Background
Apennine beech forests with Abies alba once covered an area from Monte Amiata to the Maremma plain in western Italy. Today, in Tuscany the habitat is limited to small isolated areas, at altitudes of between 600 and 900 metres. A proposed Site of Community Importance (SCI) in the area, the Foreste del Siele e Pigetello di Piancastagnaio is the l ...