World Species : Protected Area : Litokaira

Litokaira

Location:	Finland
Area:	75,076 acres (30,382 hectares)
Species:	All Endangered Invasive
Climate:	View Climate Data
Land Use:	View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:	Dfc (Climate: snow; Precipitation: fully humid; Temperature: cool summer)
Natura 2000 Data Sheet:	View Data Sheet Explanatory notes

Ecoregions

Scandinavian and Russian taiga

Soils

— Protected Area Boundary

	A				B

Share	40 %	30 %	20 %	10 %	70 %	10 %	10 %	10 %
Soil Type	Fibric Histosols	Haplic Podzols	Terric Histosols	Gleyic Podzols	Fibric Histosols	Haplic Podzols	Terric Histosols	Gleyic Podzols
Topsoil Texture	Fine	Coarse	Medium	Coarse	Fine	Coarse	Medium	Coarse
Reference Depth	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm
Drainage	Very poor	Somewhat excessive	Very poor	Poor	Very poor	Somewhat excessive	Very poor	Poor
Available Water Capacity	150 m	50 m	150 m	50 m	150 m	50 m	150 m	50 m
Phase 1		Stony		Stony		Stony		Stony
Root Obstacle	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	None to 150 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 for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month	Wet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month	Wet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month	Wet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month
Topsoil Properties
Gravel	1 %	3 %	28 %	2 %	1 %	3 %	28 %	2 %
Sand	20 %	87 %	35 %	86 %	20 %	87 %	35 %	86 %
Silt	40 %	9 %	33 %	10 %	40 %	9 %	33 %	10 %
Clay	40 %	4 %	32 %	4 %	40 %	4 %	32 %	4 %
USDA Texture	Clay	Loamy sand	Clay loam	Loamy sand	Clay	Loamy sand	Clay loam	Loamy sand
Reference Bulk Density	1.26 g/cm³	1.73 g/cm³	1.32 g/cm³	1.73 g/cm³	1.26 g/cm³	1.73 g/cm³	1.32 g/cm³	1.73 g/cm³
Bulk Density	0.1 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	0.28 g/cm³	1.31 g/cm³	0.1 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	0.28 g/cm³	1.31 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	33.63 %	2.18 %	39.4 %	1.97 %	33.63 %	2.18 %	39.4 %	1.97 %
PH	4.3	4.4	5.6	4.4	4.3	4.4	5.6	4.4
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	45 cmol kg⁻¹	101 cmol kg⁻¹	45 cmol kg⁻¹	52 cmol kg⁻¹	45 cmol kg⁻¹	101 cmol kg⁻¹	45 cmol kg⁻¹	52 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	77 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	87 cmol kg⁻¹	6 cmol kg⁻¹	77 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	87 cmol kg⁻¹	6 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	62 %	11 %	75 %	18 %	62 %	11 %	75 %	18 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	31.4 cmol kg⁻¹	2.6 cmol kg⁻¹	59.5 cmol kg⁻¹	3.6 cmol kg⁻¹	31.4 cmol kg⁻¹	2.6 cmol kg⁻¹	59.5 cmol kg⁻¹	3.6 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	2 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	2 %	1 %	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
Subsoil Properties
Gravel	2 %	4 %	5 %	3 %	2 %	4 %	5 %	3 %
Sand	47 %	88 %	52 %	85 %	47 %	88 %	52 %	85 %
Silt	26 %	8 %	23 %	10 %	26 %	8 %	23 %	10 %
Clay	27 %	4 %	25 %	5 %	27 %	4 %	25 %	5 %
USDA Texture	Sandy clay loam	Sand	Sandy clay loam	Loamy sand	Sandy clay loam	Sand	Sandy clay loam	Loamy sand
Reference Bulk Density	1.38 g/cm³	1.74 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.7 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.74 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.7 g/cm³
Bulk Density	0.1 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³	0.18 g/cm³	1.54 g/cm³	0.1 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³	0.18 g/cm³	1.54 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	32.89 %	0.39 %	38.46 %	0.91 %	32.89 %	0.39 %	38.46 %	0.91 %
PH	4.6	5	5.8	4.9	4.6	5	5.8	4.9
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	71 cmol kg⁻¹	66 cmol kg⁻¹	49 cmol kg⁻¹	44 cmol kg⁻¹	71 cmol kg⁻¹	66 cmol kg⁻¹	49 cmol kg⁻¹	44 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	78 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	88 cmol kg⁻¹	3 cmol kg⁻¹	78 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	88 cmol kg⁻¹	3 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	40 %	21 %	96 %	21 %	40 %	21 %	96 %	21 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	27.4 cmol kg⁻¹	1.5 cmol kg⁻¹	81.8 cmol kg⁻¹	1.7 cmol kg⁻¹	27.4 cmol kg⁻¹	1.5 cmol kg⁻¹	81.8 cmol kg⁻¹	1.7 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	1 %	3 %	1 %	3 %	1 %	3 %	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	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