Categorized wetland preference and life forms of the vascular plants in the Korean Peninsula

Journal of Ecology and Environment

Kang-Hyun Cho¹  Jongsung Lee²  Yeonsook Choung²  Jaeyeon Lee²  Soyeon Cho²  Sangyeop Jung²  Kyu Song Lee³  Byeong Mee Min⁴  Kwang Yeong Joo⁵  Jin-Oh Hyun⁶  Hye Ryun Na⁶  Jin-Seok Kim⁷  Gi-Heum Nam⁷  Hyun Kyung Oh⁷ 

[1] Department of Biological Sciences, Inha University, 22212, Incheon, Republic of Korea;Department of Biological Sciences, Kangwon National University, 24341, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea;Department of Biology, Gangneung-Wonju National University, 26403, Gangneung, Republic of Korea;Department of Science Education, Dankook University, 16890, Yongin, Republic of Korea;National Institute of Ecology, 33657, Seocheon, Republic of Korea;Northeastern Asia Biodiversity Institute, 12982, Hanam, Republic of Korea;Plant Resources Department, National Institute of Biological Resources, 22689, Incheon, Republic of Korea;

关键词: Growth form;    Habitat;    Nutrition mode;    Seasonality;    Wetland indicator status;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s41610-021-00183-0

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundIn 2020, a categorized list of wetland preferences, major habitats, and life forms of 4145 vascular plant taxa occurring in the Korean Peninsula was published by the National Institute of Biological Resources. We analyzed the list and explored the distribution patterns of the five categorized groups according to wetland preference, along with the information on the major habitats and the life forms of the plants belonging to those categories.ResultsOut of 4145 taxa, we found that 729 wetland plant taxa (18%) occur in Korea: 401 obligate wetland plants and 328 facultative wetland plants. Among the 729 wetland taxa, the majority (73%) was hygrophytes and the remaining 27% was aquatic macrophytes. Furthermore, almost all of the wetland taxa are herbs; so, woody plants are only 4.7%. The 16 carnivorous taxa distributed in Korea were characterized as obligate wetland plants.ConclusionsWe expect the categorized information would promote understanding of the characteristics of the plant species and would be an important source for understanding, conservation, and restoration of wetland ecosystems.

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