• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.175-183
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• 2015

Extremely strong winds and heavy rainfall caused canopy gaps in a mixed Abies holophylla broadleaf forest and a Quercus mongolica-dominated forest in Odaesan National Park, Korea in October 2006. The impact of the combination of strong winds and torrential rain on the development of forest gaps and canopy structures were investigated. The mean size of newly created gaps were $205m^2$ in the mixed forest and $86m^2$ in the Quercus forest, and were created by 2.8 and 1.4 gapmaker trees, respectively. Among the 73 trees lost in the mixed forest, 59% succumbed because of direct wind damage while 41% were struck by neighboring trees that fell into them. Most of these trees downed by wind were uprooted (74%), while the trees downed by neighboring tree falls snapped (78%). 21 trees in the Quercus forest died from direct wind damage, and 57% of them were uprooted. Although the relative density of Abies nephrolepis and A. holophylla represented only 0.2% and 6.4%, respectively, of all species in the intact mixed forest, they accounted for 27% and 15%, respectively, of all trees affected by wind on that site. In fact, 85% of the total A. nephrolepis and 91% of the total A. holophylla in the mixed forest fell directly due to strong wind. By contrast, only one Abies species, A. nephrolepis, was found in the Quercusdominated forest, and it accounted for 7.3% of the species composition. These findings suggest that A. nephrolepis and A. holophylla are particularly susceptible to high winds because of their great heights and shallow root systems.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2007년도 Proceedings of ISRS 2007
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• pp.533-536
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• 2007

The LiDAR data structure has the potential for modeling in three dimensions because the LiDAR data can represent voxels with z value under certain defined conditions. Therefore, it is possible to classify the physical damaged degree of vegetation by forest fire as using the LiDAR data because the physical loss of canopy height and width by forest fire can be relative to an amount of points reached to the ground through the canopy of damaged forest. On the other hand, biological damage of vegetation by forest fire can be explained using the NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) which show vegetation vitality. In this study, we graded the damaged degree of vegetation by forest fire in Yangyang-Gun of South Korea using the LiDAR data for physical grading and digital aerial photograph including Red, Green, Blue and Near Infra-Red bands for biological grading. The LiDAR data was classified into 2 classes, of which one was Serious Physical Damaged (SPD) and the other was Light Physical Damaged (LPD) area. The NDVI was also classified into 2 classes which are Serious Biological Damaged (SBD) and Light Biological Damaged (LBD) area respectively. With each 2 classes ofthe LiDAR data and NDVI, the damaged area by forest fire was graded into 4 degrees like damaged class 1,2,3 and 4 grade. As a result of this study, 1 graded area was the broadest and next was the 3 grade. With this result, we could know that the burned area by forest fire in Yangyang-Gun was damaged rather biologically because the NDVI in 1 and 3 grade appeared low value whereas the LiDAR data in 1 and 3 grade included light physical damage like the LPD.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제104권3호
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• pp.427-433
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• 2015

본 연구는 강원도 평창지역의 천연 활엽수림을 대상으로 임분구조 조정에 의한 이단림 조성 방안을 제시하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 이단림 시범지를 선정한 후 $30m{\times}30m$의 고정표본점을 3반복으로 설치하고 정밀 임분조사를 실시하였다. 임분조사 자료에 근거하여 이단림 시범지의 시업전 임분통계량과 임분구조를 추정하고, 이단작업의 특성에 맞는 시업방안에 따라 시업후의 임분통계량과 임분구조의 변화를 시뮬레이션 기법을 통해 예측하였다. 시업전의 임분 현황을 분석한 결과 목표임분형으로 유도하기 위해서는 임분구조의 조정이 필요한 것으로 확인되었다. 시뮬레이션 기법을 통해 예측한 시업후의 임분 현황을 보면 시업후에도 목표임분형을 달성하기 위해서는 상당한 시간이 필요한 것으로 평가되었다. 시업후 상층목의 임목본수는 ha당 170본으로 이단림의 기준에 부합되는 것으로 평가되었다. 하지만 하층의 임목본수는 이단림의 기준과 상당한 차이를 보이고 있는데, 교목치수의 진계를 통해 어느 정도 보완할 수 있을 것으로 판단되지만 수하식재를 고려할 필요가 있다. 시업후의 임분 현황을 고려하면 이단림 상층목의 목표 임목축적은 ha당 $150m^3$가 적합한 것으로 평가되었으며, 이를 달성하려면 20년 정도가 소요되는 것으로 예측되었다. 이단림 조성을 위해서는 앞으로 5년 간격의 임분조사를 통해 시간 경과에 따른 임분구조의 변화를 파악하고, 필요할 경우 이단림 유도를 위한 추가적인 조치가 요구된다.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제82권3호
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• pp.283-291
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• 1993

