Karadagskiy Zapovednik

Location:Ukraine
Area:13,876 acres (5,615 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
Climate:View Climate Data
Land Use:View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:Cfb (Climate: warm temperate; Precipitation: fully humid; Temperature: warm summer)

Ecoregions

Crimean Submediterranean forest complex

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 AB
   
Share90 %90 %10 %
Soil TypeChromic CambisolsEutric CambisolsChromic Cambisols
Topsoil TextureFineFineFine
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageModerately wellModerately wellModerately well
Available Water Capacity150 m50 m150 m
Phase 1 Gravelly 
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm
Impermeable LayerNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cm
Soil Water RegimeWet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 monthNot wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 monthWet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month
Topsoil Properties
Gravel2 %10 %2 %
Sand21 %23 %21 %
Silt29 %29 %29 %
Clay50 %48 %50 %
USDA TextureClayClayClay
Reference Bulk Density1.24 g/cm³1.25 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.23 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1.43 %1.17 %1.43 %
PH6.86.76.8
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity32 cmol kg⁻¹50 cmol kg⁻¹32 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity21 cmol kg⁻¹27 cmol kg⁻¹21 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation94 %89 %94 %
Total Exchangeable Bases22.9 cmol kg⁻¹22.1 cmol kg⁻¹22.9 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.2 %0.1 %0.2 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %1 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel4 %24 %4 %
Sand21 %26 %21 %
Silt28 %29 %28 %
Clay51 %45 %51 %
USDA TextureClayClayClay
Reference Bulk Density1.23 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.38 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.58 %0.58 %0.58 %
PH7.277.2
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity31 cmol kg⁻¹51 cmol kg⁻¹31 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity23 cmol kg⁻¹25 cmol kg⁻¹23 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation96 %97 %96 %
Total Exchangeable Bases19.5 cmol kg⁻¹25.9 cmol kg⁻¹19.5 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.4 %0.3 %0.4 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %1 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 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