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Classification of halophyte community growth and its relationship with soil chemical properties in Saemanguem reclaimed land

Journal of the Korean Society for Applied Biological Chemistry volume 55, pages 599–605 (2012)Cite this article

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Halophyte communities have been established to reduce dust from the Saemangeum reclaimed land. Growth of large-scale artificial halophyte communities was assessed, and the relationship between halophyte community growth and soil chemical properties was examined through three-year halophyte monitoring and soil analysis. Halophyte community growth was classified in 230 quadrats from 2006 to 2008, and the statistical significance between halophyte community growth and soil chemical properties was determined by Duncan’s multiple range test. Overall, the yearly percentage of Class1 and Class 2 quadrats increased from 40% in 2006 to 87% in 2008. Over 90% of the 29 common quadrats consecutively surveyed for three years belonged to Class 1 or Class 2. Soil electrical conductivity (EC) decreased from 3.3 dSm−1 in 2006 to 2.0 dSm−1 in 2008. Available phosphate content increased from 28 mg kg−1 in 2007 to 115 mg kg−1 in 2008. Among soil properties, soil EC had a significantly negative relationship with halophyte community growth. A significant relationship was also observed between halophytic height and soil EC (R2=0.95). These results indicate that halophyte community growth could be classified into five classes based on plant height and coverage closely related to soil EC in the reclaimed land.

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  1. Chungnam Provincial Office, Korea Rural Community Corporation in Daejeon, Daejeon, Republic of Korea

    Myoung-Ho Shin

  2. Department of Environment Landscape Architecture-Design, Chonbuk National University in Jeonju, Jeonju, Republic of Korea

    Chang-Hwan Kim

  3. Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences in Seoul, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    Min-Kyun Kim

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Shin, MH., Kim, CH. & Kim, MK. Classification of halophyte community growth and its relationship with soil chemical properties in Saemanguem reclaimed land. J Korean Soc Appl Biol Chem 55, 599–605 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13765-012-2074-9

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