National gene conservation unit number: 42
Date of collection of the field data entered: 2001
Date of the most recent visit: 2001

Location

Unit country: Austria
Unit province or state: Oberösterreich
Unit department or county: Kirchdorf/Kr.
Unit municipality: -
Unit local name: KG Viechtwang, vorbehaltlich (Eiben-Generhaltungsprojekt: Almtal)
Ownership of the unit: Private
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 490 - 490
Unit surface area [ha]: 3.2
Coordinates (Restricted coordinates): Latitude (Decimal): 47…**** | Longitude (Decimal): 13…****

Soil: Calcaric Fluvisols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Boreal / Alpine.
Environmental zone:Cold and mesic.
Aridity index: 1.749

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Ulmus glabra; Prunus avium; Taxus baccata; Picea abies; Quercus robur; Carpinus betulus; Fraxinus excelsior; Larix decidua; Fagus sylvatica; Abies alba
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Taxus baccata

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

Target species: Taxus baccata
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)