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http://dx.doi.org/10.7732/kjpr.2017.30.2.167

Conservation Measures and Distribution of Vulnerable Species for Climate Change in Gayasan National Park  

Kim, Yoon-Young (Korea National Park Research Institute, Korea National Park Service)
Leem, Hyosun (Division of Ecological Assessment, National Institute of Ecology)
Han, Seahee (National Agrobiodiversity Center, National Institute of Agricultural Science)
Ji, Seong-Jin (Facilities Creation and Management Division, National Science Museum)
So, Soonku (Korea National Park Research Institute, Korea National Park Service)
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Korean Journal of Plant Resources / v.30, no.2, 2017 , pp. 167-175 More about this Journal
Abstract
We conducted a total of 28 surveys from March to October 2016 in Gayasan National Park, to identify threatened plants for climate change, as well as for the effective management of biological organisms and resources against climate changes in Korea. Regarding threatened plants for climate change, we identified a total of 39 taxa, with 11 northern, 2 southern, and 26 taxa of concern. Among these taxa, 33 were identified as wild species. The species threatened by climate change located in the subalpine regions of Gayasan National Park were Abies holophylla Maxim., Abies koreana Wilson, Pinus koraiensis Siebold & Zucc., Betula ermanii Cham., Berberis amurensis Rupr., Rhododendron tschonoskii Maxim., Vaccinium hirtum var. koreanum (Nakai) Kitam., Primula modesta var. hannasanensis T.Yamaz., Trientalis europaea var. arctica (Fisch.) Ledeb., Thymus quinquecostatus Celak., Parasenecio firmus (Kom.) Y.L.Chen, and Lilium cernuum Kom. These species are expected to be particularly vulnerable to the effects of global warming, since they were confirmed to have a very narrow vertical distribution range. Moreover, although the following species are not included in the list of plants threatened by climate change, it is assumed that the endemic species that grow at the summit, and Grade V floristics special plants, such as Pedicularis hallaisanensis Hurus., Allium thunbergii var. deltoides (S.O.Yu, S.Lee & W.Lee) H.J.Choi & B.U.Oh, Heloniopsis tubiflora Fuse, N.S.Lee & M.N. Tamura, Aletris glabra Bureau & Franch, and Gymnadenia cucullata (L.) Rich., will also be extremely vulnerable to climate change. Therefore, we believe that measures for the conservation of these species are urgently needed, and also that the definition of species threatened by climate change should be broadened to include more objective and valid taxa through the long-term monitoring of species distributed around the summit area.
Keywords
Subalpine regions; Endemic; Floristics special plants; Global warming; Gayasan National Park;
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