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on Forest Genetic Resources

ITA00035

National gene conservation unit number: ITACU035
Date of collection of the field data entered: 2002
Date of the most recent visit: 2021

Location

Unit country: Italy
Unit province or state: Calabria
Unit department or county: Cosenza
Unit municipality: Celico
Unit local name: Iona - Serra della Guardia Nature Reserve
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 1300 - 1427
Unit surface area [ha]: 270
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):39.3957 | Longitude (Decimal): 16.4137

Soil: Dystric Cambisols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation2

Climatic zone: Cool temperate.
Environmental zone:Cool temperate and moist.
Aridity index: 1.716

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Castanea sativa; Fagus sylvatica; Pinus nigra; Quercus cerris
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Pinus nigra, Fagus sylvatica

Unit type: Gene reserve forest, Biodiversity conservation