National gene conservation unit number: IN-POPNI-DEU-06
Date of collection of the field data entered: 2008
Date of the most recent visit: 2012

Location

Unit country: Germany
Unit province or state: Bayern
Unit department or county: Niederbayern
Unit municipality: Bad Birnbach
Unit local name: Kiener Weide
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 350 - 360
Unit surface area [ha]: 2.5
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):48.4394 | Longitude (Decimal): 13.0619

Soil: Eutric Cambisols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Cool temperate.
Environmental zone:Cool temperate and moist.
Aridity index: 1.137

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Populus nigra
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Populus nigra

Unit type: Gene reserve forest, Biodiversity conservation (habitats AND/or species), Seed stand

Target species: Populus nigra
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 (%): 75%
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)