World Species : Protected Area : Emajõe suudmeala ja Piirissaare

Emajõe suudmeala ja Piirissaare

Location:	Estonia
Area:	84,458 acres (34,179 hectares)
Species:	All Endangered Invasive
Climate:	View Climate Data
Land Use:	View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:	Dfb (Climate: snow; Precipitation: fully humid; Temperature: warm summer)
Natura 2000 Data Sheet:	View Data Sheet Explanatory notes

Ecoregions

Sarmatic mixed forests

Soils

— Protected Area Boundary

	A	B				C	D	E	F

Share		45 %	20 %	20 %	15 %
Soil Type	Gelic Histosols	Gleyic Luvisols	Eutric Planosols	Eutric Gleysols	Terric Histosols	Eutric Gleysols	Eutric Gleysols	Terric Histosols	Fibric Histosols
Topsoil Texture	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Coarse	Medium	Medium	Fine
Reference Depth	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm
Drainage	Very poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Very poor	Poor	Poor	Very poor	Very poor
Available Water Capacity	150 m	15 m	15 m	125 m	150 m	75 m	125 m	150 m	150 m
Phase 1	Phreatic	Stony	Stony	Stony		Gravelly	Stony
Phase 2		Gravelly	Gravelly
Root Obstacle	0 - 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	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	40 - 80 cm	40 - 80 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm
Soil Water Regime	Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month	Wet within 80 cm over 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 11 month	Wet within 80 cm over 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 11 month	Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month	Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month	Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month	Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month	Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month	Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month
Misc. Property	Gelic (permafrost within 200 cm)
Topsoil Properties
Gravel		5 %	4 %	4 %	28 %	10 %	4 %	28 %	1 %
Sand	18 %	47 %	42 %	37 %	35 %	78 %	37 %	35 %	20 %
Silt	61 %	29 %	38 %	40 %	33 %	13 %	40 %	33 %	40 %
Clay	21 %	24 %	20 %	23 %	32 %	9 %	23 %	32 %	40 %
USDA Texture	Silt loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Clay loam	Sandy loam	Loam	Clay loam	Clay
Reference Bulk Density	1.36 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.32 g/cm³	1.6 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.32 g/cm³	1.26 g/cm³
Bulk Density	0.26 g/cm³	1.54 g/cm³	1.47 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	0.28 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	0.28 g/cm³	0.1 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	35.27 %	0.83 %	1.06 %	1.07 %	39.4 %	0.57 %	1.07 %	39.4 %	33.63 %
PH	4.8	6.3	5.6	6.2	5.6	6.3	6.2	5.6	4.3
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	45 cmol kg⁻¹	46 cmol kg⁻¹	37 cmol kg⁻¹	41 cmol kg⁻¹	45 cmol kg⁻¹	48 cmol kg⁻¹	41 cmol kg⁻¹	45 cmol kg⁻¹	45 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	134 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	87 cmol kg⁻¹	6 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	87 cmol kg⁻¹	77 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	64 %	93 %	67 %	88 %	75 %	74 %	88 %	75 %	62 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	45.4 cmol kg⁻¹	14.9 cmol kg⁻¹	8.4 cmol kg⁻¹	10.2 cmol kg⁻¹	59.5 cmol kg⁻¹	4.7 cmol kg⁻¹	10.2 cmol kg⁻¹	59.5 cmol kg⁻¹	31.4 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	0 %	2 %	3 %	2 %	1 %	2 %	2 %	1 %	2 %
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	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel		6 %	4 %	5 %	5 %	20 %	5 %	5 %	2 %
Sand	18 %	39 %	33 %	36 %	52 %	64 %	36 %	52 %	47 %
Silt	61 %	27 %	31 %	36 %	23 %	13 %	36 %	23 %	26 %
Clay	21 %	34 %	36 %	28 %	25 %	23 %	28 %	25 %	27 %
USDA Texture	Silt loam	Clay loam	Clay loam	Clay loam	Sandy clay loam	Sandy clay loam	Clay loam	Sandy clay loam	Sandy clay loam
Reference Bulk Density	1.36 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³
Bulk Density	0.16 g/cm³	1.65 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	0.18 g/cm³	1.55 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	0.18 g/cm³	0.1 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	39.16 %	0.28 %	0.43 %	0.37 %	38.46 %	0.3 %	0.37 %	38.46 %	32.89 %
PH	5.2	7	6.3	6.6	5.8	6.4	6.6	5.8	4.6
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	49 cmol kg⁻¹	44 cmol kg⁻¹	47 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	49 cmol kg⁻¹	38 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	49 cmol kg⁻¹	71 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	79 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	17 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	88 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	88 cmol kg⁻¹	78 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	59 %	99 %	89 %	90 %	96 %	81 %	90 %	96 %	40 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	55.3 cmol kg⁻¹	15.9 cmol kg⁻¹	15.2 cmol kg⁻¹	11.9 cmol kg⁻¹	81.8 cmol kg⁻¹	6.9 cmol kg⁻¹	11.9 cmol kg⁻¹	81.8 cmol kg⁻¹	27.4 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	0 %	0.4 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	0 %	2 %	4 %	2 %	1 %	3 %	2 %	1 %	1 %
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	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 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