Soils

The Natural Park "Strandja" falls soil Mediterranean area of Europe. The park is part of Strandja Province, characterized by wetter soils than typical for Southern Europe and inversion in the location of brown forest soils.

For the park established seven soil types, the following areas of interest: alluvium (alluvial) soils (Fluvisols) - 4%; shallow soils (Leptosols) - rendzinas, lithosols and rankeri - 10%; metamorphic soils (Cambisols) - brown and maroon-brown - 4%; luvisols (Luvisols) - cinnamon and leached cinnamon - 46%; planosoli (planosols) - podzolized and psevdopodzol. cinnamon - 20%; yellow soils (Alisols) - 11%; chervenozemi (nitisols) - 5%.

Within the park is the only distribution in Bulgaria of yellow soils (Alisols) and chervenozemi (Nitisols), as yellow soils are found only here in Europe. The development of yellow soils under forest vegetation yuzhnoevksinskata distinguish them from the soil of Mediterranean Europe and reveals the natural links with low valleys of the Caucasus. Typical for Bulgaria and Europe is weathering of rocks to soil forming alumino-silicate minerals. Outstanding feature of yellow soils is further weathering of rocks and soil formation of Alito type customary for wet and warm subtropical areas.