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Characteristics of Wintering Bird Communities in the Moeyungyi Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary, Myanmar

  • Aung, Hsu Sandar;Kim, Hankyu;Lee, Yohan
    • Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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    • v.38 no.3
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    • pp.195-206
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    • 2022
  • Gaining an understanding of bird communities in different habitat types is essential for the conservation of ecologically important habitats. Wetlands possess different types of habitats and provide an important environment for wintering waterbird communities. This study compares avian communities in five different habitat types in the Moeyungyi Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary (MWWS), Myanmar. From December 2014 to the first week of February in 2015, bird and habitat data were collected from representative areas of five habitat types (i.e., short grassland, tall grassland, lotus fields, open water areas, and rice fields) at MWWS. We established nine sampling plots in each habitat type, and used the point quadrat method to survey habitats and the point count method to survey birds in the habitats. Simple one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and post-hoc tests were used to determine differences between bird communities. We made 95 detections during 19 daily visits to each of the five habitat types. During the survey period, we recorded a total of 10,389 individuals belonging to 52 different bird species, based on 7-min observations at each of the 45 point count stations. Furthermore, we detected significant differences by habitat structure (i.e., vegetation coverage, height, and density; water depth; and plant species diversity) as well as bird communities (i.e., species richness, abundance, and diversity indices). In addition, the detailed analysis of 52 avian species revealed significant differences among 45 species with respect to the mean numbers of observed individuals in the survey habitats. The findings of this study revealed significant differences in the structure and composition of waterbird communities among the five assessed habitat types. Because natural marshes provide preferable habitats for a larger number and greater diversity of birds, relative to rice fields, natural marshes should be prioritized for conservation and restoration in Moeyungyi Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary.

Seed Dispersal by Water, Wind, Birds, and Bats in the Caliraya Watershed, Laguna

  • Giancarlo Pocholo L. Enriquez;Lillian Jennifer V. Rodriguez
    • Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.28-42
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    • 2023
  • Seed dispersal supports community structure, maintains genetic connectivity across fragmented landscapes, and influences vegetation assemblages. In the Philippines, only two seed dispersal studies have compared different dispersal agents. We examined the seed dispersal patterns of water, wind, birds, and bats in the Caliraya Watershed, Philippines. We aimed to determine the floral species that were dispersed and how the forest characteristics influenced seed dispersal. By running seed rain traps and drift litter collection from March to June 2022, we analyzed 14,090 seeds in a privately owned study site within the watershed. Water did not exclusively disperse any species and acted as a secondary disperser. Seed density (seeds/trap) was significantly higher for bird-dispersed (n=166) and bat-dispersed (n=145) seeds than for wind-dispersed (n=79) seeds (One-way analysis of variance [ANOVA]: F2,87=16.21, P<0.0001). Species number (species/trap) was significantly higher for bird-dispersed (n=3.7) and bat-dispersed (n=3.9) seeds than for wind-dispersed (n=0.2) seeds (One-way ANOVA: F2,87 =16.67, P<0.0001). Birds dispersed more species because they are more diverse and access a wider variety of fruits, unlike bats. Birds and bats target different fruits and provide separate seed dispersal services. Generalized linear model analyses revealed that the number and basal area of fleshy fruit trees most strongly influenced the bird seed dispersal patterns. Therefore, we recommend a three-way approach to restoration efforts in the Caliraya Watershed: (1) ensure the presence of fleshy fruit trees in restoration zones, (2) assist the establishment of mid-successional and wind-dispersed trees, and (3) intensify the conservation efforts for both flora and faunal diversity.

A study on the Changes in the water level-flow rate curve equation according to vegetation density (식생 밀도에 따른 수위-유량 관계곡선식의 변화)

