Plateau du Cap Corse

Location:France
Area:211,043 acres (85,406 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
Climate:View Climate Data
Köppen climate classification:Csa (Climate: warm temperate; Precipitation: summer dry; Temperature: hot summer)
Natura 2000 Data Sheet:View Data Sheet  Explanatory notes

Ecoregions

Tyrrhenian-Adriatic sclerophyllous and mixed forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 AB
   
Share50 %50 %70 %20 %10 %
Soil TypeEutric CambisolsLithic LeptosolsDystric CambisolsChromic CambisolsLithic Leptosols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMediumMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm10 cm100 cm100 cm10 cm
DrainageModerately wellImperfectlyModerately wellModerately wellImperfectly
Available Water Capacity100 m15 mm150 m150 m15 mm
Phase 1StonyStony  Stony
Root Obstacle40 - 60 cm 60 - 80 cm60 - 80 cm 
Impermeable LayerNone to 150 cm None 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 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 
Topsoil Properties
Gravel9 %21 %10 %10 %21 %
Sand42 %42 %42 %49 %42 %
Silt36 %34 %38 %28 %34 %
Clay22 %24 %20 %23 %24 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamLoamLoamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.4 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.37 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.31 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1 %1.61 %1.45 %0.98 %1.61 %
PH6.67.55.16.67.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity55 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹32 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity16 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation93 %100 %38 %83 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases14 cmol kg⁻¹15.5 cmol kg⁻¹4.3 cmol kg⁻¹11.6 cmol kg⁻¹15.5 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %3.9 %0 %0.1 %3.9 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %3 %2 %2 %3 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel12 % 19 %9 % 
Sand41 % 45 %47 % 
Silt34 % 35 %26 % 
Clay25 % 20 %27 % 
USDA TextureLoam LoamSandy clay loam 
Reference Bulk Density1.38 g/cm³ 1.42 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³ 
Bulk Density1.39 g/cm³ 1.36 g/cm³1.44 g/cm³ 
Organic Carbon0.37 % 0.5 %0.47 % 
PH7 5.26.7 
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity55 cmol kg⁻¹ 35 cmol kg⁻¹44 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity15 cmol kg⁻¹ 9 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Base Saturation93 % 33 %92 % 
Total Exchangeable Bases15.1 cmol kg⁻¹ 2.6 cmol kg⁻¹11.9 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Calcium Carbonate0.1 % 0 %0.1 % 
Calcium Sulphate0 % 0 %0 % 
Exchangeable Sodium2 % 2 %1 % 
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-1 0.1 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