• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제22권9호
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• pp.1227-1234
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• 2013

Between July and October 2011, radio-tracking was used to analyze the characteristics of home ranges and day roosts of Myotis aurascens by using 3 individuals (male: 2, female: 1). Bat capturing was conducted at a bridge and a nearby forest in Ulju-gun, Ulsan-si. We attached radio transmitters (0.32 g) to the bats and monitored them by using a radio receiver with a Yagi antenna. Home-range analysis of M. aurascens by using 100% minimum convex polygon (MCP) and 95% MCP showed an average of 106.5 ha and 89.3 ha, respectively, and 50% kernel home range (KHR) showed an average of 8.4 ha. Home range overlap of the 3 bats was observed at the bridge and at nearby water bodies as the core areas, and the size of the home range overlap was 7.3 ha by 100% MCP, 5.9 ha by 95% MCP, and 1.6 ha by 50% KHR. The home range for each bat consisted of the main foraging sites, and the types of foraging sites were similar. M. aurascens-01(M-01) used the bridge and nearby water bodies as the nightly main core areas, M. aurascens-02(M-02) used rice fields and water bodies adjacent to the forest as core areas, and M. aurascens-03(M-03) used water bodies and resident areas as core areas. Although rice fields and resident sites represented the core areas of the home ranges of M-02 and M-03, habitat use was the highest near water bodies as the core area for all the 3 bats. The types of day roosts in this study were a wooden house, canopies of a broad-leaved woodland, and banks of rice fields. The roosts in the wooden house and canopies of the broad-leaved woodland were located within the forest, and the roost in the banks of rice fields was also adjacent to the forest. Our results revealed that the main home range and foraging sites of M. aurascens were located near water bodies as the core area, and forests and places adjacent to the forests were used as day roosts.

• 농업생명과학연구
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• 제50권1호
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• pp.125-136
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• 2016

산림청은 도로로 단절된 백두대간 생태계의 연속성을 복원하기 위해 2011년부터 생태축 복원사업을 추진하고 있으며, 본 연구는 초기단계에서 복원사업 이후 생태적 변화를 모니터링 하기 위해 2012년과 2013년 완공된 이화령, 육십령, 벌재, 총 3곳의 생태축 복원사업지와 각각 주변임분의 산림미기상, 식생 및 토양특성 변화를 비교, 분석하였다. 백두대간 생태축 복원사업에는 우리나라 능선부 대표식생인 소나무가 주로 조림되었고 사업준공 2년이 지난 지금 아까시나무, 물오리나무 등 상층수종이 주변 임분에서 이입되고 있었다. 당초 파종 또는 식재되었던 초본식물 종수의 변화는 연구대상지 중 이화령에서 가장 심하게 변화하였는데(25종 유입), 달맞이꽃, 개망초, 돼지풀, 미국나팔꽃, 기생초, 그늘사초 같은 외래식물의 유입이 증가하고 있어, 이에 대한 후속관리가 시급한 것으로 판단되었다. 이는 이화령이 다른 사업지에 비해 토양산도, 유기물, 전질소함량 등 토양의 화학적 특성이 열악하고(P<0.05) 주변임분과의 온도, 상대습도와 같은 산림미기상의 차이가 심하게 나타났다(P=0.001). 본 연구는 백두대간 생태축 복원사업 준공 후 2년차 결과를 비교한 것으로, 비록 초기단계 복원 모니터링이지만, 자연복원의 방향을 예측하는데 있어 중요하게 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.392-412
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• 2018