  • Lee, Jung Hoon;Kim, Young Jin;Kim, Seung Hyun;Lee, Jae Il
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2021.06a
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    • pp.409-409
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    • 2021
  • 하천 내의 식생은 발달시기에 따라 휴지기, 성장기, 소멸기로 구분되며 각 시기에 따라 수위-유량관계곡선에 많은 전이가 발생한다. 이러한 식생의 성장과 소멸 뿐만 아니라 하도와 하안영역의 식생 군락의 밀도 증감에 따라서도 다양한 형태의 수위-유량관계곡선식의 전이가 발생한다. 식생의 성장기에는 식생의 밀도가 서서히 증가하여 수위-유량관계곡선식의 (-)전이가 발생하며, 식생의 소멸기에는 식생의 밀도가 서서히 감소하여 수위-유량관계곡선식의 (+)전이가 발생한다. 식생에 의한 수위-유량관계곡선식의 변동성은 식생의 성장과 소멸뿐만 아니라 하도와 하안영역의 식생 군락의 식생 밀도 역시 많은 영향을 끼치고 있다. 우리나라의 강우는 특정기간(6월~10월)에 집중되는 경향으로 인하여 식생의 성장과 소멸에 따른 수위-유량관계곡선식의 변동성 확인이 용이하였다. 그러나 최근 과거와 다른 형태의 강우패턴으로 인한 하천의 단면형상 변화로 인하여 하도와 하안영역의 식생영향이 감소하는 경향이 발생하고 있다. 이러한 단면변화로 인하여 하천 내의 하안영역과 식생 밀도 감소에 따른 수위-유량관계곡선식의 변동성이 발생하였다. 본 연구에서는 만경강 유역에 위치한 완주군(소양용연교)관측소를 대상으로 2018년과 2020년의 식생밀도와 식생 및 하도 모니터링을 통한 수위-유량관계 변화를 분석하였다. 2018년에는 식생의 활착, 성장, 소멸에 따라 다양한 기간분리가 발생하였으며, 2020년에는 식생의 활착, 성장, 소멸 뿐만 아니라 홍수 전후 식생 밀도 감소에 따른 기간분리가 추가로 발생하였다. 2020년은 과거와 달리 집중호우가 장기간(약34일)발생하였으며 그에 따라 홍수 전후 단면변화가 과거에 비해 매우 큰 것으로 확인되었다. 이로 인해 2018년과 2020년 측정성과 검토 결과 유사한 수위에서 약 3배의 유량차가 발생하였다. 결과적으로 본 연구에서는 하천 내의 식생밀도 변화로 흐름 특성이 변화하는 기간의 유량측정성과 확보를 통한 신뢰도 높은 수위-유량관계곡선식을 개발하였고 이를 통해 생산된 유량자료는 정확도가 매우 높은 것으로 분석되었다.

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Numerical Analysis on Flow depending on Changes in Vegetation Density in meandering Channel (사행하천에서 식생의 밀도변화에 따른 흐름의 수치분석)

  • Shin, Ye Chan;Kang, Tae Un;Jang, Chang-Lae;Kim, Su Yeon
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2022.05a
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    • pp.241-241
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    • 2022
  • 우리나라의 자연하천은 대부분 사행하천으로 이루어져 있다. 특히 사행하천의 만곡부에서는 2차류가 발생할 수 있으며, 이는 만곡부의 흐름에 비선형적인 영향을 미치게 되어 흐름과 유사이송에 대해 복잡한 상호작용을 하게 된다. 하천에 서식하고 있는 식생 또한 흐름에 영향을 줄 수 있다. 더군다나, 댐으로 인한 유사의 차단과 방류량 통제는 댐 하류 구간에 영향을 주게 되어 식생활착을 야기할 수 있으며 활착 이후에는 통제가 어려울 정도로 식생밀도가 증가하며 번성하기도 한다. 이러한 현상이 지속되면 식생으로 인해 통수능이 저하되기도 하며, 홍수범람이 발생할 수 있다. 따라서 만곡부 하도식생에 의한 흐름변화를 연구하는 것은 치수적인 측면에서 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 필요성을 고려하여, 2차원 흐름모형인 Nays2D를 활용하여 식생대의 밀도변화에 따른 흐름변화 예측모의를 위한 수치실험을 수행하였다. 연구지역은 사행하천으로서 식생대가 발달한 대청댐 하류 구간이다. 본 연구에서는 현장조사를 통해 구축한 식생특성을 반영하여 예측모의를 수행하였으며, 이를 위해 부등류를 기반으로 식생밀도에 따라 2021년의 식생현황, 전체벌채(식생없음), 솎아베기(2021년 식생밀도의 0.5배), 존치(2021년 식생밀도의 2배)로 가정하여 모형을 구축하였다. 모의결과, 전체벌채의 경우, 2차류에 의해 흐름이 만곡부 외측으로 집중되었기 때문에 만곡부 외측에서 수심과 유속이 증가하였다. 2021년 식생현황과 솎아베기, 그리고 존치의 경우, 공통적으로 만곡부 외측에 식생이 존재하고 있기 때문에 전체벌채보다 수심이 증가하고 유속이 감소하였으며 식생대 주변과 하도중앙으로 흐름이 집중되는 경향을 나타났다. 이를 통해, 전체벌채의 경우 치수적으로 만곡부 외측에서 2차류의 발달로 세굴을 야기할 가능성을 확인할 수 있었으며 식생이 존재하는 경우에는 만곡부 외측에 퇴적이 발생할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다. 본 연구에서는 식생과 흐름만을 고려하여 수치모의를 수행하였으나 추후 연구에서는 흐름과 하상변동을 모두 고려하여 수치모의를 수행한다면 보다 세부적으로 식생밀도가 하천환경에 미치는 영향 이해할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

