National gene conservation unit number: ITACU49
Population number: -

GCU
Date of collection of the field data entered: 2002
Date of the most recent visit: 2022

POPULATION
Year of Establishment of the GCU for the species: 1975
Date (or partial of date) of the most recent visit: 2005

Location

Unit country: Italy
Unit province or state: Veneto
Unit department or county: Belluno
Unit municipality: Sospirolo, San Gregorio nelle Alpi, S. Giustina, Gosaldo
Unit local name: Valle Scura Natural Reserve
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 430 - 2110
Unit surface area [ha]: 310
Coordinates ( Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):46.1219 | Longitude (Decimal): 12.0016

Soil: Rendzic Leptosols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Boreal / Alpine.
Environmental zone:Cold and mesic.
Aridity index: 2.625

Species

All tree species growing in the unit: Fagus sylvatica; Larix decidua; Ostrya carpinifolia; Picea abies; Pinus mugo; Pinus nigra; Quercus petraea
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Ostrya carpinifolia, Pinus mugo

Unit type: Biodiversity conservation

Target species: Ostrya carpinifolia
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 : Autochthonous
Population share (%): 100%
Estimated number of reproducing trees (interval): >5001
Status of long-term viable regeneration: Continuous

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