European Information System
on Forest Genetic Resources

FIN00012

National gene conservation unit number: GR12
Date of collection of the field data entered: 2008
Date of the most recent visit: 2019

Location

Unit country: Finland
Unit province or state: -
Unit department or county: -
Unit municipality: Ylitornio
Unit local name: Raanujärvi
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 95 - 135
Unit surface area [ha]: 95.56
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):66.6467 | Longitude (Decimal): 24.6107

Soil: Water bodies

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation2

Climatic zone: Boreal / Alpine.
Environmental zone:Cold and mesic.
Aridity index: 1.805

Species

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

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