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on Forest Genetic Resources

CHE00059

National gene conservation unit number: CHE00059
Date of collection of the field data entered: 2022
Date of the most recent visit: 2022

Location

Unit country: Switzerland
Unit province or state: TI
Unit department or county: Blenio
Unit municipality: Olivone
Unit local name: Selvasecca
Ownership of the unit: Other
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 1698 - 1954
Unit surface area [ha]: 73.9
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):46.5372 | Longitude (Decimal): 8.8258

Soil: Lithic Leptosols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation2

Climatic zone: Boreal / Alpine.
Environmental zone:Cold and wet.
Aridity index: 3.927

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Pinus cembra
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Pinus cembra

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