Atanasovsko ezero

Location:Bulgaria
Area:17,814 acres (7,209 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)
Natura 2000 Data Sheet:View Data Sheet  Explanatory notes

Ecoregions

Balkan mixed forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 AB
   
Share80 %10 %5 %5 %75 %20 %5 %
Soil TypeEutric VertisolsEutric RegosolsRendzic LeptosolsCalcic VertisolsHaplic SolonetzGleyic SolonchaksMollic Gleysols
Topsoil TextureFineMediumMediumFineMediumMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm30 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainagePoorModerately wellImperfectlyPoorModerately wellPoorPoor
Available Water Capacity125 m150 m50 mm125 m150 m150 m150 m
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm None to 80 cm20 - 40 cm20 - 40 cmNone to 80 cm
Impermeable LayerNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cm None to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone 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 Not 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 monthWet 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 month
Misc. PropertyVertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide)  Vertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide)   
Topsoil Properties
Gravel4 %25 %16 %3 %5 %7 %4 %
Sand19 %47 %37 %17 %47 %37 %39 %
Silt25 %34 %44 %27 %29 %42 %39 %
Clay56 %19 %19 %56 %24 %21 %22 %
USDA TextureClayLoamLoamClayLoamLoamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.22 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.56 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³1.33 g/cm³1.54 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1.05 %0.98 %2.13 %0.72 %0.7 %0.42 %1.65 %
PH6.96.47.57.97.68.76.6
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity70 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹80 cmol kg⁻¹80 cmol kg⁻¹46 cmol kg⁻¹67 cmol kg⁻¹45 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity43 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹27 cmol kg⁻¹46 cmol kg⁻¹17 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹17 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %78 %100 %100 %100 %100 %87 %
Total Exchangeable Bases40.9 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹28.8 cmol kg⁻¹51.7 cmol kg⁻¹15.7 cmol kg⁻¹13.9 cmol kg⁻¹9.8 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.2 %0 %6 %5.4 %5.3 %9.5 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %1.8 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %1 %2 %2 %13 %47 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.4 dS m-10.1 dS m-18.7 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel5 %28 % 4 %5 %8 %3 %
Sand18 %51 % 17 %40 %41 %37 %
Silt24 %31 % 26 %29 %37 %35 %
Clay58 %18 % 57 %31 %22 %28 %
USDA TextureClayLoam ClayClay loamLoamClay loam
Reference Bulk Density1.21 g/cm³1.44 g/cm³ 1.21 g/cm³1.34 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.6 g/cm³1.45 g/cm³ 1.42 g/cm³1.56 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.59 %0.4 % 0.5 %0.29 %0.3 %0.69 %
PH7.56.9 8.18.48.47.2
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity70 cmol kg⁻¹56 cmol kg⁻¹ 77 cmol kg⁻¹63 cmol kg⁻¹48 cmol kg⁻¹44 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity42 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹ 46 cmol kg⁻¹20 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %89 % 100 %100 %100 %88 %
Total Exchangeable Bases44.2 cmol kg⁻¹10.3 cmol kg⁻¹ 54 cmol kg⁻¹31.2 cmol kg⁻¹18.2 cmol kg⁻¹10.7 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.8 %0 % 8.2 %6 %13.9 %4 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 % 0.5 %0.1 %1 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 % 3 %35 %63 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1 0.5 dS m-11.1 dS m-14.6 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