World Species : Protected Area : Pays des Couzes

Pays des Couzes

Location:	France
Area:	128,132 acres (51,853 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

Western European broadleaf forests

Soils

— Protected Area Boundary

	A			B			C		D			E			F			G		H			I

Share	80 %	10 %	10 %	70 %	15 %	15 %	50 %	50 %	70 %	20 %	10 %	50 %	30 %	20 %	50 %	30 %	20 %	70 %	30 %	50 %	30 %	20 %	50 %	30 %	20 %
Soil Type	Umbric Leptosols	Lithic Leptosols	Dystric Cambisols	Haplic Andosols	Haplic Andosols	Mollic Andosols	Umbric Andosols	Haplic Andosols	Eutric Cambisols	Haplic Luvisols	Gleyic Luvisols	Eutric Cambisols	Lithic Leptosols	Haplic Arenosols	Dystric Cambisols	Lithic Leptosols	Gleyic Cambisols	Dystric Cambisols	Humic Cambisols	Calcaric Cambisols	Eutric Cambisols	Lithic Leptosols	Calcaric Cambisols	Eutric Cambisols	Rendzic Leptosols
Topsoil Texture	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Coarse	Coarse	Coarse	Medium	Medium	Coarse	Coarse	Coarse	Medium	Coarse	Coarse	Fine	Fine	Fine	Fine	Fine	Medium
Reference Depth	30 cm	10 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	10 cm	100 cm	100 cm	10 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	10 cm	100 cm	100 cm	30 cm
Drainage	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Well	Moderately well	Poor	Moderately well	Imperfectly	Somewhat excessive	Well	Moderately well	Poor	Well	Well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Imperfectly	Moderately well	Moderately well	Imperfectly
Available Water Capacity	15 mm	15 mm	50 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	50 m	75 m	75 m	100 m	15 mm	100 m	50 m	0 mm	150 m	100 m	100 m	75 m	75 m	15 mm	100 m	150 m	15 mm
Phase 1	Stony	Stony	Stony						Stony	Stony	Stony	Stony	Stony		Stony	Stony				Stony	Stony	Stony			Stony
Root Obstacle			60 - 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm		None to 80 cm	40 - 60 cm		None to 80 cm	60 - 80 cm	60 - 80 cm	60 - 80 cm	60 - 80 cm		None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm
Impermeable Layer			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	80 - 150 cm	None to 150 cm		None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm		80 - 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm		40 - 80 cm	None to 150 cm
Soil Water Regime			Wet within 80 cm over 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 11 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	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	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	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month
Topsoil Properties
Gravel	6 %	21 %	10 %	4 %	4 %	14 %	10 %	4 %	10 %	4 %	4 %	9 %	21 %	4 %	10 %	21 %	4 %	10 %	5 %	5 %	10 %	17 %	5 %	10 %	16 %
Sand	49 %	42 %	42 %	32 %	32 %	39 %	31 %	32 %	77 %	82 %	80 %	42 %	42 %	90 %	75 %	73 %	45 %	75 %	74 %	19 %	23 %	28 %	19 %	23 %	37 %
Silt	31 %	34 %	38 %	47 %	47 %	39 %	50 %	47 %	14 %	8 %	11 %	36 %	34 %	5 %	15 %	18 %	36 %	15 %	14 %	32 %	29 %	25 %	32 %	29 %	44 %
Clay	20 %	24 %	20 %	21 %	21 %	22 %	19 %	21 %	9 %	10 %	9 %	22 %	24 %	5 %	10 %	9 %	19 %	10 %	12 %	49 %	48 %	47 %	49 %	48 %	19 %
USDA Texture	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Sandy loam	Loamy sand	Loamy sand	Loam	Loam	Sand	Sandy loam	Sandy loam	Loam	Sandy loam	Sandy loam	Clay	Clay	Clay	Clay	Clay	Loam
