Reserve Nationale de Camargue Biosphere Reserve
— Protected Area Boundary | | A | B | | | | | | Soil Type | Calcaric Fluvisols | Haplic Solonchaks | | Topsoil Texture | Medium | Medium | | Reference Depth | 100 cm | 100 cm | | Drainage | Poor | Moderately well | | Available Water Capacity | 150 m | 150 m | | Phase 1 | Saline | | | Root Obstacle | None to 80 cm | None to 80 cm | | Impermeable Layer | 80 - 150 cm | 80 - 150 cm | | Soil Water Regime | Wet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month | Wet within 80 cm over 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 11 month | | Topsoil Properties | | Gravel | 15 % | 7 % | | Sand | 34 % | 34 % | | Silt | 48 % | 41 % | | Clay | 18 % | 25 % | | USDA Texture | Loam | Loam | | Reference Bulk Density | 1.41 g/cm³ | 1.36 g/cm³ | | Bulk Density | 1.39 g/cm³ | 1.25 g/cm³ | | Organic Carbon | 0.6 % | 0.46 % | | PH | 8 | 7.9 | | Clay Cation Exchange Capacity | 68 cmol kg⁻¹ | 50 cmol kg⁻¹ | | Soil Cation Exchange Capacity | 14 cmol kg⁻¹ | 17 cmol kg⁻¹ | | Base Saturation | 100 % | 100 % | | Total Exchangeable Bases | 19.8 cmol kg⁻¹ | 15 cmol kg⁻¹ | | Calcium Carbonate | 11.7 % | 9 % | | Calcium Sulphate | 0.2 % | 1.8 % | | Exchangeable Sodium | 3 % | 28 % | | Electrical Conductivity | 0.7 dS m-1 | 2.1 dS m-1 | | Subsoil Properties | | Gravel | 10 % | 8 % | | Sand | 36 % | 43 % | | Silt | 46 % | 34 % | | Clay | 18 % | 23 % | | USDA Texture | Loam | Loam | | Reference Bulk Density | 1.41 g/cm³ | 1.39 g/cm³ | | Bulk Density | 1.41 g/cm³ | 1.31 g/cm³ | | Organic Carbon | 0.4 % | 0.32 % | | PH | 8.1 | 8 | | Clay Cation Exchange Capacity | 84 cmol kg⁻¹ | 60 cmol kg⁻¹ | | Soil Cation Exchange Capacity | 13 cmol kg⁻¹ | 18 cmol kg⁻¹ | | Base Saturation | 100 % | 100 % | | Total Exchangeable Bases | 20.7 cmol kg⁻¹ | 13.3 cmol kg⁻¹ | | Calcium Carbonate | 12.2 % | 9 % | | Calcium Sulphate | 0.2 % | 1 % | | Exchangeable Sodium | 3 % | 28 % | | Electrical Conductivity | 0.5 dS m-1 | 11.3 dS m-1 |
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