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http://dx.doi.org/10.11626/KJEB.2017.35.3.413

Climate Change Impact on Korean Forest and Forest Management Strategies  

Kim, Moonil (Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University)
Yoo, Somin (Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University)
Kim, Nahui (Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University)
Lee, Wona (Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University)
Ham, Boyoung (Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University)
Song, Cholho (Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University)
Lee, Woo-Kyun (Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University)
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Korean Journal of Environmental Biology / v.35, no.3, 2017 , pp. 413-425 More about this Journal
Abstract
This manuscript describes the relationship between climate change and forest growth, forest species, carbon stocks, and tree mortality. 1) In the aspect of forest growth, the growth of major coniferous species, including Pinus densiflora, had a negative correlation with temperature. On the other hand, major deciduous oak species, including Quercus variabilis and Quercus mongolica, had a positive correlation with temperature. 2) When considered in the aspect of the forest species distribution, various models commonly showed a decrease in the distribution of coniferous species and an increase in oak species due to climate change in the medium to long term. 3) From the carbon stock perspective, there was a difference in the estimation according to the status of forest management. Most of Korean forests will mature to become over-matured forest after year 2030 and are estimated to produce approximately 410 million ton forest biomass until 2090 with the current cutting regulations for sustainable forest management announced by the Korean Forest Service. 4) In the forest mortality, the mortality rate of the major coniferous species showed a clear tendency to increase higher temperatures while it decreased for the oak species with no verification of statistical significance. Moreover, the mortality of the subalpine coniferous species was projected to progress rapidly. considering the overall impacts described above, there should be a management strategy for coniferous species that are relatively vulnerable to climate change. Moreover, a sustainable forest plan in the aspect of ecosystem services, carbon sequestration and storage, which is linked to global issues such as Sustainable Development Goals, ecosystem services and negative emission.
Keywords
sustainable forest management; climate change adaptation; sustainable development goals; ecosystem services; negative emission;
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