CHE00040

National gene conservation unit number: CHE00040
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/ZH
Unit department or county: Toggenburg,Hinwil,Pfaeffikon,Muenchwilen
Unit municipality: Fischingen
Unit local name: Hoernli ZH - Hoellwald TG
Ownership of the unit: Other
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 650 - 1130
Unit surface area [ha]: 66.2
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):47.3862 | Longitude (Decimal): 8.9557

Soil: Gleyic Cambisols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Boreal / Alpine.
Environmental zone:Cold and mesic.
Aridity index: 2.429

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Taxus baccata
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Taxus baccata

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