Marais entre Crau et Grand Rhône

Location:France
Area:17,876 acres (7,234 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  50 %30 %20 %
Soil TypeCalcaric FluvisolsHaplic SolonchaksChromic CambisolsChromic LuvisolsCalcaric Cambisols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMediumMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainagePoorModerately wellModerately wellModerately wellModerately well
Available Water Capacity150 m150 m100 m100 m100 m
Phase 1Saline StonyStonyStony
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm60 - 80 cmNone to 80 cm40 - 60 cm
Impermeable Layer80 - 150 cm80 - 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cm
Soil Water RegimeWet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 monthWet within 80 cm over 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 11 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
Gravel15 %7 %10 %12 %6 %
Sand34 %34 %49 %48 %36 %
Silt48 %41 %28 %28 %43 %
Clay18 %25 %23 %24 %21 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamLoamLoamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.41 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.39 g/cm³1.25 g/cm³1.31 g/cm³1.53 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.6 %0.46 %0.98 %0.83 %0.65 %
PH87.96.66.38
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity68 cmol kg⁻¹50 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹39 cmol kg⁻¹52 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity14 cmol kg⁻¹17 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %100 %83 %88 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases19.8 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹11.6 cmol kg⁻¹10 cmol kg⁻¹24.3 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate11.7 %9 %0.1 %0 %7 %
Calcium Sulphate0.2 %1.8 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium3 %28 %2 %1 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.7 dS m-12.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.4 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel10 %8 %9 %8 %10 %
Sand36 %43 %47 %41 %34 %
Silt46 %34 %26 %25 %43 %
Clay18 %23 %27 %34 %23 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamSandy clay loamClay loamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.41 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.33 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.41 g/cm³1.31 g/cm³1.44 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³1.45 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.4 %0.32 %0.47 %0.4 %0.43 %
PH8.186.76.48.1
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity84 cmol kg⁻¹60 cmol kg⁻¹44 cmol kg⁻¹41 cmol kg⁻¹54 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity13 cmol kg⁻¹18 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %100 %92 %90 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases20.7 cmol kg⁻¹13.3 cmol kg⁻¹11.9 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹28.7 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate12.2 %9 %0.1 %0 %8.7 %
Calcium Sulphate0.2 %1 %0 %0 %0.4 %
Exchangeable Sodium3 %28 %1 %1 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.5 dS m-111.3 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.3 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