무작위표본추출법에 의한 산림군집구조 조사시 교목층과 관목층의 적정 조사구수를 파악하기 위하여 혼효율이 비교적 높은 구룡산 상금정계곡 활엽수혼효림군집의 교목층과 관목층을 대상으로 각각 10m×10m, 5m×5m 크기의 조사구를 15개씩 설치한 후 종수-면적 곡선, performance curve 등을 적용하였다. 종수-면적 곡선에의한 교목층의 적정 조사구수는 일반적인 수준에서 5개 이상이었으며, 보다 정확성을 요구할 경우 10개 이상이었다. 교목층의 상대중요치에 의한 performance curve를 작성한 결과 조사구수 4개 이상에서 우점종과 준우점종의 구분이 뚜렷해지며, 조사구수 8개 이상에서는 준우점종의 순위가 일정한 경향이었다 교목충의 종다양도는 조사구수 7개 이상에서 비교적 일정한 경향을 보였으며 조사군집을 대표한다고 할 수 있는 전체 조사구수 15개의 종다양도와 0.05 이내의 차이를 보였다. 교목층 전체 조사구수와의 유사도지수는 조사구수 5개 이상에서 80% 이상, 9개 이상에서 90% 이상이었다 관목층의 경우, 종수-면적 곡선에 의한 적정 조사구수는 일반적인 수준에서 5개 이상이었으며, 보다 정확성을 요구할 경우 12개 이상이었다. 관목충의 상대중요치에 의한 performance curve를 작성한 결과 조사구수 4개 이상에서 우점종과 준우점종의 구분이 뚜렷하였으며, 조사구수 13개 이상에서는 준우점종의 순위가 일정한 경향으로 유지되었다. 관목층 종다양도는 조사구수 6개 이상에서 비교적 일정한 경향을 보였으며, 조사군집을 대표한다고 할 수 있는 전체 조사구수 15개의 종다양도와 0.05이내의 차이를 보였다.

A mixed forest community of broad-leaved trees in Guryongsan area was studied to determine the adequate number of plots of tree and shrub strata for investigating forest community structure. Fifteen 10m×10m plots were set up in the tree stratum and fifteen 5m×5m plots were set up in the shrub stratum. Species-area curves and performance curves were made from vegetation analysis of the plots In tree stratum, the minimum number of plots where a given percentage increase in number of plots produced less than the same percentage in number of species was five. In tree stratum, minimum number of plots where a given percentage increase in nuts her of plots produced less than the half of the percentage increase in number of species was ten. In tree stratum, minimum number of plots where the dominant species was distinguished from the subdominant species was four In tree stratum. minimum number of plots where the subdominant species were distinguished from each other was eight. In tree stratum, the difference of species diversity(H') between seven or more plots and total fifteen plots was less than 0.05 Similarity index was more than 80% between aye or more plots and total fifteen plots, and more than 90% between nine or more plots and total fifteen plots. In shrub stratum, the minimum number of plots where a given percentage increase in number of plots produced less than the same percentage in number of species was five . In shrub stratum, the minimum number of plots where a given percentage increase in number of plots produced less than the half of the percentage increase in number of species was twelve. In shrub stratum. minimum number of plots where the dominant species was distinguished from the subdominant species was four. In shrub stratum, the minimum number of plots where the subdominant species were distinguished from each other was thirteen. In shrub stratum, the difference of species diversity(H') between six or more plots and total fifteen plots was less than 0.05. Similarity index was more than 80% between five or more plots and total fifteen plots, and more than 90% between nine or more plots and total fifteen plots.

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