World Species : Protected Area : Birzu giria

Birzu giria

Location:	Lithuania
Area:	43,696 acres (17,683 hectares)
Species:	All Endangered Invasive
Climate:	View Climate Data
Land Use:	View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:	Dfb (Climate: snow; Precipitation: fully humid; Temperature: warm summer)
Natura 2000 Data Sheet:	View Data Sheet Explanatory notes

Ecoregions

Sarmatic mixed forests

Soils

— Protected Area Boundary

	A				B				C					D					E

Share	75 %	15 %	5 %	5 %	60 %	20 %	15 %	5 %	60 %	15 %	15 %	5 %	5 %	60 %	15 %	10 %	10 %	5 %	60 %	25 %	10 %	5 %
Soil Type	Gleyic Cambisols	Calcic Gleysols	Calcic Luvisols	Terric Histosols	Haplic Luvisols	Gleyic Luvisols	Terric Histosols	Calcic Luvisols	Stagnic Luvisols	Calcic Luvisols	Eutric Gleysols	Gleyic Luvisols	Haplic Luvisols	Gleyic Luvisols	Eutric Gleysols	Stagnic Luvisols	Haplic Luvisols	Calcic Luvisols	Eutric Gleysols	Mollic Gleysols	Gleyic Podzoluvisols	Terric Histosols
Topsoil Texture	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium
Reference Depth	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm
Drainage	Poor	Poor	Moderately well	Very poor	Moderately well	Poor	Very poor	Moderately well	Poor	Moderately well	Poor	Poor	Moderately well	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderately well	Moderately well	Poor	Poor	Poor	Very poor
Available Water Capacity	150 m	150 m	100 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	100 m	100 m	150 m	100 m	100 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	125 m	125 m	100 m	150 m
Phase 1			Stony		Erosion		Flooded												Stony	Stony	Stony
Root Obstacle	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm
Impermeable Layer	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	80 - 150 cm	80 - 150 cm	None to 150 cm	80 - 150 cm	40 - 80 cm	40 - 80 cm	40 - 80 cm	40 - 80 cm	40 - 80 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm
Soil Water Regime	Wet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Wet within 80 cm over 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 11 month	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Wet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month	Wet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Wet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Wet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Wet within 80 cm over 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 11 month	Wet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not 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 month	Wet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Wet within 80 cm over 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 11 month	Wet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not 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 month	Wet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Wet within 80 cm over 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 11 month	Wet within 80 cm over 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 11 month	Wet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month
Topsoil Properties
Gravel	4 %	4 %	5 %	28 %	4 %	5 %	28 %	5 %	4 %	5 %	4 %	5 %	4 %	5 %	4 %	4 %	4 %	5 %	4 %	4 %	1 %	28 %
Sand	45 %	41 %	53 %	35 %	41 %	47 %	35 %	53 %	37 %	53 %	37 %	47 %	41 %	47 %	37 %	37 %	41 %	53 %	37 %	39 %	32 %	35 %
Silt	36 %	40 %	24 %	33 %	37 %	29 %	33 %	24 %	44 %	24 %	40 %	29 %	37 %	29 %	40 %	44 %	37 %	24 %	40 %	39 %	49 %	33 %
Clay	19 %	19 %	23 %	32 %	22 %	24 %	32 %	23 %	19 %	23 %	23 %	24 %	22 %	24 %	23 %	19 %	22 %	23 %	23 %	22 %	19 %	32 %
USDA Texture	Loam	Loam	Sandy clay loam	Clay loam	Loam	Loam	Clay loam	Sandy clay loam	Loam	Sandy clay loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Sandy clay loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Clay loam
Reference Bulk Density	1.42 g/cm³	1.42 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.32 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.32 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.32 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.41 g/cm³	1.31 g/cm³	1.53 g/cm³	0.28 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.54 g/cm³	0.28 g/cm³	1.53 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.53 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.54 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.54 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.53 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.28 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	0.28 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	1 %	1.3 %	0.51 %	39.4 %	0.74 %	0.83 %	39.4 %	0.51 %	0.99 %	0.51 %	1.07 %	0.83 %	0.74 %	0.83 %	1.07 %	0.99 %	0.74 %	0.51 %	1.07 %	1.65 %	2.22 %	39.4 %
PH	6.4	7	7.7	5.6	6.5	6.3	5.6	7.7	5.8	7.7	6.2	6.3	6.5	6.3	6.2	5.8	6.5	7.7	6.2	6.6	5.3	5.6
