Eilean na Muice Duibhe

Location:Scotland, United Kingdom
Area:1,404 acres (568 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
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Climate:View Climate Data
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Köppen climate classification:Cfb (Climate: warm temperate; Precipitation: fully humid; Temperature: warm summer)
Natura 2000 Data Sheet:View Data Sheet  Explanatory notes

Ecoregions

Celtic broadleaf forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 AB
   
Share50 %30 %10 %10 %90 %5 %5 %
Soil TypeDystric GleysolsUmbric GleysolsFibric HistosolsGleyic CambisolsFibric HistosolsUmbric GleysolsFerric Podzols
Topsoil TextureMediumFineFineMediumFineFineCoarse
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainagePoorVery poorVery poorPoorVery poorVery poorSomewhat excessive
Available Water Capacity150 m150 m150 m100 m150 m150 m75 m
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm40 - 60 cm
Impermeable Layer40 - 80 cm40 - 80 cm80 - 150 cm40 - 80 cmNone to 150 cm40 - 80 cm40 - 80 cm
Soil Water RegimeWet within 80 cm over 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 11 monthWet within 40 cm depth for over 11 monthWet within 40 cm depth for over 11 monthWet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 monthWet within 40 cm depth for over 11 monthWet within 40 cm depth for over 11 monthWet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month
Topsoil Properties
Gravel2 %1 %1 %4 %1 %1 %3 %
Sand40 %17 %20 %45 %20 %17 %86 %
Silt39 %29 %40 %36 %40 %29 %8 %
Clay21 %54 %40 %19 %40 %54 %6 %
USDA TextureLoamClayClayLoamClayClayLoamy sand
Reference Bulk Density1.4 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³1.67 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.3 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³0.1 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³0.1 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1.17 %4.54 %33.63 %1 %33.63 %4.54 %2.02 %
PH5.154.36.44.354.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity25 cmol kg⁻¹23 cmol kg⁻¹45 cmol kg⁻¹38 cmol kg⁻¹45 cmol kg⁻¹23 cmol kg⁻¹78 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity11 cmol kg⁻¹24 cmol kg⁻¹77 cmol kg⁻¹9 cmol kg⁻¹77 cmol kg⁻¹24 cmol kg⁻¹5 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation47 %22 %62 %85 %62 %22 %17 %
Total Exchangeable Bases5.5 cmol kg⁻¹7.1 cmol kg⁻¹31.4 cmol kg⁻¹8.2 cmol kg⁻¹31.4 cmol kg⁻¹7.1 cmol kg⁻¹2.5 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %1 %2 %2 %2 %1 %0 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 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
Gravel6 %1 %2 %18 %2 %1 %3 %
Sand41 %22 %47 %39 %47 %22 %86 %
Silt34 %25 %26 %34 %26 %25 %6 %
Clay25 %53 %27 %27 %27 %53 %8 %
USDA TextureLoamClaySandy clay loamClay loamSandy clay loamClayLoamy sand
Reference Bulk Density1.38 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³1.63 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.36 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³0.1 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³0.1 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³1.57 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.4 %1.23 %32.89 %0.47 %32.89 %1.23 %0.51 %
PH5.354.66.74.655.1
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity29 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹71 cmol kg⁻¹37 cmol kg⁻¹71 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹50 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity10 cmol kg⁻¹19 cmol kg⁻¹78 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹78 cmol kg⁻¹19 cmol kg⁻¹2 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation47 %27 %40 %88 %40 %27 %21 %
Total Exchangeable Bases6.1 cmol kg⁻¹5.7 cmol kg⁻¹27.4 cmol kg⁻¹11.3 cmol kg⁻¹27.4 cmol kg⁻¹5.7 cmol kg⁻¹1.5 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %0 %0.1 %0 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %2 %1 %2 %1 %2 %0 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 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