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http://dx.doi.org/10.14578/jkfs.2019.108.1.127

Differences in Habitat Environment and Characteristics of Small Rodent Populations with Time Elapse Among Thinned Forest Stands in Japanese larch (Larix kaempferi) Plantations  

Jeon, Jonghoon (Department of Forest Sciences, Seoul National University)
Kim, Hankyu (Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University)
Kim, Junsoo (Department of Forest Sciences, Seoul National University)
Lee, Woo-Shin (Department of Forest Sciences, Seoul National University)
Kim, Jong-U (Department of Forest Sciences, Seoul National University)
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Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science / v.108, no.1, 2019 , pp. 127-132 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the differences in habitat environment and characteristics of small rodent populations with time elapse after thinning in Japanese larch (Larix kaempferi) plantations, Mt. Janggun, Gyeongbuk Province, South Korea. We found that there were significant differences in habitat environment, number of tree, shrub stems, coverage of overstory, midstory, rock and number of coarse woody debris (CWD) between thinned and unthinned forest stands. We captured four small rodent species. Total number of captured small rodent were higher in thinned stands. Male-to-female ratio of Apodemus agrarius, and A. peninsulae were both the highest in forest stand 3 year after thinning. The differences in number of captured and sex ratio of small rodents might be related to habitat environment between thinned and unthinned stands. Thus, thinning can provide good habitat for small rodents by developing understory vegetation and increasing CWD in Japanese larch plantations. These results suggest that forest management through maintenance of CWD and induction of midstory and understory vegetation after thinning is necessary to maintain small rodents diversity.
Keywords
coarse woody debris; forest management; small rodents; thinning; understory vegetation;
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