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Caduceus
Dokdo,itbegantobreakdowntherocksonDokdo,and
* Swinhoe’s storm petrel: A bird whose entire body is dark brown. It mainly
eats animal food such as saltwater fish, crustaceans, and mollusks. It
the broken rocks turned into soil, allowing other plants,
breeds on islands off the coast, and in Korea, it lives on Dokdo in the East
Sea.
especiallytrees,totakeroot.
*Streaked shearwater: The forehead and head of this bird are black-brown,
and the feathers are mixed with white. It survives by eating fish such as
Jae-hong
sardines and seaweed and is a common summer bird that lives in the East
andWestSeasofKorea.
ⓒPak
PlantsThatResembletheTenacityofKoreans
Dokdo does not have much soil and has a steep slope,
so despite heavy rainfall, there is a shortage of water.
Therefore, it is a difficult environment for plants to take
root and live in. Nevertheless, Dokdo offers a plant-
friendly environment where 50 to 60 species of plants,
including seashore spatulate aster and camellia, live.
Then how many plants were able to take root firmly on
▲Stone crop is a perennial herb that grows on seaside rocks. It is a
smallplantabout5to10cmtallthatbloomswithyellowflowersfrom
Dokdo, which seems like a barren place for plants to
MaytoJuly.
survive?Firstofall,Dokdoisavolcanicislandthatrose
from 2,000 meters under the sea 4.6 million years ago.
The evergreen spindle tree was the first tree to take
At the beginning of Dokdo’s creation, a volcano erupted
rootonDokdo,thankstotheDokdo’spioneerplant.The
and hot lava spewed out. After the lava was cooled by
leavesarelong,oval-shaped,about3to7cmlong,thick,
windandrain,abarelandwasformed.Afterthat,Dokdo
and dark green with a glossy surface. Evergreen spindle
finally became an island where plants could sprout.
treesarestrongagainstseawindsandsaltwaterandgrow
Just as people traveled by boat in the East Sea to get to
wellinwetlandsanddryareas.Thankstothis,evergreen
Dokdo,plantsalsoarrivedonDokdobyridingthewind,
spindle trees were able to grow well even in Dokdo’s
ocean currents, or through bird droppings as means of
strong sea winds. Evergreen spindle tree seeds flew
movement.
from the eastern part of the Korean Peninsula on ocean
Then what was the first plant to arrive on Dokdo? It
currents and first took root in Dokdo, then spread to
was the stone crop. The stone crop grows well even in a
UlleungIsland.Meanwhile,theperennialtreethatgrows
smallamountofsoilincrevicesofrocks.Therefore,itis
on Dokdo has important meaning under international
consideredapioneerplantthatfirstmigratedandsettled
law because it grows on Dokdo, unlike on the Korean
on Dokdo. Professor Pak Jae-hong of the School of Life
Peninsula. Professor Pak says, “Evergreen spindle trees
SciencesatKyungpookNationalUniversitysays,“Atthe
are a condition for Dokdo being recognized as an island
very beginning of Dokdo’s creation, the land on Dokdo
ratherthanareef.Accordingtointernationalcoastallaw,
wasmostlymadeupofrocks,andeventhelittleamount
the conditions for an island are that people must be able
of soil was mostly mixed with stones and was very
to live on it freely, there must be fresh water, and lastly,
rough. However, because the seeds of the ground pine
theremustbeanaturalforestthatwasoriginallyformed
flowerwereverysmall,theywereabletogerminateafter
bythelawsofnature,notartificiallyformedbyhumans.”
comingfromtheKoreanPeninsulathroughthewindand
Inotherwords,thereasonwhyDokdocanberecognized
settling in between the cracks in the rocks.” In addition,
as an island by meeting the final conditions under
stone crop is a succulent plant that stores water in its
internationallawisbecauseithasanaturalforest,apure
rootsorstemstoadapttodryclimates.Becauseofthis,it
forest of evergreen spindle trees. Accordingly, Dokdo,
wasabletogrowwellevenonDokdo,whichlacksfresh
which was once barren, is now recognized as a proper
water.Ontheotherhand,stonecropalsohassignificance
islandinhabitedbyvariousplants.
as a companion plant. As the stone crop took root on
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Dokdo,itbegantobreakdowntherocksonDokdo,and
* Swinhoe’s storm petrel: A bird whose entire body is dark brown. It mainly
eats animal food such as saltwater fish, crustaceans, and mollusks. It
the broken rocks turned into soil, allowing other plants,
breeds on islands off the coast, and in Korea, it lives on Dokdo in the East
Sea.
especiallytrees,totakeroot.
