• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.306-313
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• 2014

BACKGROUND: Forest soils contain microbes capable of consuming atmospheric methane ($CH_4$), an amount matching the annual increase in $CH_4$ concentration in the atmosphere. However, the effect of plant residue production by different forest structure on $CH_4$ oxidation is not studied in Korea. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of Korean alpine soils having different forestation structure on $CH_4$ uptake rates. METHODS AND RESULTS: the $CH_4$ flux was measured at three sites dominated with pine, chestnut and oak trees in southern Korea. The $CH_4$ uptake potentials were evaluated by a closed chamber method for a year. The $CH_4$ uptake rate was the highest in the pine tree soil ($1.05mg/m^2/day$) and then followed by oak ($0.930mg/m^2/day$) and chestnut trees ($0.497mg/m^2/day$). The $CH_4$ uptake rates were highly correlated to soil organic matter and moisture contents, and total microbial and methanotrophs activities. Different with the general concent, there was no any correlation between $CH_4$ oxidation rates, and soil temperature and labile carbon concentrations, irrespective with tree species. CONCLUSION: Conclusively, the methane oxidation rate was correlated in positive manner with organic matter, abundance of methanotrophs. Methane oxidation was different among tree species. This results could be used to estimate methane oxidation rate in forest of Korea after complementing information about statistical data and methane oxidation of other site.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제107권4호
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• pp.344-350
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• 2018

활엽수림의 고부가가치 목재 이용을 고려한 산림관리 방법 개선을 위해 입목형질등급 기준을 마련하였고, 중부지역의 참나무 임분을 대상으로 적용하였다. 입목형질등급의 평가인자는 줄기의 휨, 가지 굵기, 수피상처, 기타 결함 4개이며 수간을 2.1 m 단위로 구분하여 6.3 m까지 3개의 원목이 이용 가능하면 1등급, 2개 원목이 이용 가능하면 2등급, 1개만 이용 가능하면 3등급, 제재목으로 이용할 수 없을 경우 4등급으로 구분하였다. 개발된 입목형질등급을 참나무류 임분에 적용한 결과, 3등급 38.3%, 4등급 27.0%, 2등급은 28.0% 그리고 1등급 6.7% 순으로 조사되었다. 수종별 제재목으로 이용 가능한 3등급 이상의 입목비율은 상수리나무 88.2%, 굴참나무 88.1%, 졸참나무 83.5%로 높았으나, 갈참나무와 신갈나무의 경우 각각 56.0%, 50.3%로 평가 등급이 낮은 것으로 조사되었다. 굴참나무와 신갈나무의 경우 흉고직경이 증가할수록 4등급의 비율이 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 입목형질등급에 영향을 끼치는 주요 결함요인은 수간의 휨>가지 굵기>수피상처>기타 결함 순이었다. 중부지역 참나무림의 임목형질등급과 분포면적을 고려할 경우 상수리나무와 굴참나무에 대한 지속적인 관리가 실행된다면 활엽수 용재생산이 가능할 것으로 판단된다. 또한, 정확하고 실질적인 입목형질등급을 구분하기 위해서는 평가 인자들에 대한 모니터링 연구를 통한 지속적 개선이 필요하다.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제107권4호
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• pp.336-343
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• 2018

본 연구는 경사면에 분포하는 참나무류 임분의 성공적인 맹아갱신을 통한 후계림 조성 및 관리 기술 개발을 위해 수행되었다. 맹아갱신작업지의 1,451개 그루터기 높이 벌근경과 맹아발생 부위 수, 맹아 근원경 높이 등 맹아 발생과 생육에 관한 인자들을 조사하였다. 그루터기 벌근경이 커질수록 맹아발생량이 감소하거나 증가하였지만, 그루터기 높이에 따라 맹아발생량은 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 경사면 맹아갱신작업의 편의상 참나무류 임분은 사면상부 방향을 기준으로 낮게 벌채하기 때문에 사면상부와 하부 방향의 그루터기 높이차가 발생하는 것으로 파악되었다. 상대적으로 높이가 높은 사면하부 방향의 그루터기에서 맹아발생량이 많았으며, 사면하부 방향에서는 측면맹아, 사면상부 방향에서는 근부맹아 발생률이 높아 그루터기 높이차는 맹아가 발생하는 부위에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 사면방향(상부 하부)에 따른 발생부위별 맹아 생장상태를 비교한 결과, 사면상부 방향에서는 생장량에 차이가 없는 반면 사면하부 방향에서는 측면맹아의 생장이 근부맹아 보다 높았다. 참나무류 맹아의 품질을 향상시키기 위해서는 경사면에 분포하는 참나무류 임분의 분포 특성을 고려하여 벌채면을 경사면과 평행하도록 그루터기 높이차를 줄여 측면맹아 발달을 억제하는 시업 적용이 필요하다.

