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The Characteristics of Early Changes in Vegetation Structure by Forest Cover Type after Forest Fire Damage in Uljin region

울진지역 산불피해지의 산림피복형별 식생구조의 초기 변화 특성

  • Kim, Tae-Woon (Forest Ecology & Restoration Center, Korea Forest Conservation Association) ;
  • Han, Young-Sub (Forest Ecology & Restoration Center, Korea Forest Conservation Association) ;
  • Lee, Sung-Ho (Forest Ecology & Restoration Center, Korea Forest Conservation Association) ;
  • Lim, Chae-young (Forest Ecology & Restoration Center, Korea Forest Conservation Association) ;
  • Hur, Tae-chul (Forest Ecology & Restoration Center, Korea Forest Conservation Association) ;
  • Im, Chang-Kyun (Forest Ecology & Restoration Center, Korea Forest Conservation Association) ;
  • Gil, Min-Kyung (Forest Ecology & Restoration Center, Korea Forest Conservation Association) ;
  • Park, Joon-hyung (Forest Ecology & Restoration Center, Korea Forest Conservation Association)
  • 김태운 (한국산지보전협회 산림생태복원센터) ;
  • 한영섭 (한국산지보전협회 산림생태복원센터) ;
  • 이성호 (한국산지보전협회 산림생태복원센터) ;
  • 임채영 (한국산지보전협회 산림생태복원센터) ;
  • 허태철 (한국산지보전협회 산림생태복원센터) ;
  • 임창균 (한국산지보전협회 산림생태복원센터) ;
  • 길민경 (한국산지보전협회 산림생태복원센터) ;
  • 박준형 (한국산지보전협회 산림생태복원센터)
  • Received : 2024.02.29
  • Accepted : 2024.05.06
  • Published : 2024.06.30
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Abstract

The study aims to establish a direction for forest ecological restoration by classifying forest types and understanding the ecological characteristics of the Uljin forest area damaged by a large fire in 2022. Hierarchical cluster analysis and indicator species analysis were conducted on 78 survey plots located in the forest fire-affected area, and four forest cover types were derived: P. densiflora pure forests, P. densiflora dominant forests, mixed broad-leaved forests, and Q. variabilis dominant forests. As a result of visually comparing changes in forest types before and after forest fire damage, by classifying data according to whether or not upper dead trees are included, it was confirmed that pine forests, which have a high proportion of pine trees, spread widely due to forest fire damage. However, broad-leaved mixed forests and oyster oak dominant forests showed characteristics of maintaining concentration, indicating that pine forests were severely damaged. As a result of the important value analysis, during the process of natural recovery after a forest fire, the species that appear early in the lower layer are the sprouts of existing species such as Quercus mongolica Fisch. ex Ledeb., Quercus variabilis Blume, Fraxinus sieboldiana Blume, Rhododendron mucronulatum Turcz. The distribution of diameter at breast height by forest cover type showed that among areas with extreme forest fire damage, the proportion of dead trees was relatively high and structural changes were large in P. densiflora pure forests and P. densiflora dominant forests where pine trees had a high distribution ratio. However, if continuous monitoring is carried out in the future with reference to the results of this study and plant data is collected and analyzed from a mid- to long-term perspective, it is believed that it will be used as useful data to promote forest ecological restoration projects in forest fire-affected areas.

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Acknowledgement

본 논문은 산림청(한국임업진흥원) "사회문제해결 실증기술 개발사업(과제번호: 2022426B10-2224801)"의 지원에 의하여 이루어진 것입니다.

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