PLATANITSI - SYKIA: ÁKR. RIGAS - AKR. ADOLO

Location:Greece
Area:2,444 acres (989 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
 A
  
Share40 %30 %10 %5 %5 %5 %5 %
Soil TypeEutric CambisolsEutric RegosolsLithic LeptosolsHaplic LuvisolsChromic LuvisolsHaplic AcrisolsDystric Cambisols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMediumMediumMediumMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm10 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageModerately wellImperfectlyImperfectlyModerately wellModerately wellModerately wellImperfectly
Available Water Capacity50 m15 m15 mm50 m50 m50 m15 m
Phase 1GravellyGravelly GravellyGravellyGravellyGravelly
Phase 2StonyLithic    Lithic
Root Obstacle60 - 80 cm60 - 80 cm 60 - 80 cm60 - 80 cm60 - 80 cm40 - 60 cm
Impermeable LayerNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cm None 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 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 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
Topsoil Properties
Gravel9 %25 %21 %4 %12 %10 %10 %
Sand42 %47 %42 %41 %48 %52 %42 %
Silt36 %34 %34 %37 %28 %24 %38 %
Clay22 %19 %24 %22 %24 %24 %20 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamLoamLoamLoamSandy clay loamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.4 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.37 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.53 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1 %0.98 %1.61 %0.74 %0.83 %1 %1.45 %
PH6.66.47.56.56.34.95.1
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity55 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹47 cmol kg⁻¹39 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹32 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity16 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹6 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation93 %78 %100 %91 %88 %47 %38 %
Total Exchangeable Bases14 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹15.5 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹10 cmol kg⁻¹3.2 cmol kg⁻¹4.3 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %3.9 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %1 %3 %1 %1 %2 %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-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel12 %28 % 3 %8 %10 %19 %
Sand41 %51 % 37 %41 %43 %45 %
Silt34 %31 % 34 %25 %21 %35 %
Clay25 %18 % 29 %34 %36 %20 %
USDA TextureLoamLoam Clay loamClay loamClay loamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.38 g/cm³1.44 g/cm³ 1.35 g/cm³1.33 g/cm³1.32 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.39 g/cm³1.45 g/cm³ 1.51 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.37 %0.4 % 0.36 %0.4 %0.43 %0.5 %
PH76.9 6.76.44.95.2
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity55 cmol kg⁻¹56 cmol kg⁻¹ 50 cmol kg⁻¹41 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹35 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity15 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹ 14 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹6 cmol kg⁻¹9 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation93 %89 % 93 %90 %32 %33 %
Total Exchangeable Bases15.1 cmol kg⁻¹10.3 cmol kg⁻¹ 13.1 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹2.2 cmol kg⁻¹2.6 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.1 %0 % 0 %0 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 % 0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 % 1 %1 %2 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1 0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 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