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http://dx.doi.org/10.13047/KJEE.2019.33.6.686

The Ecological Characteristics by Micro-Topographies of Beech forest in Ulleung Island  

Han, Sang-Hak (Team of Climate Change Rsearch, National Institute of Ecology)
Yun, Chung-Weon (Dept. of Forest Resources, Kongju National University)
Song, Ju-Hyeon (Dept. of Forest Resources, Kongju National University)
Kim, Ho-Jin (Dept. of Forest Resources, Kongju National University)
Lee, Jeong-Eun (Dept. of Forest Resources, Kongju National University)
Yun, I-Seul (Dept. of Forest Resources, Kongju National University)
Yoo, Yoon-Seo (Dept. of Forest Resources, Kongju National University)
Lee, Sang-Hun (Team of Climate Change Rsearch, National Institute of Ecology)
Publication Information
Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology / v.33, no.6, 2019 , pp. 686-694 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was carried out to identify the long-term changes to beech forest due to climate change in Ulleung-do. To study the traits of the stand structure of beech forest with micro-topography, we investigated the distribution of the basal area, important values, and indicated species in a small ridge between Albong basin and Seongin-bong peak, and 1-ha stands (20 m × 20 m, 25 sites) dominated beech species including on the upper slope and valley parts. The result showed that the indicator species characterizing the vegetation communities were Tsuga sieboldii, Rhododendron brachycarpum, and Mitchella undulata in the small ridge and Celtis jessoensis, Dryopteris crassirhizoma, and Ulmus laciniata in the valley part. Moreover, the individuals with the total DBH < 10 cm were more predominant in the small ridge and upper slope than in the valley part, the individuals with DBH = 10-25 cm were predominant in the small slope, and individuals with DBH = 25-45 cm and DBH > 45 cm were predominant in the upper slope. The reason for the predominant distribution of beech stand with DBH<10 cm in all terrains is suggested to be germination by nutritional propagation rather than secondary succession caused by artificial disturbances and seed propagation.
Keywords
PHYTOSOCIOLOGY; BASAL AREA; DBH-CLASS; IMPORTANCE VALUE;
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