National gene conservation unit number: 18PGD070
Date of collection of the field data entered: 1995
Date of the most recent visit: 2018

Location

Unit country: Lithuania
Unit province or state: Taurage
Unit department or county: Taurage
Unit municipality: Taurage
Unit local name: Bernotiske forest pine state genetic reserve
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 25 - 25
Unit surface area [ha]: 3.7
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):55.2808 | Longitude (Decimal): 22.3894

Soil: Eutric Gleysols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Boreal / Alpine.
Environmental zone:Cold and mesic.
Aridity index: 1.279

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Pinus sylvestris; Picea abies
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Pinus sylvestris

Unit type: Gene reserve forest

Target species: Pinus sylvestris
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 : Autochtonous
Population share (%): 48%
Estimated number of reproducing trees (interval): 50 - 499
Status of long-term viable regeneration: -

Management
Population management: Minimum intervention allowed
Predominant silvicultural system: Close-to-natural forestry (continuous cover forest, selective logging)