National gene conservation unit number: 333b
Date of collection of the field data entered: 1995
Date of the most recent visit: 2000

Location

Unit country: Austria
Unit province or state: Niederösterreich
Unit department or county: Amstetten
Unit municipality: -
Unit local name: Bretterwald - 2 c, 2 e
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 520 - 660
Unit surface area [ha]: 13
Coordinates (Restricted coordinates): Latitude (Decimal): 48…**** | Longitude (Decimal): 14…****

Soil: Dystric Planosols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Boreal / Alpine.
Environmental zone:Cold and mesic.
Aridity index: 1.839

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Acer pseudoplatanus; Ulmus glabra; Picea abies; Fraxinus excelsior; Fagus sylvatica; Larix decidua; Abies alba
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Fagus sylvatica

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

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)