• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.129-136
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• 2001

The alpine grassland vegetation at the northwest slope of Mt. Paektu were investigated by Penound- Howard's cover-degree method. The floristic composition of the alpine grassland from 2,100m altitude to the top of mountain were 35 species, 1 subspecies, and 6 varieties, and most of the plants were short p e r e ~ i a l herbs and shrubs. The dominant species of the vegetation distributed along to altitude were Rhododendron aureum (2,100-2,20Om), Dryas octopetala var. asiatica(2,200-2,30Om), Dryas octopetala var. asiatica(2,300-2,40Om), Rhododendron aureum- Rhododendron redowskianum(2,400-2,50Om), and Rhododendron redowskianum(2,500- 2,58Om), respectively. Characteristics of the shrub plants which settled in alpine grassland showed uniform low height(3-15cm), creeping stem and evergreen leaf. Life form of the plants were 29 species of Hemicryptophyte, 8 species of Chamaephyte, 1 species of Geophyte, and 5 species of Phanerophyte. (Key words : Alpine grassland, Mt. Paektu, Altitude, Dominant, Life form)

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제21권5_2호
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• pp.541-547
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• 1998

The flora and vegetation of the alpine grassland at Dalmoon on Mt. Paektu were investigated on July 24, 1997 by 1 m ${\times}$ 1 m quadrat method. The flora of the vascular plants investigated on this alpine grassland was 36 taxa belonging to 17 families, 35 genera, 29 species, 3 subspecies, 4 varieties. Te leading families were Compositae (7 taxa) and Gramineae (4 species), and the forb was more than the grass. Four dwarf shrubs which were Salix metaformosa, Dryas octopetala var. asiatica, Rhododendron aureum and Vaccinium vitis-idaea were found at the studied sites. This alpine grassland was composed of 17 communities, Astragalus uliginosus, Sanguisorba sitchensis, Deschampsia caespitosa were dominated over 18, 5 and 4 quadrats, respectively.

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.77-84
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• 2002

중국측 백두산의 청석봉 서쪽사면에 발달한 고산초원(고산툰드라)의 식생을 표고에 따라 조사하였다. 고산초원에서 자생하는 식물은 30종, 2아종, 3변종이었다. 표고 1,800m에서 2,l00m 사이에는 총 25종의 식물이 출현하였으며 화살곰취, 박새, 꿩의 다리의 피도계급이 높았다. 2,l00m에서 2,l00m 사이에서는 총 29종의 식물이 출현하였으며 들쭉나무와 노랑만병초가, 2,l00m에서 2,600m까지는 총 21종의 식물이 출현하였으며 노랑만병초의 피도계급이 가장 높았다. 본 조사지역에서 자생하는 식물의 생활형은 총 35종 중에서 지표식물 7종, 반지중식물 27종, 지중식물 1종이었다. 개화한 식물은 총 19종이며 화살곰취, 박새, 꿩의 다리, 금매화, 애기금매화, 개감채는 개화절정기였다.

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.298-309
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• 2018

본 연구는 산지생태축산이 가진 다원적 기능을 제시하고 그에 따른 가치를 평가하였다. 산지생태축산의 다원적 기능은 크게 직접이용가치, 간접이용가치, 유산가치의 세 가지로 분류할 수 있으며, 직접이용가치의 경우 조사료 및 축산물 생산과 같은 채집 기능과 레크리에이션 및 관광과 같은 비채집 기능이 존재한다. 간접이용가치의 경우 수자원 관리, 토양 침식 조절, 대기 조절, 경관, 축산분뇨처리, 산불확산억제 기능이 존재하며, 유산가치의 경우 종다양성 기능이 존재한다. 분석결과 산지생태축산 운영지 1ha의 연간가치는 직접이용가치 21,090,874원, 간접이용가치는 경관이 초지일 때 15,562,203원, 경관이 임간초지 일 때 16,018,224원으로 추정되었고, 유산가치의 경우 종다양성 가치로 멸종위기종의 개체수에 따라 최소 767,273원에서 최대 1,578,845원으로 추정되어, 다원적 가치의 총합은 최소 37,420,350원에서 최대 38,687,942원으로 분석되었다. 본 연구의 결과를 통하여 국내 산지생태축산 정책수립에 유용한 정보를 제공할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.349-356
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• 2018

