National gene conservation unit number: pabG16PP-117
Date of collection of the field data entered: 2008
Date of the most recent visit: 2017

Location

Unit country: Slovakia
Unit province or state: Presovsky
Unit department or county: Poprad
Unit municipality: Stary Smokovec
Unit local name: Studeny potok
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 987 - 1346
Unit surface area [ha]: 153.79
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):49.1590 | Longitude (Decimal): 20.2385

Soil: Dystric Cambisols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Boreal / Alpine.
Environmental zone:Cold and mesic.
Aridity index: 2.604

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Picea abies; Betula pendula; Larix decidua; Sorbus aucuparia; Pinus sylvestris
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: Not included
Category of the target species in the GCU: In situ
Origin of the target species in the GCU : Autochtonous
Population share (%): 93%
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)