World Species : Protected Area : Pantani della Sicilia sud-orientale, Morghella, di Marzamemi, di Punta Pilieri e Vendicari

Pantani della Sicilia sud-orientale, Morghella, di Marzamemi, di Punta Pilieri e Vendicari

Location:	Italy
Area:	8,481 acres (3,432 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

	A			B				C					D			E

Share	40 %	30 %	30 %	30 %	30 %	25 %	5 %	30 %	30 %	30 %	5 %	5 %	45 %	30 %	25 %	40 %	25 %	20 %	5 %	5 %	5 %
Soil Type	Eutric Fluvisols	Eutric Gleysols	Eutric Regosols	Haplic Andosols	Mollic Andosols	Lithic Leptosols	Eutric Cambisols	Eutric Vertisols	Eutric Vertisols	Vertic Cambisols	Chromic Luvisols	Vertic Luvisols	Eutric Cambisols	Haplic Luvisols	Rendzic Leptosols	Eutric Cambisols	Calcaric Cambisols	Calcaric Regosols	Chromic Luvisols	Eutric Cambisols	Haplic Luvisols
Topsoil Texture	Coarse	Medium	Coarse	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Coarse	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium
Reference Depth	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	10 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	30 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm
Drainage	Poor	Poor	Somewhat excessive	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Poor	Poor	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Moderately well	Well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well
Available Water Capacity	150 m	150 m	100 m	50 m	50 m	15 mm	50 m	125 m	125 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	50 m	50 m	50 mm	150 m	100 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m
Phase 1				Lithic	Lithic		Lithic						Lithic	Lithic
Root Obstacle	60 - 80 cm	60 - 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm		None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm		None to 80 cm	60 - 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm
Impermeable Layer	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm		None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm		None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm
Soil Water Regime	Wet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Wet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not 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 month	Not 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 month		Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Wet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Wet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not 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 month	Wet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not 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 month	Wet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Wet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not 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 month	Not 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 month	Not 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 month	Not 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)	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
Gravel	18 %	4 %	15 %	4 %	14 %	21 %	9 %	7 %	7 %	7 %	12 %	5 %	9 %	4 %	16 %	9 %	5 %	14 %	12 %	9 %	4 %
Sand	80 %	37 %	83 %	32 %	39 %	42 %	42 %	44 %	44 %	45 %	48 %	42 %	42 %	41 %	37 %	42 %	76 %	44 %	48 %	42 %	41 %
Silt	12 %	40 %	11 %	47 %	39 %	34 %	36 %	27 %	27 %	29 %	28 %	31 %	36 %	37 %	44 %	36 %	12 %	35 %	28 %	36 %	37 %
Clay	8 %	23 %	6 %	21 %	22 %	24 %	22 %	29 %	29 %	26 %	24 %	27 %	22 %	22 %	19 %	22 %	12 %	21 %	24 %	22 %	22 %
USDA Texture	Loamy sand	Loam	Loamy sand	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Clay loam	Clay loam	Loam	Loam	Clay loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Sandy loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam
Reference Bulk Density	1.62 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.67 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.55 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.27 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	0.76 g/cm³	0.86 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.29 g/cm³	1.29 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.53 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.24 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.48 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.53 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	0.58 %	1.07 %	0.5 %	6.74 %	3.43 %	1.61 %	1 %	1.5 %	1.5 %	0.77 %	0.83 %	0.48 %	1 %	0.74 %	2.13 %	1 %	0.36 %	0.75 %	0.83 %	1 %	0.74 %
