LIMNI LYSIMACHEIA

Location:Greece
Area:5,621 acres (2,275 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
 AB
   
Share40 %20 %20 %10 %5 %5 %40 %20 %20 %10 %10 %
Soil TypeCalcaric FluvisolsCalcaric CambisolsChromic LuvisolsChromic CambisolsEutric PlanosolsGleyic SolonchaksCalcic LuvisolsEutric CambisolsEutric RegosolsChromic LuvisolsLithic Leptosols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMediumMediumMediumMediumCoarseMediumMediumMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm10 cm
DrainagePoorModerately wellModerately wellModerately wellPoorPoorModerately wellModerately wellModerately wellModerately wellImperfectly
Available Water Capacity150 m50 m50 m50 m15 m150 m50 m50 m50 m50 m15 mm
Phase 1 PetrocalcicGravellyGravellyGravellySalineGravellyGravellyGravellyGravelly 
Phase 2        Stony  
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm60 - 80 cm60 - 80 cmNone to 80 cm 
Impermeable LayerNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cm40 - 80 cmNone to 150 cmNone 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 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 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
Gravel15 %6 %12 %10 %4 %7 %4 %9 %25 %12 %21 %
Sand34 %36 %48 %49 %42 %37 %83 %42 %47 %48 %42 %
Silt48 %43 %28 %28 %38 %42 %6 %36 %34 %28 %34 %
Clay18 %21 %24 %23 %20 %21 %11 %22 %19 %24 %24 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamLoamLoamLoamLoamLoamy sandLoamLoamLoamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.41 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.58 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.39 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.53 g/cm³1.31 g/cm³1.47 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.48 g/cm³1.37 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³1.53 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.6 %0.65 %0.83 %0.98 %1.06 %0.42 %0.3 %1 %0.98 %0.83 %1.61 %
PH886.36.65.68.77.16.66.46.37.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity68 cmol kg⁻¹52 cmol kg⁻¹39 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹37 cmol kg⁻¹67 cmol kg⁻¹52 cmol kg⁻¹55 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹39 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity14 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹7 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %100 %88 %83 %67 %100 %100 %93 %78 %88 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases19.8 cmol kg⁻¹24.3 cmol kg⁻¹10 cmol kg⁻¹11.6 cmol kg⁻¹8.4 cmol kg⁻¹13.9 cmol kg⁻¹6.4 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹10 cmol kg⁻¹15.5 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate11.7 %7 %0 %0.1 %0 %9.5 %5.2 %0 %0 %0 %3.9 %
Calcium Sulphate0.2 %0 %0 %0 %0 %1.8 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium3 %1 %1 %2 %3 %47 %2 %2 %1 %1 %3 %
Electrical Conductivity0.7 dS m-10.4 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-18.7 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
Gravel10 %10 %8 %9 %4 %8 %5 %12 %28 %8 % 
Sand36 %34 %41 %47 %33 %41 %76 %41 %51 %41 % 
Silt46 %43 %25 %26 %31 %37 %7 %34 %31 %25 % 
Clay18 %23 %34 %27 %36 %22 %17 %25 %18 %34 % 
USDA TextureLoamLoamClay loamSandy clay loamClay loamLoamSandy loamLoamLoamClay loam 
Reference Bulk Density1.41 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.33 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.44 g/cm³1.33 g/cm³ 
Bulk Density1.41 g/cm³1.45 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³1.44 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³1.55 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.45 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³ 
Organic Carbon0.4 %0.43 %0.4 %0.47 %0.43 %0.3 %0.2 %0.37 %0.4 %0.4 % 
PH8.18.16.46.76.38.47.876.96.4 
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity84 cmol kg⁻¹54 cmol kg⁻¹41 cmol kg⁻¹44 cmol kg⁻¹47 cmol kg⁻¹48 cmol kg⁻¹51 cmol kg⁻¹55 cmol kg⁻¹56 cmol kg⁻¹41 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity13 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹17 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹8 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Base Saturation100 %100 %90 %92 %89 %100 %100 %93 %89 %90 % 
Total Exchangeable Bases20.7 cmol kg⁻¹28.7 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹11.9 cmol kg⁻¹15.2 cmol kg⁻¹18.2 cmol kg⁻¹14.3 cmol kg⁻¹15.1 cmol kg⁻¹10.3 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Calcium Carbonate12.2 %8.7 %0 %0.1 %0 %13.9 %9.2 %0.1 %0 %0 % 
Calcium Sulphate0.2 %0.4 %0 %0 %0 %1 %0 %0 %0 %0 % 
Exchangeable Sodium3 %1 %1 %1 %4 %63 %2 %2 %2 %1 % 
Electrical Conductivity0.5 dS m-10.3 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-14.6 dS m-10.1 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