Coastal vegetation on the Western, Southern, and Eastern coasts of South Korea |
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Authors: | Byung-Sun Ihm Jeom-Sook Lee Jong-Wook Kim |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Biology, Mokpo National University, 534-729 Muan-Cun, Korea;(2) Department of Biology, Kunsan National University, 573-701 Kunsan, Korea |
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Abstract: | We used the Braun-Blanquet method to study the vegetation of coastal wetlands in South Korea. Three habitat types were found, i.e., salt marshes, salt swamps, and sand dunes. These plant communities were classified as: 1) two groups (five associations each) in the salt marshes that comprised either annual herbaceous halophytes (ClassThero-Salicornietea), or biennial/perennial herbaceous species (ClassAsteretea tripolii); 2) one group in the salt swamps consisting of five hydrophilous halo-tolerant associations (ClassPhragmitetea); and 3) three groups in the sand dunes, including one association of annual herbaceous halophytes (ClassSalsoletea komarovii), seven associations of herbaceous perennial halophytes (ClassGlehnietea littoralis), and one association of shrub perennial halophytes (ClassVrticetea rotundifoliae). These three habitat types accounted for the majority of the six main classifications of coastal vegetation distributed in South Korea. |
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Keywords: | coastal vegetation phytosociology salt marsh salt swamp sand dune |
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