DELTA AXIOU - LOUDIA - ALIAKMONA - EVRYTERI PERIOCHI - AXIOUPOLI

Location:Greece
Area:83,216 acres (33,676 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

Aegean and Western Turkey sclerophyllous and mixed forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 AB
   
Share85 %5 %5 %5 %60 %20 %20 %
Soil TypeCalcaric FluvisolsCalcic GleysolsCalcaric CambisolsTerric HistosolsCalcaric FluvisolsGleyic SolonchaksCalcic Gleysols
Topsoil TextureMediumFineMediumMediumMediumMediumFine
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainagePoorVery poorModerately wellVery poorPoorPoorVery poor
Available Water Capacity150 m150 m50 m150 m150 m100 m150 m
Phase 1 SalineConcretionarySalineSalineSalineSaline
Phase 2     Sodic 
Root ObstacleNone 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 cm40 - 80 cm40 - 80 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 monthWet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not 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 month
Topsoil Properties
Gravel15 %1 %6 %28 %15 %7 %1 %
Sand34 %22 %36 %35 %34 %37 %22 %
Silt48 %24 %43 %33 %48 %42 %24 %
Clay18 %54 %21 %32 %18 %21 %54 %
USDA TextureLoamClayLoamClay loamLoamLoamClay
Reference Bulk Density1.41 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.32 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.39 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³0.28 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.6 %1.13 %0.65 %39.4 %0.6 %0.42 %1.13 %
PH87.585.688.77.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity68 cmol kg⁻¹37 cmol kg⁻¹52 cmol kg⁻¹45 cmol kg⁻¹68 cmol kg⁻¹67 cmol kg⁻¹37 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity14 cmol kg⁻¹21 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹87 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹21 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %100 %100 %75 %100 %100 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases19.8 cmol kg⁻¹27.9 cmol kg⁻¹24.3 cmol kg⁻¹59.5 cmol kg⁻¹19.8 cmol kg⁻¹13.9 cmol kg⁻¹27.9 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate11.7 %4.2 %7 %0 %11.7 %9.5 %4.2 %
Calcium Sulphate0.2 %0 %0 %0 %0.2 %1.8 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium3 %3 %1 %1 %3 %47 %3 %
Electrical Conductivity0.7 dS m-11 dS m-10.4 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.7 dS m-18.7 dS m-11 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel10 %1 %10 %5 %10 %8 %1 %
Sand36 %34 %34 %52 %36 %41 %34 %
Silt46 %22 %43 %23 %46 %37 %22 %
Clay18 %44 %23 %25 %18 %22 %44 %
USDA TextureLoamClayLoamSandy clay loamLoamLoamClay
Reference Bulk Density1.41 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.41 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³1.45 g/cm³0.18 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.4 %0.36 %0.43 %38.46 %0.4 %0.3 %0.36 %
PH8.18.28.15.88.18.48.2
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity84 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹54 cmol kg⁻¹49 cmol kg⁻¹84 cmol kg⁻¹48 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity13 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹88 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %100 %100 %96 %100 %100 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases20.7 cmol kg⁻¹33.6 cmol kg⁻¹28.7 cmol kg⁻¹81.8 cmol kg⁻¹20.7 cmol kg⁻¹18.2 cmol kg⁻¹33.6 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate12.2 %14.6 %8.7 %0 %12.2 %13.9 %14.6 %
Calcium Sulphate0.2 %0 %0.4 %0 %0.2 %1 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium3 %5 %1 %1 %3 %63 %5 %
Electrical Conductivity0.5 dS m-10.6 dS m-10.3 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.5 dS m-14.6 dS m-10.6 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