Abstract
Berchemia berchemiaefolia is a rare and endangered species and important as a honey resource. The purposes of this study were to investigate physical environmental factors and the population and community structure of Berchemia berchemiaefolia stands at Mt. Gunja in Sogrisan National Park in Chungcheongbuk-do. The B. berchemiaefolia stands belonged to deciduous forests in mid-temperate zone and were $5{\sim}25^{\circ}$ in slope, 30~90% in rock ratio, and 6.37 in soil pH. They had 656 trees within the area of 36 ha and their average density was 18.2 trees per ha. The trees within the stands were 11.8 m in tree height, 22.6 cm in DBH and 56 years old. The number of branched stems was the maximum 8 and 32.9% of the trees were branched. B. berchemiaefolia trees over 12 cm diameter occupied 89.9%, but young B. berchemiaefolia did only 11%. The structure of B. berchemiaefolia stands were classified into three groups as Acer pseudo-sieboldianum & A. mono community group, A. pseudo-sieboldianum & Quercus aliena community group, and B. berchemiaefolia & Quercus serata community group. The mean importance value of B. berchemiaefolia was 10.9%, while species diversity of the community ranged 0.77~1.31 and interspecific competition ranged 0.78~0.94. The dominance of the community ranged of 0.07~0.29 and the evenness ranged 0.71~0.93. Although B. berchemiaefolia was dominant in the habitat, but the species was already in natural successional stage to Cornus controversa or Ulmus davidiana var. japonica.
산림내 희귀 및 멸종위기식물이며 밀원식물로도 중요한 망개나무 자생지의 환경적 특성과 개체군 및 군집의 구조적 특성을 이해하기 위하여 군자산의 망개나무 임분을 조사하였다. 이 조사지는 중부기후구 낙엽활엽수림이고, 경사도는 $5-25^{\circ}$, 암석노출율은 30-90%, 토양 pH는 6.37였다. 본 조사 임분 36 ha에서 망개나무는 ha당 18.2본, 총 656개체가 있었으며, 평균수고 11.8 m, 평균흉고직경 22.6 cm, 임령은 최고 56년, 맹아발생 개체비율은 32.9%, 그루당 맹아발생은 최고 8개였다. 이 망개나무 임분은 당단풍나무군락-고로쇠나무군, 당단풍나무군락-갈참나무군, 그리고 망개나무군락군-졸참나무군락의 3개의 식생단위로 분류되었다. 이들 식생단위에서 망개나무의 평균중요치(MIV)는 10.9%, 종다양도는 0.77-1.31, 종내경쟁은 0.78-0.94, 우점도는 0.07-0.29, 균재도는 0.71-0.93이었다. 현재 군자산의 망개나무 임분에서는 망개나무가 우점이지만, 하층목은 층층나무와 느릅나무 등으로 자연천이가 일어나고 있었다.
