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on Forest Genetic Resources

ITA00271

National gene conservation unit number: ITACU271
Date of collection of the field data entered: 2021
Date of the most recent visit: 2023

Location

Unit country: Italy
Unit province or state: Calabria
Unit department or county: Reggio Calabria
Unit municipality: Roccaforte del Greco
Unit local name: Three limits forest
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 1300 - 1700
Unit surface area [ha]: 354
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):38.1384 | Longitude (Decimal): 15.8642

Soil: Dystric Cambisols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation2

Climatic zone: Cool temperate.
Environmental zone:Cool temperate and moist.
Aridity index: 1.530

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Abies alba; Fagus sylvatica
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Abies alba

Unit type: Gene reserve forest, Biodiversity conservation