본문 바로가기
KERD
논문KCI 등재

The Development of Climax Index by Analysis of Eco-morphological Characters for Major Deciduous Tree Species

0

조회

0

다운로드

1

인용

0

참고문헌

키워드

초록

This study was conducted to estimate climax index by eco-morphology for major 36 tree and sub-tree species in natural deciduous forests so as to interpret seral position of each species in the forest community. Fourteen eco-morphological characters which were considered to be associated with successional gradient in the forest were selected for the study. Four levels per character for each species were given on a standardized scale of increasing climax, and the index was computed by the proportion of the sum of total scores, expressed by percent values. With calculated mean value of 54.8 for all indices, Carpinus cordata had the highest index value of 90.5, and Populus davidiana recorded the lowest of 13.2. The most climax group, greater than 70 of the index, contained only 8 species, intermediate group, between 41 to 70 of the index, had 23 species, and the most pioneer group, less than 40 of the index comprised 5 species. The result has noticed that the large number of species would take advantage of most diverse resource and niche in the intermediate stage of the sere in the forest. By cluster analysis all 36 species were subjected to be classified into several species groups which had common similar eco-morphological characteristics. The indices were additionally plotted on the two dimensional graph to recognize the positions related to the light absorption factor and reproduction factor. The climax index of tree and sub-tree species developed by this study could be applied to understand the present status of successional stage on the basis of species composition by the method of summing up the indices. And comparison of forest successional stage among various forest communities could be done by summing up the climax indices of composed species in each community. However, this kind of applied methodology should be limited to the forest of similar species composition and site condition.

Abstract

This study was conducted to estimate climax index by eco-morphology for major 36 tree and sub-tree species in natural deciduous forests so as to interpret seral position of each species in the forest community. Fourteen eco-morphological characters which were considered to be associated with successional gradient in the forest were selected for the study. Four levels per character for each species were given on a standardized scale of increasing climax, and the index was computed by the proportion of the sum of total scores, expressed by percent values. With calculated mean value of 54.8 for all indices, Carpinus cordata had the highest index value of 90.5, and Populus davidiana recorded the lowest of 13.2. The most climax group, greater than 70 of the index, contained only 8 species, intermediate group, between 41 to 70 of the index, had 23 species, and the most pioneer group, less than 40 of the index comprised 5 species. The result has noticed that the large number of species would take advantage of most diverse resource and niche in the intermediate stage of the sere in the forest. By cluster analysis all 36 species were subjected to be classified into several species groups which had common similar eco-morphological characteristics. The indices were additionally plotted on the two dimensional graph to recognize the positions related to the light absorption factor and reproduction factor. The climax index of tree and sub-tree species developed by this study could be applied to understand the present status of successional stage on the basis of species composition by the method of summing up the indices. And comparison of forest successional stage among various forest communities could be done by summing up the climax indices of composed species in each community. However, this kind of applied methodology should be limited to the forest of similar species composition and site condition.

참고문헌 (18)

  1. Everitt B., "Cluster Analysis" (1973), Jhon Wiley & Sons, Inc.
  2. Fowells HA., "Silvics of Forest Trees of the United States. U.S.Dept. Agriculture, Forest Service", Agriculture Handbook, 762~ (1965)
  3. Harper JL, "The shape and size of seeds", Ann Rev Ecol Syst, 1, pp.327~356 (1970)
  4. Hartigan JA, "Clustering Algorithms" (1975), John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
  5. Horn HS, "The Adaptive Geometry of Trees", pp.144~ (1971), Princeton University Press
  6. 김광택, "점봉산 일대 천연활엽수림의 군집 유형별 천이 경향 분석", 한국임학회지, 94(6), pp.387~396 (2005), 한국임학회
  7. 김광택, "점봉산 일대 천연활엽수림의 군집 유형별 천이지수 추정", 한국임학회지, 95(6), pp.723~728 (2006), 한국임학회
  8. Kang SK, "The analysis of community structural attributes by topographic positions in the natural deciduous forest of Mt. Chumbong area (II)--Inter-species association and inter- community similarity", J Res For Kangwon National University, 20, pp.25~36 (2000)
  9. Kang SK, "The analysis of community structural attributes by topographic positions in the natural deciduous forest of Mt. Chumbong area (I)--Species composition, species diversity, life form", J For Sci Kangwon National University, 16, pp.93~104 (2000)
  10. Kim JH, "The estimation of climax index for broadleaved tree species by analysis of ecomorphological properties (in Korean)", Journal of Korean Forest Society, 82, pp.176~187 (1993)
  11. Kim JH, "Community ecological view of the natural deciduous forest in Korea, In Ecology of Korea", pp.93~104 (2002), Bumwoo Publishing Company
  12. 김지홍, "Ecological Attributes of Species Composition by Topographical Positions in the Natural Deciduous Forest", Journal of Forest Science, 27(1), pp.17~22 (2011), 산림과학연구소
  13. Lee HS, "The Estimation of Climax Index for Deciduous Tree Species by Ecomorphological Factors (in Korean)", 석사, pp.2011
  14. Lorimer CG, "A test of the accuracy of shade-tolerance classifications based on physiognomic and reproductive traits", Canadian Journal of Botany, 61, pp.1595~1598 (1982)
  15. Ludwig JA, "Statistical Ecology", pp.125~144 (1988), John Wiley & Sons, Inc
  16. Orloci L, "An agglomerative method for classification of plant communities", Journal of Ecology, 55, pp.193~206 (1967)
  17. Wells PV, "A climax index for broardlaf forest: an N-dimentional ecomorphological models of succession", Central Hardwood Conferance Proceeding, pp.131~176 (1976)
  18. 염동준, "Comparative evaluation of species diversity indices in the natural deciduous forest of Mt. Jeombong", Forest Science and Technology, 7(2), pp.68~74 (2011), 한국임학회

관련 논문AI추천

이 간행물의 다른 논문 (12건)