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Mapping the Potential Distribution of Raccoon Dog Habitats: Spatial Statistics and Optimized Deep Learning Approaches

  • Liadira Kusuma Widya;Fatemah Rezaie;Saro Lee
    • Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea
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    • v.4 no.4
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    • pp.159-176
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    • 2023
  • The conservation of the raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) in South Korea requires the protection and preservation of natural habitats while additionally ensuring coexistence with human activities. Applying habitat map modeling techniques provides information regarding the distributional patterns of raccoon dogs and assists in the development of future conservation strategies. The purpose of this study is to generate potential habitat distribution maps for the raccoon dog in South Korea using geospatial technology-based models. These models include the frequency ratio (FR) as a bivariate statistical approach, the group method of data handling (GMDH) as a machine learning algorithm, and convolutional neural network (CNN) and long short-term memory (LSTM) as deep learning algorithms. Moreover, the imperialist competitive algorithm (ICA) is used to fine-tune the hyperparameters of the machine learning and deep learning models. Moreover, there are 14 habitat characteristics used for developing the models: elevation, slope, valley depth, topographic wetness index, terrain roughness index, slope height, surface area, slope length and steepness factor (LS factor), normalized difference vegetation index, normalized difference water index, distance to drainage, distance to roads, drainage density, and morphometric features. The accuracy of prediction is evaluated using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve. The results indicate comparable performances of all models. However, the CNN demonstrates superior capacity for prediction, achieving accuracies of 76.3% and 75.7% for the training and validation processes, respectively. The maps of potential habitat distribution are generated for five different levels of potentiality: very low, low, moderate, high, and very high.

Monitoring of Plant Community Structure Change for Four Years(2007~2010) after Riparian Ecological Restoration, Nakdonggang(River) (낙동강 수변 생태복원지 시공 후 4년간(2007~2010년) 식생구조 변화 모니터링)

  • Ki, Kyong-Seok;Kim, Jong-Yup
    • Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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    • v.26 no.5
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    • pp.707-718
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    • 2012
  • This study was conducted to monitor 4 years of changes in the vegetation structure starting from 2007 when restoration began and propose vegetation management ideas for the riparian ecological restoration areas in the purchased land around Nakdonggang(River). The study was conducted in each of 15 locations ($208,342m^2$) in the riparian ecological restoration areas in November 2007, September 2008, October 2009 and September 2010. The analysis results of the changes in planting species and population showed that, in the case of trees, Acer pseudo-sieboldianum, Quercus acutissima, Acer ginnala, Quercus aliena, Quercus variabilis indicated relatively little changes in their numbers and Quercus dentata, Cornus walteri, Morus alba, Styrax obassia, Sorbus alnifolia var. macrophylla indicated a 100% withering rate. Most shrubs withered due to the oppressive pressure of herbs and climbing plants. The planting density decreased over 4 years on average 28 plants/$100m^2$ to 20 plants/$100m^2$ to 16 plants/$100m^2$. Shortly after the restoration, The the amount of growth was reduced by restoration stress. however as time goes on after the restoration tended to stabilize. The changes in the basal area showed a decrease from $507.1cm^2/100m^2$ in 2007 right after restoration to $301.8cm^2/100m^2$ in 2008 and afterwards showed an increasing trend by going to $324.9cm^2/100m^2$ in 2009 and $372.7cm^2/100m^2$ in 2010. To improve the planting structure of the riparian ecological restoration area, the selection of tree species that have been considered for soil moisture and the differentiation of suitable planting structures that have been considered for local conditions were needed.

