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http://dx.doi.org/10.14578/jkfs.2016.105.2.268

Differences in Habitat Structure and Herpetofauna Populations Caused by Thinning  

Park, Chang-Deuk (Department of Forest Sciences, Seoul National University)
Jung, Ji-Hwa (Department of Forest Sciences, Seoul National University)
Son, Seung-Hun (School of Bioresource and Bioscience, Chung-Ang University)
Hwang, Hyun-Su (School of Bioresource and Bioscience, Chung-Ang University)
Lee, Woo-Shin (Department of Forest Sciences, Seoul National University)
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Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science / v.105, no.2, 2016 , pp. 268-273 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to clarify the differences in habitat structure and amphibian and reptile (herpetofauna) populations between before and after thinning in the coniferous and deciduous forests from June to September 2014 and 2015 at the Mt. Maewha of Hongcheon, Gangwon province, Korea. Forest structure was dramatically changed after thinning. Coverage of understory and mid-story were decreased while volume and number of downed trees were increased after thinning. We used line transect sampling method on a total of 4 transect lines, 2 lines in each forest type. 119 individuals of 5 amphibian species and 5 individuals of 3 reptile species were recorded. Mean number of amphibian species were decreased after thiining in the coniferous forest. There was no observed reptiles after thinning in the coniferous and deciduous forests. Detailed monitoring with different area, frequency and intensity might be needed to clarify more precise differences characterisitics of herpetofauna by thinning.
Keywords
amphibian; coniferous forest; deciduous forest; habitat; reptile; thinning;
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