National gene conservation unit number: ITACU244
Population number: -

GCU
Date of collection of the field data entered: 2015
Date of the most recent visit: 2021

POPULATION
Year of Establishment of the GCU for the species: 2015
Date (or partial of date) of the most recent visit: 2023

Location

Unit country: Italy
Unit province or state: Tuscany
Unit department or county: Grosseto
Unit municipality: Roccastrada
Unit local name: Belagaio and Farma Nature Reserve
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 455 - 481
Unit surface area [ha]: 1410
Coordinates ( Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):43.0790 | Longitude (Decimal): 11.2166

Soil: Calcaric Cambisols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Warm temperate.
Environmental zone:Warm temperate and mesic.
Aridity index: 0.893

Species

All tree species growing in the unit: Alnus glutinosa; Betula pendula; Castanea sativa; Fraxinus ornus; Ilex aquifolium; Quercus ilex; Sorbus torminalis
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Betula pendula

Unit type: Biodiversity conservation

Target species: Betula pendula
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 (%): 30%
Estimated number of reproducing trees (interval): 501 - 5000
Status of long-term viable regeneration: Sporadic

Management
Population management: -
Predominant silvicultural system: Coppice