• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.426-435
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• 2010

본 연구는 사문암 토양의 화학적 성질과 토양미생물량 및 토양효소 등 토양의 생물학적 활성을 대조구의 비사문암 토양과 비교하고, 사문암과 비사문암에서 공통으로 서식하는 새(Arundinella hirta)와 억새(Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens)의 낙엽이 입지가 다른 사문암지역과 비사문암 지역에서 분해될 때 분해율의 차이가 어떻게 유발되는지 9개월 동안 야외에서 교차 실험하였다. 사문암 토양은 비사문암 토양에 비하여 높은 pH, 낮은 dehydrogenase 와 urease활성을 나타내었으며 alkaliphosphatase의 활성은 높았다. 두 토양에서 microbial biomass-C와 N의 차이는 유의하지 않았으나 사문암 토양에서 microbial biomass-N함량이 더 높게 나타나 비사문암 토양에서 보다 낮은 토양의 C/N을 나타내는 원인이 되었다. 사문암지역에서의 낙엽분해실험에서는 사문암지역에서 획득한 새와 억새 낙엽이 각각 39.8%, 38.5%의 중량감소를 보였으며, 비사문암 토양에서 획득한 낙엽은 각각 41.1%, 41.7%의 중량감소를 나타내었다. 비사문암지역에서의 낙엽분해실험에서는 사문암낙엽이 46.8%, 42.2% 그리고 비사문암낙엽은 44.8%, 37.4%의 중량감소를 각각 보였다. 이러한 결과는 중금속을 포함하는 토양의 영향보다는 낙엽의 질적 차이가 분해율에 더 큰 영향을 미쳤음을 나타내준다. 일반적으로 낮은 C/N을 갖는 낙엽이 더 빨리 분해된다는 결과와는 달리 낮은 C/N을 갖는 사문암낙엽의 분해가 느린 것은 낙엽에 포함된 중금속의 저해가 낙엽의 C/N이나 lignin/N과 같은 낙엽의 질적 차이에서 유발되는 낙엽분해의 저해보다 큰 영양을 미친다는 결과를 보여주었다. 또한 낙엽분해가 진행되는 동안 낙엽내의 Cr, Ni과 Mg, Fe의 농도는 점차 증가하였으며 이러한 경향은 사문암지역에서 현저하였다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.128-136
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• 1998

토양의 질소 중 대부분은 유기태 질소이며, 아미노산은 유기태 질소의 주된 분획물이다. 부산물 비료는 토양에 유기물을 공급해 주며 부식산은 유기물의 주된 구성성분이다. 아미노산은 분해되어 유효태 질소로 전환되기 때문에 토양비옥도 측면에서 중요한 역할을 한다. 본연구에서는 제조원료가 상이한 11종류의 시관 부산물 비료로부터 부식산을 추출하고, 부식산에 함유되어 있는 아미노산의 함량 및 분포를 조사했다. 공시재료로 사용한 부산물비료의 대부분은 비료공정규격을 충족시켰으나, 일부 비료는 유기물함량이 낮고, C/N비가 너무 높아 부숙되지 않은 채 판매되고 있었다. 수피비료의 경우 부숙이 진행될수록 부식산, 훌부산 함량, ${\Delta}KogK$값이 감소되었고, 부식산/훌부산 비, RF값은 증가되어 이론과 일치했다. 부식산의 형태는 Rp형태에서 B형태로 전환되었다. 부산물비료 부식산 중 총 아미노산 함량은 1.2~5.6%였고, 이중 중성 아미노산이 0.8~4.5%로 가장 높았다. 부엽토, 톱밥, 수피등 식물성원료로 제조한 부산물비료의 경우 중성>산성>염기성 아미노산의 순서였고, 계분, 돈분등 동물성원료로 제조한 부산물비료의 경우 중성>염기성>산성 아미노산의 순서였다. 부산물비료를 비교할 때, 총 아미노산 분포는 부엽토>톱밥>돈분>계분>니토 순(順), 산성아미노산은 수피>톱밥>부엽토>니토 순(順)이었다. 염기성 아미노산 분포는 산성 아미노산과 역순이었다. 중성아미노산은 부엽토>톱밥>수피>니토의 순이었다. 수피비료의 경우, 부숙이 진행될수록 산성 아미노산함량은 증가했으나. 염기성 및 중성아미노산 분포는 감소했다. 부산물비료의 원료 및 부숙정도에 따라 아미노산의 함량 및 분포는 다름을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.887-892
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• 2011

