World Species : Protected Area : Creag Meagaidh

Creag Meagaidh

Location:	Scotland, United Kingdom
Area:	15,184 acres (6,145 hectares)
Species:	All Endangered Invasive
Website:	View website
Climate:	View Climate Data
Land Use:	View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:	Cfc (Climate: warm temperate; Precipitation: fully humid; Temperature: cool summer)
Natura 2000 Data Sheet:	View Data Sheet Explanatory notes

Ecoregions

Caledon conifer forests

Soils

— Protected Area Boundary

	A				B				C

Share	50 %	30 %	10 %	10 %	50 %	30 %	15 %	2 %	40 %	30 %	20 %	5 %
Soil Type	Ferric Podzols	Fibric Histosols	Lithic Leptosols	Umbric Gleysols	Fibric Histosols	Umbric Gleysols	Ferric Podzols	Lithic Leptosols	Fibric Histosols	Umbric Gleysols	Ferric Podzols	Lithic Leptosols
Topsoil Texture	Coarse	Fine	Medium	Fine	Fine	Fine	Coarse	Medium	Fine	Fine	Coarse	Medium
Reference Depth	100 cm	100 cm	10 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	10 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	10 cm
Drainage	Somewhat excessive	Very poor	Imperfectly	Very poor	Very poor	Very poor	Somewhat excessive	Imperfectly	Very poor	Very poor	Somewhat excessive	Imperfectly
Available Water Capacity	100 m	150 m	15 mm	150 m	150 m	150 m	75 m	15 mm	150 m	150 m	75 m	15 mm
Root Obstacle	40 - 60 cm	None to 80 cm		None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	40 - 60 cm		None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	40 - 60 cm
Impermeable Layer	80 - 150 cm	None to 150 cm		40 - 80 cm	None to 150 cm	40 - 80 cm	40 - 80 cm		None to 150 cm	40 - 80 cm	40 - 80 cm
Soil Water Regime	Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month	Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month		Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month	Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month	Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month	Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month		Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month	Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month	Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month
Topsoil Properties
Gravel	3 %	1 %	21 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	3 %	21 %	1 %	1 %	3 %	21 %
Sand	86 %	20 %	42 %	17 %	20 %	17 %	86 %	42 %	20 %	17 %	86 %	42 %
Silt	8 %	40 %	34 %	29 %	40 %	29 %	8 %	34 %	40 %	29 %	8 %	34 %
Clay	6 %	40 %	24 %	54 %	40 %	54 %	6 %	24 %	40 %	54 %	6 %	24 %
USDA Texture	Loamy sand	Clay	Loam	Clay	Clay	Clay	Loamy sand	Loam	Clay	Clay	Loamy sand	Loam
Reference Bulk Density	1.67 g/cm³	1.26 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.22 g/cm³	1.26 g/cm³	1.22 g/cm³	1.67 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.26 g/cm³	1.22 g/cm³	1.67 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.41 g/cm³	0.1 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.23 g/cm³	0.1 g/cm³	1.23 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	0.1 g/cm³	1.23 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	2.02 %	33.63 %	1.61 %	4.54 %	33.63 %	4.54 %	2.02 %	1.61 %	33.63 %	4.54 %	2.02 %	1.61 %
PH	4.5	4.3	7.5	5	4.3	5	4.5	7.5	4.3	5	4.5	7.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	78 cmol kg⁻¹	45 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	23 cmol kg⁻¹	45 cmol kg⁻¹	23 cmol kg⁻¹	78 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	45 cmol kg⁻¹	23 cmol kg⁻¹	78 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	5 cmol kg⁻¹	77 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	24 cmol kg⁻¹	77 cmol kg⁻¹	24 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	77 cmol kg⁻¹	24 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	17 %	62 %	100 %	22 %	62 %	22 %	17 %	100 %	62 %	22 %	17 %	100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	2.5 cmol kg⁻¹	31.4 cmol kg⁻¹	15.5 cmol kg⁻¹	7.1 cmol kg⁻¹	31.4 cmol kg⁻¹	7.1 cmol kg⁻¹	2.5 cmol kg⁻¹	15.5 cmol kg⁻¹	31.4 cmol kg⁻¹	7.1 cmol kg⁻¹	2.5 cmol kg⁻¹	15.5 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	0 %	0 %	3.9 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	3.9 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	3.9 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	0 %	2 %	3 %	1 %	2 %	1 %	0 %	3 %	2 %	1 %	0 %	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
Subsoil Properties
Gravel	3 %	2 %		1 %	2 %	1 %	3 %		2 %	1 %	3 %
Sand	86 %	47 %		22 %	47 %	22 %	86 %		47 %	22 %	86 %
Silt	6 %	26 %		25 %	26 %	25 %	6 %		26 %	25 %	6 %
Clay	8 %	27 %		53 %	27 %	53 %	8 %		27 %	53 %	8 %
USDA Texture	Loamy sand	Sandy clay loam		Clay	Sandy clay loam	Clay	Loamy sand		Sandy clay loam	Clay	Loamy sand
Reference Bulk Density	1.63 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³		1.23 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.23 g/cm³	1.63 g/cm³		1.38 g/cm³	1.23 g/cm³	1.63 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.57 g/cm³	0.1 g/cm³		1.28 g/cm³	0.1 g/cm³	1.28 g/cm³	1.57 g/cm³		0.1 g/cm³	1.28 g/cm³	1.57 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	0.51 %	32.89 %		1.23 %	32.89 %	1.23 %	0.51 %		32.89 %	1.23 %	0.51 %
PH	5.1	4.6		5	4.6	5	5.1		4.6	5	5.1
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	50 cmol kg⁻¹	71 cmol kg⁻¹		15 cmol kg⁻¹	71 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹		71 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	2 cmol kg⁻¹	78 cmol kg⁻¹		19 cmol kg⁻¹	78 cmol kg⁻¹	19 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹		78 cmol kg⁻¹	19 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	21 %	40 %		27 %	40 %	27 %	21 %		40 %	27 %	21 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	1.5 cmol kg⁻¹	27.4 cmol kg⁻¹		5.7 cmol kg⁻¹	27.4 cmol kg⁻¹	5.7 cmol kg⁻¹	1.5 cmol kg⁻¹		27.4 cmol kg⁻¹	5.7 cmol kg⁻¹	1.5 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	0 %	0 %		0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %		0 %	0 %	0 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %		0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %		0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	0 %	1 %		2 %	1 %	2 %	0 %		1 %	2 %	0 %
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

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