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http://dx.doi.org/10.11614/KSL.2013.46.3.460

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

Choi, Young-Eun (Department of Ecology Landscape Architecture-Design, Chonbuk National University)
Kim, Chang-Hwan (Department of Ecology Landscape Architecture-Design, Chonbuk National University)
Oh, Jang-Geun (Korea National Park Service)
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Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment / v.46, no.3, 2013 , pp. 460-470 More about this Journal
Abstract
Forest vegetation of Choksangsan area in the Deogyusan National Park is classified into mountain forest vegetation. Mountain forest vegetation is subdivided into deciduous broad-leaved forest, valley forest, coniferous forest, afforestation and other vegetation. Including 103 communities of mountain forest vegetation and 8 communities of other vegetation, the total of 111 communities were researched; the mountain forest vegetation classified by physiognomy classification are 36 communities deciduous broad-leaved forest, 26 communities of valley forest, 10 communities of coniferous forests, 31 plantation and 8 other vegetation. As for the distribution rate for surveyed main communities, Quercus mongolica, Quercus variabilis communities account for 65.96 percent of deciduous broad-leaved forest, Fraxinus mandshurica community takes up 22.50 percent of mountain valley forest, Pinus densiflora community holds 63.27 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 of Choksangsan 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
Choksangsan; mountain forest vegetation; Fraxinus mandshurica; physiognomy classification; Quercus mongolica;
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