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Location:Italy
Area:924 acres (374 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

Alps conifer and mixed forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 A
  
Share45 %35 %15 %5 %
Soil TypeEutric CambisolsChromic LuvisolsLithic LeptosolsRendzic Leptosols
Topsoil TextureMediumFineMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm10 cm30 cm
DrainageModerately wellModerately wellImperfectlyImperfectly
Available Water Capacity100 m100 m15 mm15 mm
Phase 1StonyStonyStonyStony
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm  
Impermeable LayerNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cm  
Soil Water RegimeNot 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
Gravel9 %4 %21 %16 %
Sand42 %27 %42 %37 %
Silt36 %27 %34 %44 %
Clay22 %46 %24 %19 %
USDA TextureLoamClayLoamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.4 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.37 g/cm³1.37 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1 %1.2 %1.61 %2.13 %
PH6.66.37.57.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity55 cmol kg⁻¹31 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹80 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity16 cmol kg⁻¹19 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹27 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation93 %79 %100 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases14 cmol kg⁻¹13.4 cmol kg⁻¹15.5 cmol kg⁻¹28.8 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %3.9 %6 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %1 %3 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel12 %6 %  
Sand41 %21 %  
Silt34 %25 %  
Clay25 %54 %  
USDA TextureLoamClay  
Reference Bulk Density1.38 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³  
Bulk Density1.39 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³  
Organic Carbon0.37 %0.58 %  
PH76.4  
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity55 cmol kg⁻¹33 cmol kg⁻¹  
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity15 cmol kg⁻¹20 cmol kg⁻¹  
Base Saturation93 %83 %  
Total Exchangeable Bases15.1 cmol kg⁻¹13.1 cmol kg⁻¹  
Calcium Carbonate0.1 %0 %  
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %  
Exchangeable Sodium2 %1 %  
Electrical Conductivity0.1 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