FIN00010

National gene conservation unit number: GR10
Date of collection of the field data entered: 2008
Date of the most recent visit: 2022

Location

Unit country: Finland
Unit province or state: -
Unit department or county: -
Unit municipality: Kittilä
Unit local name: Suasselkä
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 235 - 260
Unit surface area [ha]: 274.45
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):68.0050 | Longitude (Decimal): 25.4052

Soil: Fibric Histosols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Boreal / Alpine.
Environmental zone:Extremely cold and mesic.
Aridity index: 1.795

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Pinus sylvestris; Picea abies; Betula pubescens
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Picea abies

Unit type: Gene reserve forest, Forest area managed for wood production AND/or multiple uses AND services