본 연구는 충남 청양의 폐광산 지역과 인근 대조구에 분포하는 Artenmisia princeps var. orientalis(쑥), Equisetum arvense(쇠뜨기)를 이용하여 식물체 내 중금속 함량이 미생물의 활성에 미치는 영향에 대해 알아보았다. 낙엽 회수시 측정한 호흡량은 처음 회수시 가장 높은 값을 나타내었으며, 시간이 지날수록 발생량은 감소하는 경향을 나타내었으며, 중금속의 함량이 높은 낙엽에서 미생물의 호흡량이 낮았으며 대조구에서 채집하여 대조구에서 분해시킨 쑥과 쇠뜨기에서 가장 빠른 분해를 보인 것으로 나타났다. 쑥과 쇠뜨기 모두 중금속 함량이 적은 낙엽에서 높은 미생물량을 나타내었다. 낙엽의 분해율과 누적호흡량, 낙엽의 분해율과 미생물량사이에는 각각 뚜렷한 양의 상관관계를 나타내었다. 따라서 본 연구결과 식물체 내의 중금속이 분해과정에 관여하는 미생물의 생장과 활성에 부정적인 영향을 미친 결과라 할 수 있다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.175-186
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• 2010

This study was designed to evaluate changes in the terpene composition of 3 types of pines (Pinus densiflora, Pinus thunbergii and Pinus rigida), while decomposing their leaf litter. Needle litters were placed at two different organic layer depths, one on the surface and the other beneath the litter layer. Changes in the terpene composition of this litter were detected using a gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer. Among the monoterpenes acquired from the fresh needles of P. densiflora and P. rigida, $\alpha$-pinene (12.05% and 19.87%, respectively) was the major one, followed by $\beta$-pinene (2.90% and 14.07%). However, from the needles of P. thunbergii, $\beta$-pinene (20.77%) was the major one, followed by $\alpha$-pinene (10.79%). Among the sesquiterpenes detected in P. densiflora, trans-caryophyllene (3.12%) was the highest composition compound, whereas germacrene-D (6.09%) for P. thunbergii and 1,6-cyclodecadiene (7.41%) and endo-1-bourbonanol (7.41%) for P. rigida were the highest content compounds. However, the total amounts of terpenes decreased sharply by 40-85.4% in all three types of pine needle after 90-120 days of the experiment. The concentration of each terpene differed during decomposition, and the majority of compounds disappeared from beneath the litter layer. It was determined that three types of reducing patterns of each compound appeared on the rate of loss of concentration during decomposition; one pattern decreasing sharply during the initial period, another pattern steadily or slowly decreasing, and a newly detected pattern at low concentration occurring during decomposition.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.376-384
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• 2019

Background: Nutrient release during litter decomposition was investigated in Vitex doniana, Terminalia avecinioides, Sarcocephallus latifolius, and Parinari curatellifolius in Makurdi, Benue State Nigeria (January 10 to March 10 and from June 10 to August 10, 2016). Leaf decomposition was measured as loss in mass of litter over time using the decay model W_t/W₀ = e-^{kd t}, while $Kd=-{\frac{1}{t}}In({\frac{Wt}{W0}})$ was used to evaluate decomposition rate. Time taken for half of litter to decompose was measured using T₅₀ = ln ²/k; while nutrient accumulation index was evaluated as $NAI=(\frac{{\omega}t\;Xt}{{\omega}oXo})$. Results: Average mass of litter remaining after exposure ranged from 96.15 g, (V. doniana) to 78.11 g, (S. lafolius) in dry (November to March) and wet (April to October) seasons. Decomposition rate was averagely faster in the wet season (0.0030) than in the dry season (0.0022) with P. curatellifolius (0.0028) and T. avecinioides (0.0039) having the fastest decomposition rates in dry and wet seasons. Mean residence time (days) ranged from 929 to 356, while the time (days) for half the original mass to decompose ranged from 622 to 201 (dry and wet seasons). ANOVA revealed highly significant differences (p < 0.01) in decomposition rates and exposure time (days) and a significant interaction (p < 0.05) between species and exposure time in both seasons. Conclusion: Slow decomposition in the plant leaves implied carbon retention in the ecosystem and slow release of CO₂ back to the atmosphere, while nitrogen was mineralized in both seasons. The plants therefore showed effectiveness in nutrient cycling and support productivity in the ecosystem.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.253-260
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• 2010

