Bolshekhekhtsirsky Zapovednik

Location:Khabarovsk, Russia
IUCN Category:Ia
Area:112,282 acres (45,439 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
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Köppen climate classification:Dwb (Climate: snow; Precipitation: winter dry; Temperature: warm summer)

Ecoregions

Amur meadow steppe

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 ABC
    
Share90 %10 %90 %10 % 
Soil TypeEutric CambisolsGleyic CambisolsMollie FluvisolsDystric FluvisolsGleyic Phaeozems
Topsoil TextureFineMediumCoarseCoarseMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageModerately wellPoorPoorPoorPoor
Available Water Capacity50 m50 m150 m150 m150 m
Phase 1GravellyGravellyPhreaticFloodedInundic
Phase 2   Phreatic 
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm0 - 80 cm 
Impermeable LayerNone 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 monthWet within 40 cm depth for over 11 monthWet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month 
Topsoil Properties
Gravel10 %4 %10 %10 %3 %
Sand23 %45 %77 %79 %35 %
Silt29 %36 %15 %12 %42 %
Clay48 %19 %8 %9 %23 %
USDA TextureClayLoamSandy loamSandy loamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.25 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³1.61 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.28 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1.17 %1 %0.87 %0.87 %1.26 %
PH6.76.46.45.35.7
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity50 cmol kg⁻¹38 cmol kg⁻¹72 cmol kg⁻¹34 cmol kg⁻¹51 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity27 cmol kg⁻¹9 cmol kg⁻¹9 cmol kg⁻¹5 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation89 %85 %87 %55 %84 %
Total Exchangeable Bases22.1 cmol kg⁻¹8.2 cmol kg⁻¹6.8 cmol kg⁻¹2.1 cmol kg⁻¹13.8 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.1 %0 %0.1 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %2 %0 %3 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel24 %18 %10 %17 %5 %
Sand26 %39 %77 %79 %29 %
Silt29 %34 %13 %11 %38 %
Clay45 %27 %10 %10 %33 %
USDA TextureClayClay loamSandy loamSandy loamClay loam
Reference Bulk Density1.26 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.58 g/cm³1.58 g/cm³1.31 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.35 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.5 g/cm³1.44 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.58 %0.47 %0.5 %0.26 %0.5 %
PH76.76.45.56.9
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity51 cmol kg⁻¹37 cmol kg⁻¹52 cmol kg⁻¹38 cmol kg⁻¹62 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity25 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹7 cmol kg⁻¹4 cmol kg⁻¹23 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation97 %88 %90 %46 %90 %
Total Exchangeable Bases25.9 cmol kg⁻¹11.3 cmol kg⁻¹7.1 cmol kg⁻¹1.5 cmol kg⁻¹22.3 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.3 %0.1 %0 %0 %2.2 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %2 %0 %2 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 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