World Species : Protected Area : LIMNI PETRON

LIMNI PETRON

Location:	Greece
Area:	16,547 acres (6,696 hectares)
Species:	All Endangered Invasive
Climate:	View Climate Data
Land Use:	View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:	Cfb (Climate: warm temperate; Precipitation: fully humid; Temperature: warm summer)
Natura 2000 Data Sheet:	View Data Sheet Explanatory notes

Ecoregions

Balkan mixed forests
Pindus Mountains mixed forests

Soils

— Protected Area Boundary

	A								B				C

Share	25 %	20 %	15 %	15 %	10 %	5 %	5 %	5 %	50 %	15 %	6 %	4 %	30 %	30 %	20 %	10 %	10 %
Soil Type	Calcaric Fluvisols	Haplic Luvisols	Eutric Fluvisols	Eutric Cambisols	Chromic Luvisols	Eutric Vertisols	Eutric Planosols	Dystric Fluvisols	Lithic Leptosols	Calcaric Regosols	Chromic Cambisols	Chromic Luvisols	Vertic Luvisols	Chromic Luvisols	Vertic Cambisols	Eutric Vertisols	Calcaric Regosols
Topsoil Texture	Medium	Medium	Medium	Fine	Medium	Fine	Coarse	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Fine	Fine	Fine
Reference Depth	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	10 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm
Drainage	Poor	Moderately well	Poor	Moderately well	Moderately well	Poor	Poor	Poor	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Poor	Moderately well
Available Water Capacity	150 m	150 m	150 m	75 m	150 m	75 m	15 m	150 m	15 mm	15 m	15 m	100 m	15 m	50 m	50 m	15 m	50 m
Phase 1		Sodic		Stony	Fragipan		Concretionary			Lithic	Stony	Stony	Gravelly	Gravelly	Gravelly	Gravelly	Gravelly
Phase 2										Stony	Lithic
Root Obstacle	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm		40 - 60 cm	40 - 60 cm	40 - 60 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm
Impermeable Layer	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	40 - 80 cm	40 - 80 cm	None to 150 cm		None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	40 - 80 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	40 - 80 cm	None to 150 cm
Soil Water Regime	Not 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	Not 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	Not 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	Not 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		Not 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	Not 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	Not 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	Not 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
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)	Vertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide)
Topsoil Properties
Gravel	15 %	4 %	4 %	10 %	12 %	4 %	4 %	4 %	21 %	14 %	10 %	12 %	5 %	12 %	2 %	4 %	48 %
Sand	34 %	41 %	39 %	23 %	48 %	19 %	80 %	47 %	42 %	44 %	49 %	48 %	42 %	48 %	20 %	19 %	22 %
Silt	48 %	37 %	40 %	29 %	28 %	25 %	11 %	33 %	34 %	35 %	28 %	28 %	31 %	28 %	29 %	25 %	36 %
Clay	18 %	22 %	21 %	48 %	24 %	56 %	9 %	20 %	24 %	21 %	23 %	24 %	27 %	24 %	51 %	56 %	42 %
USDA Texture	Loam	Loam	Loam	Clay	Loam	Clay	Sandy loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Clay loam	Loam	Clay	Clay	Clay
Reference Bulk Density	1.41 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.25 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.22 g/cm³	1.6 g/cm³	1.42 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.23 g/cm³	1.22 g/cm³	1.27 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.39 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.28 g/cm³	1.53 g/cm³	1.56 g/cm³	1.45 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.31 g/cm³	1.53 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.53 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.56 g/cm³	1.28 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	0.6 %	0.74 %	0.86 %	1.17 %	0.83 %	1.05 %	0.5 %	1.05 %	1.61 %	0.75 %	0.98 %	0.83 %	0.48 %	0.83 %	0.96 %	1.05 %	1.83 %
PH	8	6.5	7.2	6.7	6.3	6.9	5.9	4.8	7.5	8	6.6	6.3	7.2	6.3	7.3	6.9	7.6
