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http://dx.doi.org/10.11614/KSL.2013.46.3.440

Community Distribution on Forest Vegetation of the Namdeogyusan Area in the Deogyusan National Park, Korea  

Oh, Jang-Geun (Korea National Park Service)
Kim, Chang-Hwan (Department of Ecology Landscape Architecture-Design, Chonbuk National University)
Kang, Eun-Ok (Department of Ecology Landscape Architecture-Design, Graduate School of Chonbuk National University)
Gin, Yu-Ri (Korea National Park Service)
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Abstract
Forest vegetation of Namdeogyusan (1,507 m) in Deogyusan National Park is classified into mountain forest vegetation and flatland forest vegetation. Mountain forest vegetation is subdivided into deciduous broad-leaved forest, valley forest, coniferous forest, afforestation and other vegetation. Including 45 communities of mountain forest vegetation and 8 communities of other vegetation, the total of 53 communities were researched; mountain forest vegetation classified by physiognomy classification are 22 communities deciduous broad-leaved forest, 11 communities of valley forest, 5 communities of coniferous forests, 7 afforestation and 8 other vegetation. As for the distribution rate for surveyed main communities, Quercus mongolica, Quercus serrata and Quercus variabilis communities account for 79.30 percent of deciduous broad-leaved forest, Fraxinus mandshurica community takes up 82.96 percent of mountain valley forest, Pinus densiflora community holds 53.31 percent of mountain coniferous forest holds. In conclusion, minority species consisting of Quercus mongolica, Fraxinus mandshurica, Quercus serrata, Pinus densiflora, and Quercus variabilis are distributed as dominant species of the uppermost part in a forest vegetation region in Deogyusan National Park. In addition, because of vegetation succession and climate factors, numerous colonies formed by the two species are expected to be replaced by Quercus mongolica, Carpinus laxiflora and Fraxinus mandshurica which are climax species in the area.
Keywords
classification; distribution; forest vegetation; Namdeogyusan; physiognomy; Quercus mongolica; Fraxinus mandshurica;
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