Golfe de Porto et presqu'île de Scandola

Location:France
Area:63,200 acres (25,576 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

Corsican montane broadleaf and mixed forests
Tyrrhenian-Adriatic sclerophyllous and mixed forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 AB
   
Share70 %30 %70 %30 %
Soil TypeChromic CambisolsLithic LeptosolsLithic LeptosolsDystric Cambisols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumCoarseMedium
Reference Depth100 cm10 cm10 cm100 cm
DrainageModerately wellImperfectlyModerately wellModerately well
Available Water Capacity150 m15 mm0 mm50 m
Phase 1 StonyStonyGravelly
Root Obstacle60 - 80 cm  40 - 60 cm
Impermeable LayerNone to 150 cm  None to 150 cm
Soil Water RegimeNot 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
Topsoil Properties
Gravel10 %21 %21 %10 %
Sand49 %42 %73 %42 %
Silt28 %34 %18 %38 %
Clay23 %24 %9 %20 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamSandy loamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.4 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.59 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.31 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.45 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.98 %1.61 %1.4 %1.45 %
PH6.67.57.55.1
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity42 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹85 cmol kg⁻¹32 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity13 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation83 %100 %86 %38 %
Total Exchangeable Bases11.6 cmol kg⁻¹15.5 cmol kg⁻¹5.2 cmol kg⁻¹4.3 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.1 %3.9 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %3 %1 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel9 %  19 %
Sand47 %  45 %
Silt26 %  35 %
Clay27 %  20 %
USDA TextureSandy clay loam  Loam
Reference Bulk Density1.38 g/cm³  1.42 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.44 g/cm³  1.36 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.47 %  0.5 %
PH6.7  5.2
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity44 cmol kg⁻¹  35 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity15 cmol kg⁻¹  9 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation92 %  33 %
Total Exchangeable Bases11.9 cmol kg⁻¹  2.6 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.1 %  0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %  0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %  2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 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