Table 1 General descriptions of physical character and vegetation in S. prunifolia habitats
Site no. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Location | Seohodong | Sanghyodong | Sanghyodong | Namwoneup | |
GPS* | Latitude | 33°17′--″ | 33°19′--″ | 33°19′--″ | 33°19′--″ |
Longitude | 126°30′--″ | 126°35′--″ | 126°35′--″ | 126°37′--″ | |
Major direction | SSE | NW | SSW | SSE | |
Altitude (m) | 461 | 350 | 446 | 318 | |
Rock coverage (%) | 60 | 10 | 5 | 45 | |
Slop (°) | 25 | 30 | 25 | 25 | |
Land form | Valley | Valley | Valley | Valley | |
Microtopography | Irregularity | Irregularity | Irregularity | Irregularity | |
Soil texture | Brown forest soil | Brown forest soil | Brown forest soil | Brown forest soil | |
Soil character | Sandy loam | Silt loam | Loam | Sandy loam | |
Soil moisture | Moist | Wet | Wet | Wet | |
Bedrock | Trachyte | Trachybasalt | Trachybasalt | Trachybasalt | |
Humus layer (cm) | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 | |
Vegetation structure | |||||
Tree | Height (m) | 13.0 | 13.0 | 16.0 | 14.0 |
Coverage (%) | 75 | 60 | 80 | 85 | |
Subtree | Height (m) | 8.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 |
Coverage (%) | 55 | 55 | 45 | 30 | |
Shrub | Height (m) | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
Coverage (%) | 25 | 45 | 40 | 15 | |
Herb | Height (m) | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
Coverage (%) | 5 | 45 | 10 | 15 | |