CHE00084

National gene conservation unit number: CHE00084
Date of collection of the field data entered: 2023
Date of the most recent visit: 2023

Location

Unit country: Switzerland
Unit province or state: VS
Unit department or county: Brig,Raron
Unit municipality: Ried-Mörel
Unit local name: Aletschwald
Ownership of the unit: Other
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 1436 - 2297
Unit surface area [ha]: 234.056
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):46.3899 | Longitude (Decimal): 8.0240

Soil: Lithic Leptosols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Boreal / Alpine.
Environmental zone:Cold and wet.
Aridity index: 2.871

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)