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Effects of Grubbing by Wild Boars on the Biological Activities of Forest Floor  

Cha, Sangsub (Dept. of Life Science, Chung-Ang Univ.)
Lee, Sang-Hoon (Dept. of Life Science, Chung-Ang Univ.)
Chae, Hee-Myung (Dept. of Life Science, Chung-Ang Univ.)
Shim, Jae Kuk (Dept. of Life Science, Chung-Ang Univ.)
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Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology / v.26, no.6, 2012 , pp. 902-910 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study has been carried out to determine the effects of disturbances from wild boar grubbing on the functions of ecosystem. The experiments was performed in Mt. Jumbong of Long-term Ecological Research Sites of the Ministry of Environment. We measured soil physical properties, soil respiration($CO_2$), microbial biomass C, and soil enzyme activities from both disturbed and control plots. The disturbance sites were divided into two parts, mounds and pits. Soil organic matter contents were highest value at the control plots and lowest at the pit plots, respectively at 20.22% and 15.52%. The soil bulk densities were highest at the pit plots. Soil microbial biomass C and $CO_2$ evolution were significantly higher at the control plots compared to the disturbed plots. The results were positively correlated with soil organic matter contents. The cellulase activity and invertase activity in the soil showed similar pattern as the microbial biomass C and $CO_2$ evolution results. The cellulase activity and invertase activity in the soil were positively correlated with soil microbial biomass C. Soil organic matter contents seemed to affect the soil enzyme activities. The nitrate reductase activities were highest at the pit plots, which showed positive correlation with soil bulk density. The study results showed that the grubbing disturbances by wild boars induced the changes in soil properties, which affected soil microbial activities.
Keywords
SOIL ORGANIC MATTER CONTENT; SOIL BULK DENSITY; SOIL RESPIRATION; MICROBIAL BIOMASS C; SOIL ENZYME ACTIVITY;
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