National gene conservation unit number: ITACU41
Date of collection of the field data entered: 2002
Date of the most recent visit: 2005

Location

Unit country: Italy
Unit province or state: Basilicata
Unit department or county: Potenza
Unit municipality: Rionero in Vulture
Unit local name: Grotticelle Nature Reserve
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 295 - 720
Unit surface area [ha]: 212.5
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):40.9242 | Longitude (Decimal): 15.5504

Soil: Dystric Cambisols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Warm temperate.
Environmental zone:Warm temperate and mesic.
Aridity index: 0.560

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Acer platanoides; Carpinus betulus; Fraxinus angustifolia; Fraxinus ornus; Quercus cerris; Quercus ilex; Quercus pubescens; Sorbus torminalis; Ulmus minor
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Fraxinus angustifolia

Unit type: Gene reserve forest, Biodiversity conservation

Target species: Fraxinus angustifolia
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: Conservation through active intervention carried out
Predominant silvicultural system: Coppice