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Habitat and Distribution Feature of Endangered Species Leontice microrhyncha S. Moore  

Lee, Sang-Hoon (Dept. of Life Science, Chung-Ang Univ.)
Yeon, Myung-Hun (Dept. of Life Science, Chung-Ang Univ.)
Shim, Jae-Kuk (Dept. of Life Science, Chung-Ang Univ.)
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Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology / v.25, no.6, 2011 , pp. 819-827 More about this Journal
Abstract
Climate change is recognised as the best serious environmental problem in recent time, and high alpine or high latitudinal organisms especially endangered by its change. Leontice microrhyncha is recorded one of the endangered species by the Ministry of Environment Korea. We surveyed ten L. microrhyncha populations distributed at Taebaek Mountains, high mountain area in Kangwon province. L. microrhyncha is distributed 940m~1350m high altitude which equivalent of Warmth Index $53^{\circ}C{\cdot}month$ to $75^{\circ}C{\cdot}month$, the range of conspicuous cool temperate forest zone. The plant species distributed at slope of $5^{\circ}{\sim}23^{\circ}$ on northeast slopes. The vegetation structure at tree layer of L. microrhyncha distribution area is dominated by Quercus mongolica, Betula costata, Cornus controversa, Acer mono in tree layer, and by Staphylea bumalda, Deutzia glabrata, Stephanandra incisa in shrub layer. The species diversity of herb layer of each L. microrhyncha population showed from 0.21 to 0.98, and the importance value of L. microrhyncha in each population was the highest at blooming time of L. microrhyncha. These results will provide the basic information for the development of conservation strategies for this endangered species.
Keywords
CONSERVATION STRATEGY; IMPORTANCE VALUE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;
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