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http://dx.doi.org/10.7747/JFS.2011.27.2.6

Diameter Growth Analysis for Major Species using National Forest Resource Inventory - In the Gangwon-do Forests -  

Lee, Won-A (Kangwon National University)
Shin, Ju-Won (Kangwon National University)
Choi, Jung-Kee (Kangwon National University)
Lee, Woo-Kyun (Korea University)
Lee, Young-Jin (Kongju National University)
Kim, Sung-Ho (Korea Forest Research Institute)
Jung, Dong-Jun (National Forestry Cooperatives Federation)
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Journal of Forest and Environmental Science / v.27, no.2, 2011 , pp. 113-118 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was carried out to analyze annual diameter growth characteristics for major 11 tree species using the data for Gangwon province of the National Forest Resources Inventory in 2007. The annual diameter growth of coniferous species was 5.02 mm, 4.70 mm, and 3.90 mm in Korean white pine, Japanese larch, and Korean red pine, respectively. In growths of the deciduous trees, dogwood, basswood, and cork oak had 3.55 mm, 3.48 mm and 3.01 mm, respectively. Average of the annual diameter growths for all species was 3.38 mm. The relationship between diameter growth and age class showed that the growth rate decreased for all species as age increased. The age class II had the highest annual diameter rate. In relation of the stand density(trees per hectare) and diameter growth, the diameter growth tended to decrease as the stand density increased for most species, especially Korean white pine, cork oak, and basswood. Finally age had the highest value in the correlation coefficients between measurement factor and growth rate regardless of species.
Keywords
Coniferous species; Deciduous species; Annual diameter growth; Age class; Correlation of coefficient;
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