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on Forest Genetic Resources

LTU00125

National gene conservation unit number: 44PGD107
Date of collection of the field data entered: 1996
Date of the most recent visit: 2022

Location

Unit country: Lithuania
Unit province or state: Kaunas
Unit department or county: Raseiniai
Unit municipality: Siluva
Unit local name: Siluva forest pine genetic reserve
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 140 - 140
Unit surface area [ha]: 47.2
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):55.7283 | Longitude (Decimal): 22.9814

Soil: Haplic Podzols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation2

Climatic zone: Boreal / Alpine.
Environmental zone:Cold and mesic.
Aridity index: 1.106

Species

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

Unit type: Gene reserve forest