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	68 cmol kg⁻¹	47 cmol kg⁻¹	63 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	39 cmol kg⁻¹	70 cmol kg⁻¹	27 cmol kg⁻¹	21 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	45 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	39 cmol kg⁻¹	63 cmol kg⁻¹	39 cmol kg⁻¹	54 cmol kg⁻¹	70 cmol kg⁻¹	32 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	14 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	27 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	43 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	7 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	17 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	20 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	36 cmol kg⁻¹	43 cmol kg⁻¹	23 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	100 %	91 %	91 %	89 %	88 %	100 %	88 %	36 %	100 %	100 %	83 %	88 %	99 %	88 %	94 %	100 %	62 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	19.8 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	16.9 cmol kg⁻¹	22.1 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	40.9 cmol kg⁻¹	5.1 cmol kg⁻¹	2.6 cmol kg⁻¹	15.5 cmol kg⁻¹	26.8 cmol kg⁻¹	11.6 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	22.1 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	27.4 cmol kg⁻¹	40.9 cmol kg⁻¹	12.9 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	11.7 %	0 %	0.5 %	0.1 %	0 %	0.2 %	0 %	0 %	3.9 %	15 %	0.1 %	0 %	0.3 %	0 %	0.3 %	0.2 %	3 %
Calcium Sulphate	0.2 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	3 %	1 %	2 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	3 %	2 %	3 %	2 %	2 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	1 %
Electrical Conductivity	0.7 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.2 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel	10 %	3 %	7 %	24 %	8 %	5 %	7 %	8 %		18 %	9 %	8 %	7 %	8 %	4 %	5 %	33 %
Sand	36 %	37 %	41 %	26 %	41 %	18 %	63 %	51 %		40 %	47 %	41 %	34 %	41 %	18 %	18 %	21 %
Silt	46 %	34 %	38 %	29 %	25 %	24 %	12 %	29 %		35 %	26 %	25 %	28 %	25 %	29 %	24 %	36 %
Clay	18 %	29 %	21 %	45 %	34 %	58 %	25 %	20 %		25 %	27 %	34 %	38 %	34 %	53 %	58 %	43 %
USDA Texture	Loam	Clay loam	Loam	Clay	Clay loam	Clay	Sandy clay loam	Loam		Loam	Sandy clay loam	Clay loam	Clay loam	Clay loam	Clay	Clay	Clay
Reference Bulk Density	1.41 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.26 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³	1.21 g/cm³	1.42 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³		1.37 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³	1.22 g/cm³	1.21 g/cm³	1.25 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.41 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³	1.6 g/cm³	1.63 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³		1.5 g/cm³	1.44 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³	1.47 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³	1.46 g/cm³	1.6 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	0.4 %	0.36 %	0.38 %	0.58 %	0.4 %	0.59 %	0.28 %	0.41 %		0.47 %	0.47 %	0.4 %	0.38 %	0.4 %	0.43 %	0.59 %	0.5 %
PH	8.1	6.7	7.5	7	6.4	7.5	6.3	4.9		8.1	6.7	6.4	7.4	6.4	7.7	7.5	7.8
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	84 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	61 cmol kg⁻¹	51 cmol kg⁻¹	41 cmol kg⁻¹	70 cmol kg⁻¹	36 cmol kg⁻¹	20 cmol kg⁻¹		52 cmol kg⁻¹	44 cmol kg⁻¹	41 cmol kg⁻¹	69 cmol kg⁻¹	41 cmol kg⁻¹	61 cmol kg⁻¹	70 cmol kg⁻¹	39 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	13 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	25 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	7 cmol kg⁻¹		15 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹	27 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹	35 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	20 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	100 %	93 %	96 %	97 %	90 %	100 %	98 %	29 %		100 %	92 %	90 %	98 %	90 %	99 %	100 %	55 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	20.7 cmol kg⁻¹	13.1 cmol kg⁻¹	15.2 cmol kg⁻¹	25.9 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	44.2 cmol kg⁻¹	13.5 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹		36.5 cmol kg⁻¹	11.9 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	25.8 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	34.3 cmol kg⁻¹	44.2 cmol kg⁻¹	11.6 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	12.2 %	0 %	2.5 %	0.3 %	0 %	0.8 %	0 %	0 %		15 %	0.1 %	0 %	6 %	0 %	4 %	0.8 %	3 %
Calcium Sulphate	0.2 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %		0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	3 %	1 %	3 %	1 %	1 %	2 %	3 %	2 %		2 %	1 %	1 %	4 %	1 %	2 %	2 %	3 %
Electrical Conductivity	0.5 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1		0.3 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 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