National gene conservation unit number: IN-PIEAB-DEU-12
Date of collection of the field data entered: 2005
Date of the most recent visit: 2012

Location

Unit country: Germany
Unit province or state: Bayern
Unit department or county: Oberpfalz
Unit municipality: Regen
Unit local name: Lichtauwald
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 940 - 1015
Unit surface area [ha]: 34.9
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):48.8017 | Longitude (Decimal): 13.7975

Soil: Dystric Cambisols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Boreal / Alpine.
Environmental zone:Cold and mesic.
Aridity index: 2.015

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Picea abies; Abies alba
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Picea abies

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

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): > 5000
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)