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A Flora of Vascular Plants in Chilcheondo Island (Gyeongsangnam-do Geoje-si)

칠천도(경남 거제시)의 관속식물상

Eun Mi Lee1
,
Jeongyun Byeon2
,
Narae Yun3
,
Bo-Mi Nam4
,
Joo Hwan Kim5
,
Jun Hyoung Jang5
,
SeonJoo Park6
이 은미1
,
변 정윤2
,
윤 나래3
,
남 보미4
,
김 주환5
,
장 준형5
,
박 선주6
1Researcher, Institute of Natural Sciences, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Korea
2Student, Department of Life Sciences, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Korea
3Associate Researcher, Division of Botany, Honam National Institute of Biological Resources, Mokpo 58762, Korea
4Senior Researcher, Division of Botany, Honam National Institute of Biological Resources, Mokpo 58762, Korea
5Researcher, Maru Biological Resource Research Institute Co. Ltd., Daegu 41118, Korea
6Professor, Department of Life Sciences, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Korea
1영남대학교 기초과학연구소, 연구원
2영남대학교 생명과학과, 대학원생
3국립호남생물자원관 식물자원연구부, 선임연구원
4국립호남생물자원관 식물자원연구부, 전임연구원
5마루생물자원연구소, 연구원
6영남대학교 생명과학과, 교수
*Corresponding Author
1 October 2025. pp. 578-606
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Abstract

Since the opening of a bridge connecting Chilcheondo Island to the mainland in 2000, human activity on the island has increased dramatically. This is believed to have resulted in ecological issues, yet systematic research into the island's vascular plant flora has been lacking. In order to address this research gap, a detailed flora survey was conducted from March 2023 to September 2024. This survey resulted in the identification of a total of 516 taxa (473 species, 6 subspecies, 34 varieties, and 3 forma). Of these, six are endemic to Korea, nine are listed on the Red List, and 84 are taxa of floristic regional indicators , thereby supporting the conservation value of the area. Concurrently, a total of 76 alien species were recorded, five of which are designated as ecologically disruptive species by the Ministry of Environment. In particular, Sicyos angulatus L. was found spreading rapidly by climbing on surrounding native vegetation along sandy coasts. These results highlight the importance of ongoing monitoring and management to conserve the native plant communities of Chilcheondo Island, providing scientific evidence for future biodiversity conservation and sustainable management strategies on the island.

Keywords
Chilcheondo Island
Endemic plants
Insular flora
Invasive plants
Red List plants
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  • Publisher :The Plant Resources Society of Korea
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국자원식물학회
  • Journal Title :Korean Journal of Plant Resources
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국자원식물학회지
  • Volume : 38
  • No :5
  • Pages :578-606
  • Received Date : 2025-08-08
  • Revised Date : 2025-09-03
  • Accepted Date : 2025-09-10
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.7732/kjpr.2025.38.5.578
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