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http://dx.doi.org/10.14578/jkfs.2014.103.1.30

Thinning Intensity Effects on Carbon Storage of Soil, Forest Floor and Coarse Woody Debris in Pinus densiflora Stands  

Ko, Suin (Environmental Policy Research Group, Korea Environment Institute)
Yoon, Tae Kyung (Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Graduate School, Korea University)
Kim, Seongjun (Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Graduate School, Korea University)
Kim, Choonsig (Department of Forest Resources, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology)
Lee, Sang-Tae (Forest Practice Research Center, Korea Forest Research Institute)
Seo, Kyung Won (Forest Practice Research Center, Korea Forest Research Institute)
Son, Yowhan (Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Graduate School, Korea University)
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Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science / v.103, no.1, 2014 , pp. 30-36 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examined the change in carbon (C) storage of soil, forest floor and coarse woody debris (CWD) for different thinning intensities in Pinus densiflora stands 4 years after the treatment. Two study stands were located in Jeongseon (Stand 1) and Gwangneung Experiment Forest (Stand 2). Three plots for different thinning intensities based on stand density were established at each stand in 2008; control plot (0%), T20 plot (20%) and T30 plot (30%) in Stand 1 and control plot (0%), T39 plot (39%) and T74 plot (74%) in Stand 2, respectively. The C storage of soil (0-50 cm), forest floor and CWD was measured in 2012. Total C storage of T30 plot ($109.80t{\cdot}C{\cdot}ha^{-1}$) was significantly higher than that of control plot ($86.69t{\cdot}C{\cdot}ha^{-1}$) in Stand 1. In stand 2, total C storage of T74 plot ($97.02t{\cdot}C{\cdot}ha^{-1}$) was significantly higher than that of control plot ($72.04t{\cdot}C{\cdot}ha^{-1}$) and T39 plot ($63.25t{\cdot}C{\cdot}ha^{-1}$). Total C storage of the heaviest thinned plot was the highest in each study stand. Since this study examined initial effects of thinning on C storage of soil, forest floor and CWD, further studies would be necessary to evaluate the long-term effects.
Keywords
carbon storage; silvicultural treatment; soil carbon; thinning;
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