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on Forest Genetic Resources

CHE00038

National gene conservation unit number: CHE00038
Date of collection of the field data entered: 2020
Date of the most recent visit: 2020

Location

Unit country: Switzerland
Unit province or state: TG
Unit department or county: Frauenfeld
Unit municipality: Mettendorf
Unit local name: Wellenberg
Ownership of the unit: Other
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 421 - 669
Unit surface area [ha]: 223.013
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):47.5669 | Longitude (Decimal): 8.9726

Soil: Eutric Cambisols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation2

Climatic zone: Cool temperate.
Environmental zone:Cool temperate and moist.
Aridity index: 1.517

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Taxus baccata; Pinus sylvestris; Sorbus torminalis
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Pinus sylvestris, Sorbus torminalis, Taxus baccata

Unit type: Gene reserve forest, Biodiversity conservation (habitats AND/or species)