Plant sociological relationships around the bedrock to conserve sustainable vegetation area at the summit of Mudeungsan National Park in South Korea

Analysis of plant social network for sustainable development in Mudeungsan National Park

“…This study analyzed the plant social network of vascular plants in Mudeungsan National Park. However, if the social network of vascular plants in national parks is analyzed in future research, it can be used to select a suitable tree species for a speci c area to restore the ecosystem damaged by typhoons, torrential rains, freeze-thaws, and anthropogenic in uences (Jeong et al, 2022). Global warming and the convenience of transportation are causing a global problem to decrease the diversity of native species due to invasion of exotic species.…”

“…Because plant social network analysis can help predict the loss of biodiversity due to climate change, data on plant social networks in various regions should be continuously collected and analyzed in the future (Jeong et al, 2022). Also, interest in urban forest cultivation is growing as part of achieving carbon neutrality.…”

“…Although it is not easy to numerical the researched relationship data and analyze the meaning of the relationship, the visualization that introduces graph theory into the social network makes it possible to intuitively and easily understand the relationship analysis (Jang & Jang, 2009). In this study, the plant social network was visualized with Gephi 0.9.2 as the pre-processed data based on the positive interaction value among the values analyzed for coupling between taxa based on the researched data (Table 3) (Jeong et al, 2022).…”

“…The more one node is connected to the other, the higher the centrality value, and the more important the role within the network, the greater the value. When visualized as Gephi 0.9.2, depending on the type of layout applied, the node with high centrality may be in the center of the network, or it may be pushed to the outermost edge (Jeong et al, 2022).…”