ETANG DE MAUGUIO

Location:France
Area:18,353 acres (7,427 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
    
Share  70 %30 %
Soil TypeEutric FluvisolsCalcaric FluvisolsEutric CambisolsDystric Cambisols
Topsoil TextureFineMediumCoarseCoarse
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageVery poorPoorWellWell
Available Water Capacity150 m150 m100 m100 m
Phase 1SalineSaline  
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm
Impermeable Layer80 - 150 cm80 - 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cm
Soil Water RegimeWet within 80 cm over 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 11 monthWet 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 monthNot wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month
Topsoil Properties
Gravel4 %15 %10 %10 %
Sand19 %34 %77 %75 %
Silt32 %48 %14 %15 %
Clay49 %18 %9 %10 %
USDA TextureClayLoamSandy loamSandy loam
Reference Bulk Density1.24 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³1.58 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.27 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.49 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1.19 %0.6 %0.7 %0.7 %
PH6.286.95.1
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity38 cmol kg⁻¹68 cmol kg⁻¹49 cmol kg⁻¹21 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity24 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹7 cmol kg⁻¹5 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation91 %100 %91 %28 %
Total Exchangeable Bases22.7 cmol kg⁻¹19.8 cmol kg⁻¹6.7 cmol kg⁻¹1.5 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %11.7 %0.1 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0.2 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %3 %2 %5 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.7 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel3 %10 %20 %9 %
Sand21 %36 %67 %68 %
Silt32 %46 %16 %17 %
Clay47 %18 %17 %15 %
USDA TextureClayLoamSandy loamSandy loam
Reference Bulk Density1.24 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.48 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.39 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.55 %0.4 %0.4 %0.27 %
PH6.88.17.35
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity41 cmol kg⁻¹84 cmol kg⁻¹48 cmol kg⁻¹31 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity20 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹8 cmol kg⁻¹5 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation99 %100 %91 %36 %
Total Exchangeable Bases18.2 cmol kg⁻¹20.7 cmol kg⁻¹9.3 cmol kg⁻¹1.4 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.2 %12.2 %0.1 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0.2 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %3 %2 %5 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.5 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