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http://dx.doi.org/10.14578/jkfs.2016.105.2.167

Soil Physicochemical Properties of Tree Plantations in a Fire-disturbed Forest and an Undisturbed Stand in Ulsan Metropolitan City  

Kim, Choonsig (Department of Forest Resources, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology)
Jo, Chang-Gyu (Department of Forest Resources, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology)
Baek, Gyeongwon (Department of Forest Resources, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology)
Park, Seong-Wan (Department of Forest Resources, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology)
Cho, Hyun-Seo (Department of Forest Resources, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology)
Ma, Ho-Seop (Department of Forest Environmental Resources, Gyeongsang National University)
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Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science / v.105, no.2, 2016 , pp. 167-176 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was carried out to compare soil physicochemical properties and nutrient concentrations of tree leaf between planted forests following forest fire and an undisturbed forest in the Bongdaesan mountain, where is located in the Ulsan metropolitan city. We established three deciduous tree planting (Liriodendron tulipifera L., Prunus yedoensis Matsum and Quercus acutissima Carruth.) plots, one unplanted plot following four-year forest fire and one undisturbed plot (Pinus densiflora S et. Z). Carbon (C) stocks in the organic horizon were significantly lower in the tree planted plots ($2394-3551kg{\cdot}C{\cdot}ha^{-1}$) or the unplanted plots ($3689kg{\cdot}C{\cdot}ha^{-1}$) than in the undisturbed plot ($9388kg{\cdot}C{\cdot}ha^{-1}$). However, phosphorus (P), potassium (K) and magnesium (Mg) stocks in the organic horizon were not significantly different among the treatments. Soil water phase and soil pH were significantly higher in the P. yedoensis plot (water phase: 13.7-18.4%; soil pH: 4.62- 4.80) than in the undisturbed plots (water phase: 7.0%; soil pH: 4.10). Soil organic C concentration was slightly higher in the tree planted plots (1.89-3.60%) than in the unplanted (1.41%) plots. Soil Ca and Mg stocks at 10 cm of soil depth were significantly higher in the P. yedoensis and L. tulipifera plots than in the unplanted or undisturbed plots. Nutrient concentrations (Ca and Mg) of leaf were significantly higher in the L. tulipifera than in the Q. acutissima and the undisturbed pine plots. The results indicate that P, Ca, and Mg stocks in the organic horizon was not affected by tree planting, but Ca and Mg stocks at 10 cm of the soil depth were enhanced by the tree species established following four-year forest fire.
Keywords
ecological restoration; forest fire; forest floor; nutrient stocks; urban forest;
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