National gene conservation unit number: 318
Date of collection of the field data entered: 1994
Date of the most recent visit: 1999

Location

Unit country: Austria
Unit province or state: Niederösterreich
Unit department or county: Melk
Unit municipality: -
Unit local name: Rev. Aggstein, Gerichtsgraben - 4b1, 4c2; Anschluß an EE-Nr 17
Ownership of the unit: Private
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 280 - 350
Unit surface area [ha]: 3.1
Coordinates (Restricted coordinates): Latitude (Decimal): 48…**** | Longitude (Decimal): 15…****

Soil: Dystric Cambisols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation2

Climatic zone: Cool temperate.
Environmental zone:Cool temperate and dry.
Aridity index: 0.894

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Fagus sylvatica; Quercus petraea; Carpinus betulus; Sorbus aria; Prunus avium; Tilia cordata; Tilia platyphyllos
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Tilia cordata, Tilia platyphyllos

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


Target species: Tilia cordata
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): 50 - 499
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: Tilia platyphyllos
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): 15 - 49
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)