Cirque de Bonifatu

Location:France
Area:2,810 acres (1,137 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

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 ABC
    
Share80 %10 %10 %70 %30 %70 %30 %
Soil TypeUmbric LeptosolsLithic LeptosolsDystric CambisolsCambic PodzolsLithic LeptosolsLithic LeptosolsDystric Cambisols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMediumCoarseCoarseCoarseMedium
Reference Depth30 cm10 cm100 cm100 cm10 cm10 cm100 cm
DrainageImperfectlyImperfectlyModerately wellSomewhat excessiveModerately wellModerately wellModerately well
Available Water Capacity15 mm15 mm50 m15 m0 mm0 mm50 m
Phase 1StonyStonyStonyGravellyStonyStonyGravelly
Root Obstacle  60 - 80 cm40 - 60 cm  40 - 60 cm
Impermeable Layer  40 - 80 cmNone to 150 cm  None to 150 cm
Soil Water Regime  Wet 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 month  Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month
Topsoil Properties
Gravel6 %21 %10 %3 %21 %21 %10 %
Sand49 %42 %42 %85 %73 %73 %42 %
Silt31 %34 %38 %10 %18 %18 %38 %
Clay20 %24 %20 %5 %9 %9 %20 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamLoamLoamy sandSandy loamSandy loamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.43 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.7 g/cm³1.59 g/cm³1.59 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.1 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.45 g/cm³1.45 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³
Organic Carbon2.4 %1.61 %1.45 %2.02 %1.4 %1.4 %1.45 %
PH5.17.55.14.37.57.55.1
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity34 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹32 cmol kg⁻¹78 cmol kg⁻¹85 cmol kg⁻¹85 cmol kg⁻¹32 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity12 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹5 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation36 %100 %38 %17 %86 %86 %38 %
Total Exchangeable Bases4.7 cmol kg⁻¹15.5 cmol kg⁻¹4.3 cmol kg⁻¹2.5 cmol kg⁻¹5.2 cmol kg⁻¹5.2 cmol kg⁻¹4.3 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %3.9 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium4 %3 %2 %0 %1 %1 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel  19 %3 %  19 %
Sand  45 %86 %  45 %
Silt  35 %10 %  35 %
Clay  20 %4 %  20 %
USDA Texture  LoamLoamy sand  Loam
Reference Bulk Density  1.42 g/cm³1.73 g/cm³  1.42 g/cm³
Bulk Density  1.36 g/cm³1.57 g/cm³  1.36 g/cm³
Organic Carbon  0.5 %0.51 %  0.5 %
PH  5.24.8  5.2
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity  35 cmol kg⁻¹50 cmol kg⁻¹  35 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity  9 cmol kg⁻¹2 cmol kg⁻¹  9 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation  33 %21 %  33 %
Total Exchangeable Bases  2.6 cmol kg⁻¹1.5 cmol kg⁻¹  2.6 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate  0 %0 %  0 %
Calcium Sulphate  0 %0 %  0 %
Exchangeable Sodium  2 %0 %  2 %
Electrical Conductivity  0.1 dS m-10.1 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