Palude di Pellegrina

Location:Italy
Area:274 acres (111 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 %25 %20 %5 %
Soil TypeCalcaric CambisolsEutric FluvisolsEutric CambisolsRendzic Leptosols
Topsoil TextureMediumCoarseMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm30 cm
DrainageModerately wellPoorModerately wellImperfectly
Available Water Capacity50 m75 m50 m15 mm
Phase 1GravellyGravellyGravellyGravelly
Root Obstacle60 - 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm 
Impermeable Layer80 - 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
Gravel6 %18 %9 %16 %
Sand36 %80 %42 %37 %
Silt43 %12 %36 %44 %
Clay21 %8 %22 %19 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamy sandLoamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.39 g/cm³1.62 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.41 g/cm³1.27 g/cm³1.37 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.65 %0.58 %1 %2.13 %
PH86.86.67.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity52 cmol kg⁻¹64 cmol kg⁻¹55 cmol kg⁻¹80 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity16 cmol kg⁻¹7 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹27 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %89 %93 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases24.3 cmol kg⁻¹7.4 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹28.8 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate7 %0 %0 %6 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %3 %2 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.4 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel10 %10 %12 % 
Sand34 %79 %41 % 
Silt43 %11 %34 % 
Clay23 %10 %25 % 
USDA TextureLoamSandy loamLoam 
Reference Bulk Density1.38 g/cm³1.59 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³ 
Bulk Density1.45 g/cm³1.44 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³ 
Organic Carbon0.43 %0.24 %0.37 % 
PH8.16.97 
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity54 cmol kg⁻¹57 cmol kg⁻¹55 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity16 cmol kg⁻¹6 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Base Saturation100 %93 %93 % 
Total Exchangeable Bases28.7 cmol kg⁻¹9 cmol kg⁻¹15.1 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Calcium Carbonate8.7 %0.1 %0.1 % 
Calcium Sulphate0.4 %0 %0 % 
Exchangeable Sodium1 %2 %2 % 
Electrical Conductivity0.3 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