Bellanagare Bog SPA

Location:Ireland
Area:3,050 acres (1,234 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
Climate:View Climate Data
Land Use:View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:Cfb (Climate: warm temperate; Precipitation: fully humid; Temperature: warm summer)
Natura 2000 Data Sheet:View Data Sheet  Explanatory notes

Ecoregions

North Atlantic moist mixed forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 AB
   
Share90 %10 %50 %25 %20 %5 %
Soil TypeCalcic GleysolsGleyic LuvisolsHaplic LuvisolsEutric CambisolsEutric GleysolsTerric Histosols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMediumMediumMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainagePoorPoorModerately wellModerately wellPoorVery poor
Available Water Capacity150 m100 m150 m150 m150 m150 m
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm
Impermeable Layer40 - 80 cm40 - 80 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cm
Soil Water RegimeWet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 monthWet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not 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 monthWet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 monthWet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month
Topsoil Properties
Gravel4 %5 %4 %9 %4 %28 %
Sand41 %47 %41 %42 %37 %35 %
Silt40 %29 %37 %36 %40 %33 %
Clay19 %24 %22 %22 %23 %32 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamLoamLoamLoamClay loam
Reference Bulk Density1.42 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.32 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.31 g/cm³1.54 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.37 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³0.28 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1.3 %0.83 %0.74 %1 %1.07 %39.4 %
PH76.36.56.66.25.6
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity37 cmol kg⁻¹46 cmol kg⁻¹47 cmol kg⁻¹55 cmol kg⁻¹41 cmol kg⁻¹45 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity13 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹87 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation82 %93 %91 %93 %88 %75 %
Total Exchangeable Bases8.8 cmol kg⁻¹14.9 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹10.2 cmol kg⁻¹59.5 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate1 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 %1 %2 %2 %1 %
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-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel5 %6 %3 %12 %5 %5 %
Sand44 %39 %37 %41 %36 %52 %
Silt37 %27 %34 %34 %36 %23 %
Clay19 %34 %29 %25 %28 %25 %
USDA TextureLoamClay loamClay loamLoamClay loamSandy clay loam
Reference Bulk Density1.42 g/cm³1.33 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.47 g/cm³1.65 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³0.18 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.44 %0.28 %0.36 %0.37 %0.37 %38.46 %
PH7.276.776.65.8
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity40 cmol kg⁻¹44 cmol kg⁻¹50 cmol kg⁻¹55 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹49 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity12 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹88 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation86 %99 %93 %93 %90 %96 %
Total Exchangeable Bases10 cmol kg⁻¹15.9 cmol kg⁻¹13.1 cmol kg⁻¹15.1 cmol kg⁻¹11.9 cmol kg⁻¹81.8 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate1 %0.4 %0 %0.1 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 %1 %2 %2 %1 %
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-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