Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology (한국환경생태학회지)

Korean Society of Environment and Ecology (한국환경생태학회)
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Habitat and Distribution Feature of Endangered Species Leontice microrhyncha S. Moore

멸종위기종 한계령풀(Leontice microrhyncha S. Moore)의 서식지 및 분포 특성

  • Received : 2011.09.21
  • Accepted : 2011.11.24
  • Published : 2011.12.31
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Abstract

Climate change is recognised as the best serious environmental problem in recent time, and high alpine or high latitudinal organisms especially endangered by its change. Leontice microrhyncha is recorded one of the endangered species by the Ministry of Environment Korea. We surveyed ten L. microrhyncha populations distributed at Taebaek Mountains, high mountain area in Kangwon province. L. microrhyncha is distributed 940m~1350m high altitude which equivalent of Warmth Index $53^{\circ}C{\cdot}month$ to $75^{\circ}C{\cdot}month$, the range of conspicuous cool temperate forest zone. The plant species distributed at slope of $5^{\circ}{\sim}23^{\circ}$ on northeast slopes. The vegetation structure at tree layer of L. microrhyncha distribution area is dominated by Quercus mongolica, Betula costata, Cornus controversa, Acer mono in tree layer, and by Staphylea bumalda, Deutzia glabrata, Stephanandra incisa in shrub layer. The species diversity of herb layer of each L. microrhyncha population showed from 0.21 to 0.98, and the importance value of L. microrhyncha in each population was the highest at blooming time of L. microrhyncha. These results will provide the basic information for the development of conservation strategies for this endangered species.

최근 범지구적 문제가 되고 있는 지구온난화와 이로 인한 서식처의 환경변화는 고위도 지방의 식물이나 고산식물의 생존에 중대한 문제가 되고 있다. 본 연구는 강원도 태백산맥 고산지대에 분포하는 환경부지정 멸종위기종인 한계령풀 10개 집단에 대해 서식지와 분포 특성을 조사하기 위해 수행되었다. 한계령풀은 고도 940m~1,350m 의 범위에 분포하였으며, 이는 온도기후적으로 온량지수 (WI) $53^{\circ}C{\cdot}month{\sim}WI\;75^{\circ}C{\cdot}month$에 해당하여 냉온대북부림대에 속한다. 이 종은 $5^{\circ}{\sim}23^{\circ}$ 경사의 북동사면에 주로 출현하였다. 한계령풀 분포지의 교목층은 신갈나무, 거제수나무, 층층나무, 고로쇠나무가 우점 하였으며, 관목층에는 고추나무, 물참대, 국수나무 등이 우점 하였다. 한계령풀 집단의 초본층 종다양도(Shannon's Index)는 0.21에서 0.98이며 각 집단에서 한계령풀의 중요치는 개화기에 가장 높은 값을 나타내었다. 서식지의 특성에 대한 본 연구는 한계령풀의 보전과 복원 전략의 수립 결정에 중요한 기초자료로 이용될 수 있을 것이다.

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