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http://dx.doi.org/10.11614/KSL.2015.48.2.129

Community Distribution on Mountain Forest Vegetation of the Geumsusan and Doraksan Area in the Worak National Park, Korea  

Lee, Jung-Yun (Natural Environmental Research Institute)
Oh, Jang-Geun (Korea National Park Service)
Jung, Se-Hoon (College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University)
Kim, Ha-Song (Namdo Ecology Research Institute, Koguryeo College)
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Abstract
Forest vegetation of Geumsusan (1,016.0 m) and Doraksan (964.4 m) in Woraksan National Park is classified into mountain forest vegetation. Mountain forest vegetation is subdivided into deciduous broad-leaved forest, mountain valley forest, coniferous forest, riparian forest, afforestation and other vegetation. Including 77 communities of mountain forest vegetation and 5 communities of other vegetation, the total of 82 communities were researched; mountain forest vegetation classified by physiognomy classification are 37 communities deciduous broad-leaved forest, 16 communities of mountain valley forest, 8 communities of coniferous forests, 1 community of riparian forest, 15 afforestation and 5 other vegetation. As for the distribution rate for surveyed main communities, Quercus variabilis and Quercus mongolica communities account for 33.031 percent of deciduous broadleaved forest, Cornus controversa community takes up 29.142 percent of mountain valley forest, Pinus densiflora community holds 64.477 percent of mountain coniferous forest holds. In conclusion, minority species consisting of Quercus variabilis, Quercus mongolica, Pinus densiflora, Quercus serrata and Cornus controversa are distributed as dominant species of the uppermost part in a forest vegetation region in Woraksan 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 variabilis, Quercus mongolica, Cornus controversa and Fraxinus mandshurica which are climax species in the area.
Keywords
classification; forest vegetation; physiognomy; Woraksan; Geumsusan;
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