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http://dx.doi.org/10.11614/KSL.2016.49.1.031

Population Structure and Habitat Characteristics of Deutzia paniculata Nakai, as an Endemic Plant Species in Korea  

Jung, Ji-young (Department of Forest Conservation, Korea National Arboretum)
Pi, Jung-hun (Department of Forest Conservation, Korea National Arboretum)
Park, Jeong-geun (Department of Forest Conservation, Korea National Arboretum)
Jeong, Mi-jin (Department of Forest Conservation, Korea National Arboretum)
Kim, Eun-hye (Department of Forest Conservation, Korea National Arboretum)
Seo, Gang-Uk (Department of Forest Conservation, Korea National Arboretum)
Lee, Cheul-ho (Department of Forest Conservation, Korea National Arboretum)
Son, Sung-won (Department of Forest Conservation, Korea National Arboretum)
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Abstract
Deutzia paniculata is an endemic species to the Korean Peninsula. Despite of importance for conservation, the population structure and habitat characteristics of D. paniculata have not been determined yet. We analyzed the ecological characteristics of the species based on the literature review and field survey. Field survey was conducted on May to October 2014 during which 11 quadrats of size $15{\times}15m$ were studied in six regions. Each of the quadrats were further divided into $5{\times}5m$ small quadrats and population characteristics were recorded. The population and habitat characteristics were analyzed, including species abundance (density and coverage), demographic attributes (flowering rates and fruiting plants), vegetation (structure, species composition), light availability (transmitted light and canopy openness) and soil characteristics (temperature and humidity). We found that D. paniculata mainly distributed in Gyeongsangdo (including Taebaek in Gangwondo) along a broad elevational range of 290~959 m (mean: 493 m) above sea level. In preferred habitat the species grows within the slope range of $7^{\circ}$ and $35^{\circ}$ with the average of $16^{\circ}$. D. paniculata was generally distributed on talus deposits and low adjacent slopes. The average number of individual plants per small quadrat was 12.5 with the mean density $0.5stems\;m^{-2}$. The vegetative reproduction was frequent in D. paniculata and mean flowering rate was as low as 15%. Altogether 138 taxa were found in whole observation area with the dominant tree species mainly spring ephemerals, such as Cornus controversa (importance value: 25.5%) and Fraxinus rhynchophylla (importance value: 15.8%). Although, C. controversa usually grows on steep slopes and F. rhynchophylla mostly distributed at high-altitudes, however, both species distributed in disturbed environments and among talus deposits. Thus based on our results, we concluded that D. paniculata is a disturbance-prone species, primarily existing in habitats subjected to natural disturbances, such as floods. The species occurs less at anthropogenically disturbed sites, thus there is no apparent threat to the populations and habitat of D. paniculata.
Keywords
Deutzia paniculata; phytosociology; DCCA ordination; importance value; soil characteristics;
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