National gene conservation unit number: 18
Date of collection of the field data entered: 1996
Date of the most recent visit: 1996

Location

Unit country: Turkey
Unit province or state: MERSIN
Unit department or county: GULNAR
Unit municipality: -
Unit local name: AYDINCIK
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 50 - 500
Unit surface area [ha]: 100.7
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):36.2044 | Longitude (Decimal): 33.4528

Soil: Orthic Acrisols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Drylands.
Environmental zone:Hot and dry.
Aridity index: 0.680

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Cupressus sempervirens
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Cupressus sempervirens

Unit type: Gene reserve forest

Target species: Cupressus sempervirens
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 : Autochtonous
Population share (%): 60%
Estimated number of reproducing trees (interval): > 5000
Status of long-term viable regeneration: -

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