National gene conservation unit number: ITACU15
Date of collection of the field data entered: 2002
Date of the most recent visit: 2020

Location

Unit country: Italy
Unit province or state: Tuscany
Unit department or county: Pistoia
Unit municipality: Cutigliano
Unit local name: Piano degli Ontani Nature Reserve
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 1100 - 1800
Unit surface area [ha]: 590
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):44.1031 | Longitude (Decimal): 10.6961

Soil: Dystric Cambisols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Boreal / Alpine.
Environmental zone:Cold and mesic.
Aridity index: 1.308

Species

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

Unit type: Gene reserve forest, Biodiversity conservation

Target species: Fagus sylvatica
Status of the target species in the GCU: -
Category of the target species in the GCU: In situ
Origin of the target species in the GCU : Autochthonous
Population share (%): 100%
Estimated number of reproducing trees (interval): 501 - 5000
Status of long-term viable regeneration: Continuous

Management
Population management: Minimum intervention allowed
Predominant silvicultural system: Close-to-nature forestry