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http://dx.doi.org/10.14249/eia.2018.27.6.604

Changes in Temperature and Humidity in the Forest Caused by Development  

Choi, Jaeyong (Department of Environment & Forest Resources, Chungnam National University)
Park, Myung-Soo (Department of Environment & Forest Resources, Chungnam National University)
Kim, Su-Kyung (Department of Environment & Forest Resources, Chungnam National University)
Yu, Seung-Hyeon (Department of Environment & Forest Resources, Chungnam National University)
Choi, Won-Tae (Department of Environment & Forest Resources, Chungnam National University)
Song, Wonkyong (Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Dankook University)
Kim, Whee-Moon (Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Dankook University)
Kim, Seoung-Yeal (Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Dankook University)
Lee, Ji-Young (Institute of Agricultural Science, Chungnam National University)
Publication Information
Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment / v.27, no.6, 2018 , pp. 604-617 More about this Journal
Abstract
As the depletion of forests became more widespread due to the increase in the number of roads, the research was conducted on the relationship between temperature and humidity in the forests, assuming that the forests around the roads were affected. Through the forest monitoring, the temperature and humidity of coniferous forests and broadleaf forests in Sedong and Gongju areas were observed at three point of 10m, 20m and 30m from the road boundary to the inside of the forest, respectively. In Yeongdong area, for more reliable results, it was observed from the point of 0m, 10m, and 20m. During the study period, so it was expected the change in tree growth was small, the change of temperature and humidity inside the forest by the road was compared with the temperature and humidity from the road to the inside of the forest from September 2017 to January 2018, the changes of temperature and humidity inside the forest due to linear development such as roads were quantitatively analyzed. Using the HOBO data logger (MX2301, Onset Corp.), the temperature and humidity changes of each site were measured, and the average of the changes have been analyzed monthly. In the case of Gongju coniferous forests in September 2017, the average weekly temperature is $0.57^{\circ}C$ higher than the forest outside from the forest boundary and $1.23^{\circ}C$ higher than the inside of the forest, at night in November 2017, in Sedong broadleaf forests. That is, the ability to control the temperature and humidity of the forests along the road was larger and less variable as the distance from the road boundary to the inside of the forest increased. In this study, it is considered that the high degree of change in temperature and humidity of the forest and the surrounding area due to artificial linear development such as roads will affect the growth of trees. This results could serve as a basis for studying the quantitative scope of linear development affecting forest growth and for managing forest change caused by linear development.
Keywords
Microclimate element; Volatility; HOBO data logger; Forest growth; Linear development; The forest ecosystem;
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