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on Forest Genetic Resources

BGR00005

National gene conservation unit number: BG 005
Date of collection of the field data entered: 2004
Date of the most recent visit: 2021

Location

Unit country: Bulgaria
Unit province or state: Bulgaria
Unit department or county: Veliko tarnovo
Unit municipality: Svishtov
Unit local name: Vardim
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 27 - 27
Unit surface area [ha]: 4.2
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):43.6276 | Longitude (Decimal): 25.4746

Soil: Water bodies

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation2

Climatic zone: Cool temperate.
Environmental zone:Cool temperate and xeric.
Aridity index: 0.551

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Morus alba; Populus alba; Populus nigra; Ulmus laevis
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Populus alba

Unit type: Biodiversity conservation