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Tree Species Distribution Based on Village Forest Types and Management Status - A Case Study of Village Forests in Gyeongsan City -  

Yi, Myung-Hoon (Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Graduate School, Yeungnam Univ.)
Kim, Yong-Shik (Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Yeungnam Uni.)
Shin, Hyun-Tak (Gyeongsangnam-do Forest Environment Research Institute)
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Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology / v.23, no.6, 2009 , pp. 577-584 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to verify the types of village forest in Gyeongsan City, North Gyeongsang Province, and a total of 32 village forests were investigated. The result indicated that village forests in Gyeongsan City can be classified as 8 village enterance forests(25.0%), 6 hillside forests(18.8%), 7 streamside forests(21.9%), and 11 village peripheral forests(34.4%). The major tree species in the village enterance forests are as follows: Zelkova serrata(34.3%), Ginkgo biloba(11.2%) and Robinia pseudoacacia(10.5%). The major tree species in hillside forests are: Pinus densiflora(56.8%), Quercus acutissima(26.4%) and Zelkova serrata(4.3%). The major tree species in the streamside forests are: Zelkova serrata(40.4%), Salix chaenomeloides var. chaenomeloides(27.1%) and Cornus wateri(5.5%). The major tree species in the village peripheral forests are: Zelkova serrata(21.7%), Quercus acutissima(10.8%) and Cornus walteri(8.9%). The habitat fragmentation due to transportation infrastructure, the function of habitats for village forests has deteriorated. In order to improve it, the management plan should be implemented and the seedlings of village forest trees should be carefully selected and propagated. Furthermore, the public should be educated about the importance of preserving and developing those village forests.
Keywords
SPECIES; POPULATION; FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT;
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