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Vegetation Type Classification and Endemic-Rare Plants Investigation in Forest Vegetation Area Distributed by Vulnerable Species to Climate Change, Mt. Jiri

지리산 기후변화 취약수종 분포지의 산림식생 유형 및 희귀-특산식물 분포 특성

  • Kim, Ji Dong (Department of Forest Resources, Kongju National University) ;
  • Park, Go Eun (Forest Ecology and Climate Change Division, National Institute of Forest Science) ;
  • Lim, Jong-Hwan (Forest Ecology and Climate Change Division, National Institute of Forest Science) ;
  • Yun, Chung Weon (Department of Forest Resources, Kongju National University)
  • 김지동 (공주대학교 산림자원학과) ;
  • 박고은 (국립산림과학원 기후변화생태연구과) ;
  • 임종환 (국립산림과학원 기후변화생태연구과) ;
  • 윤충원 (공주대학교 산림자원학과)
  • Received : 2018.02.13
  • Accepted : 2018.04.19
  • Published : 2018.06.30
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Abstract

Subalpine zone is geographically vulnerable to climate change. Forest vegetation in this zone is one of the important basic indicator to observe the influence of climate change. This study was conducting phytosociological community classification and endemic-rare plants investigation based on vulnerable species to climate change at the subalpine zone, Mt. Jiri. Vegetation data were collected by 37 quadrate plots from March to October, 2015. In order to understand the species composition of plant sociological vegetation types and the ecological impacts of species, we analyzed the layer structure of vegetation type using important values. Vegetation type was classified into eight species groups and five vegetation units. The vegetation types can be suggested as an indicator on the change of species composition according to the future climate change. There were 9 taxa endemic plants and 17 taxa rare plants designated by KFS(Korea Forest Service) where 41.2% of them were the northern plant. Endemic-rare plants increased as the altitude of vegetation unit increase. Importance value analysis showed that the mean importance value of Abies koreana was highest of all vegetation units. Based on analysis of each layer, all units except vegetation unit 1 were considered to be in competition with the species such as Quercus mongolica and Acer pseudosieboldianum. The results of this study can be a basic data to understand the new patterns caused by climate change. In addition, it can be a basic indicator of long-term monitoring through vegetation science approach.

우리나라의 아고산대는 기후변화에 지역적 취약성을 띄는 지역으로, 아고산대의 산림식생은 기후변화에 따른 영향을 관찰할 수 있는 중요한 기초지표 중 하나이다. 본 연구는 지리산 아고산대의 기후변화 취약수종 분포지의 산림식생을 대상으로 하여 식물사회학적 식생 유형 및 희귀-특산식물 분포 특성에 대해 구명하였다. 2015년 3월부터 10월까지 37개소에서 식생조사를 실시하였고, 식물사회학적 식생유형 분류를 통해 종조성을 파악하고, 종의 우점도를 파악하기 위해 중요치를 이용하여 식생유형별 층위구조를 분석하였다. 그 결과 식생유형분류체계는 8개 종군유형과 5개의 식생단위로 구분되었다. 산림청 지정 특산식물은 9분류군, 희귀식물은 17분류군이 출현하였고, 북방계식물의 비율은 41.2%이며, 식생단위별 해발고도가 증가함에 따라 희귀-특산식물도 함께 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 중요치 분석 결과, 구상나무는 모든 식생단위에서 평균상대우점치가 높게 나타났다. 또한 층위별로 보았을 때 식생단위 1을 제외한 단위들에서는 신갈나무, 당단풍나무 등의 수종과 경쟁관계에 놓여 있는 것으로 판단되었다. 본 연구의 결과는 기후변화로 인한 아고산대 산림식생의 변화를 이해하기 위한 기초 자료 뿐만 아니라 식생학적 접근을 통한 장기 모니터링의 기초지표로 활용될 것으로 판단되었다.

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