Abstract
This study was conducted to analyze stem decay in Quercus mongolica and Quercus variabilis in Korea. To ensure even allocation, a total of 5,005 sample trees (2,504 Q. mongolica and 2,501 Q. variabilis) were cut and collected in five regions and 27 subregions. The trees were then examined for stump decay and assigned to four classes based on the degree of scar, tissue decay and decolorization, splitting, and tree hollowing. The results show that the decay rate of Q. mongolica was 66.1%, at least twice as high as that of Q. variabilis, which was rated at 35% (χ2 = 631.15, p < 0.001). The comparison among regions indicated that the highest ratio of Q. mongolica occurs in the Central Regional Forest Service zone (76.5%), followed by the Northern zone (74.8%) and Eastern zone (65.7%). In contrast, the greatest proportion of Q. variabilis is found in the Northern Regional Forest Service zone (38.6%), followed by the Southern (32.9%) and Eastern (37.8%) zones. A statistically significant difference was seen among the five zones (p < 0.05, p < 0.001). There was also a clear tendency for the proportions for the two species to increase with a rise in the DBH. With respect to age, however, a statistically significant difference was found (p < 0.01, p < 0.05) only in Q. mongolica, whose rate increased with the increase in age. Our results show that as the DBH and age increases, the conditions of tissue decay and decolorization are manifested in Q. mongolica, whereas scars are common in Q. variabilis.
본 연구는 우리나라 전역에 분포하고 있는 대표적 활엽수인 신갈나무와 굴참나무 5,005본을 벌채·수집하여 수간의 부후 조사를 실시하였다. 전국적으로 5개 대권역 27개 지역 소권역별로 분포면적 대비 표본수를 고르게 할당하여 신갈나무 2,504본, 굴참나무 2,501본을 공시목으로 선정하여 벌채 후, 그루터기의 부후조사를 상흔(상처흔적), 조직고사 및 탈색, 할렬, 동공의 4가지 형태로 조사하였다. 부후율은 신갈나무가 66.1%, 굴참나무가 31.5%로 신갈나무가 굴참나무에 비하여 두 배 이상 높았다(p < 0.001). 지역별 비교에서 신갈나무는 중부청(76.5%), 북부청(74.8%), 동부청(65.7%), 굴참나무는 북부(38.6%), 남부(37.8%), 동부청(32.9%) 권역 순으로 나타났으며, 두 수종 모두 5개 대권역 간에는 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다(p < 0.05, p < 0.001). 또한 수간부후는 두 수종 모두 직경의 증가에 따라서 역시 유의적으로 증가하는 경향을 보였으며(p < 0.001, p < 0.05), 수령에 따른 수간부후도 대체적으로 증가하는 경향을 보였으나, 신갈나무에서만 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다. 부후형태는 직경과 수령이 증가할수록 신갈나무는 대부분 조직고사 및 탈색의 부후형태 단계, 굴참나무는 상흔단계를 보이고 있었다.