이 연구는 삼림(森林)의 이수기능(理水機能) 및 환경보전(環境保全) 영향효과(影響效果)를 수량적(數量的)으로 구명(究明)하기 위하여 우리나라 남부지방에 위치한 서울대학교 농생대 부속 남부연습림(전남 광양군 옥룡면 추산리)내 북문골소유역(小流域)과 바람골소유역(小流域)의 2개 삼림소유역(森林小流域)에 자기우량계(自記雨量計), 직사각형 웨어 및 자기수위계(自記水位計)등의 삼림수문관측시설(森林水文觀測施設)을 설치하여 1991년 5월 11일부터 1992년 12월 31일까지 각 유역(流域)의 유출량(流出量), 유출유형(流出類型) 등의 개별(個別) 수문인자(水文因子)를 측정(測定) 분석(分析)하였다. 또한 1991년 5월부터 10월까지 수관차단(樹冠遮斷) 손실량(損失量), 수간유하우량(樹幹流下雨量) 및 수관통과우량(樹冠通過雨量) 등 개별 수문현상을 정량적(定量的)으로 측정(測定) 분석(分析)하여 삼림(森林)의 이수기능(理水機能)을 수량화(數量化)하여 기초수문자료를 제공하고자 이 연구를 수행하였다. 연구 기간동안 추산지역의 강우량은 1991년 5월부터 12월까지는 1,306.6mm, 1992년 1월부터 12월까지는 1,143.4mm이었다. 총강우량에 대한 수관차단율(樹冠遮斷率)은 소나무림에서 27.0%, 테다소나무림에서 24.3%였다. 삼림소유역(森林小流域)의 유출율(流出率)은 북문골소유역에서는 48.87, 바람골소유역에서는 41.19%이었다.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.486-492
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• 1998

설악산국립공원의 주봉인 대청봉(해발 1,708m)을 중심으로 남향사면인 오색-대청봉지역과 북향사면인 신흥사-대청봉지역을 대상으로 사면방향과 해발고에 따른 교목층의 산림군집구조를 조사분석하였다. 특수한 지형인 주능선부에 위치하는 북향사면의 상부를 제외하면, 동일 해발고일 경우 남향사면은 북향사면에 비햐여 교목상층 개체목의 크기가 작고 밀도가 높으며 교목층의 종다양도가 낮은 경향을 보였다. 해발고간 지형조건이 유사한 남향사면의 경우 해발고가 높아짐에 따라 교목상, 하층의 흉고단면적이 증가하였다. 남향사면의 해발고가 증가함에 따라 교목층에서 중요치가 감소하는 수종은 신갈나무, 쪽동백나무, 생각나무 등이었으며, 증가하는 수종은 잣나무, 사스래나무, 시닥나무, 철쭉꽃 등이었다. Cluster와 ordination분석에 의하여 산림군집을 교목상층에 의하여 구분한 결과 남향사면의 상, 중, 하부와 북향사면의 중, 하부에 위치하는 신갈나무군집, 북향사면 상부의 사스래나무군집, 정상부의 구상나무군집 등 3개 군집으로 구분되었다.

• 한국전자파학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전자파학회 2003년도 종합학술발표회 논문집 Vol.13 No.1
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• pp.38-42
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• 2003

In this paper, a radar scattering model for forest canopies has been developed based on an empirical rough surface scattering model and the radiative transfer theory. Leaves in the forest canopy are modeled by rectangular resistive sheets, brunches and trunks are modeled by cylinder, which sizes and orientations are randomly distributed. The scattering model has been verified with the measurement data of JPL/AirSAR system.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.6-24
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• 2019

