The purpose of this study is on performing the research about the backside groves of seaside beach in Chonbuk-Do province. For this, I selected all beachside forests of seaside beach used in present. Through interview and survey. 12 groves were select...
The purpose of this study is on performing the research about the backside groves of seaside beach in Chonbuk-Do province. For this, I selected all beachside forests of seaside beach used in present. Through interview and survey. 12 groves were selected. Thereafter I analyzed the physical. socio-behavioral. ecological condition of the groves by the site survey interview and review of previous researces.
The results are as follows.
1. The groves were planted to protect the villages and crop lands from strong sea wind. So those were composed of evergreen forests to accomplish such purposes effectively. Those were significant elements in constitution of landscape and scenery of seaside beach.
2. The form of the groves were linear and rectangular or linear for the purpose of windbreak.
3. Those were small scale(0.1 0.5㏊) in comparison with other province.
4. Almost groves were formed on the slopeless land.
5. No groves were indicated by the law as protection tree etc. But Dongho grove(No. 7.8) was only indicated by the forest law as conservation forest for scenery.
6. In ownership, the rate of groves owned by the self-governing body (Gun) is higher than the village groves and roadside groves.
7. In vegetation structure, those were one class forest composed of only tall tree of upper class.
8. Principal dominent species in upper tree was Pinus thunbergii. Pinus densiflora Robinia pseudoacacia appeared each in one region.
9. Those were not growing normally in aspect of height and breast diameter of tree in comparison with the village groves and roadside groves.
10. The planting density of those was three times higher than village groves in Chonbuk-Do province.