• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.85-98
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• 2022

Background: Korean white pine (Pinus koraiensis) is a major commercial species, and the importance of the oak trees (Quercus spp.) is increasing due to various factors such as environmental and ecological values. However, more information is required to clearly understand the growth characteristics of these species especially regarding thinning intensity. This study was performed to provide the basic information to develop the silvicultural guideline and field manual by analyzing tree and stand characteristics in line with thinning intensity in the Korean white pine plantation and oak-dominated natural deciduous forest. Results: Diameter at breast height (DBH) and volume changes by the thinning intensity in the Korean white pine plantation were significantly different from those in the oak-dominated deciduous natural forest. In particular, DBH distribution in the pine stand appeared that there were more large diameter trees as the thinning intensity was higher. DBH periodic annual increment (PAI) of the pine stand was higher as the thinning intensity was stronger and the growth period was shorter. This trend was similarly shown in the natural deciduous forest, but the amount of PAI was smaller than in pine stand. The volume PAI after thinning was not decreased over time. In each stand type, the PAI tended to be lower as stand density was higher. The volume PAI in the pine stand was significantly higher than that in the oak-dominated natural deciduous forest. Dead trees occurred the most in the unthinned plots of each stand type, and those were higher in the natural deciduous forest. Ingrowth trees were observed only in the natural deciduous forest, and its distribution was the lowest in unthinned plots; Korean white pine as ingrowth occurred the most frequently among many tree species. Conclusions: Different effects of thinning treatment on DBH and volume PAI, mortality, and ingrowth were observed for each stand. With respect to forest growth, Korean white pine plantation was superior to the oak-dominated natural deciduous forest. The results of this study offer fundamental information for the development of silvicultural guidelines for Korean white pine plantations and oak-dominated natural deciduous forests in Korea.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.237-247
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• 2009

This study was conducted to determine the carbon (C) contents in different mixed stands of P. dens if/ora and deciduous oak species in Gwangneung, central Korea. Five mixed stands with different ratios of P. densiflora and deciduous oak species were chosen based on the basal area of all trees ${\geq}\;5cm$ DBH: pure P. densiflora (P100D0), 70% P. densiflora + 30% deciduous oak species (P70D30), 44% P. densiflora + 56% deciduous oak species (P50D50), 37% P. densiflora + 63% deciduous oak species (P40D60), and 10% P. densiflora + 90% deciduous oak species (P10D90). Total C contents in the overstory (aboveground and belowground) vegetation were higher in the mixed stands (P70D30, P50D50, P40D60) than in the pure stands (P100D0, P10D90). Moreover, except for P40D60, C contents of forest floor (litter and coarse woody debris) were larger in the mixed stands (P70D30, P50D50) than in the pure stands. However, total soil C contents up to 30cm depth were highest in the pure deciduous oak stand than in the pure P. densiflora stand and mixed stands. Total ecosystem C contents (Mg/ha) were 163.3 for P100D0, 152.3 for P70D30, 188.8 for P50D50, 160.2 for P40D60, and 150.4 for P10D90, respectively. These differences in total ecosystem C contents among the different mixed stands for P. densiflora and deciduous oak species within the study stands were attributed by the differences in vegetation development and forest management practices. Among the five study stands, the total ecosystem C contents were maximized in the 1:1 mixed ratio of P. densiflora and deciduous oak species (P50D50).

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.66-71
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• 2017

Background: The sprouts of oak species play an important role in maintaining the oak community in a disturbed environment. In this study, we cut 1-year-old oak in three times during the 3 years and measured the sprout responses to know sprouting ability of six deciduous oaks in Korea. Results: Oak sprouts have appeared in spring and fall, and some of the sprouts had lifespan as short as a month. As the number of cutting increases, sprout number of Quercus acutissima increased whereas the other oak species decreased or died. The average number of sprouts over the 3 years was from 1.4 (Quercus mongolica) to 2.2 (Q. acutissima) per individual. Quercus serrata died after the second cutting, and Quercus dentata died after the third cutting. So, the two species have the lowest sprouting ability among six oak species. The sprouts grew actively during fall and slowly in summer. The sprout length during the 3 years was in the following descending order: Q. acutissima, Quercus aliena, Q. dentata, and Q. mongolica. Sprout of Q. acutissima and Q. aliena generated steadily over the 3 years, and sprout of Quercus variabilis and Q. mongolica was changed by year. After the 3 years, the number of sprouts increased only in Q. acutissima but sprout number of the other five oak species decreased. The sprout length of Q. acutissima, Q. aliena, and Q. variabilis increased, but sprout length of the other three oak species decreased. The average survival rate of saplings over the 3 years was in the following descending order: Q. acutissima, Q. aliena, Q. variabilis, and Q. mongolica. Conclusions: As a result, the sprouting ability of Q. acutissima was the highest. Such level of sprouting ability may be the evidence of how Q. acutissima community exists as a dominant species in a disturbed environment in lowlands of Korea peninsula.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.753-763
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• 2015

