National gene conservation unit number: 296
Date of collection of the field data entered: 1993
Date of the most recent visit: 2003

Location

Unit country: Austria
Unit province or state: Kärnten
Unit department or county: Villach
Unit municipality: -
Unit local name: FDB Ossiach; Ossiacher Tauern, westl. Teil - Abtlg. 107b, c
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 700 - 800
Unit surface area [ha]: 20.3
Coordinates (Restricted coordinates): Latitude (Decimal): 46…**** | Longitude (Decimal): 13…****

Soil: Haplic Luvisols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Cool temperate.
Environmental zone:Cool temperate and moist.
Aridity index: 1.344

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Picea abies; Betula pendula; Fagus sylvatica; Larix decidua; Abies alba
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Abies alba, Fagus sylvatica, Picea abies

Unit type: Gene reserve forest, Forest area managed for wood production AND/or multiple uses AND services

Target species: Abies alba
Status of the target species in the GCU: Pending
Category of the target species in the GCU: In situ
Origin of the target species in the GCU : Autochtonous
Population share (%): 100%
Estimated number of reproducing trees (interval): 500 - 4999
Status of long-term viable regeneration: -

Management
Population management: Conservation through active intervention carried out
Predominant silvicultural system: Clear-cutting with natural regeneration (seed trees or strips)

Target species: Fagus sylvatica
Status of the target species in the GCU: Pending
Category of the target species in the GCU: In situ
Origin of the target species in the GCU : Autochtonous
Population share (%): 100%
Estimated number of reproducing trees (interval): 500 - 4999
Status of long-term viable regeneration: -

Management
Population management: Conservation through active intervention carried out
Predominant silvicultural system: Clear-cutting with natural regeneration (seed trees or strips)

Target species: Picea abies
Status of the target species in the GCU: Pending
Category of the target species in the GCU: In situ
Origin of the target species in the GCU : Autochtonous
Population share (%): 100%
Estimated number of reproducing trees (interval): 500 - 4999
Status of long-term viable regeneration: -

Management
Population management: Conservation through active intervention carried out
Predominant silvicultural system: Clear-cutting with natural regeneration (seed trees or strips)