Lucciolabella

Location:Italy
Area:3,501 acres (1,417 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

Italian sclerophyllous and semi-deciduous forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 AB
   
Share45 %30 %25 %45 %40 %8 %7 %
Soil TypeEutric CambisolsHaplic LuvisolsRendzic LeptosolsVertic CambisolsCalcaric RegosolsEutric VertisolsEutric Cambisols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMediumMediumFineMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm30 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageImperfectlyImperfectlyImperfectlyModerately wellModerately wellPoorModerately well
Available Water Capacity50 m50 m50 mm100 m100 m75 m150 m
Phase 1LithicLithic     
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm None to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm
Impermeable LayerNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cm 40 - 80 cm40 - 80 cm40 - 80 cmNone to 150 cm
Soil Water RegimeWet 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 month Wet 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 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 month
Misc. Property   Vertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide) Vertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide) 
Topsoil Properties
Gravel9 %4 %16 %7 %48 %7 %9 %
Sand42 %41 %37 %45 %22 %44 %42 %
Silt36 %37 %44 %29 %36 %27 %36 %
Clay22 %22 %19 %26 %42 %29 %22 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamLoamLoamClayClay loamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.4 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.27 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.37 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³1.29 g/cm³1.37 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1 %0.74 %2.13 %0.77 %1.83 %1.5 %1 %
PH6.66.57.56.97.66.76.6
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity55 cmol kg⁻¹47 cmol kg⁻¹80 cmol kg⁻¹53 cmol kg⁻¹32 cmol kg⁻¹59 cmol kg⁻¹55 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity16 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹27 cmol kg⁻¹19 cmol kg⁻¹23 cmol kg⁻¹24 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation93 %91 %100 %82 %62 %86 %93 %
Total Exchangeable Bases14 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹28.8 cmol kg⁻¹15.9 cmol kg⁻¹12.9 cmol kg⁻¹19.5 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %6 %0.1 %3 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %1 %2 %1 %1 %2 %2 %
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-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel12 %3 % 10 %33 %3 %12 %
Sand41 %37 % 35 %21 %40 %41 %
Silt34 %34 % 28 %36 %23 %34 %
Clay25 %29 % 37 %43 %37 %25 %
USDA TextureLoamClay loam Clay loamClayClay loamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.38 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³ 1.3 g/cm³1.25 g/cm³1.32 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.39 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³ 1.38 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.37 %0.36 % 0.38 %0.5 %0.65 %0.37 %
PH76.7 7.37.87.27
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity55 cmol kg⁻¹50 cmol kg⁻¹ 62 cmol kg⁻¹39 cmol kg⁻¹67 cmol kg⁻¹55 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity15 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹ 25 cmol kg⁻¹20 cmol kg⁻¹27 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation93 %93 % 90 %55 %90 %93 %
Total Exchangeable Bases15.1 cmol kg⁻¹13.1 cmol kg⁻¹ 25 cmol kg⁻¹11.6 cmol kg⁻¹23.9 cmol kg⁻¹15.1 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.1 %0 % 0.8 %3 %0.1 %0.1 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 % 0 %0 %0.1 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %1 % 0 %3 %2 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1 0.1 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