National gene conservation unit number: CZE00004
Date of collection of the field data entered: 1998
Date of the most recent visit: 2010

Location

Unit country: Czech Republic
Unit province or state: Stredocesky kraj
Unit department or county: Beroun
Unit municipality: Karlstejn
Unit local name: Karlstejn
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 250 - 435
Unit surface area [ha]: 1830
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):49.9417 | Longitude (Decimal): 14.1831

Soil: Rendzic Leptosols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation2

Climatic zone: Cool temperate.
Environmental zone:Cool temperate and dry.
Aridity index: 0.749

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Tilia cordata; Acer platanoides; Fraxinus excelsior; Fagus sylvatica; Quercus petraea; Sorbus torminalis
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Acer platanoides, Fagus sylvatica, Fraxinus excelsior, Quercus petraea, Sorbus torminalis, Tilia cordata

Unit type: -


Target species: Acer platanoides
Status of the target species in the GCU: Included
Category of the target species in the GCU: In situ
Origin of the target species in the GCU : Autochtonous
Population share (%): 1%
Estimated number of reproducing trees (interval): 50 - 499
Status of long-term viable regeneration: Sporadic

Management
Population management: Minimum intervention allowed
Predominant silvicultural system: Close-to-natural forestry (continuous cover forest, selective logging)


Target species: Fagus sylvatica
Status of the target species in the GCU: Included
Category of the target species in the GCU: In situ
Origin of the target species in the GCU : Autochtonous
Population share (%): 10%
Estimated number of reproducing trees (interval): 500 - 4999
Status of long-term viable regeneration: Continuous

Management
Population management: Minimum intervention allowed
Predominant silvicultural system: Close-to-natural forestry (continuous cover forest, selective logging)


Target species: Fraxinus excelsior
Status of the target species in the GCU: Included
Category of the target species in the GCU: In situ
Origin of the target species in the GCU : Autochtonous
Population share (%): 5%
Estimated number of reproducing trees (interval): 50 - 499
Status of long-term viable regeneration: Continuous

Management
Population management: Minimum intervention allowed
Predominant silvicultural system: Close-to-natural forestry (continuous cover forest, selective logging)


Target species: Quercus petraea
Status of the target species in the GCU: Included
Category of the target species in the GCU: In situ
Origin of the target species in the GCU : Autochtonous
Population share (%): 70%
Estimated number of reproducing trees (interval): 500 - 4999
Status of long-term viable regeneration: Continuous

Management
Population management: Conservation through active intervention carried out
Predominant silvicultural system: Close-to-natural forestry (continuous cover forest, selective logging)


Target species: Sorbus torminalis
Status of the target species in the GCU: Included
Category of the target species in the GCU: In situ
Origin of the target species in the GCU : Autochtonous
Population share (%): 1%
Estimated number of reproducing trees (interval): 50 - 499
Status of long-term viable regeneration: Sporadic

Management
Population management: Conservation through active intervention carried out
Predominant silvicultural system: Close-to-natural forestry (continuous cover forest, selective logging)


Target species: Tilia cordata
Status of the target species in the GCU: Included
Category of the target species in the GCU: In situ
Origin of the target species in the GCU : Autochtonous
Population share (%): 10%
Estimated number of reproducing trees (interval): 50 - 499
Status of long-term viable regeneration: Sporadic

Management
Population management: Minimum intervention allowed
Predominant silvicultural system: Close-to-natural forestry (continuous cover forest, selective logging)