National gene conservation unit number: ITACU37
Date of collection of the field data entered: 2002
Date of the most recent visit: 2021

Location

Unit country: Italy
Unit province or state: Calabria
Unit department or county: Cosenza
Unit municipality: Celico, Spezzano
Unit local name: Tasso Camigliatello Nature Biogenetic Reserve
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 1306 - 1400
Unit surface area [ha]: 223
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):39.3377 | Longitude (Decimal): 16.4164

Soil: Dystric Cambisols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Cool temperate.
Environmental zone:Cool temperate and moist.
Aridity index: 1.758

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Abies alba; Alnus glutinosa; Castanea sativa; Fagus sylvatica; Pinus nigra
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Pinus nigra

Unit type: Gene reserve forest, Biodiversity conservation

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: Continuous

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