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The Plant Geography of Korea: With an Emphasis on the Alpine Zones

The Plant Geography of Korea: With an Emphasis on the Alpine Zones

Woo-Seok, Kong
Watts, Paul

Hardcover

Series: Geobotany, Book 19

AgricultureBotany & HorticultureEnvironmental Studies

ISBN10: 0792320689
ISBN13: 9780792320685
Publisher: Springer Pg
Published: Aug 31 1993
Pages: 231
Weight: 1.61
Height: 0.56 Width: 8.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
This is the first detailed analysis of the complex and rich vegetation of the mountainous Korean peninsula, which ranges from arctic-alpine to subtropical in character, and in which more than 4500 vascular-plant species have been recorded, including many endemics. It covers both the north and south of the peninsula and, using both past and present records, identifies eight major biogeographic regions. It pays due attention to vegetation history, tracing this back to Miocene times and noting the effects of Pleistocene climatic fluctuations. More recently, detailed climatic variations from 50 B.C. are recorded, along with man's influence on vegetation patterns. Special mention is made of the present arctic-alpine communities, their structural and floristic characteristics, their origins, and their vulnerability to current global warming. Throughout the relationships between Korean vegetation communities and those present in adjacent East Asia are emphasized along with those key features which make Korean communities distinctly unique.

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