Lanca di Gussola

Location:Italy
Area:376 acres (152 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
 A
  
Share50 %30 %15 %5 %
Soil TypeEutric CambisolsEutric FluvisolsGleyic CambisolsEutric Vertisols
Topsoil TextureCoarseFineCoarseFine
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageWellVery poorPoorPoor
Available Water Capacity15 m75 m15 m50 m
Phase 1GravellyGravellyGravellyGravelly
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm60 - 80 cmNone to 80 cm
Impermeable LayerNone 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 monthNot wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 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 month
Misc. Property   Vertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide)
Topsoil Properties
Gravel10 %4 %5 %4 %
Sand77 %19 %76 %19 %
Silt14 %32 %13 %25 %
Clay9 %49 %11 %56 %
USDA TextureSandy loamClaySandy loamClay
Reference Bulk Density1.6 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³1.56 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.5 g/cm³1.27 g/cm³1.31 g/cm³1.56 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.7 %1.19 %0.79 %1.05 %
PH6.96.26.26.9
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity49 cmol kg⁻¹38 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹70 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity7 cmol kg⁻¹24 cmol kg⁻¹7 cmol kg⁻¹43 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation91 %91 %71 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases6.7 cmol kg⁻¹22.7 cmol kg⁻¹7.1 cmol kg⁻¹40.9 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.1 %0 %0 %0.2 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %1 %3 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel20 %3 %8 %5 %
Sand67 %21 %62 %18 %
Silt16 %32 %15 %24 %
Clay17 %47 %23 %58 %
USDA TextureSandy loamClaySandy clay loamClay
Reference Bulk Density1.48 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.5 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.44 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.4 %0.55 %0.41 %0.59 %
PH7.36.86.17.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity48 cmol kg⁻¹41 cmol kg⁻¹32 cmol kg⁻¹70 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity8 cmol kg⁻¹20 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation91 %99 %77 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases9.3 cmol kg⁻¹18.2 cmol kg⁻¹8.9 cmol kg⁻¹44.2 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.1 %0.2 %0 %0.8 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 %3 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 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