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http://dx.doi.org/10.14578/jkfs.2019.108.1.1

Changes for Stand Structure of Abies koreana Forest at the Yeongsil Area of Mt. Hallasan for Six Years (from 2011 to 2017)  

Song, Ju Hyeon (Department of Forest Resource, Kongju National University)
Han, Sang Hak (Division of Ecological Basic Research, National Institute of Ecology)
Han, Sang Hak (Division of Ecological Basic Research, National Institute of Ecology)
Yun, Chung Weon (Department of Forest Resource, Kongju National University)
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Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science / v.108, no.1, 2019 , pp. 1-9 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was carried out to compare stand structure and dynamics in Abies koreana forest in Yeongsil area of Mt. Hallasan between 2011 and 2017 by analysing DBH distribution, tree vitality, importance value (IV) and species diversity through the national long-term ecological research project conducted by National Institute of Environmental Research. As a result of DBH distribution, A. koreana decreased in all DBH class except 20-25 cm and the number of individual decreased by 16.3 percent from 780 to 655. As a result of tree vitality of A. koreana, the number of standing alive (AS) decreased by 16.2 percent from 652 to 546, while that of standing dead (DS) increased by 15.8 percent from 106 to 126 and that of fallen dead (DF) increased by 193.7 percent from 16 to 47, respectively. Importance value of A. koreana decreased by 2.4 percent point from 45.9 % to 43.5 %. Species diversity increased by 0.006 from 0.513 to 0.519. The weakening of the A. koreana in the Yeongsil area of Mt. Hallasan could be considerably supported by many aspects such as DBH distribution, tree vitality and importance value. Therefore, Long-term ecological monitoring and continuously research in that area should be conducted to clarify the effects of ecosystem changes.
Keywords
stand structure; DBH distribution; tree vitality; importance value; species diversity;
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