World Species : Protected Area : Ostoja Biebrzanska

Ostoja Biebrzanska

Location:	Poland
Area:	366,973 acres (148,509 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

Central European mixed forests

Soils

— Protected Area Boundary

	A					B					C					D						E

Share	50 %	20 %	15 %	10 %	5 %	50 %	20 %	10 %	10 %	10 %	50 %	20 %	10 %	10 %	10 %	45 %	25 %	10 %	10 %	5 %	5 %	60 %	10 %	10 %	10 %	10 %
Soil Type	Stagnic Luvisols	Eutric Gleysols	Gleyic Cambisols	Cambic Arenosols	Umbric Gleysols	Cambic Podzols	Cambic Arenosols	Umbric Gleysols	Stagnic Luvisols	Umbric Gleysols	Cambic Podzols	Haplic Podzols	Cambic Arenosols	Dystric Gleysols	Terric Histosols	Haplic Podzols	Cambic Podzols	Cambic Arenosols	Umbric Gleysols	Dystric Gleysols	Terric Histosols	Terric Histosols	Umbric Gleysols	Eutric Fluvisols	Eutric Gleysols	Eutric Fluvisols
Topsoil Texture	Fine	Fine	Medium	Coarse	Fine	Coarse	Coarse	Coarse	Coarse	Fine	Coarse	Coarse	Coarse	Coarse	Medium	Coarse	Coarse	Coarse	Coarse	Coarse	Medium	Medium	Fine	Fine	Fine	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	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm
Drainage	Poor	Very poor	Poor	Somewhat excessive	Very poor	Somewhat excessive	Somewhat excessive	Poor	Poor	Very poor	Somewhat excessive	Somewhat excessive	Somewhat excessive	Poor	Very poor	Somewhat excessive	Somewhat excessive	Somewhat excessive	Poor	Poor	Very poor	Very poor	Very poor	Very poor	Very poor	Poor
Available Water Capacity	50 m	75 m	150 m	100 m	75 m	100 m	100 m	150 m	150 m	75 m	100 m	100 m	100 m	150 m	150 m	100 m	100 m	100 m	75 m	150 m	150 m	150 m	75 m	75 m	150 m	150 m
Phase 1		Phreatic			Phreatic			Phreatic						Phreatic	Phreatic					Phreatic	Phreatic	Phreatic			Phreatic	Phreatic
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	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm
Impermeable Layer	0 - 40 cm	0 - 40 cm	80 - 150 cm	None to 150 cm	0 - 40 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	40 - 80 cm	80 - 150 cm	0 - 40 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	40 - 80 cm	40 - 80 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	0 - 40 cm	40 - 80 cm	40 - 80 cm	80 - 150 cm	0 - 40 cm	0 - 40 cm	40 - 80 cm	80 - 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	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 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	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor 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	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	Not 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 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	Not 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 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	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 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 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
Topsoil Properties
Gravel	4 %	1 %	4 %	2 %	1 %	3 %	2 %	10 %	4 %	1 %	3 %	3 %	2 %	10 %	28 %	3 %	3 %	2 %	10 %	10 %	28 %	28 %	1 %	4 %	1 %	4 %
Sand	25 %	17 %	45 %	89 %	17 %	85 %	89 %	86 %	80 %	17 %	85 %	87 %	89 %	74 %	35 %	87 %	85 %	89 %	86 %	74 %	35 %	35 %	17 %	19 %	17 %	39 %
Silt	22 %	32 %	36 %	6 %	29 %	10 %	6 %	9 %	10 %	29 %	10 %	9 %	6 %	16 %	33 %	9 %	10 %	6 %	9 %	16 %	33 %	33 %	29 %	32 %	32 %	40 %
Clay	53 %	51 %	19 %	5 %	54 %	5 %	5 %	5 %	10 %	54 %	5 %	4 %	5 %	10 %	32 %	4 %	5 %	5 %	5 %	10 %	32 %	32 %	54 %	49 %	51 %	21 %
