National gene conservation unit number: CHE00060
Date of collection of the field data entered: 2022
Date of the most recent visit: 2022

Location

Unit country: Switzerland
Unit province or state: NE
Unit department or county: Jura-Nord vaudois
Unit municipality: Gorgier
Unit local name: Creux-du-Van Les Déracinées Champ-du-Moulin
Ownership of the unit: Other
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 871 - 1440
Unit surface area [ha]: 148.6
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):46.9395 | Longitude (Decimal): 6.7452

Soil: Rendzic Leptosols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation2

Climatic zone: Boreal / Alpine.
Environmental zone:Cold and wet.
Aridity index: 2.412

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Abies alba
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Abies alba

Unit type: Gene reserve forest, Biodiversity conservation (habitats AND/or species)


Target species: Abies alba
Status of the target species in the GCU: Included
Category of the target species in the GCU: In situ
Origin of the target species in the GCU : Autochtonous
Population share (%): 100%
Estimated number of reproducing trees (interval): > 5000
Status of long-term viable regeneration: -

Management
Population management: Minimum intervention allowed
Predominant silvicultural system: Close-to-natural forestry (continuous cover forest, selective logging)