지심도는 한려해상국립공원내 거제ㆍ해금강지구에 속하며 경남 거제시 일운면 옥림리에 위치하고 있다. 본 조사는 지심도 탐방로를 따라 식생구조를 파악하기 위하여 26개 조사구(단위면적100㎡)를 설치하여 조사를 실시하였다. 대부분의 지역에서 동백나무가 우점하고 있었으며 일부지역에서 곰솔과 머귀나무가 우점하고 있었다. 수종간의 상관관계에서는 조록나무와 광나무; 왕작살나무와 사스레피나무; 육박나무와 생달나무; 육박나무과 센달나무 등의 종간에는 높은 정의 상관이, 육박나무과 곰솔; 머귀나무와 구실잣밤나무 등의 수종들 간에는 정의상관이 인정되었고, 수종들 간에는 부의 상관이 나타나지 않았다. 조사지의 종 다양도는 0.519~1.022로 국립공원 내 다른 지역에 비해 다소 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 지심도의 탄약고 주변에 환경부에서 지정한 희귀 및 멸종위기야생식물Ⅱ급인 애기등이 10개체가 출현하였는데, 이들에 대한 지속적인 모니터링을 통해 훼손대책을 강구할 필요가 있었다.
In this study three types of domatia; Tuft (T), Pocket-Tuft (PT) and Pocket (P) were observed on some species of the genus Cornus. Cornus officinalis Sieb & Zuee and C. florida Linnaeus possess T type, C. controversa Hemsl and C. walteri Wangerin possess PT type while C. alba Linnaeus possess P type. A total of 120 leaves were investigated for foliar mite’s population. T type domatia was the habitat of 329 mites (48.89%), followed by PT type where 198 mites (29.41%) were found, and the least favored was the P type domatia that accommodated 146 mites (21.70%) out of 673 mites in total. The mean number of mites per domatia was 8(±0.22), 4(±0.95) and 3(±0.70) for T, PT and P type, respectively. The alternative hypothesis that foliar mites prefer T type domatia as a habitat than PT and P type domatia was accepted based on these findings at a probability of P<0.05. Thus, it was concluded that foliar mites prefer T type domatia than the other two types. This could be due to the nature and efficiency of T type domatia in ensuring mites protection from predators and unfriendly environmental conditions. Therefore, the presence of denser tufts lowers the risks of predation and unfriendly environmental conditions and results in a higher number of mites.
Three types of leaf domatia; Pocket (P), Tufts (T) and Tufts-Pocket (TP) were observed in the five species of Cornus namely; Cornus kousa, C. controversa, C. officinalis, C. walteri and C. alba. In C. walteri no tufts were observed, the domatia was just a well developed pocket one. In C. officinalis and C. kousa, tufts domatia of brownish color were observed but C. officinalis developed denser tufts than those observed in C. kousa. Unlike in C. kousa where the domatia covered about only ½ of the axil, in the C. officinalis tufts covered almost ¾ of the axil. In both species the tufts domatia were located in the inner side of the leaf axil. In C. controversa and C. alba whitish colored tufts were observed covering Pockets and hence the Tuft‐Pocket domatia. In C. controversa the tufts were more than in C. alba but in both species the tufts were short and were located in the inner sides of the axil. Thus, based on these physiological features it was concluded that C. officinalis and C. kousa are sister species likewise C. controversa and C. alba while C. walteri belong to another lineage. The advancement of domatia (absence of tufts) in C. walteri suggests that they are the most advanced while C. officinalis and C. kousa the most primitive due to their possession of highly developed tufts and C. controversa and C. alba the intermediates.