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of goat grazing on the surface water quality of the alpine grasslands. Seven sites were selected across the goat farm for water sample collection and analysis. Samples were analyzed for BOD (Biological oxygen demand), total nitrogen, total phosphorous, electrical conductivity and water turbidity. All the above-mentioned parameters remained below the standard limit of Korean government at the end site. Puddles showed higher values, but below standard, as stagnant water has lower physico-chemical properties as of flowing water. The present study clearly showed that goat grazing doesn't affect water quality in grasslands if grazing is according to carrying capacity of grassland and fertilizer application is judicious.

• 한국기후변화학회지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.401-414
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• 2017

Vegetation and landscape characteristics at the three highest summits of Republic of Korea, i.e. Seoraksan, Jirisan and Hallasan, are analyzed on the basis of species composition, physiognomy, vegetation distribution and structure of alpine plants, along with landform, geology, soil and habitat conditions. Dominant high mountain plants at three alpine and subalpine belts contain deciduous broadleaved shrub, Rhododendron mucronulatum var. ciliatum (31.6%), and evergreen coniferous small tree, Pinus pumila (26.3%) at Seoraksan, deciduous broadleaved tree, Betula ermanii (35.3%), evergreen coniferous tree, Picea jezoensis (23.5%) at Jirisan, and evergreen coniferous tree, Abies koreana (22.6%), deciduous broadleaved shrub, Rhododendron mucronulatum var. ciliatum, and Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii (19.4%) at Hallasan, respectively. Presence of diverse landscapes at the peak of Seoraksan, such as shrubland, grassland, dry land along with rocky areas, and open land may be the result of hostile local climate and geology. High proportion of grassland and wetland at the top of Jirisan may related to gneiss-based gentle topography and well developed soil deposits, which are beneficial to keep the moisture content high. Occurrence of grassland, shrubland, dry land, conifer vegetation, and rocky area at the summit of Hallasan may due to higher elevation, unique local climate, as well as volcanic origin geology and soil substrates. Presences of diverse boreal plant species with various physiognomy at alpine and subalpine belts, and wide range of landscapes, including rocky, grassland, shrubland, wetland, and conifer woodland, provide decisive clues to understand the natural history of Korea, and can be employed as an relevant environmental indicator of biodiversity and ecosystem stability.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제62권4호
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• pp.504-520
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• 2020

Proliferation of shrubs at the expense of native forage in pastures has been associated with large changes in dry-matter intake and dietary components for grazing ruminants. These changes can also affect the animals' physiology and metabolism. However, little information is available concerning the effect of pastoral-shrub grazing on the rumen bacterial community. To explore rumen bacteria composition in grazing yaks and the response of rumen bacteria to increasing shrub coverage in alpine meadows, 48 yak steers were randomly assigned to four pastures with shrub coverage of 0%, 5.4%, 11.3%, and 20.1% (referred as control, low, middle, and high, respectively), and ruminal fluid was collected from four yaks from each pasture group after 85 days. Rumen fermentation products were measured and microbiota composition determined using Ion S5™ XL sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene. Principal coordinates analysis (PCoA) and similarity analysis indicated that the degree of shrub coverage correlated with altered rumen bacterial composition of yaks grazing in alpine shrub meadows. At the phyla level, the relative abundance of Firmicutes in rumen increased with increasing shrub coverage, whereas the proportions of Bacteroidetes, Cyanobacteria and Verrucomicrobia decreased. Yaks grazing in the high shrub-coverage pasture had decreased species of the genus Prevotellaceae UCG-001, Lachnospiraceae XPB1014 group, Lachnospiraceae AC2044 group, Lachnospiraceae FCS020 group and Fretibacterium, but increased species of Christensenellaceae R-7 group, Ruminococcaceae NK4A214 group, Ruminococcus 1, Ruminococcaceae UCG-002, Ruminococcaceae UCG-005 and Lachnospiraceae UCG-008. These variations can enhance the animals' utilization efficiencies of cellulose and hemicellulose from native forage. Meanwhile, yaks grazed in the high shrub-coverage pasture had increased concentrations of ammonia nitrogen (NH₃-N) and branched-chain volatile fatty acids (isobutyrate and isovalerate) in rumen compared with yaks grazing in the pasture without shrubs. These results indicate that yaks grazing in a high shrub-coverage pasture may have improved dietary energy utilization and enhanced resistance to cold stress during the winter. Our findings provide evidence for the influence of shrub coverage on the rumen bacterial community of yaks grazing in alpine meadows as well as insights into the sustainable production of grazing yaks on lands with increasing shrub coverage on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.7-12
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• 1994