PH	6.8	6.2	6.6	5.9	6.7	7.5	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.9	6.3	7.2	6.6	6.5	7.5	6.6	8.2	8	6.3	6.6	6.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	64 cmol kg⁻¹	41 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	78 cmol kg⁻¹	98 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	55 cmol kg⁻¹	59 cmol kg⁻¹	59 cmol kg⁻¹	53 cmol kg⁻¹	39 cmol kg⁻¹	63 cmol kg⁻¹	55 cmol kg⁻¹	47 cmol kg⁻¹	80 cmol kg⁻¹	55 cmol kg⁻¹	37 cmol kg⁻¹	45 cmol kg⁻¹	39 cmol kg⁻¹	55 cmol kg⁻¹	47 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	7 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	30 cmol kg⁻¹	30 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	24 cmol kg⁻¹	24 cmol kg⁻¹	19 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	20 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	27 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	17 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	89 %	88 %	93 %	16 %	78 %	100 %	93 %	86 %	86 %	82 %	88 %	99 %	93 %	91 %	100 %	93 %	97 %	100 %	88 %	93 %	91 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	7.4 cmol kg⁻¹	10.2 cmol kg⁻¹	4.2 cmol kg⁻¹	6.4 cmol kg⁻¹	24.5 cmol kg⁻¹	15.5 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	19.5 cmol kg⁻¹	19.5 cmol kg⁻¹	15.9 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	22.1 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	28.8 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	8.4 cmol kg⁻¹	26.8 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0.1 %	3.9 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0.1 %	0 %	0.3 %	0 %	0 %	6 %	0 %	3 %	15 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	3 %	2 %	3 %	1 %	1 %	3 %	2 %	2 %	2 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	2 %	1 %	2 %	2 %	7 %	2 %	1 %	2 %	1 %
Electrical Conductivity	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.2 dS m-1	0.2 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel	10 %	5 %	22 %	9 %	18 %		12 %	3 %	3 %	10 %	8 %	7 %	12 %	3 %		12 %	9 %	18 %	8 %	12 %	3 %
Sand	79 %	36 %	80 %	34 %	40 %		41 %	40 %	40 %	35 %	41 %	34 %	41 %	37 %		41 %	70 %	40 %	41 %	41 %	37 %
Silt	11 %	36 %	11 %	44 %	36 %		34 %	23 %	23 %	28 %	25 %	28 %	34 %	34 %		34 %	14 %	35 %	25 %	34 %	34 %
Clay	10 %	28 %	9 %	22 %	24 %		25 %	37 %	37 %	37 %	34 %	38 %	25 %	29 %		25 %	16 %	25 %	34 %	25 %	29 %
USDA Texture	Sandy loam	Clay loam	Loamy sand	Loam	Loam		Loam	Clay loam	Clay loam	Clay loam	Clay loam	Clay loam	Loam	Clay loam		Loam	Sandy loam	Loam	Clay loam	Loam	Clay loam
Reference Bulk Density	1.59 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.6 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³		1.38 g/cm³	1.32 g/cm³	1.32 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³		1.38 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.44 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.22 g/cm³	0.79 g/cm³	0.81 g/cm³		1.39 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³	1.47 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³		1.39 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	0.24 %	0.37 %	0.3 %	1.99 %	1.41 %		0.37 %	0.65 %	0.65 %	0.38 %	0.4 %	0.38 %	0.37 %	0.36 %		0.37 %	0.34 %	0.47 %	0.4 %	0.37 %	0.36 %
PH	6.9	6.6	6.7	6.1	6.8		7	7.2	7.2	7.3	6.4	7.4	7	6.7		7	8	8.1	6.4	7	6.7
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	57 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	44 cmol kg⁻¹	79 cmol kg⁻¹	85 cmol kg⁻¹		55 cmol kg⁻¹	67 cmol kg⁻¹	67 cmol kg⁻¹	62 cmol kg⁻¹	41 cmol kg⁻¹	69 cmol kg⁻¹	55 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹		55 cmol kg⁻¹	36 cmol kg⁻¹	52 cmol kg⁻¹	41 cmol kg⁻¹	55 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	6 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	4 cmol kg⁻¹	27 cmol kg⁻¹	29 cmol kg⁻¹		15 cmol kg⁻¹	27 cmol kg⁻¹	27 cmol kg⁻¹	25 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹	27 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹		15 cmol kg⁻¹	22 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	93 %	90 %	76 %	33 %	78 %		93 %	90 %	90 %	90 %	90 %	98 %	93 %	93 %		93 %	84 %	100 %	90 %	93 %	93 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	9 cmol kg⁻¹	11.9 cmol kg⁻¹	2.8 cmol kg⁻¹	4.7 cmol kg⁻¹	22.5 cmol kg⁻¹		15.1 cmol kg⁻¹	23.9 cmol kg⁻¹	23.9 cmol kg⁻¹	25 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	25.8 cmol kg⁻¹	15.1 cmol kg⁻¹	13.1 cmol kg⁻¹		15.1 cmol kg⁻¹	7.9 cmol kg⁻¹	36.5 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	15.1 cmol kg⁻¹	13.1 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	0.1 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0.3 %		0.1 %	0.1 %	0.1 %	0.8 %	0 %	6 %	0.1 %	0 %		0.1 %	5.5 %	15 %	0 %	0.1 %	0 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %		0 %	0.1 %	0.1 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %		0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	2 %	2 %	3 %	1 %	2 %		2 %	2 %	2 %	0 %	1 %	4 %	2 %	1 %		2 %	4 %	2 %	1 %	2 %	1 %
Electrical Conductivity	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1		0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1		0.1 dS m-1	0.4 dS m-1	0.3 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 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