• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제4권1_2호
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• pp.38-51
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• 1981

The present investigation was estimated the effect of temperature, precipitatiion, and time on the decomposition of litters with litter bags of Pinus densiffora and Quercus mongolica at Gure where elevation in 50m, and at Nogodan where elevation in 1300m on Mt. Jiri. As the above results, decomposition model was proposed to relation of the environmental conditions. And was investigated the production and decomposition of litters from the stands of various forest communities in Kwangneung, Mt. Jiri and Mt. Halla. The results are as follows; The models for the decay of organic carbon (C) was as follows: $C=Coe^{-Kt}$ (limiting factor;time) $C=Coe^{-K'te}$ (limiting factor;tempedrature) $C=Coe^{-KnP}$ (limiting factor:precipitation) As observed in litter bag method, the decomposition rate of litter in Pinus densiflora was slower than that of Quercus mongolica. The higher elevation, the slower decomposition rate. The decomposition of litters at Gure where elevation in 50m was equally influenced by temperature and precipitation. But at Nogodan where elevation in 1300m was much inflenced by precipitation. The decay constant of litters was larger in hardwood forest than in coniferous forest. In the same species, the more elevatiion, the less decomposition constant. The time required for the decay of 50%, 95^, 99% of the accumulated litters in the forest floor were faster in hardwood forest than in coniferous forest. In the same species, the higher elevatiion, the longer time required.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.31-37
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• 1985

The decomposition rate of litter and the number of soil microorganisms were measured on various slope directions in deciduous oak forest in Mt. Yongam. And the chemical constitutents of litter and soil were analyzed. The decomposition rate by slope directions followed the order east facing slope>south-east facing slope>north-west facing slope>north-east facing slope>north facing slope>south facing slope>south-west facing slope>west facing slope. Of the chemical constituents analyzed, original concentrations of Ca and carbohydrate were closely correlated with the decomposition rate. There was a close relation between the number of fungi and decomposition rate by slope directions. However, a little relationship existed between the number of bacteria and decomposition rate by slope directions. The number of fungi and concentrations of Ca and carbohydrate correlated to each other. And the number of bacteria is related to concentrations of phosphorus.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.110-117
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• 2016

낙엽은 육상 생태계에서 영양원소의 주요 원천이며, 낙엽의 분해는 토양의 비옥도를 유지하고, 식물의 생장을 위한 영양원소의 방출 뿐 아니라 이산화탄소의 배출을 조절하는 생물계에서 가장 중요한 과정 중 하나이다. 본 연구는 지구온난화로 인해 그 분포역의 확대가 예상되는 상록활엽수인 동백나무를 대상으로 낙엽의 분해율 및 분해과정에 따른 영양원소의 함량 변화를 파악하기 위해 진행되었다. 실험은 전라남도 완도군 주도 상록활엽수림에서 2011년 12월부터 2013년 12월까지 731일간에 걸쳐 수행되었다. 동백나무 낙엽은 기타 상록활엽수 낙엽에 비해 작고 두꺼우며 단단한 재질을 가지고 있고, 비교적 높은 수용성물질과 셀룰로즈, 리그닌의 함량을 나타내었다. 분해 시작 후, 731일 경과 된 동백나무 낙엽의 잔존율은 42.6%이고 분해상수(k)는 0.427으로 나타났다. 동백나무 낙엽의 탄소 함량은 44.6%를 나타내었고, 분해과정에 따른 탄소의 잔존량은 낙엽 잔존량의 변화와 거의 일치하는 경향을 나타내었다. 질소와 인의 초기 함량은 각각 0.47%와 324.7mg/g을 나타내었다. 질소의 잔존량은 분해 초기 증가하여 최고 1.66배까지 증가하였지만, 점차 감소하여 731일 후 초기양의 1.18배를 나타내었다. 인의 경우 최고 1.64배까지 증가하였고 731일 후 1.15배를 나타내었다. 동백나무 낙엽의 칼슘, 칼륨, 마그네슘, 나트륨 잔존량은 분해과정에 따라 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다. 칼륨의 경우 빠르게 감소하여 8.9%의 잔존율을 보였다. C/N, C/P 초기 비율은 각각 94.87과 1368.5로 나타났지만, 분해가 진행됨에 따라 현저하게 낮아지는 경향을 나타내었다. 이는 질소와 인의 함량이 초기 함량에 비해 최대 2.78배와 2.68배까지 증가하였기 때문이다. 본 연구의 결과 동백나무의 낙엽은 조사기간 동안에 질소와 인에서는 부동화가, 나머지 원소에서는 무기화가 진행되는 것을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.231-236
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• 2007