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	38 cmol kg⁻¹	37 cmol kg⁻¹	55 cmol kg⁻¹	45 cmol kg⁻¹	47 cmol kg⁻¹	46 cmol kg⁻¹	45 cmol kg⁻¹	55 cmol kg⁻¹	48 cmol kg⁻¹	55 cmol kg⁻¹	41 cmol kg⁻¹	46 cmol kg⁻¹	47 cmol kg⁻¹	46 cmol kg⁻¹	41 cmol kg⁻¹	48 cmol kg⁻¹	47 cmol kg⁻¹	55 cmol kg⁻¹	41 cmol kg⁻¹	45 cmol kg⁻¹	36 cmol kg⁻¹	45 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	9 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	87 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	87 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	17 cmol kg⁻¹	17 cmol kg⁻¹	87 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	85 %	82 %	100 %	75 %	91 %	93 %	75 %	100 %	62 %	100 %	88 %	93 %	91 %	93 %	88 %	62 %	91 %	100 %	88 %	87 %	55 %	75 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	8.2 cmol kg⁻¹	8.8 cmol kg⁻¹	17.1 cmol kg⁻¹	59.5 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	14.9 cmol kg⁻¹	59.5 cmol kg⁻¹	17.1 cmol kg⁻¹	8.4 cmol kg⁻¹	17.1 cmol kg⁻¹	10.2 cmol kg⁻¹	14.9 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	14.9 cmol kg⁻¹	10.2 cmol kg⁻¹	8.4 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	17.1 cmol kg⁻¹	10.2 cmol kg⁻¹	9.8 cmol kg⁻¹	5.7 cmol kg⁻¹	59.5 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	0 %	1 %	7.4 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	7.4 %	0 %	7.4 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	7.4 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	2 %	2 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	2 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	2 %	2 %	1 %	2 %	2 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	2 %	2 %	0 %	1 %
Electrical Conductivity	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel	18 %	5 %	10 %	5 %	3 %	6 %	5 %	10 %	4 %	10 %	5 %	6 %	3 %	6 %	5 %	4 %	3 %	10 %	5 %	3 %	4 %	5 %
Sand	39 %	44 %	47 %	52 %	37 %	39 %	52 %	47 %	31 %	47 %	36 %	39 %	37 %	39 %	36 %	31 %	37 %	47 %	36 %	37 %	25 %	52 %
Silt	34 %	37 %	23 %	23 %	34 %	27 %	23 %	23 %	38 %	23 %	36 %	27 %	34 %	27 %	36 %	38 %	34 %	23 %	36 %	35 %	51 %	23 %
Clay	27 %	19 %	30 %	25 %	29 %	34 %	25 %	30 %	31 %	30 %	28 %	34 %	29 %	34 %	28 %	31 %	29 %	30 %	28 %	28 %	24 %	25 %
USDA Texture	Clay loam	Loam	Sandy clay loam	Sandy clay loam	Clay loam	Clay loam	Sandy clay loam	Sandy clay loam	Clay loam	Sandy clay loam	Clay loam	Clay loam	Clay loam	Clay loam	Clay loam	Clay loam	Clay loam	Sandy clay loam	Clay loam	Clay loam	Silt loam	Sandy clay loam
Reference Bulk Density	1.36 g/cm³	1.42 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.6 g/cm³	1.47 g/cm³	1.67 g/cm³	0.18 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³	1.65 g/cm³	0.18 g/cm³	1.67 g/cm³	1.6 g/cm³	1.67 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.65 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³	1.65 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.6 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³	1.67 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.6 g/cm³	0.18 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	0.47 %	0.44 %	0.3 %	38.46 %	0.36 %	0.28 %	38.46 %	0.3 %	0.29 %	0.3 %	0.37 %	0.28 %	0.36 %	0.28 %	0.37 %	0.29 %	0.36 %	0.3 %	0.37 %	0.69 %	0.5 %	38.46 %
PH	6.7	7.2	7.9	5.8	6.7	7	5.8	7.9	5.9	7.9	6.6	7	6.7	7	6.6	5.9	6.7	7.9	6.6	7.2	5.4	5.8
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	37 cmol kg⁻¹	40 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	49 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	44 cmol kg⁻¹	49 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	44 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	44 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	44 cmol kg⁻¹	40 cmol kg⁻¹	49 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	11 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	17 cmol kg⁻¹	88 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	88 cmol kg⁻¹	17 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	17 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	17 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	88 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	88 %	86 %	100 %	96 %	93 %	99 %	96 %	100 %	83 %	100 %	90 %	99 %	93 %	99 %	90 %	83 %	93 %	100 %	90 %	88 %	59 %	96 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	11.3 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	23.1 cmol kg⁻¹	81.8 cmol kg⁻¹	13.1 cmol kg⁻¹	15.9 cmol kg⁻¹	81.8 cmol kg⁻¹	23.1 cmol kg⁻¹	10.2 cmol kg⁻¹	23.1 cmol kg⁻¹	11.9 cmol kg⁻¹	15.9 cmol kg⁻¹	13.1 cmol kg⁻¹	15.9 cmol kg⁻¹	11.9 cmol kg⁻¹	10.2 cmol kg⁻¹	13.1 cmol kg⁻¹	23.1 cmol kg⁻¹	11.9 cmol kg⁻¹	10.7 cmol kg⁻¹	4.9 cmol kg⁻¹	81.8 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	0.1 %	1 %	9.1 %	0 %	0 %	0.4 %	0 %	9.1 %	0 %	9.1 %	0 %	0.4 %	0 %	0.4 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	9.1 %	0 %	4 %	0 %	0 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	2 %	2 %	2 %	1 %	1 %	2 %	1 %	2 %	1 %	2 %	2 %	2 %	1 %	2 %	2 %	1 %	1 %	2 %	2 %	1 %	0 %	1 %
Electrical Conductivity	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.2 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.2 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.2 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.2 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 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