World Species : Protected Area : Piana di Semestene, Bonorva, Macomer e Bortigali

Piana di Semestene, Bonorva, Macomer e Bortigali

Location:	Italy
Area:	48,376 acres (19,577 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

Share	30 %	20 %	20 %	5 %	5 %	30 %	30 %	25 %	5 %	40 %	25 %	10 %	10 %	10 %	3 %	45 %	30 %	17 %	8 %
Soil Type	Lithic Leptosols	Lithic Leptosols	Lithic Leptosols	Umbric Leptosols	Rendzic Leptosols	Haplic Andosols	Mollic Andosols	Lithic Leptosols	Eutric Cambisols	Eutric Cambisols	Dystric Cambisols	Luvic Phaeozems	Haplic Luvisols	Vitric Andosols	Eutric Cambisols	Chromic Cambisols	Calcaric Cambisols	Chromic Luvisols	Lithic Leptosols
Topsoil Texture	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Coarse	Medium	Coarse	Coarse	Coarse	Coarse	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium
Reference Depth	10 cm	10 cm	10 cm	30 cm	30 cm	100 cm	100 cm	10 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	10 cm
Drainage	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Moderately well	Imperfectly	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Imperfectly
Available Water Capacity	15 mm	15 mm	15 mm	15 mm	15 mm	50 m	50 m	15 mm	50 m	15 m	50 m	50 m	50 m	50 m	15 m	50 m	100 m	50 m	15 mm
Phase 1	Stony	Stony	Stony	Stony	Stony	Lithic	Lithic		Lithic	Lithic	Lithic	Lithic	Lithic	Lithic	Lithic	Lithic	Lithic	Lithic
Root Obstacle						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	40 - 60 cm	60 - 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	80 - 150 cm	40 - 80 cm	80 - 150 cm
Soil Water Regime						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	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	Wet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month
Topsoil Properties
Gravel	21 %	21 %	21 %	6 %	16 %	4 %	14 %	21 %	9 %	10 %	10 %	4 %	4 %	4 %	10 %	10 %	6 %	12 %	21 %
Sand	42 %	42 %	42 %	49 %	37 %	32 %	39 %	42 %	42 %	77 %	42 %	75 %	82 %	74 %	77 %	49 %	36 %	48 %	42 %
Silt	34 %	34 %	34 %	31 %	44 %	47 %	39 %	34 %	36 %	14 %	38 %	14 %	8 %	21 %	14 %	28 %	43 %	28 %	34 %
Clay	24 %	24 %	24 %	20 %	19 %	21 %	22 %	24 %	22 %	9 %	20 %	11 %	10 %	5 %	9 %	23 %	21 %	24 %	24 %
USDA Texture	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Sandy loam	Loam	Sandy loam	Loamy sand	Sandy loam	Sandy loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam
Reference Bulk Density	1.38 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.6 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.56 g/cm³	1.59 g/cm³	1.68 g/cm³	1.6 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.3 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.1 g/cm³	1.24 g/cm³	0.76 g/cm³	0.86 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.28 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	0.99 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.31 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.53 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	1.61 %	1.61 %	1.61 %	2.4 %	2.13 %	6.74 %	3.43 %	1.61 %	1 %	0.7 %	1.45 %	1.23 %	0.4 %	3.27 %	0.7 %	0.98 %	0.65 %	0.83 %	1.61 %
