World Species : Protected Area : Lielais Pelecares purvs

Lielais Pelecares purvs

Location:	Latvia
Area:	13,173 acres (5,331 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

Share	50 %	25 %	10 %	10 %	5 %	60 %	20 %	10 %	5 %	5 %
Soil Type	Gleyic Luvisols	Gleyic Luvisols	Eutric Gleysols	Fibric Histosols	Eutric Planosols	Gleyic Luvisols	Eutric Gleysols	Terric Histosols	Fibric Histosols	Eutric Planosols	Fibric Histosols
Topsoil Texture	Fine	Fine	Fine	Fine	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Fine	Medium	Fine
Reference Depth	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	Very poor	Very poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Very poor	Very poor	Poor	Very poor
Available Water Capacity	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	100 m	150 m	125 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	150 m
Phase 1							Stony
Root Obstacle	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	40 - 60 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	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
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 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 40 cm depth for over 11 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 over 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 11 month	Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month	Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month	Wet within 80 cm over 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 11 month	Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month
Topsoil Properties
Gravel	4 %	4 %	1 %	1 %	4 %	5 %	4 %	28 %	1 %	4 %	1 %
Sand	43 %	43 %	17 %	20 %	42 %	47 %	37 %	35 %	20 %	42 %	20 %
Silt	16 %	16 %	32 %	40 %	38 %	29 %	40 %	33 %	40 %	38 %	40 %
Clay	41 %	41 %	51 %	40 %	20 %	24 %	23 %	32 %	40 %	20 %	40 %
USDA Texture	Clay	Clay	Clay	Clay	Loam	Loam	Loam	Clay loam	Clay	Loam	Clay
Reference Bulk Density	1.31 g/cm³	1.31 g/cm³	1.22 g/cm³	1.26 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.32 g/cm³	1.26 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.26 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.3 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.25 g/cm³	0.1 g/cm³	1.47 g/cm³	1.54 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	0.28 g/cm³	0.1 g/cm³	1.47 g/cm³	0.1 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	0.84 %	0.84 %	1.25 %	33.63 %	1.06 %	0.83 %	1.07 %	39.4 %	33.63 %	1.06 %	33.63 %
PH	7	7	5.8	4.3	5.6	6.3	6.2	5.6	4.3	5.6	4.3
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	57 cmol kg⁻¹	57 cmol kg⁻¹	37 cmol kg⁻¹	45 cmol kg⁻¹	37 cmol kg⁻¹	46 cmol kg⁻¹	41 cmol kg⁻¹	45 cmol kg⁻¹	45 cmol kg⁻¹	37 cmol kg⁻¹	45 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	24 cmol kg⁻¹	24 cmol kg⁻¹	25 cmol kg⁻¹	77 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	87 cmol kg⁻¹	77 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	77 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	99 %	99 %	78 %	62 %	67 %	93 %	88 %	75 %	62 %	67 %	62 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	26 cmol kg⁻¹	26 cmol kg⁻¹	18.9 cmol kg⁻¹	31.4 cmol kg⁻¹	8.4 cmol kg⁻¹	14.9 cmol kg⁻¹	10.2 cmol kg⁻¹	59.5 cmol kg⁻¹	31.4 cmol kg⁻¹	8.4 cmol kg⁻¹	31.4 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	1.4 %	1.4 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	1 %	1 %	2 %	2 %	3 %	2 %	2 %	1 %	2 %	3 %	2 %
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
Subsoil Properties
Gravel	8 %	8 %	1 %	2 %	4 %	6 %	5 %	5 %	2 %	4 %	2 %
Sand	37 %	37 %	19 %	47 %	33 %	39 %	36 %	52 %	47 %	33 %	47 %
Silt	15 %	15 %	29 %	26 %	31 %	27 %	36 %	23 %	26 %	31 %	26 %
Clay	48 %	48 %	52 %	27 %	36 %	34 %	28 %	25 %	27 %	36 %	27 %
USDA Texture	Clay	Clay	Clay	Sandy clay loam	Clay loam	Clay loam	Clay loam	Sandy clay loam	Sandy clay loam	Clay loam	Sandy clay loam
Reference Bulk Density	1.27 g/cm³	1.27 g/cm³	1.23 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.32 g/cm³	1.32 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	0.1 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.65 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	0.18 g/cm³	0.1 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	0.1 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	0.55 %	0.55 %	0.45 %	32.89 %	0.43 %	0.28 %	0.37 %	38.46 %	32.89 %	0.43 %	32.89 %
PH	7	7	6	4.6	6.3	7	6.6	5.8	4.6	6.3	4.6
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	51 cmol kg⁻¹	51 cmol kg⁻¹	40 cmol kg⁻¹	71 cmol kg⁻¹	47 cmol kg⁻¹	44 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	49 cmol kg⁻¹	71 cmol kg⁻¹	47 cmol kg⁻¹	71 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	27 cmol kg⁻¹	27 cmol kg⁻¹	23 cmol kg⁻¹	78 cmol kg⁻¹	17 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	88 cmol kg⁻¹	78 cmol kg⁻¹	17 cmol kg⁻¹	78 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	99 %	99 %	84 %	40 %	89 %	99 %	90 %	96 %	40 %	89 %	40 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	31.3 cmol kg⁻¹	31.3 cmol kg⁻¹	17 cmol kg⁻¹	27.4 cmol kg⁻¹	15.2 cmol kg⁻¹	15.9 cmol kg⁻¹	11.9 cmol kg⁻¹	81.8 cmol kg⁻¹	27.4 cmol kg⁻¹	15.2 cmol kg⁻¹	27.4 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0.4 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	2 %	2 %	3 %	1 %	4 %	2 %	2 %	1 %	1 %	4 %	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

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