It has been well established that leaf longevity is linked to the carbon economy of plants. We used this relationship to predict leaf lifetime carbon gains from leaf lifespan, and estimated the gross primary production (GPP) of a young deciduous forest of Japanese beech (Fagus crenata) located in central Japan. The light-saturated photosynthetic rates of the leaves were measured repeatedly during the growing season. We used the leaf lifespan to calculate the conversion coefficient from the light-saturated photosynthetic rate into the realized leaf lifetime carbon gain under field conditions. The leaf turnover rate was estimated using litter traps. GPP was estimated as the product of lifetime carbon gain per unit of leaf mass, and the annual leaf turnover rate. The GPP of the forest in 2007 was estimated to be $1.2{\times}10^3gCm^{-2}y^{-1}$, which was within the range of previously reported GPP values of beech forests in Japan, and was close to the GPP of a European beech forest, as estimated by eddy flux measurements.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.529-541
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• 1996

During the period of December 1992 (winter-spring) and from February 1995 (winter-spring), the leaf processing rates of oak (Quercus serrata) and tulip (Liriodendron tulipifera) tree was investigated in the headwater streams in southeastern part of Korea in conjunction with the distribution pattern of macroinvertebrate fauna. Using two types of bags ($10\times30cm$ with 5 g of dry leaves; open bag with holes, closed bag without holes), decomposition rates of oak and tulip tree by shredder and/or microbiota at a reatively undisturbed 2nd-order stream were compared, Regardless of leaf type, leaves in the open bage decomposed slightly faster than those in the closed bags. In the 1992 experiment, osk leaves decomposed much slower than tulip leaves (after 138 degree days, osk : closed, 0.006% loss/day ; open, 0.008 ; tulip: closed, 0.021 ; open, 0.023; n=2). The of the first experiment using oak leaves in 1995 were similar to those of the first experiment (after 151 degree days, oak: closed, 0.005% loss / day; open, 0.006; n=6). Over 50% of invertebrates from 122 leaf pack samples collected from 12 streams during the winter period of 1994 were identified as shredders (shredder, 56.2; collector, 32.7; scraper, 8.65; predator, 2.45%). Among shredders, Gammarus sp. and Tipula sp. were dominant species in terms of number and biomass (8.2 ind./g, 1.0 ind./g AFDW of leaves). Among many physico-chemical parameters, the width of stream channel was found to be the most influential factor in the distribution of Gammarus and Tipula (Gammarus: r=-0.34, P<0.001;Tipula:r=0.40, P<0.001). Considering the fact that oak is one the dominant riparian vegetation in the southeastern part of korea, the patterns of oak processing and shredder distribution shown in theis study may well represent some of the important characteristics of headwater steams in southeastern Korea.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.330-341
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• 2017

Tropical forests play a key role for functioning of the planet and maintenance of life. These forests support more than half of the world's species, serve as regulators of global and regional climate, act as carbon sinks and provide valuable ecosystem services. Forest floor biomass and litterfall dynamics was measured in different sites influenced by fire in a seasonally dry tropical forest of Bhoramdeo wildlife sanctuary of Chhattisgarh, India. The forest floor biomass was collected randomly placed quadrats while the litterfall measured by placing stone-block lined denuded quadrat technique. The seasonal mean total forest floor biomass across the fire regimes varied from $2.00-3.65t\;ha^{-1}$. The total litterfall of the study sites varied from $4.75-7.56t\;ha^{-1}\;yr^{-1}$. Annual turnover of litter varied from 70-74% and the turnover time between 1.35-1.43 years. Monthly pattern of forest floor biomass indicated that partially decayed litter, wood litter and total forest floor were differed significantly. The seasonal variation showed that leaf fall differed significantly in winter season only among the fire regimes while the wood litter was found non significant in all the season. This study shows that significant variation among the site due to the forest fire. Decomposition is one of the ecological processes critical to the functioning of forest ecosystems. The decomposing wood serves as a saving account of nutrients and organic materials in the forest floor. Across the site, high fire zone was facing much of the deleterious effects on forest floor biomass and litter production. Control on such type of wildfire and anthropogenic ignition could allow the natural recovery processes to enhance biological diversity. Chronic disturbances do not provide time for ecosystem recovery; it needs to be reduced for ecosystem health and maintaining of the high floral and faunal biodiversity.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.23-29
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• 2018

