National gene conservation unit number: EUAP0007
Date of collection of the field data entered: 2015
Date of the most recent visit: 2024

Location

Unit country: Italy
Unit province or state: Abruzzo
Unit department or county: -
Unit municipality: -
Unit local name: Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park
Ownership of the unit: Both
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 1200 - 1320
Unit surface area [ha]: 141341
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):42.5166 | Longitude (Decimal): 13.4860

Soil: Rendzic Leptosols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Boreal / Alpine.
Environmental zone:Cold and mesic.
Aridity index: 1.526

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Abies alba; Betula pendula; Castanea sativa; Cornus mas; Fagus sylvatica; Laburnum anagyroides; Malus sylvestris; Pinus nigra; Pseudotsuga menziesii; Quercus cerris; Quercus pubescens; Taxus baccata
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Betula pendula, Abies alba

Unit type: Biodiversity conservation, Gene reserve forest, Managed forest area, Protective forest area, Seed stand

Target species: Betula pendula
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 (%): 5%
Estimated number of reproducing trees (interval): 15 - 50
Status of long-term viable regeneration: -

Management
Population management: -
Predominant silvicultural system: Coppice

Target species: Abies alba
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 (%): 35%
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