Pianure del Parco della Maremma

Location:Italy
Area:8,162 acres (3,303 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
Climate:View Climate Data
Land Use:View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:Csa (Climate: warm temperate; Precipitation: summer dry; Temperature: hot summer)
Natura 2000 Data Sheet:View Data Sheet  Explanatory notes

Ecoregions

Italian sclerophyllous and semi-deciduous forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 AB
   
Share70 %20 %10 %50 %30 %15 %5 %
Soil TypeCalcaric CambisolsChromic LuvisolsEutric RegosolsEutric CambisolsEutric FluvisolsGleyic CambisolsEutric Vertisols
Topsoil TextureMediumFineMediumCoarseFineCoarseFine
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageImperfectlyImperfectlyImperfectlyWellVery poorPoorPoor
Available Water Capacity50 m50 m50 m15 m75 m15 m50 m
Phase 1LithicLithicLithicGravellyGravellyGravellyGravelly
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm60 - 80 cmNone to 80 cm
Impermeable LayerNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cm80 - 150 cmNone 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 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 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
Gravel6 %4 %25 %10 %4 %5 %4 %
Sand36 %27 %47 %77 %19 %76 %19 %
Silt43 %27 %34 %14 %32 %13 %25 %
Clay21 %46 %19 %9 %49 %11 %56 %
USDA TextureLoamClayLoamSandy loamClaySandy loamClay
Reference Bulk Density1.39 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³1.56 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.41 g/cm³1.37 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.27 g/cm³1.31 g/cm³1.56 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.65 %1.2 %0.98 %0.7 %1.19 %0.79 %1.05 %
PH86.36.46.96.26.26.9
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity52 cmol kg⁻¹31 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹49 cmol kg⁻¹38 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹70 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity16 cmol kg⁻¹19 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹7 cmol kg⁻¹24 cmol kg⁻¹7 cmol kg⁻¹43 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %79 %78 %91 %91 %71 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases24.3 cmol kg⁻¹13.4 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹6.7 cmol kg⁻¹22.7 cmol kg⁻¹7.1 cmol kg⁻¹40.9 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate7 %0 %0 %0.1 %0 %0 %0.2 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %1 %1 %2 %1 %3 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.4 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
Gravel10 %6 %28 %20 %3 %8 %5 %
Sand34 %21 %51 %67 %21 %62 %18 %
Silt43 %25 %31 %16 %32 %15 %24 %
Clay23 %54 %18 %17 %47 %23 %58 %
USDA TextureLoamClayLoamSandy loamClaySandy clay loamClay
Reference Bulk Density1.38 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³1.44 g/cm³1.48 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.45 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.45 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.44 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.43 %0.58 %0.4 %0.4 %0.55 %0.41 %0.59 %
PH8.16.46.97.36.86.17.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity54 cmol kg⁻¹33 cmol kg⁻¹56 cmol kg⁻¹48 cmol kg⁻¹41 cmol kg⁻¹32 cmol kg⁻¹70 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity16 cmol kg⁻¹20 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹8 cmol kg⁻¹20 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %83 %89 %91 %99 %77 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases28.7 cmol kg⁻¹13.1 cmol kg⁻¹10.3 cmol kg⁻¹9.3 cmol kg⁻¹18.2 cmol kg⁻¹8.9 cmol kg⁻¹44.2 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate8.7 %0 %0 %0.1 %0.2 %0 %0.8 %
Calcium Sulphate0.4 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %1 %2 %2 %2 %3 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.3 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
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