National gene conservation unit number: GR10
Population number: -

GCU
Date of collection of the field data entered: 2008
Date of the most recent visit: 2022

POPULATION
Year of Establishment of the GCU for the species: 1993
Date (or partial of date) of the most recent visit: 2015

Location

Unit country: Finland
Unit province or state: -
Unit department or county: -
Unit municipality: Kittilä
Unit local name: Suasselkä
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 235 - 260
Unit surface area [ha]: 274.45
Coordinates ( Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):68.0050 | Longitude (Decimal): 25.4052

Soil: Fibric Histosols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Boreal / Alpine.
Environmental zone:Extremely cold and mesic.
Aridity index: 1.795

Species

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

Unit type: Gene reserve forest, Forest area managed for wood production AND/or multiple uses AND services

Target species: Picea abies
Status of the target species in the GCU: -
Category of the target species in the GCU: In situ
Origin of the target species in the GCU : Autochtonous
Population share (%): 98%
Estimated number of reproducing trees (interval): > 5000
Status of long-term viable regeneration: Requires management intervention

Management
Population management: Conservation through active intervention carried out
Predominant silvicultural system: Clear-cutting with natural regeneration (seed trees or strips)