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http://dx.doi.org/10.14578/jkfs.2021.110.2.141

Vegetation Structure and Distribution characteristics of Forest Community along Elevation on Mt. Hallasan  

Lee, Jeong Eun (Department of Forest Science, Kongju National University)
Yun, Chung Weon (Department of Forest Science, Kongju National University)
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Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science / v.110, no.2, 2021 , pp. 141-154 More about this Journal
Abstract
The change in vegetation structure along elevational gradients on the southeastern part of Mt. Hallasan was studied. Vegetation data were collected with 59 quadrates located from 16 to 1,565 m with 100 m intervals. Community types were classified using cluster analysis, and species composition and diversity were analyzed along elevational gradients. The vegetation was classified into seven, namely, type 1 Quercus serrata community, type 2 Carpinus tschonoskii community, type 3 Carpinus laxiflora community, type 4 Pinus densiflora community, type 5 Abies koreana community, type 6 Castanopsis sieboldii community, and type 7 Quercus acuta community. The species with a high importance value in tree layer in each elevational zone were C. sieboldii and Q. acuta at 100-600 m; C. laxiflora, Q. serrata, and C. tschonoskii at 700-800 m; P. densiflora at 1,100-1,200 m; and Abies koreana at 1,500-1,600 m. The species diversity indicated higher value at 700-800 m, 1,200-1,300 m and 1,400-1,500 m than at the other elevation.
Keywords
community type; indicator species; importance value; species diversity;
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