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The Distributional Patterns of Alpine Plants of Mt. Halla, Cheju Island, Korea (한라산 고산식물의 분포 특성)

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    • Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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    • v.33 no.2
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    • pp.191-208
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    • 1998
  • 제주도의 기온온난화가 한라산 고산식물 분포에 미치는 영향에 대한 연구의 하나로 한라산 고산식물 8종의 수평 및 수직 분포역과 생육환경이 조사되었다. 그 결과 희귀하거나 멸종 위기 상태에 있는 고산식물들에 관한 생물지리학적 기초 자료와 정보가 축적되었다. 한라산 고산식물은 분포특성에 따라 8가지 유형으로 분류되며, 그 중 70퍼센트 정도가 한반도의 고산지나 일본열도의 것들과 공통적인 것으로 밝혀졌다. 이들은 빙하기 동안 동북아시아에서 한반도를 거쳐 제주도로 유입되었고, 일부는 일본열도에 전파된 것으로 생각된다. 현재 이들 고산식물은 열악한 기후, 척박한 토질과 지질 그리고 동결과 융해가 반복되는 주빙하성 환경에 적응하여 산정부 일대에 주로 분포한다. 본 연구는 한라산 고산식물의 분포와 과거 및 현재 환경과의 관계에 대한 기초 자료를 구축하여, 한반도의 자연환경 변천사를 파악하고, 기온온난화가 지속될 때 한라산 고산경관과 생태계가 당면할 문제를 파악하고 대안을 제시하는데 필요한 정보를 제공할 것으로 기대된다.

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Discussion about Characteristics and Study Results of Phytolith for the Quaternary Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction (제4기 환경복원을 위한 식물규소체의 특성과 연구 성과에 대한 논의)

  • HWANG, Sangill;KIM, Hyo-Seon;YOON, Soon-Ock
    • Journal of The Geomorphological Association of Korea
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.1-16
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    • 2010
  • Phytoliths, silica microfossil that produced within and between cells and tissues of plants are especially yielded in Gramineae with many different forms and can attribute to the reconstruction of climatic and environmental changes and agriculture activity of the Quaternary. The phytoliths in soil can remain for long periods of time, because of strong resistance to physical and chemical weathering. The spatial range of study is too small due to deposition of phytoliths directly to the soil. There are difficulties of phytoliths identification because of multiplicity and redundancy, so far uniform and exact classification scheme has not been adopted. Therefore we attempted phytolith classification system applied to Korea. The paleoenvironmental reconstruction research using phytholith are applicated in many parts of studies. Also high-resolution paleoclimatic reconstruction expected to be possible using phytolith indices of Iph and Ic as well as climatic indicator of phytolith morphology.

Biogeographical Studies in Korea (한국의 생물지리학 연구)

  • Park, Jung-Jae
    • Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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    • v.47 no.4
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    • pp.514-521
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    • 2012
  • In this paper, three general academic issues in Korean biogeographical studies were comprehensively reviewed: 1) relationship between environmental factors and plant distribution, 2) past vegetation and climate 3) interaction between humans and environment. Biogeography in Korea is poorly developed field and has been generally ignored by geographers in Korea. The future for biogeography in Korea however seems promising and Korean biogeographers have a great opportunity to develop their field. To attract more prospective graduate students into biogeography and train them would be very important for the gradual and persistent development of geographical biogeography in Korea.

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The physical geography in general:yesterday and tomorrow (자연지리학 일반: 회고와 전망)

