Description
The NICHE soil map for Flanders is an ecologically tinted simplified soil map that serves as input for the ecohydrological model NICHE Flanders (Callebaut et al. 2007).
Soil plays an important role for habitat conditions and the occurrence of plant communities. In NICHE Flanders, so-called 'ecological soil types' are defined. The soil characteristics are thereby simplified to a few ecologically relevant characteristics: the grain size and the presence of organic matter, which determine the moisture conditions, acidity and the trophy level in the soil.
Soil plays an important role for habitat conditions and the occurrence of plant communities. In NICHE Flanders, so-called 'ecological soil types' are defined. The soil characteristics are thereby simplified to a few ecologically relevant characteristics: the grain size and the presence of organic matter, which determine the moisture conditions, acidity and the trophy level in the soil.
Version
versie 2.0
| Date made available | 25-Sept-2023 |
|---|---|
| Geographical coverage | Vlaanderen |
Thematic List 2020
- Soil & air
Geographic list
- Flanders