Baraccone (confluenza Po - Dora Baltea)

Location:Italy
Area:3,889 acres (1,574 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
Climate:View Climate Data
Land Use:View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:Cfa (Climate: warm temperate; Precipitation: fully humid; Temperature: hot summer)
Natura 2000 Data Sheet:View Data Sheet  Explanatory notes

Ecoregions

Po Basin mixed forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 AB
   
Share50 %30 %20 %50 %32 %18 %
Soil TypeGleyic LuvisolsEutric FluvisolsDystric CambisolsEutric CambisolsDystric FluvisolsDystric Cambisols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMediumCoarseFineCoarse
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainagePoorPoorModerately wellWellVery poorWell
Available Water Capacity150 m150 m150 m15 m75 m15 m
Phase 1   GravellyGravellyGravelly
Root Obstacle60 - 80 cm60 - 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm
Impermeable LayerNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cm
Soil Water RegimeWet within 80 cm over 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 11 monthWet within 80 cm over 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 11 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 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
Gravel5 %4 %10 %10 %4 %10 %
Sand47 %39 %42 %77 %12 %75 %
Silt29 %40 %38 %14 %36 %15 %
Clay24 %21 %20 %9 %52 %10 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamLoamSandy loamClaySandy loam
Reference Bulk Density1.39 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³1.58 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.54 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.31 g/cm³1.49 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.83 %0.86 %1.45 %0.7 %1.14 %0.7 %
PH6.37.25.16.955.1
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity46 cmol kg⁻¹63 cmol kg⁻¹32 cmol kg⁻¹49 cmol kg⁻¹28 cmol kg⁻¹21 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity16 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹7 cmol kg⁻¹23 cmol kg⁻¹5 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation93 %91 %38 %91 %46 %28 %
Total Exchangeable Bases14.9 cmol kg⁻¹16.9 cmol kg⁻¹4.3 cmol kg⁻¹6.7 cmol kg⁻¹11.2 cmol kg⁻¹1.5 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0.5 %0 %0.1 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 %2 %2 %0 %5 %
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
Gravel6 %7 %19 %20 %3 %9 %
Sand39 %41 %45 %67 %17 %68 %
Silt27 %38 %35 %16 %35 %17 %
Clay34 %21 %20 %17 %48 %15 %
USDA TextureClay loamLoamLoamSandy loamClaySandy loam
Reference Bulk Density1.33 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³1.48 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.65 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.28 %0.38 %0.5 %0.4 %0.42 %0.27 %
PH77.55.27.34.55
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity44 cmol kg⁻¹61 cmol kg⁻¹35 cmol kg⁻¹48 cmol kg⁻¹28 cmol kg⁻¹31 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity16 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹9 cmol kg⁻¹8 cmol kg⁻¹23 cmol kg⁻¹5 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation99 %96 %33 %91 %99 %36 %
Total Exchangeable Bases15.9 cmol kg⁻¹15.2 cmol kg⁻¹2.6 cmol kg⁻¹9.3 cmol kg⁻¹18.2 cmol kg⁻¹1.4 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.4 %2.5 %0 %0.1 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %3 %2 %2 %0 %5 %
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