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Floristic characteristics of vascular plants and first distributional report of Pseudostellaria baekdusanensis M. Kim in Yongneup wetland protected area

  • Kim, Young-Chul (Department of Biology, Gangneung-Wonju National University) ;
  • Chae, Hyun-Hee (Department of Biology, Gangneung-Wonju National University) ;
  • Oh, Sang-Heock (Department of Biology, Gangneung-Wonju National University) ;
  • Choi, Seung-Ho (Department of Biology, Gangneung-Wonju National University) ;
  • Hong, Moon-Pyo (Research Institute of Natural Sciences, Gangneung-Wonju National University) ;
  • Nam, Gi-Heum (Biological and Genetic Resources Utilization Division, National Institute of Biological Resource) ;
  • Choi, Jae-Yoon (Wonju Regional Environmental Administration) ;
  • Choi, Hyun-Sook (Wonju Regional Environmental Administration) ;
  • Lee, Kyu-Song (Department of Biology, Gangneung-Wonju National University)
  • Received : 2015.01.27
  • Accepted : 2015.04.10
  • Published : 2015.04.30
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Abstract

Yongneup wetland protected area, the only high moor in Korea, is a core area to conserve biodiversity. Even though the Yongneup wetland protected area is relatively small, various plant species are distributed in the Yongneup wetland protected area because it includes various habitats showing different environmental gradients. Vascular plants distributed in the Yongneup wetland protected area were identified as a total of 376 taxa that is composed of 73 families, 217 genera, 322 species, 3 subspecies, 44 varieties and 7 forms. For endangered plants designated by the Ministry of Environment, 5 species including Trientalis europaea var. arctica, Lilium dauricum, Halenia corniculata, Lychnis wilfordii and Menyanthes trifoliata were found and 34 taxa were confirmed to be distributed only in the mountainous wetland habitats. Regarding naturalized plants, a total of 11 taxa were distributed, but most of them were distributed in the areas where artificial interference has occurred. And in areas inside the wetlands that are relatively well preserved, 2 species of Bidens frondosa and Erigeron annuus were observed. In this study, the occurrence and distribution of Pseudostellaria baekdusanensis M. Kim, which was recently found in Mt. Baekdu and reported as a new species, were identified in the Yongneup wetland protected area. A wetland is a very vulnerable area to drastic environmental changes and damages to its ecosystem could cause the extinction of rare plant species which are distributed only in the wetlands. Therefore, it is mandatory that current status of the Yongneup wetland protected area is evaluated and actions to prevent rapid environmental changes are taken. Fourteen separate investigations were conducted in 2013 and another four in 2014, to evaluate current status of the Yongneup wetland protected area. These investigations have provided us the basic information for future actions of conservation and restoration.

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