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  • P-ISSN2287-8327
  • E-ISSN2288-1220
  • SCOPUS, KCI

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Zonation and soil factors of salt marsh halophyte communities

Journal of Ecology and Environment / Journal of Ecology and Environment, (P)2287-8327; (E)2288-1220
2016, v.40 no.1, pp.20-23
https://doi.org/10.1186/s41610-016-0010-3






& (2016). Zonation and soil factors of salt marsh halophyte communities. Journal of Ecology and Environment, 40(1), 20-23, https://doi.org/10.1186/s41610-016-0010-3

Abstract

Background: The structures and soil factors of Suaeda glauca-Suaeda japonica zonal communities and Phragmites australis-S. japonica zonal communities were studied in salt marshes of west and south coasts of South Korea to provide basic data for coastal wetland conservation and restoration. Results: S. glauca community mean length was 67 m and S. japonica community mean length was 567 m in zonal communities, and P. australis and S. japonica community mean length were 57 m and 191 m in zonal communities. Regarding the electrical conductivity, sodium content, and clay contents in Upnae-ri, Shinan-gun, there were significant differences among zonal communities at significance level of 0.05 for two-sided t test. However, other factors were not significantly different. Conclusions: The results indicate that multiple factors such as electronic conductivity, total nitrogen level, clay, and sodium might play important roles in the formation of zonal plant communities of salt marshes.

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Zonation, Salt marsh plant, Soil factor, Suaeda glauca, S. japonica, Phragmites australis

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