This study examined the decomposition of blades and culms of aquatic emergent plant species, Zizania latifolia, Phragmites communis and Typha angustata, and changes in nutrient contents during decomposition. Z. latifolia, P. communis and T. angustata were the most frequently occurring species in Lake Paldang of Han River, Korea. Experiments were carried out from July 27 to December 14, 2005 in Lake Paldang using the litter bag method. The remaining masses of blade litter of each species at the end of experimental period were 21.2% of initial dry weight in Z. latifolia, 32.5% in P. communis, and 44.7% in T. angustata. In addition, the remaining mass of culm was 22.6% of initial dry mass in Z. latifolia, 56.4% in P. communis, and 38.1% in T. angustata. During the litter decomposition period, P, K, Na, and Mg concentration decreased rapidly within 10 days, but Ca and Mg concentration declined slowly. K contents remained below 10% of initial values in all litter samples retrieved during decomposition, whereas Ca and Mg concentration remained above 40% and 50% during decomposition in all three species. Na, P and Mn contents in litter varied among species and plant parts. P concentration in culms of P. communis remained at about 60% of initial concentration throughout the study, but the remaining P content in culms of Z. latifolia was only 10% of the original value at the end of the study period. The Mn concentration in blades of P. communis increased about 15-fold relative to the initial content by the end of experiment.

• 한국농림기상학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.57-65
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• 2005

토양은 리터의 축적, 분해, 뿌리호흡을 포함하는 토양호흡을 통해 많은 양의 탄소를 저장 또는 방출할 수 있다. 이러한 토양의 주요한 탄소 및 양분의 공급원은 낙엽낙지의 유입과 유입된 낙엽낙지의 분해이며 생태계로 돌아가는 영양의 약 60%가 낙엽에서 유래되는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 천연자연림으로 잘 보존된 경기도 광릉시험림의 온대낙엽활엽수림의 리터 생산량과 분해속도가 토양호흡의 계절적 변 이에 미치는 영향을 파악하고 낙엽층과 토양호흡간의 관련성을 찾아 생태계에서의 탄소순환을 이해하기 위한 것이다. 광릉 낙엽활엽수림에서 2003년 생산된 리터의 총량은 1489 Cm/sup -2/ yr/sup -1/ 이었으며 조사지의 우점종인 졸참나무, 서어나무, 까치박달의 순수 낙엽의 총량은 1189 Cm/sup -2/ yr/sup -1/이었다. 낙엽의 분해율은 조사기간인 1년 동안 졸참나무는 24.2%(k = 0.28), 서어나 무는 25.7％(k = 0.30), 까치박달은 33.0%(k = 0.46)이었 다. AOCC를 이용한 연속적인 토양호흡 측정결과 연간 토양호흡량은 629.69 Cm/sup -2/ yr/sup -1/이었으며 이 중 리터 분해가 차지하는 비율은 약 5％인 309 Cm/sup -2/ yr/sup -1/이었다. 토양호흡의 동절기 최저값은 7.4±1.4g Cm/sup -2/ month/sup -1/ 이었으며 이 시기의 리터 분해속도도 0.8g Cm/sup -2/ month/sup -1/로 최저값을 나타내었다. 하절기에는 토양 호흡과 리터 분해속도 모두 증가하여 111.5 ± 16.2g Cm/sup -2/ month/sup -1/와 11.4g Cm/sup -2/ month/sup -1/로 최고값을 보였다. 토양호흡 중 리터 분해속도가 차지하는 비율은 식물 지하부의 생장이 활발해지는 5-6월에는 4.3%로 감소하였으며 리터의 생산량이 증가하는 11- 12월에는 23.5%로 증가하였다. 회귀분석결과 리터 분해속도와 토양호흡과는 r²= 0.63의 상관관계를 가지고 있었다.

