National gene conservation unit number: ITACU28
Date of collection of the field data entered: 2002
Date of the most recent visit: 2005

Location

Unit country: Italy
Unit province or state: Calabria
Unit department or county: Catanzaro
Unit municipality: Albi
Unit local name: Coturelle-Piccione Nature Reserve
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 1000 - 1580
Unit surface area [ha]: 533
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):39.0720 | Longitude (Decimal): 16.6227

Soil: Dystric Cambisols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Cool temperate.
Environmental zone:Cool temperate and moist.
Aridity index: 1.612

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Alnus cordata; Castanea sativa; Celtis australis; Corylus avellana; Crataegus monogyna; Ostrya carpinifolia; Pinus nigra; Populus tremula; Pyrus communis; Quercus cerris; Quercus ilex; Quercus pubescens; Quercus robur; Sorbus aucuparia
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Pinus nigra

Unit type: Gene reserve forest, Biodiversity conservation, Seed stand

Target species: Pinus nigra
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): >5001
Status of long-term viable regeneration: Sporadic

Management
Population management: Conservation through active intervention carried out
Predominant silvicultural system: Shelterwood systems