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http://dx.doi.org/10.14578/jkfs.2020.109.4.454

Analysis of Forest Resources and Timber Production Potential of Larix kaempferi in South Korea  

Kim, Young-Hwan (Division of Forest Industry Research, National Institute of Forest Science)
You, Joung-Won (Division of Forest Industry Research, National Institute of Forest Science)
Yim, Jong-Su (Division of Forest Industry Research, National Institute of Forest Science)
Lee, Seung-Hyun (Division of Forest Industry Research, National Institute of Forest Science)
Park, Joo-Won (School of Forestry Sciences and Landscape Architecture, Kyungpook National University)
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Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science / v.109, no.4, 2020 , pp. 454-460 More about this Journal
Abstract
The goal of this study was to classify the area of Larix kaempferi forest available for timber production, considering the legal, physical, environmental, and technical constraints, and to optimize the forest resources and the potential of timber production in South Korea for 50 years. The results showed that the area of Larix kaempferi forest available for timber production is limited to 124,000 ha, 48% of the total area. Without further efforts in resource management, sustainable timber production of Larix kaempferi cannot be guaranteed even at the current level of timber supply. To enhance the potential of timber production for this species, two alternatives were considered: a 705-km annual increment of forest roads (alternative 1) and a 1,000-kmannual increment of forest roads (alternative 2) to enlarge forest areas available for timber production. The results showed that alternative 1 is feasiblefor sustainable timber production both at the current level and with a 5% increment of timber supply. However, alternative 1 is not sufficient in the case of a 10% increment of timber supply with a low growing stock, whereas alternative 2 is sufficient. Therefore, an increase in forests roads as well as regeneration efforts are required to improve the timber production potential of Larix kaempferi in South Korea.
Keywords
Larix kaempferi; timber production; forest roads; optimization;
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