• Title/Summary/Keyword: Vernal pool

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Type and vegetation of the Dongbaekdongsan wetland in Jeju, a southern island of Korea (제주도 동백동산에 성립된 습지의 유형과 식생)

  • Jung, Songhie;Yim, Bong Soon;Cho, Yong Chan;Kim, Jin-Seok;Lee, Chang Seok
    • Journal of Wetlands Research
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.281-293
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    • 2018
  • Wetlands of Dongbaekdongsan were classified into two types of pond and vernal pool. 11 plant communities are established there such as Nymphoides indica community, Sparganium stoloniferum Community, Persicaria hastato-auriculata community, Scirpus triangulatus community, Triadenum japonica community, Juncus papillosus community, Deinostema violacea community, Centipeda minima community, Apocynum sibiricum community, Isachne globosa community, and Ulmus parvifolia community. Nymphoides indica community is established in a pond located on the entrance of the Dongbaekdongsan and Persicaria hastatoauriculata community appears on edge of the pond. Sparganium stoloniferum community is formed in nearby pond with relatively shallow water and Persicaria hastatoauriculata community is established on margin of the pond. Vernal pools had been used for drinking water source and for livestock in some cases in the past. Scirpus triangulatus community is established in the most wet site as the center of the pools and Juncus papillosus community - Deinostema violacea community - Triadenum japonica community, and Apocynum sibiricum community appear in a concentric circle pattern as far away there. Ulmus parvifolia community is established in a dry vernal pool. This is the first study on vernal pool carried out in Korea. Therefore, most vegetation types are new ones different from existing studies on wetland.

Characteristics of vegetation structure and habitat of Mankyua chejuense(Ophioglssaceae), endangered plant in Korea (멸종위기 식물 제주고사리삼의 입지와 식생구조의 특징에 대한 연구)

  • Lee, Kyoung-Mi;Shin, Jeong-Hoon;Jeong, Heon-Mo;Kim, Hae-Ran;Kim, Jeong-Ho;Shin, Dong-Hun;You, Young-Han
    • Journal of Wetlands Research
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.35-45
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    • 2012
  • In order to characterize the habitat trait and vegetation structure of M. chejuense(Ophioglssaceae), endangered plant in Korea, we set 12 permanent quadrats in Jocheon-Sunhyul Gotzawal Wetland Region of Jeju Island, and surveyed the temporal pools, vegetation structure and counted the population size of the endemic rare plant. M. chejuense distributed in the vernal pools with a variety of shape, area of 150-$400m^2$, depth of 0.4-2.0m and slope of 3-$10^{\circ}$, at altitude of 88-165m in lowland area in Gotjawal Wetland Region, Jeju Island. The soil has a thin layer and high water content all the seasons. The population appeared with a density range of 1-423/pool in the boundary area of the wetlands under higher tree coverages(80-100%) in the deciduous forest communities. Vegetation wsa classified into five plant communities such as Ulmus parvifolia community, Cudrania tricuspidata community, Rosa multiflora community, Ardisia japonica community, Ophiopogon japonicus community. These results means that M. chejuense potentially has a shortage to evergreen plant succession, litter accumulation and water drainage, thus it is need to sustainable wetland environmental condition in the deciduous forest community for its sounded conservation.