FIN00020

National gene conservation unit number: GR20
Date of collection of the field data entered: 2001
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: Sätkenä
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 200 - 275
Unit surface area [ha]: 154.44
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):67.7397 | Longitude (Decimal): 24.8545

Soil: Fibric Histosols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Boreal / Alpine.
Environmental zone:Extremely cold and mesic.
Aridity index: 1.811

Species

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

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