Abstract

The natural forest vegetation of the Piagol, Mt. Chiri, was classified into five major communities, i.e. Quercus mongolica, Carpinus laxiflora, C. tschonoskii, Q. serrata and Fraxinus mandshurica community. C. tschonoskii, C. laxiflora and Q. mongolica characteristically were dominated in the range of 500∼700 m, 700∼900 m and 900∼1,400 m in altitude, respectively. Abies nephrolepis and Rhododendron schlippenbachii in the ridge of Nogodan-Nalnaribong, and F. mandshurica and Q. serrata in the Yongsuam ravine were found as the dominant species. The transition between C. tschonoskii and C. laxiflora communities was relatively wide. The boundary between F. mandshurica, in the conglomerated zone, and the other communities surrounding its community was fairly abrupt. In Q. mongolica community, the canopy was relatively opened and the oak young tree of undergrowth was fairly dense. In the community of C. laxiflora and C. tschonoskii, the species composed of their understory was rich while their coverage was lower than that of Q. mongolica community. Shannon's diversity index was decreased in order of C. tschonoskii, C. laxiflora and Q. mongolica community, while their Simpson's dominance index increased conversely. Judging by the DBH-class distribution showing the negative exponential curve, these communities were considered as the climax forest. In Polar Ordination used samples (quadrats), the vegetation of the Piagol was divided into five groups, which was coincided with five communities classified by Braun-Blanquet system. In the ordination, the first axis and the second axis may be considered soil conditions and thermal conditions, respectively. It seems that two different methods, phytosociological method in macro level and ordination techniques in micro level, are useful for the vegetation classification.

지리산 피아골의 식생은 식물사회학적 방법에 의해 개서나무군낙, 서나무군낙, 신갈나무군낙, 졸참나무군낙, 들메나무군낙, 철쭉-진달래 관목림으로 분류되며, DBH-class 분포에 의하면 개서나무군낙, 서나무군낙, 신갈나무군낙은 모두 안정된 극상림인 것으로 보인다. 신갈나무군낙의 종다양도는 제일 낮고 우점도는 제일 높게 나타났으며, 토양조건은 서나무군낙이 신간나무군낙에 비해 습하고 비옥한 것으로 나타났다. 서나무군낙과 신갈나무군낙의 점이대는 DBH-class 분포로 보아 현재의 900∼1,000m 에서 1,000∼l,100까지 이동할 것으로 예측된다. Polar Ordination에 의한 식생형의 분류는 식물사회학적 방법의 결과와 일치했다. 고도구배를 따라 개서나무는 500∼700m, 서나무는 700∼900m, 신갈나무는 900m이상에서 최고의 중요치를 나타낸다. Raunkiaer의 life-form spectrum을 남한의 것과 비교하면, 반지중식물은 5.3%, 지중식물은 5.2% 높게 나타났으며, 착생식물과 수중식물은 극히 적게 나타났다.

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