A Study of Visualization and Analysis Method about Plants Social Network Used for Planting Design - Focusing on Forest Vegetation Area in Busan Metropolitan City - (식재설계에 활용 가능한 식물사회네트워크 시각화 및 분석 방법에 관한 연구 - 부산광역시 산림식생지역을 중심으로 -)

  • Lee, Sang-Cheol;Choi, Song-Hyun;Cho, Woo
    • Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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    • v.34 no.3
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    • pp.259-270
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    • 2020
  • Plants Social Network (PSN) was first used in recent studies to incorporate the plant sociology methods for the understanding of plant society with the social network analysis methods that have recently attracted attention in the social science and visualize and analyze a PSN. The process of construction and analysis on PSN proceeds in the order of setting up the survey area, investigating the appearance plants species on plots of 100㎡, analyzing the interspecific association, building the sociogram, and analyzing the network structure and centrality. This study established a PSN by investigating the appearance species after installing 708 plots to include various dominant vegetational physiognomies in Busan Metropolitan City, where coastal and inland vegetation could be observed simultaneously. The survey found a total of 195 species, including 42 species of evergreen, 151 species of deciduous trees, and 2 species of semi-evergreen trees. The interspecies binding analysis was performed with the focus on the total number of species. It showed the number of friendly species in the order of Eurya japonica (47 species), Trachelospermum asiaticum (46 species), Linder glauca (44 species), Sorbus alnifolia (44 species), and Ligustrum japonicum (41 species). Based on it, we generated a sociogram using Gephi 0.9.2 program. The sociogram was divided into groups that appeared mostly on the coast and those that did not, reflecting the geographical distribution characteristics of forest vegetation in Busan. The analysis of the network structured showed 1,709 links and an average of 17.5 species having interspecies binding with a species. The density was 0.09, the diameter was 5, and the average path distance was 2.268. We concluded that various PSNs should be established in the future for precise comparative analysis of network characteristics in the social science field. In the PSN of Busan Metropolitan City, Eurya japonica, Linder glauca, Ligustrum japonicum, and Trachelospermum asiaticum showed high centrality.

The Aspect of Natural Regeneration for Major Tree Species in the Natural Deciduous Forest (천연문엽수임내(天然聞葉樹林內) 주요(主要) 구성(構成) 수종(樹種)의 천연경신(天然更新) 양상(樣相))

  • Kim, Ji Hong;Yang, Hee Moon;Jin, Guang Ze;Lee, Won Sup;Kang, Sung Kee
    • Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.1-17
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    • 2001
  • Forming a part of "Cooperative Practical Study for the Modernization of the Management of National Forest", this study was conducted to provide overall ecological information for the natural regeneration of major tree species on the basis of community structural attributes in the deciduous forest ecosystem. Followings are summarized characteristics of the natural regeneration for the selected tree species. Betula costata : Although large number of seeds are dispersed by wind, they require mineral soils to germinate. Thick litter layer could be an obstacle to germinate. After germination, the seedling requires large amount of light for successful establishment. Acer mono : Characterized by high shade tolerance and weak drought resistance, the seedling should be overcasted with more than 50% of canopy coverage. High stand density should be maintained to produce good quality of timber. The potential of coppice may be high. Ulmus laciniata : Since this species needs high rate of troll moisture and light, around 60% of canopy coverage should be maintained to retain moisture and incoming light. The competition with other vegetation should be removed for the favor of successful seedling establishment. Fraxinus mandshurica : This species requires moist mineral soils to germinate. After germination, the seedling needs large amount of light and moisture for successful establishment. Site preparation should be applied to reduce competition with weedy vegetation. Fraxinus rhynchophylla : Interval of large seed crops may be highly varied. Thick litter layer could be an obstacle to germinate. Site preparation should be applied to reduce competition with weedy vegetation so as to achieve successful seedling establishment. Quercus mongolica : Including the difficulty of seed supply by the consumption, thick litter layer and mountain bamboo cover could be the obstacle to germinate. More than 50% of relative light intensity is necessary to achieve successful seedling establishment. Kalopanax pictus : Thick litter layer could be an obstacle to germinate. The seedling needs large amount of light and moisture for successful establishment. Abies holophylla : In spite of high shade tolerance, the growth rate in sapling stage may be extremely slow. Cornus controversa : Seeds (drups) are consumed and dispersed by animals, tending to be not sufficient in seed supply. This species requires large amount of light for successful germination and seedling establishment. Tilia amurensis : The difficulty of seed supply might be expected with low seed purity and double dormancy. Since thick litter layer could be an obstacle to germinate, the species requires moist mineral soils for successful germination. The potential of coppice may be extremely high.