*Streaked shearwater: The forehead and head of this bird are black-brown,
and the feathers are mixed with white. It survives by eating fish such as
Jae-hong
sardines and seaweed and is a common summer bird that lives in the East
andWestSeasofKorea.
ⓒPak
PlantsThatResembletheTenacityofKoreans
Dokdo does not have much soil and has a steep slope,
so despite heavy rainfall, there is a shortage of water.
Therefore, it is a difficult environment for plants to take
root and live in. Nevertheless, Dokdo offers a plant-
friendly environment where 50 to 60 species of plants,
including seashore spatulate aster and camellia, live.
Then how many plants were able to take root firmly on
▲Stone crop is a perennial herb that grows on seaside rocks. It is a
smallplantabout5to10cmtallthatbloomswithyellowflowersfrom
Dokdo, which seems like a barren place for plants to
MaytoJuly.
survive?Firstofall,Dokdoisavolcanicislandthatrose
from 2,000 meters under the sea 4.6 million years ago.
The evergreen spindle tree was the first tree to take
At the beginning of Dokdo’s creation, a volcano erupted
rootonDokdo,thankstotheDokdo’spioneerplant.The
and hot lava spewed out. After the lava was cooled by
leavesarelong,oval-shaped,about3to7cmlong,thick,
windandrain,abarelandwasformed.Afterthat,Dokdo
and dark green with a glossy surface. Evergreen spindle
finally became an island where plants could sprout.
treesarestrongagainstseawindsandsaltwaterandgrow
Just as people traveled by boat in the East Sea to get to
wellinwetlandsanddryareas.Thankstothis,evergreen
Dokdo,plantsalsoarrivedonDokdobyridingthewind,
spindle trees were able to grow well even in Dokdo’s
ocean currents, or through bird droppings as means of
strong sea winds. Evergreen spindle tree seeds flew
movement.
from the eastern part of the Korean Peninsula on ocean
Then what was the first plant to arrive on Dokdo? It
currents and first took root in Dokdo, then spread to
was the stone crop. The stone crop grows well even in a
UlleungIsland.Meanwhile,theperennialtreethatgrows
smallamountofsoilincrevicesofrocks.Therefore,itis
on Dokdo has important meaning under international
consideredapioneerplantthatfirstmigratedandsettled
law because it grows on Dokdo, unlike on the Korean
on Dokdo. Professor Pak Jae-hong of the School of Life
Peninsula. Professor Pak says, “Evergreen spindle trees
SciencesatKyungpookNationalUniversitysays,“Atthe
are a condition for Dokdo being recognized as an island
very beginning of Dokdo’s creation, the land on Dokdo
ratherthanareef.Accordingtointernationalcoastallaw,
wasmostlymadeupofrocks,andeventhelittleamount
the conditions for an island are that people must be able
of soil was mostly mixed with stones and was very
to live on it freely, there must be fresh water, and lastly,
rough. However, because the seeds of the ground pine
theremustbeanaturalforestthatwasoriginallyformed
flowerwereverysmall,theywereabletogerminateafter
bythelawsofnature,notartificiallyformedbyhumans.”
comingfromtheKoreanPeninsulathroughthewindand
Inotherwords,thereasonwhyDokdocanberecognized
settling in between the cracks in the rocks.” In addition,
as an island by meeting the final conditions under
stone crop is a succulent plant that stores water in its
internationallawisbecauseithasanaturalforest,apure
rootsorstemstoadapttodryclimates.Becauseofthis,it
forest of evergreen spindle trees. Accordingly, Dokdo,
wasabletogrowwellevenonDokdo,whichlacksfresh
which was once barren, is now recognized as a proper
water.Ontheotherhand,stonecropalsohassignificance
islandinhabitedbyvariousplants.
as a companion plant. As the stone crop took root on
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