This study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of legume reseeding on legume establishment, dry matter yield, quality and botanical composition of grasses in timothy(Ph1eum prarense L.) dominated pasture at alpine area. Establishment number and percentage of legume in timothy dominated pasture were increased with spring, red clover(Tr$olium pratense L.) and gramoxone $treatment Dry matter yield of pasture was increased with fall and grazing after overseeding, but, there waq no difference in legume species. Crude protein content(%) of grasses at the first cutting was increased with red clover and paraquat (gramoxone) treatment. Based on the results, it is suggested that spring in seeding time, red clover in legume species and oveneeding after gramoxone treatment are good for effective renovation of timothy dominated pasture at alpine area.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권9호
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• pp.1218-1230
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• 2021

Cold-adapted plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) with multiple functions are an important resource for microbial fertilizers with low-temperature application. In this study, culturable cold-adapted PGPB strains with nitrogen fixation and phosphorus solubilization abilities were isolated. They were screened from root and rhizosphere of four dominant grass species in nondegraded alpine grasslands of the Qilian Mountains, China. Their other growth-promoting characteristics, including secretion of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), production of siderophores and ACC deaminase, and antifungal activity, were further studied by qualitative and quantitative methods. In addition, whether the PGPB strains could still exert plant growth-promoting activity at 4℃ was verified. The results showed that 67 isolates could maintain one or more growth-promoting traits at 4℃, and these isolates were defined as cold-adapted PGPB. They were divided into 8 genera by 16S rRNA gene sequencing and phylogenetic analysis, of which Pseudomonas (64.2%) and Serratia (13.4%) were the common dominant genera, and a few specific genera varied among the plant species. A test-tube culture showed that inoculation of Elymus nutans seedlings with cold-adapted PGPB possessing different functional characteristics had a significant growth-promoting effect under controlled low-temperature conditions, including the development of the roots and aboveground parts. Pearson correlation analysis revealed that different growth-promoting characteristics made different contributions to the development of the roots and aboveground parts. These cold-adapted PGPB can be used as excellent strain resources suitable for the near-natural restoration of degraded alpine grasslands or agriculture stock production in cold areas.

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.248-256
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• 2023

방목생태축산 활성화 방안으로는 정부 소유의 미 이용 초지를 규모화한 공공목장의 형태로 하고 소유와 운영에 따라 1) 정부가 소유하고 운영하되 수입과 지출이 균형을 이루는 경영, 2) 정부가 소유하고 운영하되 수익을 창출하는 경영, 3) 정부가 소유하되 민간(외부 채용 전문경영자)이 운영하는 경영 및 4) 소유와 운영을 개인(민간)에게 모두 이양하여 경영하는 4개의 경영관리모델을 상정하였다. 이상에서 본 연구는 방목생태축산의 활성화를 위해, 4개의 경영관리모델을 제시하고 흑자수익 구조를 위한 경영자의 선발과 업무평가 방안을 제시하였다. 또한 방목생태축산 산지생태계 보전을 위한 관리 방안을 제시하고 있다. 특히 경영관리모델의 시스템관리 중 경영자의 선발 및 업무성과에 대한 평가는 우리나라 기업에서 사용하는 방법을 이용하여 방목생태축산의 특성에 맞도록 변형하여 시도했다는 면에서 의의가 크며 수익구조 개선에도 기여할 것으로 판단된다. 향후 연구에서는 경영자 선발채용과 업적평가에서 미래 환경에 따라 변화하는 축산 조건에 맞춰 평가관리 항목의 변경과 배점의 연구가 필요할 것으로 보인다.