39 % | 37 % | | Silt | 38 % | 38 % | 51 % | 27 % | 34 % | | Clay | 21 % | 21 % | 24 % | 34 % | 29 % | | USDA Texture | Loam | Loam | Silt loam | Clay loam | Clay loam | | Reference Bulk Density | 1.4 g/cm³ | 1.4 g/cm³ | 1.35 g/cm³ | 1.33 g/cm³ | 1.35 g/cm³ | | Bulk Density | 1.39 g/cm³ | 1.39 g/cm³ | 1.6 g/cm³ | 1.65 g/cm³ | 1.51 g/cm³ | | Organic Carbon | 0.38 % | 0.38 % | 0.5 % | 0.28 % | 0.36 % | | PH | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.4 | 7 | 6.7 | | Clay Cation Exchange Capacity | 61 cmol kg⁻¹ | 61 cmol kg⁻¹ | 40 cmol kg⁻¹ | 44 cmol kg⁻¹ | 50 cmol kg⁻¹ | | Soil Cation Exchange Capacity | 14 cmol kg⁻¹ | 14 cmol kg⁻¹ | 14 cmol kg⁻¹ | 16 cmol kg⁻¹ | 14 cmol kg⁻¹ | | Base Saturation | 96 % | 96 % | 59 % | 99 % | 93 % | | Total Exchangeable Bases | 15.2 cmol kg⁻¹ | 15.2 cmol kg⁻¹ | 4.9 cmol kg⁻¹ | 15.9 cmol kg⁻¹ | 13.1 cmol kg⁻¹ | | Calcium Carbonate | 2.5 % | 2.5 % | 0 % | 0.4 % | 0 % | | Calcium Sulphate | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % | | Exchangeable Sodium | 3 % | 3 % | 0 % | 2 % | 1 % | | Electrical Conductivity | 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 |
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