Località Fantina - Fiume Fortore

Location:Italy
Area:902 acres (365 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

Italian sclerophyllous and semi-deciduous forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 AB
   
Share30 %30 %30 %5 %5 %50 %30 %10 %5 %5 %
Soil TypeEutric VertisolsEutric VertisolsVertic CambisolsChromic LuvisolsVertic LuvisolsDystric CambisolsEutric CambisolsHaplic LuvisolsLithic LeptosolsLithic Leptosols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMediumMediumMediumMediumMediumMediumMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm10 cm10 cm
DrainagePoorPoorModerately wellModerately wellModerately wellImperfectlyImperfectlyImperfectlyImperfectlyImperfectly
Available Water Capacity125 m125 m150 m150 m150 m50 m50 m50 m15 mm15 mm
Phase 1     LithicLithicLithic  
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 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 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 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 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 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 month  
Misc. PropertyVertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide)Vertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide)Vertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide) Vertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide)     
Topsoil Properties
Gravel7 %7 %7 %12 %5 %10 %9 %4 %21 %21 %
Sand44 %44 %45 %48 %42 %42 %42 %41 %42 %42 %
Silt27 %27 %29 %28 %31 %38 %36 %37 %34 %34 %
Clay29 %29 %26 %24 %27 %20 %22 %22 %24 %24 %
USDA TextureClay loamClay loamLoamLoamClay loamLoamLoamLoamLoamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.36 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.37 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.29 g/cm³1.29 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.53 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.37 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1.5 %1.5 %0.77 %0.83 %0.48 %1.45 %1 %0.74 %1.61 %1.61 %
PH6.76.76.96.37.25.16.66.57.57.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity59 cmol kg⁻¹59 cmol kg⁻¹53 cmol kg⁻¹39 cmol kg⁻¹63 cmol kg⁻¹32 cmol kg⁻¹55 cmol kg⁻¹47 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity24 cmol kg⁻¹24 cmol kg⁻¹19 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹20 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation86 %86 %82 %88 %99 %38 %93 %91 %100 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases19.5 cmol kg⁻¹19.5 cmol kg⁻¹15.9 cmol kg⁻¹10 cmol kg⁻¹22.1 cmol kg⁻¹4.3 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹15.5 cmol kg⁻¹15.5 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %0.1 %0 %0.3 %0 %0 %0 %3.9 %3.9 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 %1 %1 %1 %2 %2 %1 %3 %3 %
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
Gravel3 %3 %10 %8 %7 %19 %12 %3 %  
Sand40 %40 %35 %41 %34 %45 %41 %37 %  
Silt23 %23 %28 %25 %28 %35 %34 %34 %  
Clay37 %37 %37 %34 %38 %20 %25 %29 %  
USDA TextureClay loamClay loamClay loamClay loamClay loamLoamLoamClay loam  
Reference Bulk Density1.32 g/cm³1.32 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.33 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³  
Bulk Density1.35 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³1.47 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³  
Organic Carbon0.65 %0.65 %0.38 %0.4 %0.38 %0.5 %0.37 %0.36 %  
PH7.27.27.36.47.45.276.7  
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity67 cmol kg⁻¹67 cmol kg⁻¹62 cmol kg⁻¹41 cmol kg⁻¹69 cmol kg⁻¹35 cmol kg⁻¹55 cmol kg⁻¹50 cmol kg⁻¹  
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity27 cmol kg⁻¹27 cmol kg⁻¹25 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹27 cmol kg⁻¹9 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹  
Base Saturation90 %90 %90 %90 %98 %33 %93 %93 %  
Total Exchangeable Bases23.9 cmol kg⁻¹23.9 cmol kg⁻¹25 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹25.8 cmol kg⁻¹2.6 cmol kg⁻¹15.1 cmol kg⁻¹13.1 cmol kg⁻¹  
Calcium Carbonate0.1 %0.1 %0.8 %0 %6 %0 %0.1 %0 %  
Calcium Sulphate0.1 %0.1 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %  
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 %0 %1 %4 %2 %2 %1 %  
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-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