남한지역에 위치한 9곳의 정맥 마루금을 대상으로 식생상황을 파악하기 위해 각 정맥별로 출현한 식물군락명을 중심으로 산림식생유형을 분석하였고, 전체 정맥의 식생조사 데이터로 정량적 분석(TWINSPAN, DCA)을 실시하여 식물군락 분류 및 식생구조 특성을 파악하였다. 정맥별 출현군락명의 비율은 호남 및 낙동정맥에서 신갈나무, 굴참나무 등의 낙엽성 참나무류 우점군락이 상대적으로 많았다. 또한, 한남금북, 낙동, 호남, 금남호남, 금남, 금북정맥에서는 타 정맥에 비해 낙엽성 참나무류 및 낙엽활엽수류 출현군락명의 비율이 비교적 높았다. 이에 비해, 낙남과 한남, 한북정맥은 인공림 출현군락명의 비율이 높은 산림식생유형을 보였다. 정량적 분석 결과, 8개의 군락이 그룹화되었는데 그 군락은 팽나무-예덕나무군락, 낙엽성 참나무류군락, 곰솔-리기다소나무림, 소나무-신갈나무군락, 신갈나무-굴참나무군락, 신갈나무-소나무군락, 신갈나무-낙엽활엽수군락, 신갈나무-잣나무군락이었다. 정맥을 대표하는 산림식생유형은 신갈나무 우점군락, 소나무 우점군락, 낙엽성 참나무류군락 등이었다.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2009

우리나라 하천변 홍수터의 복원수종을 선발하기 위하여 우리나라 낙엽성 참나무 주요 6종의 유식물을 일반 토양(대조구)과 뿌리가 잠기는 침수된 토양에서 재배하여 그 생육변화의 차이를 분석하였다. 생육분석에 사용한 항목은 잎 수, 잎 길이, 잎 폭, 잎 면적, 지상부 길이, 줄기 길이, 줄기 직경, 뿌리 길이, 식물체 길이(뿌리 길이+줄기 길이), 잎 무게, 줄기 무게, 뿌리 무게, 식물체 무게 등 13가지 형질이다. 졸참나무는 관찰한 13가지 모든 형질에서 침수처리구에서도 잘 자라 대조구와 생육 차이가 없었다. 갈참나무는 식물체 길이 만, 떡갈나무는 잎 길이 등 4개 형질에서, 굴참나무는 잎 수 등 6개 형질에서, 상수리나무는 뿌리 길이 등 7개 형질에서, 신갈나무는 잎 수를 제외한 12개의 형질에서 대조구보다 침수 처리구에서 못 자랐다(p<0.05). 전체적으로 볼 때 낙엽성 참나무류의 침수에 대한 내성의 순서는 졸참나무>갈참나무>떡갈나무>굴참나무>상수리나무>신갈나무 순으로 감소하였다. 따라서 참나무류를 하천변의 홍수터 복원 시에는 졸참나무나 갈참나무를 식재하는 것이 바람직하다.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.473-486
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• 2013

본 연구는 2011년 국립공원으로 편입된 다도해해상국립공원 팔영산지구의 식생구조와 식생천이계열을 파악하기 위하여 75개의 조사구(단위면적 $100m^2$)를 설치하여 조사를 실시하였다. Classification 분석 중 TWINSPAN기법을 이용하여 군락을 분리한 결과, 상수리나무군락(I), 졸참나무-개서어나무군락(II), 소나무-신갈나무군락(III), 굴참나무군락(IV), 리기다소나무-굴참나무-소나무군락(V), 편백림(VI)으로 구분되었다. 군락 I, II는 낙엽성 참나무류가 서로 경쟁하거나 개서어나무 등과 경쟁하여 향후 낙엽활엽수림으로의 천이가 예측되며, 군락 III, V는 소나무와 리기다소나무 등이 낙엽성 참나무류와 경쟁하여 향후 낙엽성 참나무류로의 천이가 예상된다. 군락 IV는 굴참나무가 우점하나 아교목층에서 난온대 수종인 후박나무가 높은 비율로 출현해 점차 후박나무의 세력 확장이 예측된다. 군락 VI은 편백 조림지로 수관층에 편백만이 우점하여 당분간 편백림이 유지될 것으로 예상된다. 이 편백림은 국립공원의 편입취지에 맞게 편백을 간벌하여 천연림으로 갱신을 유도해야 할 것이다. 난온대 기후대에 속하는 팔영산지구에서 출현한 난온대수종은 후박나무, 사스레피나무, 보리밥나무 등 총 9종이었다.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.377-380
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• 2001

