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Differences in Population Density of 3 Rodent Species Between Natural Restored and Red Pine Silvicultured Forests after Forest fire  

Lee, Eun-Jae (Department of Forest Sciences, Seoul National University)
Son, Seung-Hun (Department of Animal Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University)
Lee, Woo-Shin (Department of Forest Sciences, Seoul National University)
Eo, Soo-Hyung (Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University)
Rhim, Shin-Jae (Department of Animal Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University)
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Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science / v.99, no.4, 2010 , pp. 553-558 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to clarify the differences in rodents population densities between natural restored and red pine silvicultured forests after forest fire in Samcheok, Gangwon Province, Korea from March to December 2008. One ha size of 3 study plots were set up in each natural restored and silvicultured stand. We trapped the small rodents during 4 consecutive nights every 2 months in each stand. Understory coverage and number of shrub stems were higher in silvicultured stand than in natural restored stand. Coverage of overstory, suboverstory and midstory, number of tree stem, woody seedling stems and dead wood, and amount of coarse woody debris were higher in natural restored stand than in silvicultured stand. Six hundred eighty eight individuals of four species, such as Apodemus agrarius, A. peninsulae, Eothenomys regulus and Tamias sibiricus were captured in our study. Number of captured small rodents were higher in natural restored stand than in silvicultured stand. Also, species compositions were differed in both stands. The captured number of A. agrarius and A. peninsulae were most highest in April and December. E. regulus were shown higher number of captured in April and June, and T. sibiricus were in June and October. Removal of coarse woody debris and silvicultural practice would not be good for the inhabitation of small rodents. For the conservation of small rodents diversity, management of understory and canopy would be needed in forest fired area.
Keywords
CWD; forest fire; natural restored stand; population dynamics; rodents; silvicultured stand;
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