2011-09-04 Lower Austria, district Bruck/Leitha, Leithagebirge: Growischerberg (320 msm Quadrant 8065/4).Oak species of this forest: mainly
Quercus cerris and
Quercus robur, not here (as far as I can tell) but elsewhere in the region also
Quercus pubescens, while
Quercus petraea either is rare here or not present at all.Other broadleaf tree species:
Carpinus betulus (very common),
Fagus sylvatica (relatively rare), and a few other species mixed in.Bottom-left corner: Solidago canadensis - Kanada-GoldruteThis forest is exploited through 'Niederwaldwirtschaft' (short-rotation coppice -
see also remarks here) which means clear cutting of a greater area every 20 or 30 years (here, I guess, it is nearer to 30 than 20 years), which isn't bad for nature
per se - however, in this case a huge area has been cut down (while usually it's only small quadrants), and this is disturbing natural habitats greatly.