Belite Skali

Location:Bulgaria
Area:10,077 acres (4,078 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
   
Share85 %15 %90 %5 %5 %
Soil TypeLithic LeptosolsRendzic LeptosolsHaplic ChernozemsCalcic ChernozemsEutric Vertisols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumFineMediumFine
Reference Depth10 cm30 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageImperfectlyImperfectlyModerately wellModerately wellPoor
Available Water Capacity15 mm15 mm150 m150 m125 m
Phase 1StonyStony   
Root Obstacle  None to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm
Impermeable Layer  None to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cm
Soil Water Regime  Not 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 monthNot 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)
Topsoil Properties
Gravel21 %16 %4 %4 %4 %
Sand42 %37 %12 %28 %19 %
Silt34 %44 %46 %47 %25 %
Clay24 %19 %42 %25 %56 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamSilty clayLoamClay
Reference Bulk Density1.38 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.3 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³1.18 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³1.56 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1.61 %2.13 %2.62 %1.65 %1.05 %
PH7.57.57.17.86.9
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity42 cmol kg⁻¹80 cmol kg⁻¹69 cmol kg⁻¹64 cmol kg⁻¹70 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity16 cmol kg⁻¹27 cmol kg⁻¹41 cmol kg⁻¹23 cmol kg⁻¹43 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %100 %100 %100 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases15.5 cmol kg⁻¹28.8 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹38 cmol kg⁻¹40.9 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate3.9 %6 %6 %4.6 %0.2 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium3 %2 %1 %1 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.2 dS m-10.4 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel  6 %17 %5 %
Sand  12 %28 %18 %
Silt  48 %47 %24 %
Clay  40 %25 %58 %
USDA Texture  Silty clayLoamClay
Reference Bulk Density  1.25 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³
Bulk Density  1.32 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³
Organic Carbon  1.17 %0.78 %0.59 %
PH  7.48.27.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity  63 cmol kg⁻¹81 cmol kg⁻¹70 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity  34 cmol kg⁻¹24 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation  100 %100 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases  40 cmol kg⁻¹29.1 cmol kg⁻¹44.2 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate  6 %13.6 %0.8 %
Calcium Sulphate  0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium  1 %2 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity  0.5 dS m-10.4 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