National gene conservation unit number: ITACU021
Date of collection of the field data entered: 1950
Date of the most recent visit: 2023

Location

Unit country: Italy
Unit province or state: Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna
Unit department or county: Arezzo - Forlì-Cesena
Unit municipality: Santa Sofia
Unit local name: Parco nazionale delle foreste casentinesi - Monte Falterona - Campigna
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 700 - 1650
Unit surface area [ha]: 1190
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):43.9144 | Longitude (Decimal): 11.7451

Soil: Dystric Cambisols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Boreal / Alpine.
Environmental zone:Cold and mesic.
Aridity index: 1.487

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Abies alba; Acer campestre; Acer pseudoplatanus; Carpinus betulus; Carpinus orientalis; Castanea sativa; Fagus sylvatica; Fraxinus angustifolia; Fraxinus excelsior; Fraxinus ornus; Ostrya carpinifolia; Picea abies; Pinus nigra; Pinus sylvestris
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Abies alba, Fagus sylvatica

Unit type: Biodiversity conservation, Seed stand

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 : Autochthonous
Population share (%): 100%
Estimated number of reproducing trees (interval): >5001
Status of long-term viable regeneration: -

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

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: No intervention allowed
Predominant silvicultural system: No silviculture