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http://dx.doi.org/10.13047/KJEE.2021.35.6.644

Changes in Leaf and Reproductive Traits of Mountain Ash (Sorbus alnifolia) as Urban Flourisher in the Seoul Metropolitan, South Korea  

Jung, Song-Hie (Gardens and Education Research Division, Korea National Arboretum)
Cho, Yong-Chan (Gwangneung Forest Conservation Center, Korea National Arboretum)
Lee, Chang-Seok (Division of Chemistry and Bio-Environmental Sciences, Seoul Women's Univ.)
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Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology / v.35, no.6, 2021 , pp. 644-658 More about this Journal
Abstract
Understanding the functional traits of dominant species in urban ecosystems provides insight into species' trait adaptation and ecosystem function in response to fragmented and isolated urban vegetation and reduced biological interactions. This study compared means and variances of environmental factors (geographic, meteorological, and soil attributes) and 4 leaf traits (leaf area, specific leaf area, leaf dry mass content, and leaf shape index) and 7 reproductive traits (fruit width, fruit length, fruit shape, fruit dry weight, fruit dry matter content, seed weight, and seed ratio) measured of 40 Sorbus alnifolia individuals in four mountainous areas south of Seoul downtown, South Korea. We then performed the multivariate analysis of trait combinations. While the measured environmental factors indicated the individuality of the survey sites, the urban vegetation was drier and had a longer growth period. The leaves of S. alnifolia in the urban areas were smaller and heavier, and the fruits produced longer and lighter seeds, showing the traits affected by long urbanization. The study confirmed changes in the growth and reproduction mechanism of the S. alnifolia population under the urban environment, indicating reduced biological interaction due to vegetation fragmentation and isolation. This study provides limited but distinct ecological information about the function and persistence of key species in cities with a reduced scale of biological interactions and many negative environmental factors such as air pollution.
Keywords
PLANT FUNCTIONAL TRAIT; NOVEL ECOSYSTEM; SORBUS ALNIFOLIA; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; REPRODUCTIVE TRAIT;
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