LESVOS: KOLPOS KALLONIS KAI CHERSAIA PARAKTIA ZONI

Location:Greece
Area:45,248 acres (18,311 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 %10 %40 %20 %15 %15 %10 %
Soil TypeEutric CambisolsEutric RegosolsLithic LeptosolsChromic LuvisolsHaplic AndosolsVertic CambisolsEutric RegosolsEutric CambisolsCalcic LuvisolsLithic Leptosols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMediumMediumMediumFineFineFineMediumFine
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm10 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm10 cm
DrainageModerately wellModerately wellImperfectlyModerately wellModerately wellModerately wellImperfectlyImperfectlyModerately wellImperfectly
Available Water Capacity100 m150 m0 mm50 m150 m75 m15 m50 m100 m15 mm
Phase 1Stony  Gravelly StonyStonyLithicStony 
Phase 2      Lithic   
Root Obstacle40 - 60 cm40 - 60 cm 60 - 80 cm40 - 60 cm60 - 80 cm40 - 60 cm60 - 80 cm60 - 80 cm 
Impermeable LayerNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cm None to 150 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 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 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 
Misc. Property     Vertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide)    
Topsoil Properties
Gravel9 %25 %21 %12 %4 %2 %48 %10 %5 %17 %
Sand42 %47 %42 %48 %32 %20 %26 %23 %53 %28 %
Silt36 %34 %34 %28 %47 %29 %30 %29 %24 %25 %
Clay22 %19 %24 %24 %21 %51 %44 %48 %23 %47 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamLoamLoamLoamClayClayClaySandy clay loamClay
Reference Bulk Density1.4 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.23 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³1.25 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.37 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.53 g/cm³0.76 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³1.53 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1 %0.98 %1.61 %0.83 %6.74 %0.96 %1.89 %1.17 %0.51 %2.3 %
PH6.66.47.56.35.97.36.16.77.77.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity55 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹39 cmol kg⁻¹78 cmol kg⁻¹54 cmol kg⁻¹52 cmol kg⁻¹50 cmol kg⁻¹55 cmol kg⁻¹33 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity16 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹30 cmol kg⁻¹36 cmol kg⁻¹24 cmol kg⁻¹27 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹35 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation93 %78 %100 %88 %16 %94 %62 %89 %100 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases14 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹15.5 cmol kg⁻¹10 cmol kg⁻¹6.4 cmol kg⁻¹27.4 cmol kg⁻¹12.9 cmol kg⁻¹22.1 cmol kg⁻¹17.1 cmol kg⁻¹37.6 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %3.9 %0 %0 %0.3 %0 %0.1 %7.4 %1.4 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %1 %3 %1 %1 %1 %0 %1 %1 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 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-10.1 dS m-10.4 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel12 %28 % 8 %9 %4 %33 %24 %10 % 
Sand41 %51 % 41 %34 %18 %24 %26 %47 % 
Silt34 %31 % 25 %44 %29 %27 %29 %23 % 
Clay25 %18 % 34 %22 %53 %49 %45 %30 % 
USDA TextureLoamLoam Clay loamLoamClayClayClaySandy clay loam 
Reference Bulk Density1.38 g/cm³1.44 g/cm³ 1.33 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³ 
Bulk Density1.39 g/cm³1.45 g/cm³ 1.51 g/cm³0.79 g/cm³1.46 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.67 g/cm³ 
Organic Carbon0.37 %0.4 % 0.4 %1.99 %0.43 %0.61 %0.58 %0.3 % 
PH76.9 6.46.17.76.477.9 
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity55 cmol kg⁻¹56 cmol kg⁻¹ 41 cmol kg⁻¹79 cmol kg⁻¹61 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹51 cmol kg⁻¹50 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity15 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹ 15 cmol kg⁻¹27 cmol kg⁻¹35 cmol kg⁻¹23 cmol kg⁻¹25 cmol kg⁻¹17 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Base Saturation93 %89 % 90 %33 %99 %55 %97 %100 % 
Total Exchangeable Bases15.1 cmol kg⁻¹10.3 cmol kg⁻¹ 12 cmol kg⁻¹4.7 cmol kg⁻¹34.3 cmol kg⁻¹11.6 cmol kg⁻¹25.9 cmol kg⁻¹23.1 cmol kg⁻¹ 
Calcium Carbonate0.1 %0 % 0 %0 %4 %0 %0.3 %9.1 % 
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 % 0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 % 
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 % 1 %1 %2 %0 %1 %2 % 
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1 0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.2 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