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The Environmental Characteristics and Vegetation Structures of Kirengeshoma Koreana Habitats  

Cho, Seon-Hee (University forests of Seoul National University)
Kim, Dae-Woo (University forests of Seoul National University)
Kang, Sang-Ho (University forests of Seoul National University)
Jeong, Yeo-Hong (University forests of Seoul National University)
Lee, Sung-Jae (University forests of Seoul National University)
Kim, Joon-Sun (Department Forest Resources, Sunchon National University)
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Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science / v.102, no.3, 2013 , pp. 446-454 More about this Journal
Abstract
The present study investigated the biological agents and environmental conditions of the habitats of the Kirengeshoma koreana, a class 2 endangered species class according to the South Korean Ministry of Environment (MOE), elucidated the structural characteristics of the forest stands in the habitats with the importance value and the diversity index, conducted comparative analysis of the factors, and explored their relationship with environmental factors. According to the results of direction analysis of natural habitats of the Kirengeshoma koreana, the direction was distributed to the north or the northeast, and the slope amounted to $15-40^{\circ}$, thus demonstrating that the slope has little effect. In addition, the results showed that the distribution of Kirengeshoma koreana populations dramatically increased starting in areas at least 600 m above the sea level and that the relative light intensity was 3.79% on an average. Most populations were native to gorges and crevices between rocks so that they mainly tended to inhabit areas that could see soil loss in times of precipitation. In addition, a considerable number of the populations were close to hiking trails as well, thus leading to concerns about their artificial destruction. The soil of layer a in the main growth space of the Kirengeshoma koreana was analyzed and turned out to be strongly acidic, measuring pH 4.45-4.89 (average: 4.68). All investigation sections were typical natural broad-leaved tree areas, and, judging from the fact that the Kirengeshoma koreana was most likely to appear in colonies of the Mongolian oak tree (Quercus mongolica Fisch. ex Ledeb.), the Mongolian oak tree seems to be the species of tree that has the greatest effect on the inhabitation of the Kirengeshoma koreana.
Keywords
Kirengeshoma koreana; environmental characteristic; vegetation structure; importance value; endangered species;
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