Coastal Plant and Soil Relationships along the Southwestern Coast of South Korea

We studied how plant species distribution was regulated by the relationships between vegetation and soil factors on the southwestern coast of South Korea. Vegetation was classified using two-way indicator species analysis (TWINSPAN), thereby producing four vegetation groups that were linked to three...

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Published in:Journal of plant biology = Singmul Hakhoe chi 2007, 50(3), , pp.331-335
Main Authors: Ihm, B.S. (Mokpo National University, Muan, Republic of Korea), E-mail: ihmbs@mokpo.ac.kr, Lee, J.S. (Kunsan National University, Kunsan, Republic of Korea), Kim, J.W. (Mokpo National University, Muan, Republic of Korea), Kim, J.H. (Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea)
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Language:English
Subjects:
CCA
coastal vegetation
DCA
EDAPHIC FACTORS
Electrical conductivity
Electrical resistivity
FACTEUR EDAPHIQUE
FACTORES EDAFICOS
Geographical distribution
Indicator species
Moisture content
Ordination
Organic matter
Plant species
Plants (botany)
Sand
Soil chemistry
Soil pH
Soil properties
Soil texture
Soil water
Soils
Texture
TWINSPAN
Vegetation
Water content
Water relations
생물학
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Summary:We studied how plant species distribution was regulated by the relationships between vegetation and soil factors on the southwestern coast of South Korea. Vegetation was classified using two-way indicator species analysis (TWINSPAN), thereby producing four vegetation groups that were linked to three habitat types. Two ordination techniques -- detrended correspondence analysis (DCA) and canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) -- were applied to examine the relationships between vegetation and 12 edaphic factors, including soil pH, water and osmotic potentials, moisture content, electrical conductivity, Cl- and Na+ contents, total Kjeldahl nitrogen, and contents of organic matter, sand, silt, and clay.
ISSN:1226-9239
1867-0725
DOI:10.1007/BF03030663