OROS STRATONIKON - KORYFI SKAMNI

Location:Greece
Area:20,085 acres (8,128 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
 A
  
Share30 %20 %20 %10 %10 %10 %
Soil TypeChromic LuvisolsEutric CambisolsEutric RegosolsChromic LuvisolsLithic LeptosolsHaplic Acrisols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMediumCoarseMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm10 cm100 cm
DrainageModerately wellModerately wellImperfectlyModerately wellImperfectlyModerately well
Available Water Capacity50 m50 m15 m50 m15 mm50 m
Phase 1GravellyGravellyGravellyGravelly Gravelly
Phase 2  Lithic   
Root Obstacle60 - 80 cm60 - 80 cm40 - 60 cm60 - 80 cm 60 - 80 cm
Impermeable LayerNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cm None to 150 cm
Soil Water RegimeNot 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 Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month
Topsoil Properties
Gravel12 %9 %25 %4 %21 %10 %
Sand48 %42 %47 %80 %42 %52 %
Silt28 %36 %34 %9 %34 %24 %
Clay24 %22 %19 %11 %24 %24 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamLoamSandy loamLoamSandy clay loam
Reference Bulk Density1.4 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.57 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.53 g/cm³1.37 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.83 %1 %0.98 %0.45 %1.61 %1 %
PH6.36.66.46.47.54.9
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity39 cmol kg⁻¹55 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹36 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity12 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹6 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹6 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation88 %93 %78 %79 %100 %47 %
Total Exchangeable Bases10 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹5.1 cmol kg⁻¹15.5 cmol kg⁻¹3.2 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %0 %0 %3.9 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %2 %1 %2 %3 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel8 %12 %28 %5 % 10 %
Sand41 %41 %51 %72 % 43 %
Silt25 %34 %31 %9 % 21 %
Clay34 %25 %18 %19 % 36 %
USDA TextureClay loamLoamLoamSandy loam Clay loam
Reference Bulk Density1.33 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.44 g/cm³1.48 g/cm³ 1.32 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.51 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.45 g/cm³1.52 g/cm³ 1.4 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.4 %0.37 %0.4 %0.26 % 0.43 %
PH6.476.96.6 4.9
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity41 cmol kg⁻¹55 cmol kg⁻¹56 cmol kg⁻¹36 cmol kg⁻¹ 12 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity15 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹8 cmol kg⁻¹ 6 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation90 %93 %89 %79 % 32 %
Total Exchangeable Bases12 cmol kg⁻¹15.1 cmol kg⁻¹10.3 cmol kg⁻¹6.3 cmol kg⁻¹ 2.2 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0.1 %0 %0 % 0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 % 0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %2 %2 %2 % 2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 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