Reference Bulk Density	1.43 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.6 g/cm³	1.59 g/cm³	1.6 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.71 g/cm³	1.58 g/cm³	1.59 g/cm³	1.42 g/cm³	1.58 g/cm³	1.55 g/cm³	1.24 g/cm³	1.25 g/cm³	1.26 g/cm³	1.24 g/cm³	1.25 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.1 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	0.76 g/cm³	0.76 g/cm³	0.86 g/cm³	0.65 g/cm³	0.76 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.44 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.49 g/cm³	1.49 g/cm³	1.45 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.49 g/cm³	1.16 g/cm³	1.28 g/cm³	1.28 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.28 g/cm³	1.28 g/cm³	1.24 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	2.4 %	1.61 %	1.45 %	6.74 %	6.74 %	3.43 %	7.75 %	6.74 %	0.7 %	0.4 %	0.63 %	1 %	1.61 %	0.4 %	0.7 %	1.4 %	1 %	0.7 %	1.58 %	0.87 %	1.17 %	2.3 %	0.87 %	1.17 %	2.13 %
PH	5.1	7.5	5.1	5.9	5.9	6.7	5.4	5.9	6.9	6.5	6.5	6.6	7.5	6.2	5.1	7.5	6.4	5.1	5.3	7.8	6.7	7.5	7.8	6.7	7.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	34 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	32 cmol kg⁻¹	78 cmol kg⁻¹	78 cmol kg⁻¹	98 cmol kg⁻¹	62 cmol kg⁻¹	78 cmol kg⁻¹	49 cmol kg⁻¹	48 cmol kg⁻¹	54 cmol kg⁻¹	55 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	35 cmol kg⁻¹	21 cmol kg⁻¹	85 cmol kg⁻¹	38 cmol kg⁻¹	21 cmol kg⁻¹	78 cmol kg⁻¹	57 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	33 cmol kg⁻¹	57 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	80 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	12 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	30 cmol kg⁻¹	30 cmol kg⁻¹	30 cmol kg⁻¹	36 cmol kg⁻¹	30 cmol kg⁻¹	7 cmol kg⁻¹	6 cmol kg⁻¹	6 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	3 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	8 cmol kg⁻¹	30 cmol kg⁻¹	27 cmol kg⁻¹	35 cmol kg⁻¹	30 cmol kg⁻¹	27 cmol kg⁻¹	27 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	36 %	100 %	38 %	16 %	16 %	78 %	13 %	16 %	91 %	89 %	83 %	93 %	100 %	93 %	28 %	86 %	85 %	28 %	42 %	100 %	89 %	100 %	100 %	89 %	100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	4.7 cmol kg⁻¹	15.5 cmol kg⁻¹	4.3 cmol kg⁻¹	6.4 cmol kg⁻¹	6.4 cmol kg⁻¹	24.5 cmol kg⁻¹	4.4 cmol kg⁻¹	6.4 cmol kg⁻¹	6.7 cmol kg⁻¹	5.9 cmol kg⁻¹	6.1 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	15.5 cmol kg⁻¹	3.3 cmol kg⁻¹	1.5 cmol kg⁻¹	5.2 cmol kg⁻¹	8.2 cmol kg⁻¹	1.5 cmol kg⁻¹	6.1 cmol kg⁻¹	46.6 cmol kg⁻¹	22.1 cmol kg⁻¹	37.6 cmol kg⁻¹	46.6 cmol kg⁻¹	22.1 cmol kg⁻¹	28.8 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	0 %	3.9 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0.1 %	0 %	0 %	0.1 %	0 %	0.1 %	0 %	3.9 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	4.9 %	0.1 %	1.4 %	4.9 %	0.1 %	6 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0.1 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0.1 %	0 %	0 %	0.1 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	4 %	3 %	2 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	2 %	2 %	2 %	2 %	3 %	3 %	5 %	1 %	2 %	5 %	3 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	2 %
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	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	0.2 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.4 dS m-1	0.2 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel			19 %	9 %	9 %	18 %	10 %	9 %	20 %	6 %	5 %	12 %		4 %	9 %		18 %	9 %	9 %	5 %	24 %		5 %	24 %
