Castel Porziano (Tenuta presidenziale)

Location:Italy
Area:14,923 acres (6,039 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
 ABC
    
Share50 %30 %15 %5 %55 %45 %50 %30 %10 %10 %
Soil TypeEutric CambisolsEutric FluvisolsGleyic CambisolsEutric VertisolsChromic LuvisolsEutric CambisolsGleyic LuvisolsHaplic LuvisolsEutric FluvisolsEutric Cambisols
Topsoil TextureCoarseFineCoarseFineMediumFineMediumFineMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageWellVery poorPoorPoorModerately wellModerately wellPoorModerately wellPoorModerately well
Available Water Capacity15 m75 m15 m50 m150 m150 m100 m100 m125 m100 m
Phase 1GravellyGravellyGravellyGravelly  StonyStonyStonyStony
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm60 - 80 cmNone to 80 cm60 - 80 cm60 - 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm
Impermeable LayerNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cm80 - 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 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 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 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 month
Misc. Property   Vertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide)      
Topsoil Properties
Gravel10 %4 %5 %4 %12 %10 %5 %19 %4 %9 %
Sand77 %19 %76 %19 %48 %23 %47 %31 %39 %42 %
Silt14 %32 %13 %25 %28 %29 %29 %22 %40 %36 %
Clay9 %49 %11 %56 %24 %48 %24 %47 %21 %22 %
USDA TextureSandy loamClaySandy loamClayLoamClayLoamClayLoamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.6 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³1.56 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.25 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.5 g/cm³1.27 g/cm³1.31 g/cm³1.56 g/cm³1.53 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³1.54 g/cm³1.31 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.37 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.7 %1.19 %0.79 %1.05 %0.83 %1.17 %0.83 %1.2 %0.86 %1 %
PH6.96.26.26.96.36.76.36.57.26.6
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity49 cmol kg⁻¹38 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹70 cmol kg⁻¹39 cmol kg⁻¹50 cmol kg⁻¹46 cmol kg⁻¹44 cmol kg⁻¹63 cmol kg⁻¹55 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity7 cmol kg⁻¹24 cmol kg⁻¹7 cmol kg⁻¹43 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹27 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹27 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation91 %91 %71 %100 %88 %89 %93 %83 %91 %93 %
Total Exchangeable Bases6.7 cmol kg⁻¹22.7 cmol kg⁻¹7.1 cmol kg⁻¹40.9 cmol kg⁻¹10 cmol kg⁻¹22.1 cmol kg⁻¹14.9 cmol kg⁻¹22.6 cmol kg⁻¹16.9 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.1 %0 %0 %0.2 %0 %0.1 %0 %0.1 %0.5 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %1 %3 %1 %1 %1 %2 %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-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel20 %3 %8 %5 %8 %24 %6 %28 %7 %12 %
Sand67 %21 %62 %18 %41 %26 %39 %27 %41 %41 %
Silt16 %32 %15 %24 %25 %29 %27 %20 %38 %34 %
Clay17 %47 %23 %58 %34 %45 %34 %53 %21 %25 %
USDA TextureSandy loamClaySandy clay loamClayClay loamClayClay loamClayLoamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.48 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³1.33 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³1.33 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.5 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.44 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.65 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.4 %0.55 %0.41 %0.59 %0.4 %0.58 %0.28 %0.59 %0.38 %0.37 %
PH7.36.86.17.56.4777.47.57
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity48 cmol kg⁻¹41 cmol kg⁻¹32 cmol kg⁻¹70 cmol kg⁻¹41 cmol kg⁻¹51 cmol kg⁻¹44 cmol kg⁻¹49 cmol kg⁻¹61 cmol kg⁻¹55 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity8 cmol kg⁻¹20 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹25 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹27 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation91 %99 %77 %100 %90 %97 %99 %84 %96 %93 %
Total Exchangeable Bases9.3 cmol kg⁻¹18.2 cmol kg⁻¹8.9 cmol kg⁻¹44.2 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹25.9 cmol kg⁻¹15.9 cmol kg⁻¹26.2 cmol kg⁻¹15.2 cmol kg⁻¹15.1 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.1 %0.2 %0 %0.8 %0 %0.3 %0.4 %4 %2.5 %0.1 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 %3 %2 %1 %1 %2 %1 %3 %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-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