본 연구는 임도개설 전 후 년차별로 식물상 및 식생에 미치는 영향을 확인하고 식생의 변화 및 관리 방안을 제공하기 위하여 민주지산 조사구간을 대상으로 임도개설 전년도인 2012년부터 임도 개설 2015년까지 4년에 걸쳐 수행되었다. 임도개설 조사구간 내의 식물군락은 북서사면에서 신갈나무군락, 남서사면에서 굴참나무군락과 일본잎갈나무군락으로 구분되어 남서사면과 북서사면에서 군락의 차이를 보였다. 임도개설 전 후 년차별로 식물상의 변화는 임도 개설 전인 2012년도 총 66분류군(44과 59속 51종 13변종 2품종)에서 2015년도에는 209분류군(71과 153속 178종 27변종 4품종)으로 143분류군이 증가한 것으로 조사되었다. 특히 2013년도에 개설된 임도 근접 사면부의 조사구에서는 차후 년차적으로 높은 식피율과 새로운 분류군의 증가를 보였는데 이는 임도 개설 후 광량이 급격히 증가하여 일어난 현상으로 사료된다. 임도 개설 마지막 년도인 2015년 식생조사 결과를 보면 임도 개발 다음연도는 초본층의 피도가 증가하다가 그 후에는 관목층의 피도가 현저히 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 2013년과 2014년에 비해 임도 개설 지역 근접 사면의 식피율이 많은 증가를 보였는 바 지속적인 보완 조사가 수행된다면 향후 임도개설 전 후 식물상 및 식생변화에 있어서 면밀히 분석된 매뉴얼이 완성될 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.195-203
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• 2011

우리나라의 III영급과 IV영급의 산림면적은 총면적에 약 65%를 차지하고 있어 목재자원의 경제적인 조성 및 관리를 위해서는 가장 중요한 시기이다. 가치 있는 숲을 조성하기 위하여 조림, 숲가꾸기, 솎아베기(간벌), 임목수확작업 등 여러 작업들이 적기에 꾸준히 이루어져야 한다. 이러한 산림작업을 효율적으로 실행하기 위하여 기계 장비의 이동통로 및 작업공간으로 활용할 수 있는 임내도로망의 확충이 필요하다. 특히, 작업로는 작업자 및 작업장비 등이 작업지까지의 도달시간을 단축시켜 실작업시간을 증대시킴은 물론, 임목수집을 위한 집재거리를 단축시켜 효율적인 작업이 가능해지고, 이용구역이 확대되어 목재의 수집율을 증대시킬 수 있다. 적정 임내도로망을 배치하기 위하여 지형도, 임도망도, 작업구역도, 임소반도, 임상도 등의 기초자료를 이용하여 주요 통과점(중 소 집재장) 선정하고, 이들을 최단경로 연결하는 임내도로망 배치기술을 개발하였다. 또한 적정 임내도로망 배치방법의 적정성을 검토한 바, 벌채구역이 현행과 동일한 조건일 때 임내도로 밀도는 현행방법 79 m/ha인데 반하여 개선방법은 42 m/ha로 현행방법보다 1/2수준으로 설치하여도 두 방법 모두 수집가능재적 및 수집율은 각각 568 $m^3$, 100%로 차이가 없었다. 또한 벌채구역을 연접한 무육간벌 대상지로 확대한 경우에는 임내도로 밀도는 현행방법 34 m/ha, 개선방법 33 m/ha로 두 방법 모두 유사한 수준이었으나, 가중평균 집재거리는 현행방법은 117 m인데 반하여 개선방법은 57 m로 현행방법의 1/2수준으로 단축되었고, 수집량은 현행방법에 비하여 400 $m^3$ 증가하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 지질공학
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.107-115
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• 2024

This study assesses forest fire susceptibility in Gangwon-do, South Korea, which hosts the largest forested area in the nation and constitutes ~21% of the country's forested land. With 81% of its terrain forested, Gangwon-do is particularly susceptible to wildfires, as evidenced by the fact that seven out of the ten most extensive wildfires in Korea have occurred in this region, with significant ecological and economic implications. Here, we analyze 480 historical wildfire occurrences in Gangwon-do between 2003 and 2019 using 17 predictor variables of wildfire occurrence. We utilized three machine learning algorithms—random forest, logistic regression, and support vector machine—to construct wildfire susceptibility prediction models and identify the best-performing model for Gangwon-do. Forest and soil map data were integrated as important indicators of wildfire susceptibility and enhanced the precision of the three models in identifying areas at high risk of wildfires. Of the three models examined, the random forest model showed the best predictive performance, with an area-under-the-curve value of 0.936. The findings of this study, especially the maps generated by the models, are expected to offer important guidance to local governments in formulating effective management and conservation strategies. These strategies aim to ensure the sustainable preservation of forest resources and to enhance the well-being of communities situated in areas adjacent to forests. Furthermore, the outcomes of this study are anticipated to contribute to the safeguarding of forest resources and biodiversity and to the development of comprehensive plans for forest resource protection, biodiversity conservation, and environmental management.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제83권4호
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• pp.460-472
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• 1994