월악산 국립공원에서 2009년 1월부터 2013년 12월까지 5년간 낙엽생산량과 낙엽을 통해 임상으로 이입되는 영양염류량을 조사하였다. 잎, 가지, 생식기관, 기타로 분류된 낙엽의 5년간 평균 생산량은 각각 $1.940{\pm}0.21$, $0.505{\pm}0.15$, $0.259{\pm}0.09$, and $0.737{\pm}0.14t\;ha^{-1}yr^{-1}$ 이었으며 낙엽구성원의 비율은 각각 56.4, 14.7, 7.5, 21.4%, 로 잎의 비율이 가장 높았다. 조사기간 동안 생산된 낙엽의 총량은 2009년부터 2013년까지 각각 2.810, 3.796, 3.268, 3.284, $4.045ton\;ha^{-1}yr^{-1}$ 으로, 5년간 평균 $3.441{\pm}0.4ton\;ha^{-1}yr^{-1}$의 낙엽이 생산되었다. 조사기간 동안 조사된 낙엽을 통해 입상에 이입되는 질소, 인, 칼륨, 칼슘, 마그네슘의 평균 이입량은 각각 $22.73{\pm}4.92$, $1.05{\pm}0.42$, $4.26{\pm}1.69$, $8.48{\pm}4.62$, $2.42{\pm}1.01kg\;ha^{-1}yr^{-1}$ 이었다.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제98권2호
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• pp.183-188
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• 2009

It is necessary to determine the amount of carbon dioxide ($CO_2$) absorbed by plants and released from forest floor into atmosphere, to gain a better understanding how forests participate in the global carbon cycle. Soil $CO_2$ efflux, litter production, and decomposition were investigated in Q. variabilis and P. densiflora stands in the vicinity of Gwangju, Chonnam province. Soil $CO_2$ efflux was measured using Infrared Gas Analyzer (IRGA) at midday of the 10th day at every month over 12-month period, to quantify seasonal and annual budgets of soil $CO_2$ efflux. Soil temperature and soil moisture were measured at the same time. Seasonal soil $CO_2$ efflux in Q. variabilis and P. densiflora were the highest in summer season. In August, maximum soil $CO_2$ efflux in Q. variabilis and P. densiflora was 7.49, $4.61CO_2{\mu}mol{\cdot}m^{-2}{\cdot}s^{-1}$, respectively. Annual $CO_2$ efflux in each stand was 1.77, $1.67CO_2kg{\cdot}m^{-2}$ respectively. Soil $CO_2$ efflux increased exponentially with soil temperature and related strongly in Q. variabilis ($r^2$=0.96), and in P. densiflora ($r^2$=0.91). Litter production continued throughout the year, but showed a peak on November and December. Annual litter production in the Q. variabilis and P. densiflora stands were $613.7gdw{\cdot}m^{-2}{\cdot}yr^{-1}$ and $550.5gdw{\cdot}m^{-2}{\cdot}yr^{-1}$.$yr^{-1}$, respectively. After 1 year, % remaining mass of Q. variabilis and P. densiflora litter was 48.2, 57.1%, respectively. The soil $CO_2$ efflux rates in this study showed clear seasonal variations. In addition, the temporal variation in the $CO_2$ efflux rates was closely related to the soil temperature fluctuation rather than to variations in the soil moisture content. The range of fluctuation of soil $CO_2$ efflux and litter decomposition rate showed similar seasonal changes. The range of fluctuation of soil $CO_2$ efflux and litter decomposition rate was higher during summer and autumn than spring and winter.