National gene conservation unit number: ITACU80
Date of collection of the field data entered: 1973
Date of the most recent visit: 2009

Location

Unit country: Italy
Unit province or state: Trentino-South Tyrol
Unit department or county: Trento
Unit municipality: -
Unit local name: Paneveggio - Pale di San Martino Natural Park
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 1100 - 3200
Unit surface area [ha]: 19701
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):46.2654 | Longitude (Decimal): 11.7517

Soil: Lithic Leptosols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Boreal / Alpine.
Environmental zone:Extremely cold and mesic.
Aridity index: 2.814

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Abies alba; Castanea sativa; Fraxinus ornus; Larix decidua; Picea abies; Pinus cembra; Quercus petraea; Quercus pubescens
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Picea abies, Pinus cembra

Unit type: Seed stand

Target species: Picea abies
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 (%): 85%
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: Close-to-nature forestry

Target species: Pinus cembra
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 (%): 50%
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