We have investigated the impact of anthropogenic and natural disturbances on regeneration, composition and diversity in some temperate forests of Bhagirathi Catchment Area of Garhwal Himalaya. The forests were categorized on the basis of canopy cover and magnitude of disturbance into highly, moderately and least disturbed classes. The dominant tree species at lower elevation were Pinus roxburghii and Quercus leucotrichophora, while Abies pindrow, Q. semecarpifolia and Rhododenron arboreum were the dominant species at the upper elevational forests. Cythula tomentosa and Indegophera heterentha were the dominant shrub species present in all the forests. Similarly, Circium wallichii and Oxalis corniculata were the dominant herb species found in all forests (except Q. leucotrichophora forest), whereas Thalictrum foliolosum and Viola pilosa were noticed in each forest (except P. roxburghii forest). The tree density values oscillated between $400{\pm}10\;trees\;ha^{-1}$ to $750{\pm}89.1\;trees\;ha^{-1}$ which generally decreased from lower to higher disturbance regimes however, the total basal cover value was highest ($88.1{\pm}23.6m^2\;ha^{-1}$) in highly disturbed forest and lowest ($25.8{\pm}2.2m^2\;ha^{-1}$) in moderately disturbed forest. The shrub and herb densities were maximum in least disturbed forest, while the young regenerating individuals i.e., sapling and seedling were observed increasing from high to low disturbed forests which reflected that the forest fragmentation adversely affected the regeneration. However, A. pindrow and P. roxburghii were found invariably encroaching the habitats of R. arboreum and Q. leucotrichophora at various altitudes, respectively. The Canonical Correspondence Analysis clearly indicated that the elevation and lopping intensity have more impact on trees, while shrub and herbs were more influenced by elevation, canopy cover, light attenuation and soil erosion. Pinus roxburghii was the only species which was affected by heavy litter removal and forest fire.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.235-242
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• 2012

Mikania micrantha, a neo-tropical vine, is spreading rapidly in the tropical part of Nepal and is now threatening the rural ecosystem including biodiversity and rural livelihoods. However, no attempt has been made to control the spread of M. micrantha. As a result, the vines are spreading freely and rapidly. After a thorough literature review and assessment of forest management practices, we proposed a manual cutting method, as it suits the Nepalese situation for several reasons: required labor is readily available, as local communities are managing forest patches, and the method does not have any potential adverse effects on non-target native species. Experimental plots were laid out in August 2011 to examine the effectiveness of manual cutting. Two different site types based on canopy coverage were selected and divided into three blocks based on cutting strategy. Four treatments were assigned across the experimental plots following a complete block design. We harvested above-ground biomass according to the assigned treatment. The results suggested that there should be at least two consecutive cuttings within a 3-week interval before flowering, and that three consecutive cuttings resulted in 91% mortality of the vines. In addition, cutting promoted regeneration of native plant species. Employing regular cutting operations can modify understory shade enhancing regeneration of native species, which is a desirable condition to constrain proliferation of M. micrantha. Periodic cuttings reduced the competitiveness of M. micrantha regardless of canopy openness, but native ground cover should be retained.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.93-102
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• 2016

An invasive disturbance species has caused harm to biodiversity and ecosystem. To address the issue, identifying the characteristics of a habitat for invasive disturbance species is considered for forest management. This study analyzed a status of plant species by field survey based on belt transect method in the capital areas and established a predictive model for invasive disturbance species by logistic regression. As results of the study, the number of herb, vine, and invasive disturbance species and a canopy cover of tree would decrease from the forest edge to core areas (p<0.001). The predictive model was derived with variables of altitude, Topographic Wetness Index, distance to forest edge, and canopy cover of tree. It can be useful in estimating the presence or absence of species and predicting its spatial distribution. Further studies are needed to identify the pathway of introduction, spread, and possibility of germination for understanding the status of invasive disturbance species in more depth.

• Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.76-81
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• 2021

With continuous decline of Philippine forest cover, sustainable forest management and restoration are essential to restore destroyed forest ecosystems. Unfortunately, of ten most planted trees in reforestation projects in the Philippines, eight are exotic species, with large leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) being the most dominant. In this study, effect of Swietenia macrophylla in reforestation projects on native tree species was evaluated. Effects of S. macrophylla leaf litter, frequency, and canopy closure on the growth of the Philippine native species Pterocarpus indicus were investigated. Results showed that S. macrophylla leaf litter significantly inhibited the growth of P. indicus seedlings based on root collar-to-shoot height. The standardized growth rate of seedlings in plots without S. macrophylla leaf litter was significantly higher than the growth rate of seedlings in plots with leaf litter. Furthermore, there was no significant difference in the standardized growth rate of seedlings between plots without leaf litter and a control plot. On the contrary, S. macrophylla tree frequency and canopy closure showed no significant effect. These results attest to the negative effect of widely planted S. macrophylla to a valuable Philippine native tree P. indicus. With accumulating scientific evidence about negative effects of S. macrophylla on native trees, discontinued use in tree planting and reforestation efforts with active management of restoration sites previously planted with large leaf mahogany are needed.