Confluenza Po - Orco - Malone

Location:Italy
Area:771 acres (312 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

Po Basin mixed forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 A
  
Share50 %32 %18 %
Soil TypeEutric CambisolsDystric FluvisolsDystric Cambisols
Topsoil TextureCoarseFineCoarse
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageWellVery poorWell
Available Water Capacity15 m75 m15 m
Phase 1GravellyGravellyGravelly
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm
Impermeable LayerNone 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 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 month
Topsoil Properties
Gravel10 %4 %10 %
Sand77 %12 %75 %
Silt14 %36 %15 %
Clay9 %52 %10 %
USDA TextureSandy loamClaySandy loam
Reference Bulk Density1.6 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³1.58 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.5 g/cm³1.31 g/cm³1.49 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.7 %1.14 %0.7 %
PH6.955.1
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity49 cmol kg⁻¹28 cmol kg⁻¹21 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity7 cmol kg⁻¹23 cmol kg⁻¹5 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation91 %46 %28 %
Total Exchangeable Bases6.7 cmol kg⁻¹11.2 cmol kg⁻¹1.5 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.1 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %0 %5 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel20 %3 %9 %
Sand67 %17 %68 %
Silt16 %35 %17 %
Clay17 %48 %15 %
USDA TextureSandy loamClaySandy loam
Reference Bulk Density1.48 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.5 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.4 %0.42 %0.27 %
PH7.34.55
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity48 cmol kg⁻¹28 cmol kg⁻¹31 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity8 cmol kg⁻¹23 cmol kg⁻¹5 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation91 %99 %36 %
Total Exchangeable Bases9.3 cmol kg⁻¹18.2 cmol kg⁻¹1.4 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.1 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %0 %5 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 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