Journal of Forest and Environmental Science

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Ecological Attributes of Species Composition by Topographical Positions in the Natural Deciduous Forest

  • Kim, Ji-Hong (Department of Forest management, College of Forest & Environmental Sciences, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Lee, Hye-Seon (Department of Forest management, College of Forest & Environmental Sciences, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Hwang, Gwang-Mo (Department of Forest management, College of Forest & Environmental Sciences, Kangwon National University)
  • Received : 2011.03.13
  • Accepted : 2011.04.25
  • Published : 2011.04.30
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Abstract

Based upon the vegetation data of woody plants by plot sampling method in the natural deciduous forest of Mt. Jeombong, the study was carried out to examine importance value, rank abundance curve, and species abundance curve, and comparatively evaluate seven different species diversity indices for Shannon-Wiener index, Simpson index, McIntosh index, Log series, Margalef index, Berger-Parker index, and species richness, according to topographic positions. The minimal area which meant only few more species were increased was 3.48 ha in total. The dominant species of valley were Carpinus cordata, Acer pseudo-sieboldianum, Quercus mongolica, Acer mono, and Abies holophylla, and the dominant species of mid-slope were Quercus mongolica, Acer pseudo-sieboldianum, Carpinus cordata, Tilia amurensis, and Fraxinus rhynchophylla. Moreover, the dominant species of ridge were Quercus mongolica, Acer pseudo-sieboldianum, Tilia amurensis, Fraxinus rhynchophylla, and Acer mono. According to rank abundance curve and species abundance curve, species evenness was also low. All of Log series, species richness, Margalef, and Shannon-Wiener index discriminated that valley had the highest diversity, and ridge had the lowest diversity; but, Simpson index, McIntosh index, and Berger-Parker index represented that mid-slope had the highest diversity, and ridge had the lowest diversity. Uniquely, in Berger-Parker index, mid-slope was the higher value than total.

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