PH	7.5	7.5	7.5	5.1	7.5	5.9	6.7	7.5	6.6	6.9	5.1	6.4	6.5	5.8	6.9	6.6	8	6.3	7.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	42 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	34 cmol kg⁻¹	80 cmol kg⁻¹	78 cmol kg⁻¹	98 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	55 cmol kg⁻¹	49 cmol kg⁻¹	32 cmol kg⁻¹	48 cmol kg⁻¹	48 cmol kg⁻¹	135 cmol kg⁻¹	49 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	52 cmol kg⁻¹	39 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	16 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	27 cmol kg⁻¹	30 cmol kg⁻¹	30 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	7 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	6 cmol kg⁻¹	17 cmol kg⁻¹	7 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	100 %	100 %	100 %	36 %	100 %	16 %	78 %	100 %	93 %	91 %	38 %	87 %	89 %	34 %	91 %	83 %	100 %	88 %	100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	15.5 cmol kg⁻¹	15.5 cmol kg⁻¹	15.5 cmol kg⁻¹	4.7 cmol kg⁻¹	28.8 cmol kg⁻¹	6.4 cmol kg⁻¹	24.5 cmol kg⁻¹	15.5 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	6.7 cmol kg⁻¹	4.3 cmol kg⁻¹	8 cmol kg⁻¹	5.9 cmol kg⁻¹	5.5 cmol kg⁻¹	6.7 cmol kg⁻¹	11.6 cmol kg⁻¹	24.3 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	15.5 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	3.9 %	3.9 %	3.9 %	0 %	6 %	0 %	0.1 %	3.9 %	0 %	0.1 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0.1 %	0.1 %	7 %	0 %	3.9 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	3 %	3 %	3 %	4 %	2 %	1 %	1 %	3 %	2 %	2 %	2 %	0 %	2 %	1 %	2 %	2 %	1 %	1 %	3 %
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	0.4 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel						9 %	18 %		12 %	20 %	19 %	4 %	6 %	10 %	20 %	9 %	10 %	8 %
Sand						34 %	40 %		41 %	67 %	45 %	65 %	75 %	75 %	67 %	47 %	34 %	41 %
Silt						44 %	36 %		34 %	16 %	35 %	13 %	8 %	21 %	16 %	26 %	43 %	25 %
Clay						22 %	24 %		25 %	17 %	20 %	22 %	17 %	4 %	17 %	27 %	23 %	34 %
USDA Texture						Loam	Loam		Loam	Sandy loam	Loam	Sandy clay loam	Sandy loam	Loamy sand	Sandy loam	Sandy clay loam	Loam	Clay loam
Reference Bulk Density						1.38 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³		1.38 g/cm³	1.48 g/cm³	1.42 g/cm³	1.44 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.71 g/cm³	1.48 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³
Bulk Density						0.79 g/cm³	0.81 g/cm³		1.39 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.34 g/cm³	1.57 g/cm³	0.97 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.44 g/cm³	1.45 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³
Organic Carbon						1.99 %	1.41 %		0.37 %	0.4 %	0.5 %	0.94 %	0.24 %	1.85 %	0.4 %	0.47 %	0.43 %	0.4 %
PH						6.1	6.8		7	7.3	5.2	6.4	6.5	5.9	7.3	6.7	8.1	6.4
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity						79 cmol kg⁻¹	85 cmol kg⁻¹		55 cmol kg⁻¹	48 cmol kg⁻¹	35 cmol kg⁻¹	56 cmol kg⁻¹	53 cmol kg⁻¹	146 cmol kg⁻¹	48 cmol kg⁻¹	44 cmol kg⁻¹	54 cmol kg⁻¹	41 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity						27 cmol kg⁻¹	29 cmol kg⁻¹		15 cmol kg⁻¹	8 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	20 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	8 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation						33 %	78 %		93 %	91 %	33 %	88 %	88 %	23 %	91 %	92 %	100 %	90 %
Total Exchangeable Bases						4.7 cmol kg⁻¹	22.5 cmol kg⁻¹		15.1 cmol kg⁻¹	9.3 cmol kg⁻¹	2.6 cmol kg⁻¹	11.6 cmol kg⁻¹	8.1 cmol kg⁻¹	5.3 cmol kg⁻¹	9.3 cmol kg⁻¹	11.9 cmol kg⁻¹	28.7 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate						0 %	0.3 %		0.1 %	0.1 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0.1 %	0.1 %	8.7 %	0 %
Calcium Sulphate						0 %	0 %		0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0.4 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium						1 %	2 %		2 %	2 %	2 %	0 %	1 %	1 %	2 %	1 %	1 %	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	0.3 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