LIMNOTHALASSA KOTYCHI - ALYKI LECHAINON

Location:Greece
Area:5,777 acres (2,338 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
  
Share85 %5 %5 %5 %
Soil TypeCalcaric FluvisolsCalcic GleysolsCalcaric CambisolsTerric Histosols
Topsoil TextureMediumFineMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainagePoorVery poorModerately wellVery poor
Available Water Capacity150 m150 m50 m150 m
Phase 1 SalineConcretionarySaline
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm
Impermeable LayerNone to 150 cm40 - 80 cmNone to 150 cm40 - 80 cm
Soil Water RegimeNot wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 monthWet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 monthNot wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 monthWet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month
Topsoil Properties
Gravel15 %1 %6 %28 %
Sand34 %22 %36 %35 %
Silt48 %24 %43 %33 %
Clay18 %54 %21 %32 %
USDA TextureLoamClayLoamClay loam
Reference Bulk Density1.41 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.32 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.39 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³0.28 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.6 %1.13 %0.65 %39.4 %
PH87.585.6
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity68 cmol kg⁻¹37 cmol kg⁻¹52 cmol kg⁻¹45 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity14 cmol kg⁻¹21 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹87 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %100 %100 %75 %
Total Exchangeable Bases19.8 cmol kg⁻¹27.9 cmol kg⁻¹24.3 cmol kg⁻¹59.5 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate11.7 %4.2 %7 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0.2 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium3 %3 %1 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.7 dS m-11 dS m-10.4 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel10 %1 %10 %5 %
Sand36 %34 %34 %52 %
Silt46 %22 %43 %23 %
Clay18 %44 %23 %25 %
USDA TextureLoamClayLoamSandy clay loam
Reference Bulk Density1.41 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.41 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³1.45 g/cm³0.18 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.4 %0.36 %0.43 %38.46 %
PH8.18.28.15.8
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity84 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹54 cmol kg⁻¹49 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity13 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹88 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %100 %100 %96 %
Total Exchangeable Bases20.7 cmol kg⁻¹33.6 cmol kg⁻¹28.7 cmol kg⁻¹81.8 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate12.2 %14.6 %8.7 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0.2 %0 %0.4 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium3 %5 %1 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.5 dS m-10.6 dS m-10.3 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