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Detail page for Unit number: ITA00240 and Target species: Pinus nigra
| Country of the unit : | Italy |
| Unit number: | ITA00240 |
| National gene conservation unit number: | ITA00240 |
| Province or state: | Abruzzo |
| Department or county: | L'Aquila |
| Municipality: | Villetta Barrea |
| Local name : | Riserva Naturale della Camosciara - Parco nazionale Abruzzo-Molise |
| Latitude : | 41°45'29.1296"N |
| Longitude : | 13°53'17.4041"E |
| Restriction in making the geographical coordinates publically available: | 0 |
| Datum: | |
| Polygon coordinates (if available): | |
| Minimum elevation (m): | 1150 |
| Maximum elevation (m): | 1850 |
| Surface area of the unit (ha): | 250 |
| Ownership of the unit : | Public |
| Type and function of the unit : | Gene reserve forest; Biodiversity conservation (habitats AND/or species) |
| Monthly temperature (°C): | |
| Total annual mean precipitation (mm): | |
| Heat sum and/or length of the growing season (in days): | |
| Accumulated moisture deficit: | |
| Year of collection of the field data entered: | 2012 |
| Year of the most recent visit: | 2023 |
| Remarks on specific soil characteristics: | |
| Remarks on other specific characteristics of the unit: | Marginal Population of Pinus nigra ssp. nigra var. italica Connected Research: https://dx.doi.org/10.5424/fs/2016253-09476 |
| All tree species growing in the unit: | Fagus sylvatica; Pinus nigra |
| Target species: | Pinus nigra |
| National population unit number if existing: | |
| Year of establishment of the GCU for the species: | 2013 |
| Year of the most recent visit: | 2014 |
| Status of the target tree population regarding the EUFORGEN common action plans.: | Included |
| Category of the population: | In situ |
| Origin of the material: | Autochtonous |
| Predominant silvicultural system: | No silviculture |
| Level of management allowed to favour the target species: | No intervention allowed |
| Main reason for carrying out gene conservation for this species: | To conserve specific adaptive and/or phenotypic traits in marginal or scattered tree populations which are often relatively small |
| Total number of reproducing trees per unit: | 500 - 4999 |
| Sex ratio, if appropriate: | Even sex ratio |
| Status of long-term viable regeneration : | Sporadic |
| Distribution of the reproducing trees in the unit (multiple choice): | In groups |
| Estimated share of the total area within the unit in which the species is occurring (%): | 60 |
| Remarks on the population: | Marginal population ok Black pine of Villetta Barrea (Pinus nigra ssp. nigra var. italia) an autochtonous species with trees of 500 years old References: http://wolfweb.unr.edu/homepage/fbiondi/Biondi&Visani1993.pdf |