The purpose of this study was to provide basic information for judging cultivation suitability by analyzing the growing environment of Zanthoxylum schinifolium habitats in Gyeongnam-do. The site environment, soil environment and community structure were analyzed in habitats of 7 cities and counties. The habitats were distributed in slopes at 87~764 m above sea level. It was found habitats was distributed in the well-drained soil with high content of sand and soil texture of habitats was mainly loamy sand and sandy loam. Bulk density and particle density were 0.89 g/cm3 and 2.65 g/cm3 on average, respectively. The soil had 5.10 of pH, 6.41% of OM content, 0.29% of TN content, 3.84 ppm of available P content, and CEC of 12.3 cmol+/kg on average. The habitats were classified into four communities (Z. schinifolium-Lindera erythrocarpa, Castanea crenata-L. erythrocarpa, Pinus densiflora-Z. schinifolium, P. thunbergii-Z. schinifolium by clustering analysis. Ecological niche breadth was highest of 0.885 in site Ⅵ (Tongyeong) and lowest of 0.608 in site Ⅴ (Goseong).

Abstract
1. 서 론
2. 재료 및 방법
    2.1. 조사지 개황
    2.2. 조사 및 분석 방법
3. 결과 및 고찰
    3.1. 입지환경
    3.2. 토양환경
    3.3. 군집구조
4. 결 론
감사의 글
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• 김태운(한국산지보전협회 산림생태복원센터) | Tae-Woon Kim (Forest Ecology & Restoration Center, Korea Forest Conservation Association, Daejeon 35262, Korea)
• 문현식(경상국립대학교 농업생명과학연구원) | Hyun-Shik Moon (Institute of Agriculture and Life Scence, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Korea) Corresponding author