Moray Firth
— Protected Area Boundary | | A | B | C | | | | | | | Share | 50 % | 25 % | 25 % | | 40 % | 40 % | 20 % | | Soil Type | Dystric Fluvisols | Eutric Fluvisols | Eutric Fluvisols | Dystric Regosols | Haplic Podzols | Ferric Podzols | Dystric Gleysols | | Topsoil Texture | Coarse | Medium | Medium | Coarse | Medium | Medium | Medium | | Reference Depth | 100 cm | 100 cm | 100 cm | 100 cm | 100 cm | 100 cm | 100 cm | | Drainage | Poor | Poor | Poor | Somewhat excessive | Moderately well | Moderately well | Poor | | Available Water Capacity | 150 m | 150 m | 150 m | 100 m | 150 m | 150 m | 150 m | | Phase 1 | Saline | Saline | Saline | | | | | | Root Obstacle | None to 80 cm | None to 80 cm | None to 80 cm | None to 80 cm | 40 - 60 cm | 40 - 60 cm | None to 80 cm | | Impermeable Layer | None to 150 cm | None to 150 cm | 40 - 80 cm | None to 150 cm | None to 150 cm | None to 150 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 | 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 | | Topsoil Properties | | Gravel | 10 % | 4 % | 4 % | 19 % | 15 % | 15 % | 2 % | | Sand | 79 % | 39 % | 39 % | 78 % | 50 % | 45 % | 40 % | | Silt | 12 % | 40 % | 40 % | 13 % | 40 % | 52 % | 39 % | | Clay | 9 % | 21 % | 21 % | 9 % | 10 % | 3 % | 21 % | | USDA Texture | Sandy loam | Loam | Loam | Sandy loam | Loam | Silt loam | Loam | | Reference Bulk Density | 1.6 g/cm³ | 1.4 g/cm³ | 1.4 g/cm³ | 1.6 g/cm³ | 1.53 g/cm³ | 1.7 g/cm³ | 1.4 g/cm³ | | Bulk Density | 1.39 g/cm³ | 1.36 g/cm³ | 1.36 g/cm³ | 1.27 g/cm³ | 1.41 g/cm³ | 0.96 g/cm³ | 1.3 g/cm³ | | Organic Carbon | 0.87 % | 0.86 % | 0.86 % | 0.7 % | 5.27 % | 4.6 % | 1.17 % | | PH | 5.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.1 | | Clay Cation Exchange Capacity | 34 cmol kg⁻¹ | 63 cmol kg⁻¹ | 63 cmol kg⁻¹ | 29 cmol kg⁻¹ | 89 cmol kg⁻¹ | 64 cmol kg⁻¹ | 25 cmol kg⁻¹ | | Soil Cation Exchange Capacity | 5 cmol kg⁻¹ | 16 cmol kg⁻¹ | 16 cmol kg⁻¹ | 6 cmol kg⁻¹ | 28 cmol kg⁻¹ | 20 cmol kg⁻¹ | 11 cmol kg⁻¹ | | Base Saturation | 55 % | 91 % | 91 % | 98 % | 11 % | 10 % | 47 % | | Total Exchangeable Bases | 2.1 cmol kg⁻¹ | 16.9 cmol kg⁻¹ | 16.9 cmol kg⁻¹ | 4.1 cmol kg⁻¹ | 5.6 cmol kg⁻¹ | 4.4 cmol kg⁻¹ | 5.5 cmol kg⁻¹ | | Calcium Carbonate | 0 % | 0.5 % | 0.5 % | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % | | Calcium Sulphate | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % | | Exchangeable Sodium | 3 % | 2 % | 2 % | 3 % | 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 | | Subsoil Properties | | Gravel | 17 % | 7 % | 7 % | 14 % | 15 % | 17 % | 6 % | | Sand | 79 % | 41 % | 41 % | 77 % | 55 % | 51 % | 41 % | | Silt | 11 % | 38 % | 38 % | 13 % | 35 % | 45 % | 34 % | | Clay | 10 % | 21 % | 21 % | 10 % | 10 % | 4 % | 25 % | | USDA Texture | Sandy loam | Loam | Loam | Sandy loam | Sandy loam | Sandy loam | Loam | | Reference Bulk Density | 1.58 g/cm³ | 1.4 g/cm³ | 1.4 g/cm³ | 1.58 g/cm³ | 1.54 g/cm³ | 1.67 g/cm³ | 1.38 g/cm³ | | Bulk Density | 1.5 g/cm³ | 1.39 g/cm³ | 1.39 g/cm³ | 1.5 g/cm³ | 1.44 g/cm³ | 1.29 g/cm³ | 1.36 g/cm³ | | Organic Carbon | 0.26 % | 0.38 % | 0.38 % | 0.31 % | 0.81 % | 0.81 % | 0.4 % | | PH | 5.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.3 | 5 | 5.1 | 5.3 | | Clay Cation Exchange Capacity | 38 cmol kg⁻¹ | 61 cmol kg⁻¹ | 61 cmol kg⁻¹ | 36 cmol kg⁻¹ | 55 cmol kg⁻¹ | 56 cmol kg⁻¹ | 29 cmol kg⁻¹ | | Soil Cation Exchange Capacity | 4 cmol kg⁻¹ | 14 cmol kg⁻¹ | 14 cmol kg⁻¹ | 4 cmol kg⁻¹ | 8 cmol kg⁻¹ | 9 cmol kg⁻¹ | 10 cmol kg⁻¹ | | Base Saturation | 46 % | 96 % | 96 % | 28 % | 13 % | 13 % | 47 % | | Total Exchangeable Bases | 1.5 cmol kg⁻¹ | 15.2 cmol kg⁻¹ | 15.2 cmol kg⁻¹ | 1 cmol kg⁻¹ | 0.8 cmol kg⁻¹ | 0.8 cmol kg⁻¹ | 6.1 cmol kg⁻¹ | | Calcium Carbonate | 0 % | 2.5 % | 2.5 % | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % | | Calcium Sulphate | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % | | Exchangeable Sodium | 2 % | 3 % | 3 % | 3 % | 0 % | 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 |
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