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Distribution Characteristics and Diversity of Alpine and Subalpine Plants Growing Naturally in National Parks

국립공원 내 자생하는 고산 및 아고산식물의 분포 특성과 다양성

  • Hyun-Hee Kim (Agricultural and Fishing Community Revitalization Department, Jeonnam Research Institute) ;
  • Hyeong-Jin Yoon (Climate Change Research Center, Korea National Park Research Institute) ;
  • Jin-Won Kim (Climate Change Research Center, Korea National Park Research Institute)
  • 김현희 (전남연구원 농수해양연구실) ;
  • 윤형진 (국립공원연구원 기후변화연구센터) ;
  • 김진원 (국립공원연구원 기후변화연구센터)
  • Received : 2024.03.11
  • Accepted : 2024.05.30
  • Published : 2024.06.30
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Abstract

Alpine and subalpine plants are isolated and distributed in mountaintop areas at high altitudes and, are among the species most vulnerable to global warming. If the rate of warming continues at its current rate, it is highly likely that this species will be unable to find new refugia and will be the last to go extinct in their current habitats. Therefore, research on the distribution and diversity of alpine and subalpine plants is urgently needed and is important from the perspective of biodiversity conservation. Therefore, this study focused on the distribution of alpine and subalpine plants native to national parks. Alpine and subalpine plants distributed across the 12 national parks accounted for approximately half (47.78%) of all alpine plants in Korea. The average relative frequency of occurrence was 0.23, plant similarity between national parks was 37.19%, and beta diversity was 0.63. The number of species was positively correlated with the latitude, elevation, and area of the national park. Thus the geographical distributions of alpine and subalpine plants haves distinct spatial specificities and physical environmental differences.

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본 연구는 국립공원연구원의 지원(no. NPRI 2023-46)으로 수행되었습니다.

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