SANTORINI: NEA KAI PALIA KAMENI - PROFITIS ILIAS

Location:Greece
Area:3,124 acres (1,264 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
  
Share40 %20 %20 %10 %10 %
Soil TypeEutric CambisolsEutric RegosolsLithic LeptosolsChromic LuvisolsHaplic Andosols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMediumMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm10 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageModerately wellModerately wellImperfectlyModerately wellModerately well
Available Water Capacity100 m150 m0 mm50 m150 m
Phase 1Stony  Gravelly 
Root Obstacle40 - 60 cm40 - 60 cm 60 - 80 cm40 - 60 cm
Impermeable LayerNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cm None 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 month
Topsoil Properties
Gravel9 %25 %21 %12 %4 %
Sand42 %47 %42 %48 %32 %
Silt36 %34 %34 %28 %47 %
Clay22 %19 %24 %24 %21 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamLoamLoamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.4 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.37 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.53 g/cm³0.76 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1 %0.98 %1.61 %0.83 %6.74 %
PH6.66.47.56.35.9
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity55 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹39 cmol kg⁻¹78 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity16 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹30 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation93 %78 %100 %88 %16 %
Total Exchangeable Bases14 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹15.5 cmol kg⁻¹10 cmol kg⁻¹6.4 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %3.9 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %1 %3 %1 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel12 %28 % 8 %9 %
Sand41 %51 % 41 %34 %
Silt34 %31 % 25 %44 %
Clay25 %18 % 34 %22 %
USDA TextureLoamLoam Clay loamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.38 g/cm³1.44 g/cm³ 1.33 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.39 g/cm³1.45 g/cm³ 1.51 g/cm³0.79 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.37 %0.4 % 0.4 %1.99 %
PH76.9 6.46.1
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity55 cmol kg⁻¹56 cmol kg⁻¹ 41 cmol kg⁻¹79 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity15 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹ 15 cmol kg⁻¹27 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation93 %89 % 90 %33 %
Total Exchangeable Bases15.1 cmol kg⁻¹10.3 cmol kg⁻¹ 12 cmol kg⁻¹4.7 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.1 %0 % 0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 % 0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 % 1 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1 0.1 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