본 연구는 산림생태계(山林生態系)의 산성우(酸性雨)에 대한 민감성(敏感性)과 자정능력(自淨能力)을 분석(分析) 평가(評價)하므로서 도시내 또는 인접지역에 존재하는 삼림(森林)을 생태학적(生態學的)으로 건강하게 관리(管理)할 수 있는 기초 자료를 제공하기 위하여 수행되었다. 이를 위하여 공단지역 1개소, 상업지역 4개소, 주택지역 4개소와 외곽지역 5개소에서 강우를 조사, 측정하였고, 강우조사 장소에 인접해 있는 7개 산림지역을 선정하여 토양조사를 실시하였다. 또한 Landsat TM 데이타를 이용한 변환식생지수(TVI)로 산림 지역별 식생활력도를 분석하였다. 대전지역은 여러가지 대기(大氣) 오염물질(汚染物質)에 의해 심각하게 오염되어 있었고, 강우내 이온농도의 평균은 $SO_4{^{2-}}$ 20.16mg/l, $NO_3{^-}$ 3.65mg/l, $Cl^-$ 3.09mg/l로 나타났다. 오염물질(汚染物質) 총강하량(總降下量)은 음이온의 경우 $SO_4{^{2-}}$가 $1.09mg/m^2/month$, $NO_3{^-}$는 $0.23mg/m^2/month$, $Cl^-$가 $0.20mg/m^2/month$이었다. 양이온의 경우는 $Ca^{2+}$이 $0.14mg/m^2/month$, $NH_4{^+}$은 $0.10mg/m^2/month$이었고 $Na^+$, $K^+$와 $Mg^{2+}$는 각 각 0.08, 0.07 및 $0.08mg/m^2/month$이었다. 대전지역에서 가장 오염이 심한 지역은 공단지역으로 강우내 $SO_4{^{2-}}$, $NO_3{^-}$, $Cl^-$의 농도가 각각 43.08, 3.88, 3.64ppm이었으며, 산림토양(山林土壤) 평균 pH는 4.16-4.94로 강산성(强酸性)이었다. 식생활력도(TVI)는 당산 3.11, 계족산 4.00, 보문산 4.13, 갑하산 4.18, 봉산 3.34, 식장산 4.13, 성치산 4.20으로 공단지역에 인접되어 있는 당산지역에서 식생활력도가 가장 낮게 나타났다.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.137-140
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• 2009

Chromated copper arsenate (CCA), a long history of successful preservative, have raised environmental concerns. Adsorption characteristics of domestic soils for chromium, copper, and arsenic were assessed by measuring distribution coefficient ($K_d$) values of these metal components in a laboratory scale. The results revealed that $K_d$ values were higher in chromium, followed by arsenic and copper in soil matrix. Different soil matrixes resulted in varying mobilities of CCA components. The values of $K_d$ for all three metals increased with organic matter contents. The results suggest that the mobility of metal components may be very limited to the surface area adjacent to CCA-treated wood due to their fairly large distribution coefficient ($K_d$). However, the metal components would be persistent and accumulated in the soil, resulting in high chemical concentration in service area of treated wood.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.16-22
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• 2006

