Colle du Rouet

Location:France
Area:28,560 acres (11,558 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
Climate:View Climate Data
Land Use:View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:Csb (Climate: warm temperate; Precipitation: summer dry; Temperature: warm summer)
Natura 2000 Data Sheet:View Data Sheet  Explanatory notes

Ecoregions

Northeastern Spain and Southern France Mediterranean forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 ABCD
     
Share90 %10 %50 %30 %20 %50 %30 %20 %50 %30 %20 %
Soil TypeCalcaric FluvisolsEutric GleysolsRendzic LeptosolsCalcaric CambisolsEutric RegosolsUmbric LeptosolsDystric CambisolsLithic LeptosolsCalcaric CambisolsEutric CambisolsEutric Regosols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMediumMediumMediumCoarseMediumCoarseCoarseCoarseFine
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm30 cm100 cm100 cm30 cm100 cm10 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainagePoorPoorImperfectlyModerately wellModerately wellModerately wellModerately wellModerately wellWellWellModerately well
Available Water Capacity150 m150 m15 mm100 m150 m15 mm100 m0 mm100 m100 m150 m
Phase 1  StonyStony StonyStonyStony   
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm 40 - 60 cm40 - 60 cm 40 - 60 cm 40 - 60 cm40 - 60 cm40 - 60 cm
Impermeable LayerNone to 150 cm80 - 150 cm None to 150 cmNone to 150 cm None to 150 cm None to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cm
Soil Water RegimeNot 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 Not 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 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 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 %4 %16 %6 %25 %10 %10 %21 %5 %10 %48 %
Sand34 %37 %37 %36 %47 %79 %42 %73 %76 %77 %26 %
Silt48 %40 %44 %43 %34 %13 %38 %18 %12 %14 %30 %
Clay18 %23 %19 %21 %19 %8 %20 %9 %12 %9 %44 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamLoamLoamLoamLoamy sandLoamSandy loamSandy loamSandy loamClay
Reference Bulk Density1.41 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.62 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.59 g/cm³1.55 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.39 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³1.45 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.45 g/cm³1.48 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.6 %1.07 %2.13 %0.65 %0.98 %2.59 %1.45 %1.4 %0.36 %0.7 %1.89 %
PH86.27.586.44.75.17.58.26.96.1
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity68 cmol kg⁻¹41 cmol kg⁻¹80 cmol kg⁻¹52 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹24 cmol kg⁻¹32 cmol kg⁻¹85 cmol kg⁻¹37 cmol kg⁻¹49 cmol kg⁻¹52 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity14 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹27 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹8 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹10 cmol kg⁻¹7 cmol kg⁻¹24 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %88 %100 %100 %78 %86 %38 %86 %97 %91 %62 %
Total Exchangeable Bases19.8 cmol kg⁻¹10.2 cmol kg⁻¹28.8 cmol kg⁻¹24.3 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹5.2 cmol kg⁻¹4.3 cmol kg⁻¹5.2 cmol kg⁻¹8.4 cmol kg⁻¹6.7 cmol kg⁻¹12.9 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate11.7 %0 %6 %7 %0 %0 %0 %0 %3 %0.1 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0.2 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium3 %2 %2 %1 %1 %0 %2 %1 %7 %2 %0 %
Electrical Conductivity0.7 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.4 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.2 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel10 %5 % 10 %28 % 19 % 9 %20 %33 %
Sand36 %36 % 34 %51 % 45 % 70 %67 %24 %
Silt46 %36 % 43 %31 % 35 % 14 %16 %27 %
Clay18 %28 % 23 %18 % 20 % 16 %17 %49 %
USDA TextureLoamClay loam LoamLoam Loam Sandy loamSandy loamClay
Reference Bulk Density1.41 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³ 1.38 g/cm³1.44 g/cm³ 1.42 g/cm³ 1.5 g/cm³1.48 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.41 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³ 1.45 g/cm³1.45 g/cm³ 1.36 g/cm³ 1.43 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.4 %0.37 % 0.43 %0.4 % 0.5 % 0.34 %0.4 %0.61 %
PH8.16.6 8.16.9 5.2 87.36.4
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity84 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹ 54 cmol kg⁻¹56 cmol kg⁻¹ 35 cmol kg⁻¹ 36 cmol kg⁻¹48 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity13 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹ 16 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹ 9 cmol kg⁻¹ 22 cmol kg⁻¹8 cmol kg⁻¹23 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %90 % 100 %89 % 33 % 84 %91 %55 %
Total Exchangeable Bases20.7 cmol kg⁻¹11.9 cmol kg⁻¹ 28.7 cmol kg⁻¹10.3 cmol kg⁻¹ 2.6 cmol kg⁻¹ 7.9 cmol kg⁻¹9.3 cmol kg⁻¹11.6 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate12.2 %0 % 8.7 %0 % 0 % 5.5 %0.1 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0.2 %0 % 0.4 %0 % 0 % 0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium3 %2 % 1 %2 % 2 % 4 %2 %0 %
Electrical Conductivity0.5 dS m-10.1 dS m-1 0.3 dS m-10.1 dS m-1 0.1 dS m-1 0.4 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