National gene conservation unit number: ITACU122
Population number: -

GCU
Date of collection of the field data entered: 1973
Date of the most recent visit: 2009

POPULATION
Year of Establishment of the GCU for the species: 1973
Date (or partial of date) of the most recent visit: 2009

Location

Unit country: Italy
Unit province or state: Tuscany
Unit department or county: Grosseto
Unit municipality: Orbetello
Unit local name: Duna Feniglia Nature Reserve
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 1 - 5
Unit surface area [ha]: 440
Coordinates ( Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):42.4214 | Longitude (Decimal): 11.2440

Soil: Eutric Fluvisols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Warm temperate.
Environmental zone:Warm temperate and mesic.
Aridity index: 0.973

Species

All tree species growing in the unit: Fraxinus excelsior; Fraxinus ornus; Pinus pinaster; Pinus pinea; Quercus ilex; Quercus suber
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Pinus pinea

Unit type: Gene reserve forest, Biodiversity conservation, Seed stand

Target species: Pinus pinea
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): 501 - 5000
Status of long-term viable regeneration: Continuous

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