  • Son, Ill
    • Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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    • v.31 no.2
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    • pp.138-159
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    • 1996
  • There has been a tendency for Geomorphology and Climatology to be dominant in Physical Geography for 50 years in Korea. Physical Geography is concerned with the study of the totality of natural environment through the integrated approaches. But, an overall direction or a certain paradigm could not be found, because major sub-divisions of Physical Geography have been studied individually and the subjects and the approaches in studying Physical Geography are enormously diverse. A consensus of opinion could not also exist in deciding what kind of the sub-divisions should be included in the physical geography in general and how those should be summarized. Furthermore it would be considered imprudent to survey the studies of Physical Geography besides those of Geomorphology and Climatology due to the small number of researchers. Assuming that the rest of Physical Geographical studies with the exception of Geomorphological and Climatological studies are the Physical Geography in general, the studies of Physical Geogrpahy in general are summarized and several aspects are drown out as follows. First the descliption of all possible factors of natural environments was the pattern of early studies of Physical Geography and the tendency is maintained in the various kinds of research and project reports. Recently Physical Geographers have published several introductory textbooks or research monographs. In those books, however, the integrated approaches to Physical Geography were not suggested and the relationship between man and nature are dealt with in the elementary level. Second, the authentic soil studies of Physical Geographers are insignificant, because the studies of soil in Physical Geography have been mostly considered as the subsidiary means of Geomorphology Summarizing the studies of Soil Gegraphy by physical geographers and other Pedologists, the subjects are classified as soil-forming processes, soil erosions, soil in the tidal flat and reclaimed land, and soil pollution. Physical Geographers have focused upon the soil-forming processes in order to elucidate the geomorphic processes and the past climatic environment. The results of other subjects are trifling. Thirdy Byogeygrayhers and the results of studies are extremely of small number and the studies of Biogeography in Korea lines in the starting point. But, Biogeography could be a more unifying theme for the Physical-human Geography interface, and it would be expected to play an active part in the field of environmental conservation and resource management. Forth, the studies of Hydrogeography (Geographical Hydrology) in Korea have run through the studies of water balance and the morphometric studies such as the drainage network analysis and the relations of various kinds of morphometric elements in river. Recently, the hydrological model have introduced and developed to predict the flow of sediment, discharge, and ground water. The growth of groundwater studies is worthy of close attention. Finally, the studies on environmental problems was no mole than the general description about environmental destruction, resource development, environmental conservation, etc. until 1970s. The ecological perspectives on the relationship between man and nature were suggested in some studies of natural hazard. The new environmentalism having been introduced since 1980s. Human geographers have lead the studies of Environmental Perception. Environmental Ethics, Environmental Sociology, environmental policy. The Physical geographers have stay out of phase with the climate of the time and concentrate upon the publication of introductory textbooks. Recently, several studies on the human interference and modification of natural environments have been made an attempt in the fields of Geomorphology and climatology. Summarizing the studies of Physical Geography for 50 years in Korea, the integrated approaches inherent in Physical Geography disappeared little by little and the majol sub-divisions of Physical Ceography have develop in connection with the nearby earth sciences such as Geology, Meteorology, Pedology, Biology, Hydrology, etc been rediscovered by non-geographers under the guise of environmental science. It is expected that Physical Geography would revive as the dominant subject to cope with environmental problems, rearming with the innate integrated approaches.

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Study on the Size of Plant Community in Fragmented Habitats (서식처 분획화에 따른 식물군집의 크기에 관한 연구)

  • 신현탁;김용식
    • Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.147-155
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    • 1998
  • This study was conducted from March to August 1997 to decide the size of plant community in fragmentary habitats. The thirty one sites and one hundred and eighteen plots were plotted in the areas including Yangpyong, Yoju, Pyongtaek and Ansong in Kyonggi-do, Chomchon and Sangju in Kyongsangbuk-do, Nonsan in Chungchongnam-do and Iksan in Chollapuk-do. The area and number of woody species by correlation analysis were recorded as the highest value as 0.716. In order to apply the theory of island biogeography to the fragmented habitats in Korea, the four variables were calculated by regression model. The four variables such as number of woody species, number of woody individuals, number of herbaceous species and number of herbaceous individuals were recorded as significant with area at the level of 0.05 and R square was 0.71. The one function was selected between number of species and number of individuals from the canonical correlation analysis, and the function square was 0.8876. Both canonical function and squared canonical correlation showed significant at the level of 0.01. The number of species and individuals were not increased from the condition that was the size of plant community of 400$m^2$, 30 for number of species and 4,000 for number of individuals. This results of this study can be widely used as a basic information for the conservation management, especially the fragmented ecosystems or the biotop creation in the landscaping.

