OROS OLIGYRTOS

Location:Greece
Area:21,327 acres (8,631 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

Aegean and Western Turkey sclerophyllous and mixed forests
Pindus Mountains mixed forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 AB
   
Share25 %20 %15 %15 %10 %5 %5 %5 %50 %15 %6 %4 %
Soil TypeCalcaric FluvisolsHaplic LuvisolsEutric FluvisolsEutric CambisolsChromic LuvisolsEutric VertisolsEutric PlanosolsDystric FluvisolsLithic LeptosolsCalcaric RegosolsChromic CambisolsChromic Luvisols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMediumFineMediumFineCoarseMediumMediumMediumMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm10 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainagePoorModerately wellPoorModerately wellModerately wellPoorPoorPoorImperfectlyImperfectlyImperfectlyModerately well
Available Water Capacity150 m150 m150 m75 m150 m75 m15 m150 m15 mm15 m15 m100 m
Phase 1 Sodic StonyFragipan Concretionary  LithicStonyStony
Phase 2         StonyLithic 
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm 40 - 60 cm40 - 60 cm40 - 60 cm
Impermeable LayerNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cm40 - 80 cm40 - 80 cmNone to 150 cm None 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 month Not 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. Property     Vertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide)      
Topsoil Properties
Gravel15 %4 %4 %10 %12 %4 %4 %4 %21 %14 %10 %12 %
Sand34 %41 %39 %23 %48 %19 %80 %47 %42 %44 %49 %48 %
Silt48 %37 %40 %29 %28 %25 %11 %33 %34 %35 %28 %28 %
Clay18 %22 %21 %48 %24 %56 %9 %20 %24 %21 %23 %24 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamLoamClayLoamClaySandy loamLoamLoamLoamLoamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.41 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.25 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.39 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³1.53 g/cm³1.56 g/cm³1.45 g/cm³1.33 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.37 g/cm³1.31 g/cm³1.53 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.6 %0.74 %0.86 %1.17 %0.83 %1.05 %0.5 %1.05 %1.61 %0.75 %0.98 %0.83 %
PH86.57.26.76.36.95.94.87.586.66.3
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity68 cmol kg⁻¹47 cmol kg⁻¹63 cmol kg⁻¹50 cmol kg⁻¹39 cmol kg⁻¹70 cmol kg⁻¹27 cmol kg⁻¹21 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹45 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹39 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity14 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹27 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹43 cmol kg⁻¹5 cmol kg⁻¹7 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹17 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %91 %91 %89 %88 %100 %88 %36 %100 %100 %83 %88 %
Total Exchangeable Bases19.8 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹16.9 cmol kg⁻¹22.1 cmol kg⁻¹10 cmol kg⁻¹40.9 cmol kg⁻¹5.1 cmol kg⁻¹2.6 cmol kg⁻¹15.5 cmol kg⁻¹26.8 cmol kg⁻¹11.6 cmol kg⁻¹10 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate11.7 %0 %0.5 %0.1 %0 %0.2 %0 %0 %3.9 %15 %0.1 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0.2 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium3 %1 %2 %1 %1 %1 %3 %2 %3 %2 %2 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.7 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.2 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel10 %3 %7 %24 %8 %5 %7 %8 % 18 %9 %8 %
Sand36 %37 %41 %26 %41 %18 %63 %51 % 40 %47 %41 %
Silt46 %34 %38 %29 %25 %24 %12 %29 % 35 %26 %25 %
Clay18 %29 %21 %45 %34 %58 %25 %20 % 25 %27 %34 %
USDA TextureLoamClay loamLoamClayClay loamClaySandy clay loamLoam LoamSandy clay loamClay loam
Reference Bulk Density1.41 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³1.33 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³ 1.37 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.33 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.41 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³1.63 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³ 1.5 g/cm³1.44 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.4 %0.36 %0.38 %0.58 %0.4 %0.59 %0.28 %0.41 % 0.47 %0.47 %0.4 %
PH8.16.77.576.47.56.34.9 8.16.76.4
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity84 cmol kg⁻¹50 cmol kg⁻¹61 cmol kg⁻¹51 cmol kg⁻¹41 cmol kg⁻¹70 cmol kg⁻¹36 cmol kg⁻¹20 cmol kg⁻¹ 52 cmol kg⁻¹44 cmol kg⁻¹41 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity13 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹25 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹7 cmol kg⁻¹ 15 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %93 %96 %97 %90 %100 %98 %29 % 100 %92 %90 %
Total Exchangeable Bases20.7 cmol kg⁻¹13.1 cmol kg⁻¹15.2 cmol kg⁻¹25.9 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹44.2 cmol kg⁻¹13.5 cmol kg⁻¹2 cmol kg⁻¹ 36.5 cmol kg⁻¹11.9 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate12.2 %0 %2.5 %0.3 %0 %0.8 %0 %0 % 15 %0.1 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0.2 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 % 0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium3 %1 %3 %1 %1 %2 %3 %2 % 2 %1 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.5 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1 0.3 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