ITA00119

National gene conservation unit number: ITACU119
Date of collection of the field data entered: 1973
Date of the most recent visit: 2025

Location

Unit country: Italy
Unit province or state: Tuscany
Unit department or county: Pistoia
Unit municipality: Abetone
Unit local name: Abetone Nature Reserve
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 1190 - 2050
Unit surface area [ha]: 640
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):44.1385 | Longitude (Decimal): 10.6796

Soil: Dystric Cambisols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Boreal / Alpine.
Environmental zone:Cold and mesic.
Aridity index: 1.199

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Abies alba; Fagus sylvatica; Ilex aquifolium; Picea abies; Sorbus torminalis; Taxus baccata; Tilia cordata; Ulmus glabra
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Abies alba

Unit type: Gene reserve forest, Biodiversity conservation, Seed stand, Protective forest area, Managed forest area