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A Study on the Distribution Characteristics of Buxus koreana in Kwanaksan Ecological and Scenery Conservation Area  

Lee, Ho-Young (Graduate School, Dept. of Biological and Environmental Science, Dongguk Univ.)
Oh, Choong-Hyeon (Dept. of Biological and Environmental Science, Dongguk Univ.)
Lee, Sang-Jin (Dept. of Environment Forestry Resources, Chungnam National Univ.)
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Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology / v.26, no.1, 2012 , pp. 91-99 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to find out the vegetation community structure and the distribution characteristics of Buxus koreana through analysis of the topography and soil characteristics in Kwanaksan Ecological and Scenery Conservation Area. To do this twenty two plots as $100m^2$ each were set up and investigated. As a result, the vegetation communities were classified in four groups; Pinus rigida community (I), P. rigida - B. koreana community(II), Quercus mongolica community(III), Quercus acutissima - Quercus serrata community(IV). The distribution characteristics in topography appeared that B. koreana distributed more in valley where soil water and nutrition conditions are good. The drainage condition also influenced the distribution, because the ratio of clay was low in the result of soil texture analysis. B. koreana was distributed in high-pitched slope and the high rock ratio area. According to the soil analysis, the mean soil pH of B. koreana distributed groups(pH 4.79) was higher than that of non-B. koreana distributed groups(pH 4.41). It appeared that B. koreana had tolerance to the barren soil, so the value of exchangeable cations such as $Ca^{2+}$ and $Mg^{2+}$were showed lower than that of the average of Korean forest soil.
Keywords
VEGETATION COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; TOPOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS; SOIL CHARACTERISTICS; TWINSPAN; pH; EXCHANGEABLE CATIONS;
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