Sand			45 %	34 %	34 %	40 %	35 %	34 %	67 %	75 %	68 %	41 %		90 %	68 %		39 %	68 %	72 %	23 %	26 %		23 %	26 %
Silt			35 %	44 %	44 %	36 %	46 %	44 %	16 %	8 %	10 %	34 %		5 %	17 %		34 %	17 %	12 %	35 %	29 %		35 %	29 %
Clay			20 %	22 %	22 %	24 %	19 %	22 %	17 %	17 %	22 %	25 %		5 %	15 %		27 %	15 %	16 %	42 %	45 %		42 %	45 %
USDA Texture			Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Sandy loam	Sandy loam	Sandy clay loam	Loam		Sand	Sandy loam		Clay loam	Sandy loam	Sandy loam	Clay	Clay		Clay	Clay
Reference Bulk Density			1.42 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.48 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.45 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³		1.71 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³		1.36 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.26 g/cm³	1.26 g/cm³		1.26 g/cm³	1.26 g/cm³
Bulk Density			1.36 g/cm³	0.79 g/cm³	0.79 g/cm³	0.81 g/cm³	0.67 g/cm³	0.79 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.57 g/cm³	1.55 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³		1.52 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³		1.6 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³		1.35 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³
Organic Carbon			0.5 %	1.99 %	1.99 %	1.41 %	3.39 %	1.99 %	0.4 %	0.24 %	0.3 %	0.37 %		0.21 %	0.27 %		0.47 %	0.27 %	0.76 %	0.39 %	0.58 %		0.39 %	0.58 %
PH			5.2	6.1	6.1	6.8	5.9	6.1	7.3	6.5	6.4	7		6.1	5		6.7	5	6.2	8.1	7		8.1	7
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity			35 cmol kg⁻¹	79 cmol kg⁻¹	79 cmol kg⁻¹	85 cmol kg⁻¹	93 cmol kg⁻¹	79 cmol kg⁻¹	48 cmol kg⁻¹	53 cmol kg⁻¹	43 cmol kg⁻¹	55 cmol kg⁻¹		39 cmol kg⁻¹	31 cmol kg⁻¹		37 cmol kg⁻¹	31 cmol kg⁻¹	79 cmol kg⁻¹	58 cmol kg⁻¹	51 cmol kg⁻¹		58 cmol kg⁻¹	51 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity			9 cmol kg⁻¹	27 cmol kg⁻¹	27 cmol kg⁻¹	29 cmol kg⁻¹	28 cmol kg⁻¹	27 cmol kg⁻¹	8 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹		2 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹		11 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	26 cmol kg⁻¹	25 cmol kg⁻¹		26 cmol kg⁻¹	25 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation			33 %	33 %	33 %	78 %	16 %	33 %	91 %	88 %	80 %	93 %		100 %	36 %		88 %	36 %	51 %	100 %	97 %		100 %	97 %
Total Exchangeable Bases			2.6 cmol kg⁻¹	4.7 cmol kg⁻¹	4.7 cmol kg⁻¹	22.5 cmol kg⁻¹	3.3 cmol kg⁻¹	4.7 cmol kg⁻¹	9.3 cmol kg⁻¹	8.1 cmol kg⁻¹	5.9 cmol kg⁻¹	15.1 cmol kg⁻¹		2.6 cmol kg⁻¹	1.4 cmol kg⁻¹		11.3 cmol kg⁻¹	1.4 cmol kg⁻¹	3.9 cmol kg⁻¹	44.8 cmol kg⁻¹	25.9 cmol kg⁻¹		44.8 cmol kg⁻¹	25.9 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate			0 %	0 %	0 %	0.3 %	0 %	0 %	0.1 %	0 %	0.1 %	0.1 %		0 %	0 %		0.1 %	0 %	0 %	11.2 %	0.3 %		11.2 %	0.3 %
Calcium Sulphate			0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0.1 %	0 %		0 %	0 %		0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %		0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium			2 %	1 %	1 %	2 %	1 %	1 %	2 %	1 %	1 %	2 %		3 %	5 %		2 %	5 %	0 %	2 %	1 %		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	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	0.2 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1		0.2 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