This study was carried out to introduce the forest cover types of the Baekdudaegan inhabiting the number of native tree species. In order to understand the vegetation distribution characteristics of the Baekdudaegan, a vegetation survey was conducted on the major 20 mountains of the Baekdudaegan. The vegetation data were collected from 3,959 sample points by the point-centered quarter method. Each mountain was classified into 4-7 forests by using various multivariate statistical methods such as cluster analysis, indicator species analysis, multiple discriminant analysis, and species composition analysis. The forests were classified mainly according to the relative abundance of Quercus mongolica. There was a total of 111 classified forests and these forests were integrated into the following nine forest cover types using the percentage similarity index and by clustering according to vegetation type: 1) Mongolian oak, 2) Mongolian oak and other deciduous, 3) Oaks (Mixed Quercus spp.), 4) Korean red pine, 5) Korean red pine and oaks, 6) ash, 7) mixed mesophytic, 8) subalpine zone coniferous, and 9) miscellaneous forest. Forests grouped within the subalpine zone coniferous and miscellaneous classifications were characterized by similar environmental conditions and those forests that did not fit in any other category, respectively.
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Abstract Introduction Materials and Methods Study area Data collection Data analysis Results and Discussion The process of classifying forests Classified forests at each mountain Integrating 111 classified forests Conclusion Forest cover types of the Baekdudaegan References
키워드
classifying forestsecological informationforest cover typemultivariate statistical analysisMongolian oak
저자
Sang Hoon Chung [ Forest Technology and Management Research Center, National Institute of Forest Science, Pocheon 11186, Republic of Korea ]
Sang Tae Lee [ Forest Technology and Management Research Center, National Institute of Forest Science, Pocheon 11186, Republic of Korea ]
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