Coastal vegetation on the Western, Southern, and Eastern coasts of South Korea

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...

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Published in:Journal of plant biology = Singmul Hakhoe chi 2001-09, Vol.44 (3), p.163-167
Main Authors: Ihm, Byung-Sun, Lee, Jeom-Sook, Kim, Jong-Wook
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dunes
Halophytes
Plant communities
Salt marshes
Sand
Swamps
Vegetation
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1226-9239
1867-0725
DOI:10.1007/BF03030234