Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology (한국환경생태학회지)

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Characteristics of Vegetation Structure in Chamaecyparis Obtusa Stands

편백림의 식생구조 특성 분석

  • Received : 2015.10.27
  • Accepted : 2015.12.02
  • Published : 2015.12.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify characteristics of vegetation structure, vegetation succession, and species diversity of artificially planted Chamaecyparis obtusa (CO) stands. The study was carried out by performing vegetation survey for eight CO stands located in Jeollanam-do Province, Korea. Analysis on vegetation classification and ordinations of the stands was conducted using the data from the vegetation survey, and as a result, the stands were classified into five types of communities. Community I showed a considerably lower index of species diversity when compared to other communities because the canopy of the dominant CO was so highly dense that the low-height vegetation was not able to develop or the low-height vegetation almost disappeared due to elimination of weed trees. Meanwhile, the Community II - IV had relatively higher indices of species diversity because various native tree species mixed with the low-height vegetation and competed with each other in the understory and shrub layers to some degree of stability or in their early stage of vegetation development. Community V, lastly, showed higher use intensity as a recreational forest, thus developing simpler vegetation structure on account of artificial intervention. There was positive correlation between photosynthetically active radiation entering the forest floor, number of observed species and index of species diversity. Such characteristics of vegetation structure in CO stands are closely associated with forest management and prescription for planting reforestation, thinning, and brush cutting in the past. There was a slight difference in vegetation structure and species diversity by communities, based on rotation time of the vegetational succession, process of disturbance frequency and disturbance, development, and maturity by planting CO stands. However, when compared to natural forests, the CO stands showed simpler vegetation structure. Because artificial forests are vulnerable in ecosystem service with lower species diversity, a drive for ecological management is needed for such forests to change into healthy ecosystems that can display functions of public benefit.

본 연구에서는 인공조림된 편백림을 대상으로 식생구조 및 식생천이, 종다양성의 특성을 밝히고자 전남지역의 8곳에 편백림을 대상으로 식생조사를 실시하였다. 이 식생조사 데이터를 활용하여 군집분석 및 서열분석을 실시한 결과 5개 군락으로 단순화되었다. 군락I은 다른 군락에 비해 종다양성지수가 상당히 낮았는데 이는 교목층에 우점한 편백의 수관이 울폐되어 하층식생이 발달하지 않았거나 잡초목(경쟁 자생수종) 제거로 하층식생이 거의 남아있지 않았기 때문이었다. 반면, 군락 II~IV는 하층에 다양한 자생수종이 유입되어 아교목층과 관목층에서 서로 경쟁하여 어느 정도 안정되거나 식생발달 초기라서 종다양성지수가 높은 편이었다. 마지막, 군락 V는 휴양림으로서 이용강도가 높아 식생구조가 단순하였다. 또한, 임상에 유입되는 광합성유효광과 출현종수 종다양성지수 사이에는 정의 상관관계를 보였다. 이러한 편백림의 식생구조 특성은 과거 개벌 이후 묘목심기, 솎아베기, 풀베기 등의 산림시업과 밀접하게 관련된다. 편백림의 산림시업에 의한 교란빈도와 함께 식생천이프로세스 회전시간에 따라 군락별 식생구조와 종다양성은 약간의 차이를 보였지만, 천연림에 비해 편백림은 단순한 식생구조를 보였다. 인공림은 생물다양성이 낮고 생태계 서비스가 취약하기 때문에 공익적 기능을 발휘할 수 있는 인공림으로 전환하는 한 가지 수단으로써 생태적 관리가 필요할 것이다.

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