Disturbed regeneration of saplings of Korean fir (Abies koreana Wilson), an endemic tree species, in Hallasan National Park, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Jeju Island, Korea Disturbed regeneration of Korean Fir saplings in Hallasan National Park

Eun Shik Kim, Choong Hyeon Oh, Hong Chul Park, So Hee Lee, Junghwan Choi, Sung Hoon Lee, Hong Bum Cho, Wontaek Lim, Hyojung Kim, Young Kyun Yoon

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Abstract

Limited knowledge is available on the regeneration of Korean fir (Abies koreana Wilson), an endemic plant species, growing on the upper part of Mt. Hallasan, a volcanic mountain, located in the central part of Jeju Island, Korea. A forest stand with the size of 1 ha dominated by Korean fir trees was established and all the trees with DBH 2 cm or larger were mapped and surveyed. Initial analysis indicated that the numbers of saplings with their DBHs between 2 cm and 10 cm were very small and that there was a big gap in the frequency of the number of saplings regenerated from the forest stand. It seems clear that the regeneration of the Korean fir trees was disturbed for longer than the last two decades, potentially by the browsing of the seedlings by ungulate including Siberian roe deer and by the physical hindrance of the dwarf bamboo to the development of the saplings of the Korean fir. Urgent measures and extensive studies are needed to promote the natural regeneration of the tree species on the dynamics of the forest regeneration and the mechanism of forest development of the forests on the Mt. Hallasan, Jeju Island, Korea.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)68-78
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Marine and Island Cultures
Volume5
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jun 2016

Keywords

  • Decline
  • Dwarf bamboo (Sasa quelpaertensis Nakai)
  • Frequency distribution
  • JEJU Island
  • Korean fir (Abies koreana Wilson)
  • Mt. Hallasan
  • Regeneration
  • Saplings
  • Seedlings
  • Siberian roe deer (Capreolus pygargus Pallas)
  • Stand dynamics
  • Ungulate browsing

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