National gene conservation unit number: ITACU258
Date of collection of the field data entered: 2021
Date of the most recent visit: 2021

Location

Unit country: Italy
Unit province or state: Basilicata
Unit department or county: Matera
Unit municipality: Policoro
Unit local name: Bosco pantano
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 15
Unit surface area [ha]: 464.408
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):40.1631 | Longitude (Decimal): 16.6863

Soil: Eutric Cambisols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Warm temperate.
Environmental zone:Warm temperate and xeric.
Aridity index: 0.572

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Alnus glutinosa; Fraxinus angustifolia; Populus alba; Quercus robur; Ulmus minor
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Fraxinus angustifolia, Populus alba, Quercus robur, Alnus glutinosa

Unit type: Gene reserve forest, Biodiversity conservation, Protective forest area

Target species: Fraxinus angustifolia
Status of the target species in the GCU: Included
Category of the target species in the GCU: In situ
Origin of the target species in the GCU : Autochthonous
Population share (%): 5%
Estimated number of reproducing trees (interval): 51 - 500
Status of long-term viable regeneration: Required management intervention

Management
Population management: Minimum intervention allowed
Predominant silvicultural system: Close-to-nature forestry

Target species: Populus alba
Status of the target species in the GCU: Included
Category of the target species in the GCU: In situ
Origin of the target species in the GCU : Autochthonous
Population share (%): 5%
Estimated number of reproducing trees (interval): 51 - 500
Status of long-term viable regeneration: Required management intervention

Management
Population management: Minimum intervention allowed
Predominant silvicultural system: Close-to-nature forestry

Target species: Quercus robur
Status of the target species in the GCU: Included
Category of the target species in the GCU: In situ
Origin of the target species in the GCU : Autochthonous
Population share (%): 100%
Estimated number of reproducing trees (interval): 15 - 50
Status of long-term viable regeneration: Required management intervention

Management
Population management: Conservation through active intervention carried out
Predominant silvicultural system: Close-to-nature forestry

Target species: Alnus glutinosa
Status of the target species in the GCU: Included
Category of the target species in the GCU: In situ
Origin of the target species in the GCU : Autochthonous
Population share (%): 45%
Estimated number of reproducing trees (interval): >5001
Status of long-term viable regeneration: Required management intervention

Management
Population management: Minimum intervention allowed
Predominant silvicultural system: Close-to-nature forestry