Forest vegetation developed in and around Dong River, Kangwondo, the Mideast Korea, were classified and its ecological characteristics described by methods of the ZM School of phytosociology with special reference to its ecological conservation and ma...
Forest vegetation developed in and around Dong River, Kangwondo, the Mideast Korea, were classified and its ecological characteristics described by methods of the ZM School of phytosociology with special reference to its ecological conservation and management. The forest vegetation of the study area can be divided into mountain type and reparian type, based on geography and site conditions. The mountain type was classified the vegetation type of the valley & depression area and the slope and prominence type. The vegetation type of the valley & depression were further subdivided into thirteen natural communities and one artificial community. The vegetation types of the slope & prominence area were further subdivided into seven natural communities. The Reparian type was classified one natural community and one naturalized plant community. Species diversity (H') of forest vegetation was 1.48 on an average, which showed the highest 3.06 at Phellodendron amurense community and the lowest 0.66 at Pinus densiflora community.