National gene conservation unit number: ITACU44
Date of collection of the field data entered: 2002
Date of the most recent visit: 2019

Location

Unit country: Italy
Unit province or state: Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Unit department or county: Udine
Unit municipality: Malborghetto
Unit local name: Cucco - Rio BiancoNature Reserve
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 672 - 960
Unit surface area [ha]: 21
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):46.5062 | Longitude (Decimal): 13.4126

Soil: Eutric Cambisols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Boreal / Alpine.
Environmental zone:Cold and mesic.
Aridity index: 2.226

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Fraxinus ornus; 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 (%): 70%
Estimated number of reproducing trees (interval): >5001
Status of long-term viable regeneration: Sporadic

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