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KMID : 1024520210300030207
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Journal of the Environmental Sciences
2021 Volume.30 No. 3 p.207 ~ p.218
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Ecological Characteristics in School Forests of Elementary Schools in Changwon-City, Gyeongnam-do
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Kang Mee-Young
Joo Jeong-Woon
Kim So-Jin
Kim Tae-Woon
Moon Hyun-Shik
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Abstract
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This study was conducted to provide basic data for the establishment school forests in order to utilize school forests as a place for environmental education through analyzing the planting status in elementary schools located in Changwon-city. School forests including meditation forest were the largest in Yongho elementary school (below e.s.) in meditation forest school and Dogye (e.s) in normal school. Jehwang (e.s.) and Sangnam (e.s.) showed the most abundant green area given for the management per member. The number of planting species and individuals in school forests differed greatly by elementary schools. There was also a difference in the number of planted species for establishment of meditation forest. There were no significant difference the concordance rate between the plants planted in the school forest and the plants mentioned in the textbook between meditation forest schools and normal schools. Index of ecological health averaged 3.2 for meditation forest schools and 2.4 for normal schools, which is the result of increase in green area and green rate due to the establishment of the meditation forest.
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KEYWORD
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School forest, Meditation forest, Green area, Planting status
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