Melnik Pyramids
— Protected Area Boundary | | A | | | | | Share | 55 % | 20 % | 10 % | 10 % | 5 % | | Soil Type | Vertic Luvisols | Eutric Regosols | Chromic Luvisols | Eutric Vertisols | Eutric Planosols | | Topsoil Texture | Fine | Medium | Medium | Fine | Medium | | Reference Depth | 100 cm | 100 cm | 100 cm | 100 cm | 100 cm | | Drainage | Moderately well | Moderately well | Moderately well | Poor | Poor | | Available Water Capacity | 150 m | 150 m | 150 m | 125 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 | | Impermeable Layer | 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 | | Misc. Property | Vertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide) | | | Vertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide) | | | Topsoil Properties | | Gravel | 4 % | 25 % | 12 % | 4 % | 4 % | | Sand | 18 % | 47 % | 48 % | 19 % | 42 % | | Silt | 26 % | 34 % | 28 % | 25 % | 38 % | | Clay | 56 % | 19 % | 24 % | 56 % | 20 % | | USDA Texture | Clay | Loam | Loam | Clay | Loam | | Reference Bulk Density | 1.21 g/cm³ | 1.43 g/cm³ | 1.4 g/cm³ | 1.22 g/cm³ | 1.41 g/cm³ | | Bulk Density | 1.35 g/cm³ | 1.21 g/cm³ | 1.53 g/cm³ | 1.56 g/cm³ | 1.47 g/cm³ | | Organic Carbon | 1.25 % | 0.98 % | 0.83 % | 1.05 % | 1.06 % | | PH | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 5.6 | | Clay Cation Exchange Capacity | 45 cmol kg⁻¹ | 40 cmol kg⁻¹ | 39 cmol kg⁻¹ | 70 cmol kg⁻¹ | 37 cmol kg⁻¹ | | Soil Cation Exchange Capacity | 29 cmol kg⁻¹ | 12 cmol kg⁻¹ | 12 cmol kg⁻¹ | 43 cmol kg⁻¹ | 11 cmol kg⁻¹ | | Base Saturation | 96 % | 78 % | 88 % | 100 % | 67 % | | Total Exchangeable Bases | 25.9 cmol kg⁻¹ | 14 cmol kg⁻¹ | 10 cmol kg⁻¹ | 40.9 cmol kg⁻¹ | 8.4 cmol kg⁻¹ | | Calcium Carbonate | 1.6 % | 0 % | 0 % | 0.2 % | 0 % | | Calcium Sulphate | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % | | Exchangeable Sodium | 1 % | 1 % | 1 % | 1 % | 3 % | | Electrical Conductivity | 0.1 dS m-1 | 0.1 dS m-1 | 0.1 dS m-1 | 0.1 dS m-1 | 0.1 dS m-1 | | Subsoil Properties | | Gravel | 8 % | 28 % | 8 % | 5 % | 4 % | | Sand | 18 % | 51 % | 41 % | 18 % | 33 % | | Silt | 21 % | 31 % | 25 % | 24 % | 31 % | | Clay | 61 % | 18 % | 34 % | 58 % | 36 % | | USDA Texture | Clay (heavy) | Loam | Clay loam | Clay | Clay loam | | Reference Bulk Density | 1.2 g/cm³ | 1.44 g/cm³ | 1.33 g/cm³ | 1.21 g/cm³ | 1.3 g/cm³ | | Bulk Density | 1.32 g/cm³ | 1.45 g/cm³ | 1.51 g/cm³ | 1.6 g/cm³ | 1.4 g/cm³ | | Organic Carbon | 0.66 % | 0.4 % | 0.4 % | 0.59 % | 0.43 % | | PH | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 6.3 | | Clay Cation Exchange Capacity | 51 cmol kg⁻¹ | 56 cmol kg⁻¹ | 41 cmol kg⁻¹ | 70 cmol kg⁻¹ | 47 cmol kg⁻¹ | | Soil Cation Exchange Capacity | 30 cmol kg⁻¹ | 11 cmol kg⁻¹ | 15 cmol kg⁻¹ | 42 cmol kg⁻¹ | 17 cmol kg⁻¹ | | Base Saturation | 97 % | 89 % | 90 % | 100 % | 89 % | | Total Exchangeable Bases | 26.6 cmol kg⁻¹ | 10.3 cmol kg⁻¹ | 12 cmol kg⁻¹ | 44.2 cmol kg⁻¹ | 15.2 cmol kg⁻¹ | | Calcium Carbonate | 4.7 % | 0 % | 0 % | 0.8 % | 0 % | | Calcium Sulphate | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % | | Exchangeable Sodium | 1 % | 2 % | 1 % | 2 % | 4 % | | Electrical Conductivity | 0.1 dS m-1 | 0.1 dS m-1 | 0.1 dS m-1 | 0.1 dS m-1 | 0.1 dS m-1 |
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