Iles Sanguinaires, golfe d'Ajaccio

Location:France
Area:117,158 acres (47,412 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

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 A
  
Share70 %30 %
Soil TypeChromic CambisolsLithic Leptosols
Topsoil TextureMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm10 cm
DrainageModerately wellImperfectly
Available Water Capacity150 m15 mm
Phase 1 Stony
Root Obstacle60 - 80 cm 
Impermeable LayerNone to 150 cm 
Soil Water RegimeNot wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month 
Topsoil Properties
Gravel10 %21 %
Sand49 %42 %
Silt28 %34 %
Clay23 %24 %
USDA TextureLoamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.4 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.31 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.98 %1.61 %
PH6.67.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity42 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity13 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation83 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases11.6 cmol kg⁻¹15.5 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.1 %3.9 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %3 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel9 % 
Sand47 % 
Silt26 % 
Clay27 % 
USDA TextureSandy clay loam 
Reference Bulk Density1.38 g/cm³ 
Bulk Density1.44 g/cm³ 
Organic Carbon0.47 % 
PH6.7 
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity44 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity15 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Base Saturation92 % 
Total Exchangeable Bases11.9 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Calcium Carbonate0.1 % 
Calcium Sulphate0 % 
Exchangeable Sodium1 % 
Electrical Conductivity0.1 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