Herbivory is an important selective forces on plants by reducing the ability of the plant to compete with its neighbors and to produce offspring. Oak nut weevil(Mechoris ursulus Roelofs) females lay eggs in unmatured acorns and cut off the branch of oviposited acorns. To investigate the influences of branch-cutting behavior of oak nut weevils on oak production, we surveyed the horizontal and vertical distribution ranges of damaged oaks and depth of sites of overwintering larvae and quantified the amounts of biomass and acorn removed by the weevils on deciduous oak species. All of the endemic oak species in Korea were damaged by oak nut weevils in all of the study sites including Mt. Halla and Mt. Seorak. The upper limit of vertical distribution of damaged oaks by the weevils raried from 700 m to 900 m. Mostly their larvae were found in soil from 8.1 cm to 10.0 cm depth in winter. Percentage of annual net primary productivity($720g{\cdot}m^{-2}{\cdot}day^{-1}$) of oak species removed by the weevils was about 7%, which is higher than the percentage removed by all the herbivores in typical temperate forest(5%) and equivalent to that by all the herbivores in tropical forest. The predation percentage of annual acorn production by oak nut weevil was 27% in Q. mongolica and 33% in Q. acutissima. This results indicate that the branch-cutting behavior of oak nut weevil may be the most important factor regulating oak population and affecting other predators dependent on acorns.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.113-118
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• 2011

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.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.37-59
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• 2017

The Korean peninsula belongs to the temperate forest biome dominated by many deciduous oaks. We quantitatively and qualitatively studied vertical and horizontal distributions and habitat characteristics on the major oak species such as Quercus mongolica, Q. serrata, Q. variabilis, Q. dentata, Q. aliena and Q. acutissima. A total of 5,278 samples were analyzed with a species coverage and 6 principal environmental variables extracted from public database of nationwide natural environment survey. Correlation analysis was accomplished by the CANOCO using Canonical Correspondence Analysis and the Pearson correlation coefficient using PASW Statistics. The hierarchical distribution tendency of six oaks was finalized using the Goodman-Kruskal lambda coefficient of non-metric multidimensional scaling by SYN-TAX 2000. The utmost factor on the distributional segregation of oak species was the elevation, i.e. temperature. Q. serrata and Q. mongolica show clearly a diametrical distribution patterns with zonal distribution. Q. variabilis was determined as a thermophilic and xerophilous species that is a component of not only natural pseudo-climax forest but also secondary forest. The highest frequency of the dominant forest was found Q. mongolica. Whereas, Q. serrata showed the highest frequency of individual tree but the relatively lower frequency of dominant forest, which is resulted from the original habitat loss. By the benefit of the traditional Soopjeong-E, Q. acutissima dominant forests were remained rather largely. Individuals of Q. dentata occurred horizontally nationwide, but its dominant forest was the poorest. Dominant forest of Q. aliena, which is a natural vegetation, was the most rare due to a limited potential habitat.

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.1-8
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• 1972

A comparison between the productivity of the evergreen needle pine(Pinus densiflora) and of the deciduous broad leaved oak(Quercus mongolica) stands, which is located near Choon-Chun city, Kangwon dist. have been established. The pine stand had a stand density of 938 trees per ha and oak stand had of 638 trees per ha. The diameter at breast height (D) and the height of tree (H) of each tree were measured in sample plot of 800$m^2$. Twelve standard sample trees chose from the sample area felled down, and then weighed the stem, branches and leaves separately, according to both the stratified clip technique and the stem analysis. The vertical distribution of photosynthetic system was arranged effectively for high productivity in the productive structure of both trees. The allometric relation between D2H and dry weight of stem (Ws), branches (Wb) and leaves (Wl) of pine were approximated by log Ws=0.6212 log D2H-0.5383 log Wb=0.4681 log D2H-0.7236 log Wl=0.2582 log D2H-5.1567 and those of oak were approximated by log Ws=0.5125 log D2H＋0.0231 log Wb=0.5125 log D2H-0.3755 log Wl=0.8721 log D2H-2.9710 From the above, the standing crops of pine and oak in the sample area were estimated to be as much as 38.83ton and 48.11 ton of dry matter, above ground, per ha, respectively. Annual net production as the sum of the biomass newly formed during one year was appraised at 12.66ton/ha.yr in pine stand and at 8.74 ton/ha.yr in oak. The reason of high productivity of pine stand compared with oak might be resulted from much more about 4 times of the amount of the photosynthetic system, but less non-photosynthetic one of pine than those of oak. To increase the productivity of the forest stands investigated it was necessary to make densly a stand density, to be abundant in the inorganic nutrients and to preserve much water in soil to conserve the litters.