Reference soil Greece 12: Haplic Phaeozem

GR012

Distribution of Phaeozems (rough estimation supplied by soilgrids)

Reference soil GR012: Haplic Phaeozems

LOCATION: "Papa Vrysi" 600 meters of junction to Panagia Soumela on the road from Veria to Kozani, approximately 25 km SW of Veria. CLIMATE: Mediterranean transitional to continental. Rainfall is, more or less, evenly distributed throughout the year with the exception of August and September. VEGETATION AND LAND USE: Dominant tree specie: Fagus sylvatica. Dominant fern specie: Pteris aquilina. ADDITIONAL NOTES ON PROFILE DESCRIPTION: O2 - also some mineral material.

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Physical characteristics

Particle size distribution

Depth (cm)	Gravel % v/v	very coarse sand % w/w	coarse sand % w/w	medium sand % w/w	fine sand % w/w	very fine sand % w/w	Total sand % w/w	coarse silt % w/w	fine silt % w/w	Total silt % w/w	Clay % w/w
0-2	23	13.1	19.2	11.6	11.5	7.3	62.7	15.5	15.9	31.4	6
2-30	22	12.3	15.8	10.4	11	7.4	56.9	15.4	19.8	35.2	9.9
30-40	22	13.7	17.1	10.4	11.9	7.8	60.9	13.2	21.8	35	4
40-90	25	7.7	20.1	14.4	15.3	7.7	65.2	12.8	17.2	30	4.9

Water retention characteristics

Depth (cm)	Bulk density kg/dm³	Spec. Surf. Area m²/g	COLE cm/cm	Water disp. clay %	Clay % w/w
0-2	-	-	-	-	6
2-30	-	-	-	-	9.9
30-40	-	-	-	-	4
40-90	-	-	-	-	4.9

Chemical data

Depth (cm)	pH H2O	pHKCl	EC 1: 2.5 dS/m	CaCO3 % w/w	C % w/w	N %	C / N	Exch. Acid cmol(c)/kg	Exch. Al cmol(c)/kg	Ca cmol(c)/kg	Mg cmol(c)/kg	K cmol(c)/kg	Na cmol(c)/kg	Sum Cations cmol(c)/kg
0-2	5.6	4.9	-	-	1.21	0.09	13	-	-	3.8	0.9	0.2	0.1	5
2-30	5.5	4.4	-	-	0.53	0.04	13	-	-	3.0	0.7	0.2	0.2	4.1
30-40	5.5	4.3	-	-	0.25	0.03	8	-	-	2.5	0.5	0.2	0.1	3.3
40-90	5.6	4.4	-	-	0.15	0.03	5	-	-	3.0	0.8	0.1	0.1	4

Depth (cm)	Base sat. %	CEC soil cmol(c)/kg	CEC clay cmol(c)/kg	CEC org cmol(c)/kg	ECEC cmol(c)/kg	Al sat. %	ESP %
0-2	62	8	133	4.2	-	-	-
2-30	59	7	71	1.9	-	-	-
30-40	66	5	125	0.9	-	-	-
40-90	80	5	102	0.5	-	-	-

Profile description

Oi 0-5 cm	leaves nilmany very fine pores,
Oe 5-15 cm	black (10YR 2/1, dry)leaves moderately,many very fine pores,abrupt smooth boundary to,
Ah 15-35 cm	greyish brown (10YR 5/2, dry) dark brown (10YR 3/3, moist)sandy clay loam gravelly,weak very fine subangular blocky,slightly hard very friable slightly sticky slightly plastic,many very fine pores,abrupt wavy boundary to,
Bw 35-45 cm	pale brown (10YR 6/3, dry) brown (10YR 5/3, moist)sandy loam gravelly,weak very fine subangular blocky,slightly hard very friable slightly sticky slightly plastic,many very fine pores,very few medium gravel granite fragments,clear irregular boundary to,
C 45-55 cm	very pale brown (10YR 7/3, dry) light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4, moist)sandy loam gravelly,weak very fine subangular blocky,slightly hard very friable slightly sticky slightly plastic,many very fine pores,abrupt irregular boundary to,

Kind 1 (parent material) ; Parker (eds), 1984	coarse-grained basic igneous rock
Remarks on Parent Materials	granite

Remarks on Land Use / Vegetation	beech; understory: brackenfern, sh.grass
Major vegetation type; Guidelines for soil description - Fourth edition (FAO, Rome, 2006)	deciduous forest

Altitude	1200m
Physiographic Unit	Vermion
Slope	55%
Slope Aspect	east
Topography; Guidelines for soil description - Fourth edition (FAO, Rome, 2006)	mountainous

Drainage class ; FAO (2006) - Guidelines for soil description	excessive
Kind of ground water table (USDA, 1979)	no groundwater table observed
Moist From - To	0-60cm
Estimated permeability (class) of least permeable part of the profile	moderate
Estimated run off (class)	medium

Evidence of alkali ; Soil Survey Manual USDA, 1951	non-alkaline
Rock outcrop class (FAO (2006) - Guidelines for soil description)	rocky
Evidence of salt; Soil Survey Manual USDA, 1951	non-saline
Surface stoniness class (FAO (2006) - Guidelines for soil description)	stony

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Reference soil Greece 12: Haplic Phaeozem

Reference soil GR012: Haplic Phaeozems

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