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The
Sinan Dadohae Biosphere Reserve
is located in the southwest of the
Republic of Korea
and consists of 1,000 islands including
Heuksando
,
Hongdo
,
Bigeumdo
,
Dochodo
and
Jeungdo
. The total area consists of five hundreds islands, with more than 1,000 km of coastline. A large tidal flat, an important habitat for marine animals and rare migratory birds, also supports fishing and salt production for local people.
Ecology
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There are four distinct ecological zones in the reserve. The temperate evergreen broadleaf forest includes dominant species such as
Castanopsis cuspidata
,
silver magnolia
, and camellia trees. There are also herbaceous plants such as
Ardisia japonica
,
Hedera rhombea
,
Saeri trees
, and
Kalopanax pictus
. The dune vegetation zone includes
Ischaemum anthephoroides
,
Zoysia macrostachya
,
Vitex rotundifolia
,
Calystegia soldanella
,
Messerschmidia sibirica
, and a colony of
Carex kobomugi
on Jeungdo Island. Several unusual species, including
Phragmites communis
and
Vitex rotundifolia
are distributed throughout the dunes. There are a number of uninhabited islands that contain evergreen coniferous forest zones. This zone includes a colony of Japanese black pine trees on the seashores and hill sides. The tidal flat zone includes wetland and coastal areas.
Phragmites
reed communities are dominant in wetland areas. In the coastal area, various saltmarsh plants are developing such as halophyte communities. Many biological organisms are in the inter-tidal zone. The surface of the tidal flat is an important habitat for diatoms and plankton. Due to the complexity of ecological circulation and the food chain, many shells and invertebrate are found here. The biosphere reserves has two sites that are part of the
Ramsar Wetland Convention
, Jangdo Island High Moor and Jeungdo Tidal Flat.
Socio-economic characteristics
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Research is being conducted in order to develop areas for mountain climbing and recreation. Businesses based on indigenous knowledge are conducted within the tidal flats and
Dadohae National Park
. Sun dried salt is a local specialty that is produced in the tidal flats. Eco-friendly fishery and fish breeding is conducted in the transitional areas.
References
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This article incorporates text from a
free content
work. Licensed under CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0 (
license statement/permission
). Text taken from
UNESCO - MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory
, UNESCO.