ETANGS DU NARBONNAIS

Location:France
Area:30,429 acres (12,314 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
Climate:View Climate Data
Land Use:View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:Csa (Climate: warm temperate; Precipitation: summer dry; Temperature: hot summer)
Natura 2000 Data Sheet:View Data Sheet  Explanatory notes

Ecoregions

Northeastern Spain and Southern France Mediterranean forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 ABC
    
Share70 %30 %70 %30 % 
Soil TypeEutric FluvisolsDystric FluvisolsLithic LeptosolsChromic CambisolsHaplic Solonchaks
Topsoil TextureMediumCoarseMediumFineMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm10 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainagePoorPoorImperfectlyImperfectlyModerately well
Available Water Capacity150 m150 m15 mm15 m150 m
Phase 1  StonyLithic 
Phase 2   Stony 
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm 40 - 60 cmNone to 80 cm
Impermeable Layer80 - 150 cmNone to 150 cm None to 150 cm80 - 150 cm
Soil Water RegimeWet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not 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 Not 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 month
Topsoil Properties
Gravel4 %10 %21 %2 %7 %
Sand39 %79 %42 %21 %34 %
Silt40 %12 %34 %29 %41 %
Clay21 %9 %24 %50 %25 %
USDA TextureLoamSandy loamLoamClayLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.4 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.36 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³1.25 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.86 %0.87 %1.61 %1.43 %0.46 %
PH7.25.37.56.87.9
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity63 cmol kg⁻¹34 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹32 cmol kg⁻¹50 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity16 cmol kg⁻¹5 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹21 cmol kg⁻¹17 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation91 %55 %100 %94 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases16.9 cmol kg⁻¹2.1 cmol kg⁻¹15.5 cmol kg⁻¹22.9 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.5 %0 %3.9 %0.2 %9 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %1.8 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %3 %3 %1 %28 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-12.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel7 %17 % 4 %8 %
Sand41 %79 % 21 %43 %
Silt38 %11 % 28 %34 %
Clay21 %10 % 51 %23 %
USDA TextureLoamSandy loam ClayLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.4 g/cm³1.58 g/cm³ 1.23 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.39 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³ 1.38 g/cm³1.31 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.38 %0.26 % 0.58 %0.32 %
PH7.55.5 7.28
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity61 cmol kg⁻¹38 cmol kg⁻¹ 31 cmol kg⁻¹60 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity14 cmol kg⁻¹4 cmol kg⁻¹ 23 cmol kg⁻¹18 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation96 %46 % 96 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases15.2 cmol kg⁻¹1.5 cmol kg⁻¹ 19.5 cmol kg⁻¹13.3 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate2.5 %0 % 0.4 %9 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 % 0 %1 %
Exchangeable Sodium3 %2 % 1 %28 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1 0.1 dS m-111.3 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