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http://dx.doi.org/10.14578/jkfs.2014.103.1.23

Initial Development of Forest Structure and Understory Vegetation after Clear-cut in Pinus densiflora Forest in Southern Gangwon-do Province  

Bae, Kwan Ho (School of Ecology & Environmental System, Kyungpook National University)
Kim, Jun Soo (Department of Forestry, Kyungpook National University)
Lee, Change Seok (School of Environment & Life Science, Seoul Women's University)
Cho, Hyun Je (School of Bioresource Sciences, Andong National University)
Lee, Ho Young (Forest Recreation and Culture Division, Korea Forest Service)
Cho, Yong Chan (Plant Conservation Division, Korea National Arboretum)
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Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science / v.103, no.1, 2014 , pp. 23-29 More about this Journal
Abstract
Open- to closed canopy stage and it's ecological characteristics in vegetation succession are commonly described, but poorly understood in Korea. Vegetation development on structure, environment and understory abundance were studied for 16 yr in post-clearcut Pinus densiflora forests in the southern Gangwon-do province by applying space-for-time approach. We sampled 210 plots (10 for structure and 200 for understory) for four seral stages (1yr, 3yr, 10yr and 16yr). After clear-cut, mean stem density increased gradually to $5,714{\pm}645$ stems/ha after 16 years and mean basal area was also from $5.5{\pm}0.7m^2/ha$ after 10 years and doubled at $10.0{\pm}1.6m^2/ha$ in 16 years. Woody debris and bared soil on the forest floor peaked at 11--- after 10 years and at 10.3--- after 3 years, respectively. In understory mean cover declined with all growth form groups following succession, but in richness, forb specie increased with structural development during 16 years. Our study suggested that overstory development did not suppressed whole understory properties especially in richness, thus appeared to act as a filter selectively constraining the understory characteristics. However only long-term studies are essential for elucidating patterns and processes that cannot be inferred form short-term or space-for-time researches. Strong negative relationship between overstory and understory characteristics in conventional models surely reexamined.
Keywords
canopy closure; forest development; forest structure; Pinus densiflora; understory richness;
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