VASILITSA

Location:Greece
Area:19,800 acres (8,013 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
Climate:View Climate Data
Land Use:View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:Csb (Climate: warm temperate; Precipitation: summer dry; Temperature: warm summer)
Natura 2000 Data Sheet:View Data Sheet  Explanatory notes

Ecoregions

Pindus Mountains mixed forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 A
  
Share40 %20 %15 %15 %10 %
Soil TypeVertic CambisolsEutric RegosolsEutric CambisolsCalcic LuvisolsLithic Leptosols
Topsoil TextureFineFineFineMediumFine
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm10 cm
DrainageModerately wellImperfectlyImperfectlyModerately wellImperfectly
Available Water Capacity75 m15 m50 m100 m15 mm
Phase 1StonyStonyLithicStony 
Phase 2 Lithic   
Root Obstacle60 - 80 cm40 - 60 cm60 - 80 cm60 - 80 cm 
Impermeable LayerNone 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 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. PropertyVertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide)    
Topsoil Properties
Gravel2 %48 %10 %5 %17 %
Sand20 %26 %23 %53 %28 %
Silt29 %30 %29 %24 %25 %
Clay51 %44 %48 %23 %47 %
USDA TextureClayClayClaySandy clay loamClay
Reference Bulk Density1.23 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³1.25 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.43 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³1.53 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.96 %1.89 %1.17 %0.51 %2.3 %
PH7.36.16.77.77.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity54 cmol kg⁻¹52 cmol kg⁻¹50 cmol kg⁻¹55 cmol kg⁻¹33 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity36 cmol kg⁻¹24 cmol kg⁻¹27 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹35 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation94 %62 %89 %100 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases27.4 cmol kg⁻¹12.9 cmol kg⁻¹22.1 cmol kg⁻¹17.1 cmol kg⁻¹37.6 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.3 %0 %0.1 %7.4 %1.4 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %0 %1 %1 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.4 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel4 %33 %24 %10 % 
Sand18 %24 %26 %47 % 
Silt29 %27 %29 %23 % 
Clay53 %49 %45 %30 % 
USDA TextureClayClayClaySandy clay loam 
Reference Bulk Density1.22 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³ 
Bulk Density1.46 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.67 g/cm³ 
Organic Carbon0.43 %0.61 %0.58 %0.3 % 
PH7.76.477.9 
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity61 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹51 cmol kg⁻¹50 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity35 cmol kg⁻¹23 cmol kg⁻¹25 cmol kg⁻¹17 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Base Saturation99 %55 %97 %100 % 
Total Exchangeable Bases34.3 cmol kg⁻¹11.6 cmol kg⁻¹25.9 cmol kg⁻¹23.1 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Calcium Carbonate4 %0 %0.3 %9.1 % 
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 % 
Exchangeable Sodium2 %0 %1 %2 % 
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.2 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