Laghetti di Preola e Gorghi Tondi, Sciare di Mazara e Pantano Leone

Location:Italy
Area:4,082 acres (1,652 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

Tyrrhenian-Adriatic sclerophyllous and mixed forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 AB
   
Share50 %30 %15 %5 %65 %30 %
Soil TypeEutric CambisolsEutric FluvisolsGleyic CambisolsEutric VertisolsChromic LuvisolsLithic Leptosols
Topsoil TextureCoarseFineCoarseFineFineMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm10 cm
DrainageWellVery poorPoorPoorImperfectlyImperfectly
Available Water Capacity15 m75 m15 m50 m50 m15 mm
Phase 1GravellyGravellyGravellyGravellyLithic 
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm60 - 80 cmNone to 80 cm60 - 80 cm 
Impermeable LayerNone 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 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 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)  
Topsoil Properties
Gravel10 %4 %5 %4 %4 %21 %
Sand77 %19 %76 %19 %27 %42 %
Silt14 %32 %13 %25 %27 %34 %
Clay9 %49 %11 %56 %46 %24 %
USDA TextureSandy loamClaySandy loamClayClayLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.6 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³1.56 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.5 g/cm³1.27 g/cm³1.31 g/cm³1.56 g/cm³1.37 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.7 %1.19 %0.79 %1.05 %1.2 %1.61 %
PH6.96.26.26.96.37.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity49 cmol kg⁻¹38 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹70 cmol kg⁻¹31 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity7 cmol kg⁻¹24 cmol kg⁻¹7 cmol kg⁻¹43 cmol kg⁻¹19 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation91 %91 %71 %100 %79 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases6.7 cmol kg⁻¹22.7 cmol kg⁻¹7.1 cmol kg⁻¹40.9 cmol kg⁻¹13.4 cmol kg⁻¹15.5 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.1 %0 %0 %0.2 %0 %3.9 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %1 %3 %1 %1 %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-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel20 %3 %8 %5 %6 % 
Sand67 %21 %62 %18 %21 % 
Silt16 %32 %15 %24 %25 % 
Clay17 %47 %23 %58 %54 % 
USDA TextureSandy loamClaySandy clay loamClayClay 
Reference Bulk Density1.48 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³ 
Bulk Density1.5 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.44 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³ 
Organic Carbon0.4 %0.55 %0.41 %0.59 %0.58 % 
PH7.36.86.17.56.4 
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity48 cmol kg⁻¹41 cmol kg⁻¹32 cmol kg⁻¹70 cmol kg⁻¹33 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity8 cmol kg⁻¹20 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹20 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Base Saturation91 %99 %77 %100 %83 % 
Total Exchangeable Bases9.3 cmol kg⁻¹18.2 cmol kg⁻¹8.9 cmol kg⁻¹44.2 cmol kg⁻¹13.1 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Calcium Carbonate0.1 %0.2 %0 %0.8 %0 % 
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 % 
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 %3 %2 %1 % 
Electrical Conductivity0.1 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