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The Vertical Distribution of Air Temperature and Thermal Amplitude of Alpine Plants on Mt. Halla, Cheju Island, Korea (한라산의 수직적 기온 분포와 고산식물의 온도적 범위)

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    • Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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    • v.34 no.4
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    • pp.385-393
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    • 1999
  • 본 연구에서는 한라산의 고도별, 사면별, 계절별 기온(일평균, 일최고, 일최저) 분포와 고산식물의 수직적 분포역을 기초로 고산식물별 온도적 범위를 분석한 후 제주도의 온난화에 따른 한라산 고산식물의 미래를 논의하였다. 아울러 고산지에서의 고도별 기온 분포와 수직적 기온 체감이 환산되어 산악지역에서의 기온 분포를 이해하는데 중요한 자료가 확보되었다. 한라산에서의 100m당 기온체감율은 일평균기온이 -0.58$^{\circ}C$, 일최고기온이 -0.53$^{\circ}C$ 범위내에서 분포가 주로 결정되어, 상대적으로 낮은 최고기온 체감율이 고산식물의 생존에 유리하게 작용한 것으로 보인다. 본 연구에서 얻어진 결과는 온난화에 따른 생태계 변화의 모니터링과 경관 보전 측면에서 유용한 생태적 정보를 축적하여, 한라산에 분포하는 희귀하거나, 멸종위기 상태에 있는 고산식물들의 보전과 관련된 지식이 수립될 수 있다.

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Distribution of Indicator Plant of Climate Change in Major Islands of the Korean Peninsula (한반도 주요 도서 지역의 기후변화 지표 식물 분포)

  • Kim, Hyun Hee;Mizuno, Kazuharu;Lee, Ho Sang;Koo, Jae Gyun;Kong, Woo Seok
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.30 no.1
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    • pp.29-43
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    • 2021
  • This study analyzed the status of climate-change indicator plants native to the main islands of the Korean peninsula, while elucidating their distribution characteristics. Information on flora from over 129 island locations, comprising more than 100 species of native plants, was collected, compiled into a database, and utilized as raw data. The distribution of 193 climate-change indicator plants was confirmed. The distribution area of broadleaf evergreen trees and ferns, including Mallotus japonicus and Cyrtomium falcatum, was relatively wide. In contrast, the distribution of common northern plants such as Corydalis turtschaninovii and Malus baccata was limited. If global warming persists, northern plant distribution is expected to decrease rapidly in the Korean Peninsula island region, while the northern limit line of the southern plants is expected to migrate further northward. During this process, it is likely that the plant congregation structure and species diversity within the island region will change dynamically. In this study, comparative analyses between species and regions were conducted by assessing the relative frequency of their occurrence, and six types of botanical geographic distribution patterns were noted.

Flora and Conservation of Weolchulsan National Park (월출산국립공원의 식물상과 그 보전 대책)

  • Lim Dong-Ok;Kim Yong-Shik;Hwang In-Chon
    • Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.130-142
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    • 2006
  • The Weolchulsan is one of the phytogeographically important areas among national parks of Korea because this region is located in the northern limit of Southern Plant Types. The flora of the area was enlisted as 516 taxa, 106 families, 318 genera, 453 species, 59 varieties, and 4 forms. The six taxa such as Diplomorpha trichotoma, Monotropastrum globosum, Hololeion maximowiczii, Drosera rotundifolia, Utricularia japonica and Utricularia racemosa are enlisted as the Rare and Endangered Species which is categorized by the Korea Forest Service. The Ratio of Naturalized and Urbanization Index was 4.65% and 9.06%, respectively.

The Specific Plant Species and Conservation of the Bukhansan National Park (북한산국립공원의 특정식물과 그 보전 대책)

  • Lim, Dong-Ok;Kim, Yong-Shik;Lee, Hee-Chon
    • Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.138-144
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    • 2008
  • The Specific Plant Species such as N degree (2 species) and V degree (5 species) which is categorized by the Ministry of Environment are appeared as 7 species. II degree species among Endangered species of wild flora is Abeliophyllum distichum, and the Rare and Endangered Species which is categorized by the Korea Forest Service are enlisted as the five taxa. The Bukhansan is one of the phytogeographic ally important areas among national parks of Korea because this region is located in the northern limit of Southern Plant Types, such as Carpinus laxiflora, Cornus kousa, Styrax japonica and Zanthoxylum piperitum. The flora of the area was enlisted as 638 taxa, 103 families, 362 genera, 541 species, 87 varieties, and 10 forms. Naturalized Species was identified as 58 taxa, 16 families, 52 genera, 54 species and 4 varieties. The Ratio of Naturalized and Urbanization Index was 9.09% and 20.21%, respectively.