World Species : Protected Area : Askaniya-Nova Biosphere Reserve

Askaniya-Nova Biosphere Reserve

Location:	Ukraine
IUCN Category:	Ia
Area:	82,608 acres (33,430 hectares)
Species:	All Endangered Invasive
Climate:	View Climate Data
Land Use:	View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:	Cfa (Climate: warm temperate; Precipitation: fully humid; Temperature: hot summer)

Ecoregions

Pontic steppe

Soils

— Protected Area Boundary

	A				B			C

Share	70 %	10 %	10 %	10 %	80 %	10 %	10 %	80 %	10 %	10 %
Soil Type	Calcic Chernozems	Haplic Kastanozems	Mollic Planosols	Eutric Planosols	Calcic Chernozems	Mollic Planosols	Eutric Planosols	Haplic Kastanozems	Mollic Planosols	Eutric Planosols
Topsoil Texture	Fine	Fine	Fine	Medium	Fine	Fine	Medium	Fine	Fine	Medium
Reference Depth	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm
Drainage	Moderately well	Moderately well	Poor	Poor	Moderately well	Poor	Poor	Moderately well	Poor	Poor
Available Water Capacity	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m
Root Obstacle	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm
Impermeable Layer	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm
Soil Water Regime	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	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	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	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month
Topsoil Properties
Gravel	4 %	4 %	4 %	4 %	4 %	4 %	4 %	4 %	4 %	4 %
Sand	13 %	18 %	14 %	42 %	13 %	14 %	42 %	18 %	14 %	42 %
Silt	42 %	33 %	45 %	38 %	42 %	45 %	38 %	33 %	45 %	38 %
Clay	45 %	49 %	41 %	20 %	45 %	41 %	20 %	49 %	41 %	20 %
USDA Texture	Silty clay	Clay	Silty clay	Loam	Silty clay	Silty clay	Loam	Clay	Silty clay	Loam
Reference Bulk Density	1.24 g/cm³	1.23 g/cm³	1.25 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.24 g/cm³	1.25 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.23 g/cm³	1.25 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.16 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.28 g/cm³	1.47 g/cm³	1.16 g/cm³	1.28 g/cm³	1.47 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.28 g/cm³	1.47 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	2.1 %	1.73 %	1.3 %	1.06 %	2.1 %	1.3 %	1.06 %	1.73 %	1.3 %	1.06 %
PH	7.6	7.6	6.5	5.6	7.6	6.5	5.6	7.6	6.5	5.6
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	60 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	37 cmol kg⁻¹	37 cmol kg⁻¹	60 cmol kg⁻¹	37 cmol kg⁻¹	37 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	37 cmol kg⁻¹	37 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	32 cmol kg⁻¹	37 cmol kg⁻¹	22 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	32 cmol kg⁻¹	22 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	37 cmol kg⁻¹	22 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	100 %	94 %	70 %	67 %	100 %	70 %	67 %	94 %	70 %	67 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	31.7 cmol kg⁻¹	43.5 cmol kg⁻¹	12.7 cmol kg⁻¹	8.4 cmol kg⁻¹	31.7 cmol kg⁻¹	12.7 cmol kg⁻¹	8.4 cmol kg⁻¹	43.5 cmol kg⁻¹	12.7 cmol kg⁻¹	8.4 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	5.4 %	4.5 %	0 %	0 %	5.4 %	0 %	0 %	4.5 %	0 %	0 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	1 %	1 %	2 %	3 %	1 %	2 %	3 %	1 %	2 %	3 %
Electrical Conductivity	0.2 dS m-1	0.6 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.2 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.6 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel	6 %	6 %	6 %	4 %	6 %	6 %	4 %	6 %	6 %	4 %
Sand	13 %	18 %	12 %	33 %	13 %	12 %	33 %	18 %	12 %	33 %
Silt	44 %	34 %	43 %	31 %	44 %	43 %	31 %	34 %	43 %	31 %
Clay	43 %	48 %	45 %	36 %	43 %	45 %	36 %	48 %	45 %	36 %
USDA Texture	Silty clay	Clay	Silty clay	Clay loam	Silty clay	Silty clay	Clay loam	Clay	Silty clay	Clay loam
Reference Bulk Density	1.24 g/cm³	1.24 g/cm³	1.23 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.24 g/cm³	1.23 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.24 g/cm³	1.23 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.36 g/cm³	1.48 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.48 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	0.86 %	1.05 %	0.5 %	0.43 %	0.86 %	0.5 %	0.43 %	1.05 %	0.5 %	0.43 %
PH	8	7.7	7.1	6.3	8	7.1	6.3	7.7	7.1	6.3
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	55 cmol kg⁻¹	73 cmol kg⁻¹	46 cmol kg⁻¹	47 cmol kg⁻¹	55 cmol kg⁻¹	46 cmol kg⁻¹	47 cmol kg⁻¹	73 cmol kg⁻¹	46 cmol kg⁻¹	47 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	27 cmol kg⁻¹	39 cmol kg⁻¹	24 cmol kg⁻¹	17 cmol kg⁻¹	27 cmol kg⁻¹	24 cmol kg⁻¹	17 cmol kg⁻¹	39 cmol kg⁻¹	24 cmol kg⁻¹	17 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	100 %	100 %	94 %	89 %	100 %	94 %	89 %	100 %	94 %	89 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	37.6 cmol kg⁻¹	47.4 cmol kg⁻¹	20.8 cmol kg⁻¹	15.2 cmol kg⁻¹	37.6 cmol kg⁻¹	20.8 cmol kg⁻¹	15.2 cmol kg⁻¹	47.4 cmol kg⁻¹	20.8 cmol kg⁻¹	15.2 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	14.2 %	6.1 %	1 %	0 %	14.2 %	1 %	0 %	6.1 %	1 %	0 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	2 %	2 %	2 %	4 %	2 %	2 %	4 %	2 %	2 %	4 %
Electrical Conductivity	0.4 dS m-1	0.4 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.4 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.4 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