Dolné Považie

Location:Slovakia
Area:88,630 acres (35,867 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
Climate:View Climate Data
Land Use:View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:Cfb (Climate: warm temperate; Precipitation: fully humid; Temperature: warm summer)
Natura 2000 Data Sheet:View Data Sheet  Explanatory notes

Ecoregions

Pannonian mixed forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 ABC
    
Share50 %20 %20 %5 %5 %85 %10 %5 %75 %10 %10 %5 %
Soil TypeHaplic ChernozemsLuvic ChernozemsCalcic ChernozemsCalcaric RegosolsMollie FluvisolsCalcaric PhaeozemsMollic GleysolsCalcaric FluvisolsHaplic ChernozemsMollie FluvisolsCambic ArenosolsMollic Gleysols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMediumMediumMediumMediumMediumMediumCoarseMediumCoarseMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageModerately wellModerately wellModerately wellModerately wellPoorModerately wellPoorPoorWellPoorSomewhat excessivePoor
Available Water Capacity150 m150 m150 m150 m150 m150 m150 m150 m100 m150 m100 m150 m
Phase 1ErosionErosion          
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm
Impermeable LayerNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone to 150 cmNone 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 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 monthWet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not 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 monthWet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month
Topsoil Properties
Gravel4 %4 %4 %14 %4 %3 %4 %15 %10 %4 %2 %4 %
Sand23 %34 %28 %44 %45 %35 %39 %34 %72 %45 %89 %39 %
Silt54 %41 %47 %35 %36 %43 %39 %48 %19 %36 %6 %39 %
Clay23 %25 %25 %21 %19 %22 %22 %18 %9 %19 %5 %22 %
USDA TextureSilt loamLoamLoamLoamLoamLoamLoamLoamSandy loamLoamSandLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.35 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.59 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³1.7 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.22 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³1.37 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.46 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.47 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.57 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³
Organic Carbon2.09 %1.64 %1.65 %0.75 %1.57 %1.37 %1.65 %0.6 %1.14 %1.57 %0.5 %1.65 %
PH6.97.17.886.57.96.685.86.566.6
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity67 cmol kg⁻¹69 cmol kg⁻¹64 cmol kg⁻¹45 cmol kg⁻¹60 cmol kg⁻¹67 cmol kg⁻¹45 cmol kg⁻¹68 cmol kg⁻¹60 cmol kg⁻¹60 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹45 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity23 cmol kg⁻¹21 cmol kg⁻¹23 cmol kg⁻¹17 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹17 cmol kg⁻¹17 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹8 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹3 cmol kg⁻¹17 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %100 %100 %100 %80 %100 %87 %100 %100 %80 %99 %87 %
Total Exchangeable Bases18.6 cmol kg⁻¹25.3 cmol kg⁻¹38 cmol kg⁻¹26.8 cmol kg⁻¹9.5 cmol kg⁻¹25.8 cmol kg⁻¹9.8 cmol kg⁻¹19.8 cmol kg⁻¹7.5 cmol kg⁻¹9.5 cmol kg⁻¹2 cmol kg⁻¹9.8 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.4 %5 %4.6 %15 %0.1 %3.4 %0 %11.7 %0 %0.1 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0.2 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %2 %1 %2 %1 %1 %2 %3 %8 %1 %2 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.4 dS m-10.2 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.2 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.7 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel17 %16 %17 %18 %8 %5 %3 %10 %10 %8 %1 %3 %
Sand26 %34 %28 %40 %52 %35 %37 %36 %69 %52 %89 %37 %
Silt52 %37 %47 %35 %29 %44 %35 %46 %19 %29 %6 %35 %
Clay22 %29 %25 %25 %19 %21 %28 %18 %12 %19 %5 %28 %
USDA TextureSilt loamClay loamLoamLoamSandy loamLoamClay loamLoamSandy loamSandy loamSandClay loam
Reference Bulk Density1.37 g/cm³1.34 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.37 g/cm³1.44 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.54 g/cm³1.44 g/cm³1.7 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.35 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.44 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.52 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.55 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.89 %0.78 %0.78 %0.47 %0.56 %0.48 %0.69 %0.4 %0.5 %0.56 %0.3 %0.69 %
PH7.47.68.28.16.78.27.28.16.56.75.97.2
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity71 cmol kg⁻¹63 cmol kg⁻¹81 cmol kg⁻¹52 cmol kg⁻¹62 cmol kg⁻¹71 cmol kg⁻¹44 cmol kg⁻¹84 cmol kg⁻¹81 cmol kg⁻¹62 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹44 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity17 cmol kg⁻¹20 cmol kg⁻¹24 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹7 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹2 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %100 %100 %100 %85 %100 %88 %100 %84 %85 %98 %88 %
Total Exchangeable Bases17.1 cmol kg⁻¹39.2 cmol kg⁻¹29.1 cmol kg⁻¹36.5 cmol kg⁻¹5.9 cmol kg⁻¹22.2 cmol kg⁻¹10.7 cmol kg⁻¹20.7 cmol kg⁻¹9.1 cmol kg⁻¹5.9 cmol kg⁻¹1.4 cmol kg⁻¹10.7 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate5.4 %9 %13.6 %15 %0.1 %11.4 %4 %12.2 %0.1 %0.1 %0 %4 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0.2 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 %2 %2 %3 %2 %1 %3 %11 %3 %3 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.4 dS m-10.3 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.5 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 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