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Vegetation Characteristics of Forests Associated with Elementary Schools in the Eastern Region of Gyeongnam-do

경남 동부지역 초등학교 학교숲의 식생 특성

  • Su-Gyeong Jeon (Department of Forest Resources, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Seo-Yeong Jo (Department of Forest Resources, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Hye-Wan Jun (Department of Forest Resources, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Seong-Hun Jeong (Department of Forest Resources, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Hyun-Shik Moon (Department of Forest Resources, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Mee-Young Kang (Gyeongnam Forest Education Center)
  • 전수경 (경상국립대학교 산림자원학과) ;
  • 조서영 (경상국립대학교 산림자원학과) ;
  • 전혜완 (경상국립대학교 산림자원학과) ;
  • 정성훈 (경상국립대학교 산림자원학과) ;
  • 문현식 (경상국립대학교 산림자원학과) ;
  • 강미영 ((사)경남숲교육협회)
  • Received : 2024.08.23
  • Accepted : 2024.09.30
  • Published : 2024.10.31
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Abstract

This study was conducted to provide basic information on school forest creation by comparing and analyzing the planting status of school forests on the grounds of ten elementary schools in the eastern region of Gyeongnam-do. School forest areas ranged from 248 m2 to 1,100 m2, with an average of approximately 370 m2. The most common type of space utilization involved forests surrounding the school building, with the predominant growth type featuring a relatively high proportion of evergreen trees. The number of individual trees in existing school forests varied significantly, and the number of trees planted during the establishment of school forest differed by over ten-fold. Despite the small number of trees, Rhododendron indicum and R. yedoense f. poukhanense, commonly used for fences and landscaping, were planted at all schools and seemed to have the highest number of individual trees. The average species diversity was 1.29, and we found that species diversity decreased after the establishment of school forests. Although trees were planted in all schools, some of them did not plant any flowers even after the school forest was created.

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