ORI VARDOUSIA

Location:Greece
Area:47,873 acres (19,374 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
Pindus Mountains mixed forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 A
  
Share40 %20 %20 %10 %10 %
Soil TypeCalcic LuvisolsEutric CambisolsEutric RegosolsChromic LuvisolsLithic Leptosols
Topsoil TextureCoarseMediumMediumMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm10 cm
DrainageModerately wellModerately wellModerately wellModerately wellImperfectly
Available Water Capacity50 m50 m50 m50 m15 mm
Phase 1GravellyGravellyGravellyGravelly 
Phase 2  Stony  
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cm60 - 80 cm60 - 80 cmNone to 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 
Topsoil Properties
Gravel4 %9 %25 %12 %21 %
Sand83 %42 %47 %48 %42 %
Silt6 %36 %34 %28 %34 %
Clay11 %22 %19 %24 %24 %
USDA TextureLoamy sandLoamLoamLoamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.58 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.48 g/cm³1.37 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³1.53 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.3 %1 %0.98 %0.83 %1.61 %
PH7.16.66.46.37.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity52 cmol kg⁻¹55 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹39 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity7 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %93 %78 %88 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases6.4 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹10 cmol kg⁻¹15.5 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate5.2 %0 %0 %0 %3.9 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 %1 %1 %3 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel5 %12 %28 %8 % 
Sand76 %41 %51 %41 % 
Silt7 %34 %31 %25 % 
Clay17 %25 %18 %34 % 
USDA TextureSandy loamLoamLoamClay loam 
Reference Bulk Density1.5 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.44 g/cm³1.33 g/cm³ 
Bulk Density1.55 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.45 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³ 
Organic Carbon0.2 %0.37 %0.4 %0.4 % 
PH7.876.96.4 
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity51 cmol kg⁻¹55 cmol kg⁻¹56 cmol kg⁻¹41 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity8 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Base Saturation100 %93 %89 %90 % 
Total Exchangeable Bases14.3 cmol kg⁻¹15.1 cmol kg⁻¹10.3 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Calcium Carbonate9.2 %0.1 %0 %0 % 
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 % 
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 %2 %1 % 
Electrical Conductivity0.1 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