Valle Basento - Ferrandina Scalo

Location:Italy
Area:1,661 acres (672 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
 A
  
Share20 %15 %13 %12 %10 %10 %10 %10 %
Soil TypeVertic CambisolsEutric VertisolsCalcaric CambisolsEutric CambisolsEutric RegosolsLithic LeptosolsCalcaric RegosolsHaplic Luvisols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMediumMediumFineMediumMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm10 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageModerately wellPoorModerately wellModerately wellModerately wellImperfectlyModerately wellModerately well
Available Water Capacity150 m125 m150 m150 m150 m15 mm150 m150 m
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm None to 80 cmNone to 80 cm
Impermeable LayerNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cm None 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 monthWet within 80 cm over 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 11 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 month Not 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
Misc. PropertyVertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide)Vertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide)      
Topsoil Properties
Gravel7 %7 %6 %9 %48 %21 %14 %4 %
Sand45 %44 %36 %42 %26 %42 %44 %41 %
Silt29 %27 %43 %36 %30 %34 %35 %37 %
Clay26 %29 %21 %22 %44 %24 %21 %22 %
USDA TextureLoamClay loamLoamLoamClayLoamLoamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.38 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.3 g/cm³1.29 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.37 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.37 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.77 %1.5 %0.65 %1 %1.89 %1.61 %0.75 %0.74 %
PH6.96.786.66.17.586.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity53 cmol kg⁻¹59 cmol kg⁻¹52 cmol kg⁻¹55 cmol kg⁻¹52 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹45 cmol kg⁻¹47 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity19 cmol kg⁻¹24 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹24 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹17 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation82 %86 %100 %93 %62 %100 %100 %91 %
Total Exchangeable Bases15.9 cmol kg⁻¹19.5 cmol kg⁻¹24.3 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹12.9 cmol kg⁻¹15.5 cmol kg⁻¹26.8 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.1 %0 %7 %0 %0 %3.9 %15 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %2 %1 %2 %0 %3 %2 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.4 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.2 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel10 %3 %10 %12 %33 % 18 %3 %
Sand35 %40 %34 %41 %24 % 40 %37 %
Silt28 %23 %43 %34 %27 % 35 %34 %
Clay37 %37 %23 %25 %49 % 25 %29 %
USDA TextureClay loamClay loamLoamLoamClay LoamClay loam
Reference Bulk Density1.3 g/cm³1.32 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³ 1.37 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.38 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.45 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³ 1.5 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.38 %0.65 %0.43 %0.37 %0.61 % 0.47 %0.36 %
PH7.37.28.176.4 8.16.7
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity62 cmol kg⁻¹67 cmol kg⁻¹54 cmol kg⁻¹55 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹ 52 cmol kg⁻¹50 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity25 cmol kg⁻¹27 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹23 cmol kg⁻¹ 15 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation90 %90 %100 %93 %55 % 100 %93 %
Total Exchangeable Bases25 cmol kg⁻¹23.9 cmol kg⁻¹28.7 cmol kg⁻¹15.1 cmol kg⁻¹11.6 cmol kg⁻¹ 36.5 cmol kg⁻¹13.1 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.8 %0.1 %8.7 %0.1 %0 % 15 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0.1 %0.4 %0 %0 % 0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium0 %2 %1 %2 %0 % 2 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.3 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1 0.3 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