USDA Texture	Clay	Clay	Loam	Sand	Clay	Loamy sand	Sand	Loamy sand	Loamy sand	Clay	Loamy sand	Loamy sand	Sand	Sandy loam	Clay loam	Loamy sand	Loamy sand	Sand	Loamy sand	Sandy loam	Clay loam	Clay loam	Clay	Clay	Clay	Loam
Reference Bulk Density	1.24 g/cm³	1.22 g/cm³	1.42 g/cm³	1.7 g/cm³	1.22 g/cm³	1.7 g/cm³	1.7 g/cm³	1.7 g/cm³	1.59 g/cm³	1.22 g/cm³	1.7 g/cm³	1.73 g/cm³	1.7 g/cm³	1.57 g/cm³	1.32 g/cm³	1.73 g/cm³	1.7 g/cm³	1.7 g/cm³	1.7 g/cm³	1.57 g/cm³	1.32 g/cm³	1.32 g/cm³	1.22 g/cm³	1.24 g/cm³	1.22 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.3 g/cm³	1.25 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.57 g/cm³	1.23 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.57 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.23 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.57 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	0.28 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.57 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	0.28 g/cm³	0.28 g/cm³	1.23 g/cm³	1.27 g/cm³	1.25 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	0.93 %	1.25 %	1 %	0.5 %	4.54 %	2.02 %	0.5 %	0.7 %	0.55 %	4.54 %	2.02 %	2.18 %	0.5 %	0.93 %	39.4 %	2.18 %	2.02 %	0.5 %	0.7 %	0.93 %	39.4 %	39.4 %	4.54 %	1.19 %	1.25 %	0.86 %
PH	5.9	5.8	6.4	6	5	4.3	6	5.9	5.7	5	4.3	4.4	6	5.2	5.6	4.4	4.3	6	5.9	5.2	5.6	5.6	5	6.2	5.8	7.2
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	39 cmol kg⁻¹	37 cmol kg⁻¹	38 cmol kg⁻¹	40 cmol kg⁻¹	23 cmol kg⁻¹	78 cmol kg⁻¹	40 cmol kg⁻¹	43 cmol kg⁻¹	47 cmol kg⁻¹	23 cmol kg⁻¹	78 cmol kg⁻¹	101 cmol kg⁻¹	40 cmol kg⁻¹	20 cmol kg⁻¹	45 cmol kg⁻¹	101 cmol kg⁻¹	78 cmol kg⁻¹	40 cmol kg⁻¹	43 cmol kg⁻¹	20 cmol kg⁻¹	45 cmol kg⁻¹	45 cmol kg⁻¹	23 cmol kg⁻¹	38 cmol kg⁻¹	37 cmol kg⁻¹	63 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	27 cmol kg⁻¹	25 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	3 cmol kg⁻¹	24 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	3 cmol kg⁻¹	6 cmol kg⁻¹	6 cmol kg⁻¹	24 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	3 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	87 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	3 cmol kg⁻¹	6 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	87 cmol kg⁻¹	87 cmol kg⁻¹	24 cmol kg⁻¹	24 cmol kg⁻¹	25 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	100 %	78 %	85 %	99 %	22 %	17 %	99 %	74 %	75 %	22 %	17 %	11 %	99 %	48 %	75 %	11 %	17 %	99 %	74 %	48 %	75 %	75 %	22 %	91 %	78 %	91 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	23 cmol kg⁻¹	18.9 cmol kg⁻¹	8.2 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	7.1 cmol kg⁻¹	2.5 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	4.9 cmol kg⁻¹	4.7 cmol kg⁻¹	7.1 cmol kg⁻¹	2.5 cmol kg⁻¹	2.6 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	2.6 cmol kg⁻¹	59.5 cmol kg⁻¹	2.6 cmol kg⁻¹	2.5 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	4.9 cmol kg⁻¹	2.6 cmol kg⁻¹	59.5 cmol kg⁻¹	59.5 cmol kg⁻¹	7.1 cmol kg⁻¹	22.7 cmol kg⁻¹	18.9 cmol kg⁻¹	16.9 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0.5 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	4 %	2 %	2 %	2 %	1 %	0 %	2 %	0 %	1 %	1 %	0 %	1 %	2 %	2 %	1 %	1 %	0 %	2 %	0 %	2 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	2 %	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	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	8 %	1 %	18 %	1 %	1 %	3 %	1 %	8 %	5 %	1 %	3 %	4 %	1 %	8 %	5 %	4 %	3 %	1 %	8 %	8 %	5 %	5 %	1 %	3 %	1 %	7 %
Sand	23 %	19 %	39 %	89 %	22 %	86 %	89 %	82 %	65 %	22 %	86 %	88 %	89 %	68 %	52 %	88 %	86 %	89 %	82 %	68 %	52 %	52 %	22 %	21 %	19 %	41 %
