This study was carried out to investigate the exact current status of the topography such as the present beach elevation and area, coastline and the height of the dune crest, with the analysis of the distribution of the sand dune·halophytes on geo...
This study was carried out to investigate the exact current status of the topography such as the present beach elevation and area, coastline and the height of the dune crest, with the analysis of the distribution of the sand dune·halophytes on geomorphic characteristics for the restoration of natural coast in the protection zone of Baramarye Halmi-island. Halmi-island has the maximum height of 17m and the lowest height of average 3m to 5m, which is the muddy tidal flat area located southeast of the embayment on the southern tip of the island. The total distribution of plants in the research sites are 17 orders, 23 families, 40 genus, 49 species and 8 exotic species: 5 arbors communities including Pinus thunbergii, Quercus aliena, Elaeagnus glabra, Robinia pseudo-acacia, Vitex rotundifolia etc., 10 halophytes and sand dune plants communities including Calystegia soldanella, Suaeda maritima, Carex scabrifolia, Ischaemum anthephoroides, Carex kobomugi etc and 4 mixed communities including Elymus mollis-Imperata cylindrica var. koenigii, Imperata cylindrica var. koenigii-Calystegia soldanella, Imperata cylindrica var. koenigii-Elymus mollis, Imperata cylindrica var. koenigii-Populus alba etc. The spatial distribution characteristics of plants are identified that the most plant community are distributed in the distance of between 100m to 150m from the coastline, with the small- scale patch structure of 10m2 to 500m2 and the height of average 4cm to 6cm except Pinus thunbergii (Pt1), Elymus mollis (Em2,3,4) and Zoysia sinica (Zs5).