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Climate Change Impacts on Forest Ecosystems: Research Status and Challenges in Korea  

Lim Jong-Hwan (Department of Forest Environment, Korea Forest Research Institute)
Shin Joon-Hwan (Department of Forest Environment, Korea Forest Research Institute)
Lee Don-Koo (Department of Forest Sciences, Seoul National University)
Suh Seung-Jin (Korea Forest Service)
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Korean Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology / v.8, no.3, 2006 , pp. 199-207 More about this Journal
Abstract
Recent global warming seems to be dramatic and has influenced forest ecosystems. Changes in phonology of biota, species distribution range shift and catastrophic climatic disasters due to recent global warming have been observed during the last century. Korean forests located mainly in the temperate zone also have been experienced climatic change impacts including shifting of leafing and flowering phonology, changes in natural disasters and forest productivity, However, little research has been conducted on the impact of climate change on forest ecosystems in Korea which is essential to assess the impact and extent of adaptation. Also there is a shortage in basic long-term data of forest ecosystem processes. Careful data collection and ecological process modeling should be focused on characteristic Korean forest ecosystems which are largely complex terrain that might have hindered research activities. An integrative ecosystem study which covers forest dynamics, biological diversity, water and carbon flux and cycles in a forest ecosystem and spatial and temporal dynamics modeling is introduced. Global warming effects on Korean forest ecosystems are reviewed. Forestry activity and the importance of forest ecosystems as a dynamic carbon reservoir are discussed. Forest management options and challenges for future research, impact assessment, and preparation of mitigating measures in Korea are proposed.
Keywords
Global warming; Adaptation; Carbon sequestration; Forest management; Research challenges;
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