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.23-30
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• 1993

인의 식물체로 부터 토양으로의 주요 환원경로인 litter의 분해과정에 관해서 조사하였다. 즉 생활형이 다른 Miscanthus sinensis. SaSa palmalta, Artemisia princeps 및 Polygonim thunbergii 군락에 있어서 litter로서 공급되어지는 총 낙엽량과 litter 존재량으로부터 litter의 소실속도를 구하였고, 또한 군락하에 nylon mesh bag 중에 litter를 집어 넣은 litter bag 을 설치하여, 그 내용물중의 감소속도로 부터 소실속도를 구하여 비교 검토하였다. 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 최대 litter 양은 Miscanthus＞SaSa＞Artemisia＞Polygonum 의 순이었지만, 년간의 litter 공급량은 Artemisia＞Miscanthus＞Polygonum＞SaSa의 순으로 나타났다. 2. 식물체 인의 토양에의 환원속도는 Polygonum＞Artemisia＞Miscanthus＞SaSa의 순으로 나타났다. 3. litter bag 법으로 산출된 소실속도는 자연상태에서 얻은 결과보다 소실속도가 늦은 경향을 보였다. 4. litter의 질소함유율과 litter의 소실속도와의 사이에는 강한 부의 상관을 보였다.

• 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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• 제35권2호
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• pp.99-109
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• 2012

Litterfall dynamics in forests are assessed by estimating biomass production and decomposition. However, there have been few studies on how litter dynamics impact the health and management of ecosystems. Here, a new approach to measure and assess ecosystem function is presented based on conventional methods using littertraps, litterbags, and the mass on the forest floor. To assess the status of litter dynamics, the decay rate (k) was estimated from a litterbag experiment, and removal rates ($k_i$) were determined from mass balance on the forest floor at 21 sites on three mountains in South Korea. The $k_3$ (organic mass ratio of $O_i$ and $O_e+O_a$ + A horizons in November) values in an equilibrium state in South Korea were within the range of $k{\pm}0.174$ when considering the annual variation of litterfall production. This study also suggests that sampling sites for these types of studies should be in the middle, not at the ends, of steady slopes on the forest floor.

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.319-325
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• 2001

Transport of colored papers and decomposition of leaf litter of Quercus mongolica, Acer pseudo-sieboldianum, and Kalopanax pictus were investigated on three patches differentiated by aspect and understory in a temperate hardwood forest. Two patches are represented by dwarf bamboo (Patch SS) and herbaceous plants (Patch S), respectively, Iying on a south-west-facing slope. The other patch (Patch N) is located on a northeastfacing slope with herbaceous plants. Colored papers were placed on the patches to understand the pattern of litter movement on the ground. Papers were move dispersed in Patch S than in the other two patches. Some of the colored papers placed in Patch S moved upward. The results suggest that the litter movement is affected by aspect and that the leaf litter is retained by dwarf bamboo in Patch SS. Decay constant of Q. mongolica was significantly (p＜0.05) lower than those of K. pictus and A. pseudo-sieboldianum. Decay rates of Q. mongolica were significantly different between Patches N and S and between Patches SS and S (p＜0.05). On the other hand, decay rates of the other species were not significantly different among the three patches. The results suggest that aspect and understory exert an influence on redistribution and decomposition of leaf litter and that the effects could be different among the plant species.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.501-511
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• 1994

Dynamics of nutrients, non-polar, water solubles, acid solubles and acid insolubles (lignin) in decomposing litter were investigated for 2 years in the oak, Quercus acutissima, and the pitch pine, Pinus rigida, stands in the vicinity of Kongju, Chungnam Province. Nitrogen and phosphorus conetrations in decomposing litter increased with time elapsed, however, potassium decreased rapidly within three months and then remined constant with time elapsed. Calcium concentration in needle litter during experimental period was lower than that of initial concentration in needle litter during experimental period was lower than that of initial concentration, and showed no significant variation with time elapsed. Calcium concentration in oak litter during the experimental period, however, were higher than that of initial concentration. Magnesium concentration in oak litter decreased repidly during six months, and then remaines constant thereafter. Annual amount of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium and magnesium which returned to soil via litter decomposition in the oak and the pitch pine stands was $3.3g/m^2$ and $0.9g/m^2$ for N, $0.03g/m^2$ and $0.01g/m^2$ for P, $1.3g/m^2$ and $0.7g/m^2$ for K, $0.7g/m^2$ and $1.2g/m^2$ for Ca, $0.9g/m^2$ and $0.4g/m^2$ for Mg, respectively. Non-polar, and water- and acid-soluble fractions in decomposing litter decreased and lignin increased with time.