The Vascular Plant Species in the Korean Demilitarized zone (DMZ)

Published Date
March 2013, Vol.6(1):31–81, doi:10.7229/jkn.2013.6.1.031
Open Access, Creative Commons license, Funding information

Author 

Chang Hyeon Lee ^a

Hyun Tak Shin ^b

Yeong Han Kwon ^b

Myung Hoon Yi ^a

Jung Won Yoon ^a

Gi Song Kim ^a

Gi Hwan Park ^a

Jung Won Sung ^a,,

aDepartment of landscape Architecture, Yeungnam University, Gyeonsan 712-749, Korea

bKorea National Arboretum, Pocheon 487-821, Korea

Received 3 February 2013. Revised 12 March 2013. Accepted 13 March 2013. Available online 11 October 2014.

Abstract

The vascular plants identified in DMZ areas consist of 2,382 taxa: 159 families, 739 genera, 1,985 species, 11 subspecies, 306 varieties, 77 forma, and 3 hybrids. A total of 251 taxa were found to be rare plants in eastern area (172 taxa), central area (71 taxa), and western area (50 taxa). A total of 177 taxa were observed to be endemic plants in eastern area (109 taxa), central area (65 taxa), and western area (34 taxa). A total of 565 taxa were identified to be the floristic special plants, which were divided into five classes: class I (173 taxa), class II (87 taxa), class III (153 taxa), class IV (121 taxa), and class V (31 taxa). The identified taxa surveyed in eastern, central, and western area were 450, 232, and 159 taxa respectively. A total of 134 naturalized plants were recorded, and the naturalization rate and urbanization rate were identified as 5.6% and 41.7% respectively. 80 taxa were observed in eastern area, of which naturalization rate was 6.8% and urbanization rate was 24.9%. 84 taxa were recorded in central area, of which naturalization rate was 6.8% and urbanization rate was 26.1%. Finally, 54 taxa were observed in western area, of which naturalization rate was 5.1% and urbanization rate was 16.8%.

Keywords

Vascular Plants

Rare Plants

Naturalized Plants

Endemic Plants

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