Monti Peloritani, Dorsale Curcuraci, Antennamare e area marina dello stretto di Messina

Location:Italy
Area:69,172 acres (27,993 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
Climate:View Climate 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
   
Share70 %20 %10 %45 %35 %20 %
Soil TypeCalcaric CambisolsChromic LuvisolsEutric RegosolsDystric CambisolsEutric CambisolsHaplic Luvisols
Topsoil TextureMediumFineMediumCoarseCoarseCoarse
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageImperfectlyImperfectlyImperfectlyWellWellModerately well
Available Water Capacity50 m50 m50 m100 m100 m150 m
Phase 1LithicLithicLithic   
Root ObstacleNone 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 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 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 month
Topsoil Properties
Gravel6 %4 %25 %10 %10 %4 %
Sand36 %27 %47 %75 %77 %82 %
Silt43 %27 %34 %15 %14 %8 %
Clay21 %46 %19 %10 %9 %10 %
USDA TextureLoamClayLoamSandy loamSandy loamLoamy sand
Reference Bulk Density1.39 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.58 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³1.59 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.41 g/cm³1.37 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³1.49 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.65 %1.2 %0.98 %0.7 %0.7 %0.4 %
PH86.36.45.16.96.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity52 cmol kg⁻¹31 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹21 cmol kg⁻¹49 cmol kg⁻¹48 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity16 cmol kg⁻¹19 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹5 cmol kg⁻¹7 cmol kg⁻¹6 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %79 %78 %28 %91 %89 %
Total Exchangeable Bases24.3 cmol kg⁻¹13.4 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹1.5 cmol kg⁻¹6.7 cmol kg⁻¹5.9 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate7 %0 %0 %0 %0.1 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %1 %1 %5 %2 %2 %
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-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel10 %6 %28 %9 %20 %6 %
Sand34 %21 %51 %68 %67 %75 %
Silt43 %25 %31 %17 %16 %8 %
Clay23 %54 %18 %15 %17 %17 %
USDA TextureLoamClayLoamSandy loamSandy loamSandy loam
Reference Bulk Density1.38 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³1.44 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³1.48 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.45 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.45 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.57 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.43 %0.58 %0.4 %0.27 %0.4 %0.24 %
PH8.16.46.957.36.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity54 cmol kg⁻¹33 cmol kg⁻¹56 cmol kg⁻¹31 cmol kg⁻¹48 cmol kg⁻¹53 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity16 cmol kg⁻¹20 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹5 cmol kg⁻¹8 cmol kg⁻¹10 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %83 %89 %36 %91 %88 %
Total Exchangeable Bases28.7 cmol kg⁻¹13.1 cmol kg⁻¹10.3 cmol kg⁻¹1.4 cmol kg⁻¹9.3 cmol kg⁻¹8.1 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate8.7 %0 %0 %0 %0.1 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0.4 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %1 %2 %5 %2 %1 %
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-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