National gene conservation unit number: 319
Date of collection of the field data entered: 1994
Date of the most recent visit: 2006

Location

Unit country: Austria
Unit province or state: Niederösterreich
Unit department or county: Melk
Unit municipality: -
Unit local name: Sulzgraben - 5, 6
Ownership of the unit: Private
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 260 - 440
Unit surface area [ha]: 17.3
Coordinates (Restricted coordinates): Latitude (Decimal): 48…**** | Longitude (Decimal): 15…****

Soil: Dystric Cambisols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Cool temperate.
Environmental zone:Cool temperate and dry.
Aridity index: 0.915

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Ulmus glabra; Pinus silvestris; Robinia pseudoacacia; Tilia cordata; Carpinus betulus; Fraxinus excelsior; Quercus petraea; Fagus sylvatica
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Quercus petraea

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

Target species: Quercus petraea
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): 500 - 4999
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)