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http://dx.doi.org/10.14578/jkfs.2019.108.1.40

Coarse Woody Debris (CWD) Respiration Rates of Larix kaempferi and Pinus rigida: Effects of Decay Class and Physicochemical Properties of CWD  

Lee, Minkyu (Department of Forest Environment System, Kangwon National University)
Kwon, Boram (Department of Forest Environment System, Kangwon National University)
Kim, Sung-geun (Department of Forest Environment System, Kangwon National University)
Yoon, Tae Kyung (Department of Forest Science, Sangji University)
Son, Yowhan (Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University)
Yi, Myong Jong (Department of Forest Environment System, Kangwon National University)
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Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science / v.108, no.1, 2019 , pp. 40-49 More about this Journal
Abstract
Coarse woody debris (CWD), which is a component of the forest ecosystem, plays a major role in forest energy flow and nutrient cycling. In particular, CWD isolates carbon for a long time and is important in terms of slowing the rate of carbon released from the forest to the atmosphere. Therefore, this study measured the physiochemical characteristics and respiration rate ($R_{CWD}$) of CWD for Larix kaempferi and Pinus rigida in temperate forests in central Korea. In summer 2018, CWD samples from decay class (DC) I to IV were collected in the 14 forest stands. $R_{CWD}$ and physiochemical characteristics were measured using a closed chamber with a portable carbon dioxide sensor in the laboratory. In both species, as CWD decomposition progressed, the density ($D_{CWD}$) of the CWD decreased while the water content ($WC_{CWD}$) increased. Furthermore, the carbon concentrations did not significantly differ by DC, whereas the nitrogen concentration significantly increased and the C/N ratio decreased. The respiration rate of L. kaempferi CWD increased significantly up to DC IV, but for P. rigida it increased to DC II and then unchanged for DC II-IV. Accordingly, except for carbon concentration, all the measured characteristics showed a significant correlation with $R_{CWD}$. Multiple linear regression showed that $WC_{CWD}$ was the most influential factor on $R_{CWD}$. $WC_{CWD}$ affects $R_{CWD}$ by increasing microbial activity and is closely related to complex environmental factors such as temperature and light conditions. Therefore, it is necessary to study their correlation and estimate the time-series pattern of CWD moisture.
Keywords
coarse woody debris; respiration rate; decay class; carbon; nitrogen;
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