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Physiological Tolerance of Native Tree Species in Abandoned Coal Mine Spoils  

이재천 (임업연구원)
한심희 (임업연구원)
장석성 (임업연구원)
김판기 (서울대학교)
허재선 (순천대학교)
염규진 ((주)코엔바이오)
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Korean Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology / v.5, no.3, 2003 , pp. 172-178 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to assess the physiological tolerance of native tree species for successful restoration and revegetation of abandoned coal-mine spoils. Study sites were two coal-mine spoils (Sododong and Ssarijae) in Taebaek, Kangwon Province, Korea. Five individuals of Betula costata and of B. schmidtii were analyzed for malondialdehyde (MDA) and hydrogen peroxide ($H_2O$$_2$) content, nitrate reductase (NR) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, and for carbohydrate concentration in the leaves. Trees in the abandoned coal-mine spoils were influenced by deficiencies expressed by MDA and $H_2O$$_2$ content in the leaves of two species being higher at the coal-mine spoils than in the surrounding forest. Low NR activity indirectly represented nitrogen deficiency in the soil of the coal-mine spoils; an unmanageable SOD activity implied that tolerant functions didn't net against a certain stress of the coal-mine spoils. Decreased glucose and increased starch concentration especially showed the inhibition of the carbohydrate metabolism by inadequate factors. Consequently, low nitrogen content in the real-mine soils might increase damage in trees as a result of inhibiting the expression of tolerance mechanisms against stress. Therefore, trees in coal-mine spoils need ample nitrogen to use as a metabolic energy source in order to prevent damage and increase tolerance against stress.
Keywords
coal mine spoil; Betula; restoration; revegetation; MDA; $H_2O_2$; NR; SOD; carbohydrate;
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