This study was carried out to estimate the physical and chemical soil characteristics in highway cutting slope areas. The soil was sampled in cutting area and natural vegetation area that was located in the upper areas of the highway cutting slope. The average total soil depth, bulk density, and soil hardness were bad in the highway cutting slope sites. The sandy loam was the most soil texture in the study area. The concentration of soil organic matter and nitrogen were very low in all highway cutting areas. The concentration of exchangeable cations was similar between the highway cutting slope and the natural vegetation sites in each highway. The soil pH was higher in highway cutting slope areas than in natural vegetation sites. In conclusion, chemical and physical properties of soil were bad in the cutting slope than in the natural vegetation area because of the loss of soil by cutting of slope area and less organic matter input by less vegetation in the highway cutting slope area. We should employ possible method to reduce the loss of soil, and compost and fertilization treatment could help to increase soil nutrient content in the cutting slope area.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.137-151
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• 2004

Many of today's environmental problems are regional in scope and their effects overlap and interact. The purpose of this paper is to developed a simple method for an integrated assessment of environmental conditions across the Mid-Nakdong River Region, by combining data on land use, impervious cover, roads, streams, riparian areas, forest patches, population, pollutant loadings, soil erosion and topography. A cluster analysis was used to identify groups of sub-watersheds with similar environmental characteristics. The mean value for each group was used to find watershed that may be more vulnerable to future environmental degradation. Watersheds in cluster I and II had high amount of forest, but the amount of riparian vegetation was low. Watersheds in cluster III, which located in the middle Geumho River and the main course of Nakdong River, had a greater proportion of their agriculture, a greater proportion of agriculture on steep slopes, and less forest adjacent to streams. Watersheds in cluster IV and V were in the most urbanized areas of the region. The principal adverse impacts for watersheds in this group were high scores for urban area, impervious cover, pollutant loadings, population density, forest fragmentation, and low amounts of forest and riparian forest cover. Notwithstanding the exploratory nature of cluster analysis, it appears to be a useful tool for grouping watersheds with similar environmental characteristics.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제41권10호
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• pp.290-301
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• 2017

Background: Forest edges create distinctive ecological space as adjacent constituents, which distinguish between different ecosystems or land use types. These edges are made by anthropogenic or natural disturbance and affects both abiotic and biotic factors gradually. This study was carried out to assess edge effects on disturbed landscape at the pine-dominated clear-cut area in a genetic resources reserve in Uljin-gun, eastern Korea. This study aims to estimate the distance of edge influence by analyzing changes of abiotic and biotic factors along the distance from forest edge. Further, we recommend forest management strategy for sustaining healthy forest landscapes by reducing effects of deforestation. Results: Distance of edge effect based on the abiotic factors varied from 8.2 to 33.0 m. The distances were the longest in $Mg^{2+}$ content and total nitrogen, $K^+$, $Ca^{2+}$ contents, canopy openness, light intensity, air humidity, $Na^+$ content, and soil temperature followed. The result based on biotic factors varied from 6.8 to 29.5 m, coverage of tree species in the herb layer showed the longest distance and coverage of shrub plant in the herb layer, evenness, species diversity, total coverage of herb layer, and species richness followed. As the result of calculation of edge effect by synthesizing 26 factors measured in this study, the effect was shown from 11.0 m of the forest interior to 22.4 m of the open space. In the result of stand ordination, Rhododendron mucronulatum, R. schlippenbachii, and Fraxinus sieboldiana dominated arrangement of forest interior sites and Quercus mongolica, Vitis amurensis, and Rubus crataegifolius dominated spatial distribution of the open area plots. Conclusions: Forest interior habitat lies within the influence of both abiotic and biotic edge effects. Therefore, we need a forest management strategy to sustain the stability of the plant and further animal communities that depend on its stable conditions. For protecting forest interior, we recommend selective logging as a harvesting method for minimizing edge effects by anthropogenic disturbance. In fact, it was known that selective logging contributes to control light availability and wind regime, which are key factors affecting microclimate. In addition, ecological restoration applying protective planting for the remaining forest in the clear-cut area could contribute to prevent continuous disturbance in forest interior.