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http://dx.doi.org/10.11110/kjpt.2016.46.4.337

Is the Baekdudaegan "the Southern Appalachians of the East"? A comparison between these mountain systems, focusing on their role as glacial refugia  

Chung, Mi Yoon (BioC-GReB, Botanic Institute of Barcelona (IBB-CSIC-ICUB))
Lopez-Pujol, Jordi (BioC-GReB, Botanic Institute of Barcelona (IBB-CSIC-ICUB))
Chung, Myong Gi (Division of Life Science and the Research Institute of Natural Science, Gyeongsang National University)
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Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy / v.46, no.4, 2016 , pp. 337-347 More about this Journal
Abstract
Based on genetic studies and palaeoecological surveys, the main Korean mountain range, the so-called "Baekdudaegan" (BDDG), has been recently suggested to be a major glacial refugium at the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) for the boreal and temperate flora of northeastern Asia. On the basis of its shared role as a glacial refugium, and on a series of striking similarities in floristic richness and orographic features, the BDDG would constitute a sort of "eastern counterpart" of the Southern Appalachians. Given its floristic, biogeographic, and cultural value, the BDDG merits high priority for conservation.
Keywords
Baekdudaegan; conservation; glacial refugium; LGM; northeastern Asia; southeastern United States;
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