Reserve Tsaritchina

Location:Bulgaria
IUCN Category:Ib
Area:8,462 acres (3,424 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

Rodope montane mixed forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 A
  
Share40 %35 %15 %10 %
Soil TypeDystric CambisolsEutric CambisolsUmbric LeptosolsLithic Leptosols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm30 cm10 cm
DrainageModerately wellModerately wellImperfectlyImperfectly
Available Water Capacity100 m100 m15 mm15 mm
Phase 1StonyStonyStonyStony
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm  
Impermeable LayerNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cm  
Soil Water RegimeNot wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 monthNot wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month  
Topsoil Properties
Gravel10 %9 %6 %21 %
Sand42 %42 %49 %42 %
Silt38 %36 %31 %34 %
Clay20 %22 %20 %24 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamLoamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.41 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.3 g/cm³1.37 g/cm³1.1 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1.45 %1 %2.4 %1.61 %
PH5.16.65.17.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity32 cmol kg⁻¹55 cmol kg⁻¹34 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity12 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation38 %93 %36 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases4.3 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹4.7 cmol kg⁻¹15.5 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %0 %3.9 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 %4 %3 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel19 %12 %  
Sand45 %41 %  
Silt35 %34 %  
Clay20 %25 %  
USDA TextureLoamLoam  
Reference Bulk Density1.42 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³  
Bulk Density1.36 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³  
Organic Carbon0.5 %0.37 %  
PH5.27  
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity35 cmol kg⁻¹55 cmol kg⁻¹  
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity9 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹  
Base Saturation33 %93 %  
Total Exchangeable Bases2.6 cmol kg⁻¹15.1 cmol kg⁻¹  
Calcium Carbonate0 %0.1 %  
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %  
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 %  
Electrical Conductivity0.1 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