DELTA EVROU KAI DYTIKOS VRACHIONAS

Location:Greece
Area:24,359 acres (9,858 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
Climate:View Climate Data
Land Use:View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:Csa (Climate: warm temperate; Precipitation: summer dry; Temperature: hot summer)
Natura 2000 Data Sheet:View Data Sheet  Explanatory notes

Ecoregions

Aegean and Western Turkey sclerophyllous and mixed forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 AB
   
Share85 %5 %5 %5 %30 %30 %30 %10 %
Soil TypeCalcaric FluvisolsCalcic GleysolsCalcaric CambisolsTerric HistosolsEutric VertisolsVertic CambisolsCalcic VertisolsCalcaric Fluvisols
Topsoil TextureMediumFineMediumMediumFineFineFineFine
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainagePoorVery poorModerately wellVery poorPoorModerately wellPoorVery poor
Available Water Capacity150 m150 m50 m150 m125 m50 m125 m150 m
Phase 1 SalineConcretionarySaline Concretionary  
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm
Impermeable LayerNone to 150 cm40 - 80 cmNone to 150 cm40 - 80 cmNone 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 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 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 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 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)Vertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide)Vertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide) 
Topsoil Properties
Gravel15 %1 %6 %28 %4 %2 %3 %4 %
Sand34 %22 %36 %35 %19 %20 %17 %14 %
Silt48 %24 %43 %33 %25 %29 %27 %39 %
Clay18 %54 %21 %32 %56 %51 %56 %47 %
USDA TextureLoamClayLoamClay loamClayClayClayClay
Reference Bulk Density1.41 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.32 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.39 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³0.28 g/cm³1.56 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.33 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.6 %1.13 %0.65 %39.4 %1.05 %0.96 %0.72 %0.97 %
PH87.585.66.97.37.98
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity68 cmol kg⁻¹37 cmol kg⁻¹52 cmol kg⁻¹45 cmol kg⁻¹70 cmol kg⁻¹54 cmol kg⁻¹80 cmol kg⁻¹51 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity14 cmol kg⁻¹21 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹87 cmol kg⁻¹43 cmol kg⁻¹36 cmol kg⁻¹46 cmol kg⁻¹28 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %100 %100 %75 %100 %94 %100 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases19.8 cmol kg⁻¹27.9 cmol kg⁻¹24.3 cmol kg⁻¹59.5 cmol kg⁻¹40.9 cmol kg⁻¹27.4 cmol kg⁻¹51.7 cmol kg⁻¹22.3 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate11.7 %4.2 %7 %0 %0.2 %0.3 %5.4 %13.3 %
Calcium Sulphate0.2 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium3 %3 %1 %1 %1 %1 %2 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.7 dS m-11 dS m-10.4 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.4 dS m-11 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel10 %1 %10 %5 %5 %4 %4 %3 %
Sand36 %34 %34 %52 %18 %18 %17 %15 %
Silt46 %22 %43 %23 %24 %29 %26 %40 %
Clay18 %44 %23 %25 %58 %53 %57 %45 %
USDA TextureLoamClayLoamSandy clay loamClayClayClayClay
Reference Bulk Density1.41 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.41 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³1.45 g/cm³0.18 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³1.46 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³1.46 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.4 %0.36 %0.43 %38.46 %0.59 %0.43 %0.5 %0.45 %
PH8.18.28.15.87.57.78.17.9
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity84 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹54 cmol kg⁻¹49 cmol kg⁻¹70 cmol kg⁻¹61 cmol kg⁻¹77 cmol kg⁻¹51 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity13 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹88 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹35 cmol kg⁻¹46 cmol kg⁻¹21 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %100 %100 %96 %100 %99 %100 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases20.7 cmol kg⁻¹33.6 cmol kg⁻¹28.7 cmol kg⁻¹81.8 cmol kg⁻¹44.2 cmol kg⁻¹34.3 cmol kg⁻¹54 cmol kg⁻¹20.9 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate12.2 %14.6 %8.7 %0 %0.8 %4 %8.2 %19.2 %
Calcium Sulphate0.2 %0 %0.4 %0 %0 %0 %0.5 %0.2 %
Exchangeable Sodium3 %5 %1 %1 %2 %2 %3 %3 %
Electrical Conductivity0.5 dS m-10.6 dS m-10.3 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.5 dS m-11.9 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