Silt	21 %	29 %	34 %	6 %	25 %	10 %	6 %	11 %	13 %	25 %	10 %	8 %	6 %	16 %	23 %	8 %	10 %	6 %	11 %	16 %	23 %	23 %	25 %	32 %	29 %	38 %
Clay	56 %	52 %	27 %	5 %	53 %	4 %	5 %	7 %	22 %	53 %	4 %	4 %	5 %	16 %	25 %	4 %	4 %	5 %	7 %	16 %	25 %	25 %	53 %	47 %	52 %	21 %
USDA Texture	Clay	Clay	Clay loam	Sand	Clay	Loamy sand	Sand	Loamy sand	Sandy clay loam	Clay	Loamy sand	Sand	Sand	Sandy loam	Sandy clay loam	Sand	Loamy sand	Sand	Loamy sand	Sandy loam	Sandy clay loam	Sandy clay loam	Clay	Clay	Clay	Loam
Reference Bulk Density	1.22 g/cm³	1.23 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.7 g/cm³	1.23 g/cm³	1.73 g/cm³	1.7 g/cm³	1.64 g/cm³	1.44 g/cm³	1.23 g/cm³	1.73 g/cm³	1.74 g/cm³	1.7 g/cm³	1.49 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.74 g/cm³	1.73 g/cm³	1.7 g/cm³	1.64 g/cm³	1.49 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.23 g/cm³	1.24 g/cm³	1.23 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.32 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.6 g/cm³	1.55 g/cm³	1.28 g/cm³	1.57 g/cm³	1.55 g/cm³	1.57 g/cm³	1.55 g/cm³	1.28 g/cm³	1.57 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³	1.55 g/cm³	1.57 g/cm³	0.18 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³	1.57 g/cm³	1.55 g/cm³	1.57 g/cm³	1.57 g/cm³	0.18 g/cm³	0.18 g/cm³	1.28 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	0.54 %	0.45 %	0.47 %	0.3 %	1.23 %	0.51 %	0.3 %	0.3 %	0.26 %	1.23 %	0.51 %	0.39 %	0.3 %	0.23 %	38.46 %	0.39 %	0.51 %	0.3 %	0.3 %	0.23 %	38.46 %	38.46 %	1.23 %	0.55 %	0.45 %	0.38 %
PH	6.8	6	6.7	5.9	5	4.8	5.9	6.2	5.9	5	4.8	5	5.9	5	5.8	5	4.8	5.9	6.2	5	5.8	5.8	5	6.8	6	7.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	38 cmol kg⁻¹	40 cmol kg⁻¹	37 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	38 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	66 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	23 cmol kg⁻¹	49 cmol kg⁻¹	66 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	38 cmol kg⁻¹	23 cmol kg⁻¹	49 cmol kg⁻¹	49 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹	41 cmol kg⁻¹	40 cmol kg⁻¹	61 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	17 cmol kg⁻¹	23 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	19 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	19 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	4 cmol kg⁻¹	88 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	4 cmol kg⁻¹	88 cmol kg⁻¹	88 cmol kg⁻¹	19 cmol kg⁻¹	20 cmol kg⁻¹	23 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	100 %	84 %	88 %	98 %	27 %	21 %	98 %	81 %	80 %	27 %	21 %	21 %	98 %	54 %	96 %	21 %	21 %	98 %	81 %	54 %	96 %	96 %	27 %	99 %	84 %	96 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	25.9 cmol kg⁻¹	17 cmol kg⁻¹	11.3 cmol kg⁻¹	1.4 cmol kg⁻¹	5.7 cmol kg⁻¹	1.5 cmol kg⁻¹	1.4 cmol kg⁻¹	8 cmol kg⁻¹	8.2 cmol kg⁻¹	5.7 cmol kg⁻¹	1.5 cmol kg⁻¹	1.5 cmol kg⁻¹	1.4 cmol kg⁻¹	3.4 cmol kg⁻¹	81.8 cmol kg⁻¹	1.5 cmol kg⁻¹	1.5 cmol kg⁻¹	1.4 cmol kg⁻¹	8 cmol kg⁻¹	3.4 cmol kg⁻¹	81.8 cmol kg⁻¹	81.8 cmol kg⁻¹	5.7 cmol kg⁻¹	18.2 cmol kg⁻¹	17 cmol kg⁻¹	15.2 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	0.4 %	0 %	0.1 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0.2 %	0 %	2.5 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	1 %	3 %	2 %	3 %	2 %	0 %	3 %	0 %	2 %	2 %	0 %	3 %	3 %	3 %	1 %	3 %	0 %	3 %	0 %	3 %	1 %	1 %	2 %	2 %	3 %	3 %
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	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