Rdumijiet ta' Ghawdex: Ta' Cenc

Location:Malta
Area:376 acres (152 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
  
Share35 %35 %10 %10 %10 %
Soil TypeChromic LuvisolsChromic LuvisolsLithosolsRendzinasCambisols
Topsoil TextureMediumFineMediumMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm10 cm30 cm100 cm
DrainageModerately wellModerately wellImperfectlyImperfectlyModerately well
Available Water Capacity150 m150 m15 mm50 mm150 m
Topsoil Properties
Gravel9 %4 %26 %10 %8 %
Sand47 %26 %43 %42 %43 %
Silt29 %27 %34 %38 %36 %
Clay24 %47 %23 %20 %21 %
USDA TextureLoamClayLoamLoamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.39 g/cm³1.25 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.54 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.86 %1.22 %1.4 %1.96 %1.04 %
PH6.46.37.676.3
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity38 cmol kg⁻¹29 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹47 cmol kg⁻¹44 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity12 cmol kg⁻¹18 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation89 %77 %100 %87 %78 %
Total Exchangeable Bases10 cmol kg⁻¹13.4 cmol kg⁻¹15.6 cmol kg⁻¹21.4 cmol kg⁻¹9.8 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %3.9 %0.2 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %1 %4 %1 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel8 %7 %  13 %
Sand39 %21 %  42 %
Silt27 %25 %  34 %
Clay34 %54 %  24 %
USDA TextureClay loamClay  Loam
Reference Bulk Density1.33 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³  1.38 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.52 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³  1.4 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.38 %0.58 %  0.43 %
PH6.36.4  6.6
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity40 cmol kg⁻¹33 cmol kg⁻¹  41 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity15 cmol kg⁻¹19 cmol kg⁻¹  12 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation93 %82 %  92 %
Total Exchangeable Bases12.3 cmol kg⁻¹13.1 cmol kg⁻¹  11 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0.1 %  0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %  0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %1 %  1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 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