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Restoration for Evergreen Broad-leaved Forests by Successional Trends of Pasture-grassland in the Seonheulgot, Jeju-do (제주도 선흘곶 초지지역의 천이경향을 고려한 상록활엽수림 복원 연구)

  • Han Bong-Ho;Kim Jeong-Ho;Bae Jeong-Hee
    • Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.369-381
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    • 2004
  • This study was achieved to present the way to restore the Seonheulgot pasture-grassland damaged by landuse and interference for a long time to evergreen broad-leaved forests as the native vegetation structure. As a result of analyzing ecological succession tendency of structure in survey area, we established the optimal restoration model. The total of survey sites were 26, and the classified plant community types were four types by M.I.P of dominant woody species. Finally we classified the four types based on diameter of dominant woody species in canopy layer. The six community types are as follows: Community I was runner-shrub forest, community II was evergreen broad-leaved shrub forest, and community III was evergreen broad-leaved forest of small diameter. Community IV and V were evergreen broad-leaved forest of middle diameter. Community Ⅵ was evergreen broad-leaved forest of large diameter. The number of constituent species was 24 in community I, 28 in community II as the shrub forest, 16 as the evergreen broad-leaved forest of small diameter, 29 in community III, 30 in community IV as the evergreen broad-leaved forest of middle diameter and 27 in community Ⅵ as the evergreen broad-leaved forest of large diameter. The range of Shannon's index of all communitys was from 0.8763 to 1.2630 and the Similarity index between the community composed of middle diameter woody species and large diameter woody species. The ecological succession of community I, II, and III were changed from pasture-grassland to broad-leaved forest and the structure of community IV, V, and Ⅵ was similar to evergreen broad-leaved forest in warm temperate region. We suggest the restoration planting model evergreen broad-leaved forest of in Seonheulgot pasture-grassland, as follows: The target restoration vegetation were Castanopsis cuspidata var. sievoldii community and Queycus glauca community. Castanopsis cuspidata var. sievoldii and Quercus glauca should be dominant woody species in canopy layer, the number of trees was 10 per 100$m^2$, and Castanopsis cuspidata var, sievoldii, Quercus glauca, Camellia japonica, and Eurya japonica should be dominant woody species in the understory layer, the number of trees was 14 per 100$m^2$.

Habitats Environmental and Population Characteristics of Cypripedium japonicum Thunb., a Rare Species in Korea (희귀식물 광릉요강꽃 자생지 환경 및 개체군 특성)

  • Pi, Jung-Hun;Jung, Ji-Young;Park, Jeong-Geun;Yang, Hyung-Ho;Kim, Eun-Hye;Suh, Gang-Uk;Lee, Cheul-Ho;Son, Sung-Won
    • Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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    • v.48 no.4
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    • pp.253-262
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    • 2015
  • The sustainability of Cypripedium japonicum, a rare plant designated by the Korea Forest Service, is threatened due to artificial factors such as habitat loss and climate change etc. and internal factors such as changes in biological properties of the habitat etc. but conservation research has not been performed in South Korea. The objective of this study is to establish the species conservation strategies by analyzing the characteristics of their habitats, including: 1) Population characteristics, and 2) habitat analysis of the vegetation and abiotic environments. From April to September, 2014, population characteristics [density (stems $m^{-2}$), flowering rate (%), and leaf area ($cm^2$)] in Cypripedium japonicum habitats such as Chuncheon (CC), Hwacheon (HC), Muju (MJ), and Gwangyang (GY) and vegetation characteristics (plant sociological research and ordination analysis), and abiotic environments [temperature ($^{\circ}C$), relative humidity (%), transmitted light ($mol{\cdot}m^{-2}{\cdot}d^{-1}$) and canopy openness (%)] were measured. Cypripedium japonicum was mainly distributed at elevation 450 to 990 m and 5 to $30^{\circ}$ slope. Slope direction was shown as 0 to $110^{\circ}$. Habitats temperature (mean $18.94^{\circ}C$) was well matched to seasonal changes. Differences among sites showed greater level according to latitude difference. It showed the highest in habitat, GY located in the South. On the other hand, relative humidity (77.38%) didn't show much difference among sites. The average degree of canopy openness was 18.17%. It showed the highest at HC (22.1%) and the lowest at MJ (16.1%). The average degree of transmitted light was $9.1mol{\cdot}m^{-2}{\cdot}d^{-1}$. It showed the highest at CC ($10.6mol{\cdot}m^{-2}{\cdot}d^{-1}$) and the lowest at GY ($6.87mol{\cdot}m^{-2}{\cdot}d^{-1}$). Chlorophyll content showed average 26.12 SPAD. It showed the highest at MJ (30.64 SPAD value) and the lowest at HC (23.69 SPAD value). Leaf area was average $253.35cm^2$. It showed the highest at CC ($281.51cm^2$) and the lowest at HC ($238.23cm^2$).