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on Forest Genetic Resources

LTU00056

National gene conservation unit number: 60EGD007
Date of collection of the field data entered: 1994
Date of the most recent visit: 2018

Location

Unit country: Lithuania
Unit province or state: Klaipeda
Unit department or county: Kretinga
Unit municipality: Zalgiris
Unit local name: Mikoliskiai forest spruce state genetic reserve
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 60 - 60
Unit surface area [ha]: 8.1
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):55.8211 | Longitude (Decimal): 21.5011

Soil: Gleyic Podzoluvisols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation2

Climatic zone: Boreal / Alpine.
Environmental zone:Cold and mesic.
Aridity index: 1.541

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Alnus glutinosa; Picea abies; Betula pendula
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Picea abies

Unit type: Gene reserve forest