• 대기
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.221-233
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• 2015

Pollen is closely related to health issues such as allergenic rhinitis and asthma as well as intensifying atopic syndrome. Information on current and future spatio-temporal distribution of allergenic pollen is needed to address such issues. In this study, the Community Multiscale Air Quality Modeling (CMAQ) was utilized as a base modeling system to forecast pollen dispersal from oak trees. Pollen emission is one of the most important parts in the dispersal modeling system. Areal emission factor was determined from gridded areal fraction of oak trees, which was produced by the analysis of the tree type maps (1:5000) obtained from the Korea Forest Service. Daily total pollen production was estimated by a robust multiple regression model of weather conditions and pollen concentration. Hourly emission factor was determined from wind speed and friction velocity. Hourly pollen emission was then calculated by multiplying areal emission factor, daily total pollen production, and hourly emission factor. Forecast data from the KMA UM LDAPS (Korea Meteorological Administration Unified Model Local Data Assimilation and Prediction System) was utilized as input. For the verification of the model, daily observed pollen concentration from 12 sites in Korea during the pollen season of 2014. Although the model showed a tendency of over-estimation in terms of the seasonal and daily mean concentrations, overall concentration was similar to the observation. Comparison at the hourly output showed distinctive delay of the peak hours by the model at the 'Pocheon' site. It was speculated that the constant release of hourly number of pollen in the modeling framework caused the delay.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.599-604
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 서울시 도시 숲에 속해 있는 불암산, 대모산, 봉화산 3개 산을 대상으로 군집분석을 하였다. 불암산 군집분석 결과 소나무(Pinus densiflora)-신갈나무(Quercus mongolica), 서어나무(Carpinus laxiflora)-리기다소나무(Pinus rigida), 굴참나무(Quercus variabilis)-팥배나무(Sorbus alnifolia)로 나왔으며 대모산의 군집은 리기다소나무-일본잎깔나무(Larix leptolepis), 현사시나무(Populus tomentiglandulosa)-물박달나무(Betula davurica Pall)로 구분되었다. 봉화산의 군집분석 결과 소나무-팥배나무와 상수리나무(Quercus acutissima)-벚나무(Prunus serrulata)로 구분되었다. 불암산, 대모산, 봉화산의 지역별 유사도에서는 불암산과 대모산의 유사도 지수가 0.634로 높게 나와 비슷한 식생들이 분포하고 있으며 다른 지역보다 대모산 지역의 우점도가 0.166으로 다수의 종이 우점한다. 또한 종다양도 분석결과 대모산이 가장 안정된 상태를 이루고 있으며 종다양도, 최대종다양도, 균재도는 불암산, 봉화산, 대모산 지역으로 갈수록 높아지고 우점도는 불암산, 봉화산, 대모산 지역으로 갈수록 낮아진다.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.74-88
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• 2021

본 연구는 인천광역시 청량산의 생태적 특성과 식생구조의 변화를 분석하여 도시림의 건강성 회복 및 식생 보전을 위한 관리방안을 제시하고자 하였다. 청량산의 신갈나무는 참나무시들음병 방제로 세력이 감소하였고, 때죽나무와 팥배나무의 세력은 확대되었다. 천이경향은 대부분 현상태를 유지할 것으로 판단되며, 향후 소나무군집은 산벚나무군집으로, 신갈나무군집은 졸참나무군집으로 변화 잠재성이 있었다. 리기다소나무림은 산벚나무군집으로, 아까시나무림은 졸참나무군집으로 변화 가능성은 있으나, 천이의 진행이 양호하지 않은 것으로 판단되었다. 토성은 대부분 사양토(sandy loam) 또는 양질사토(loamy sand)였으며, 토양 pH는 4.26~4.86이었고, 평균 4.59이었다. 유기물함량(O.M)은 2.18~9.60%이었고, 평균 4.33%이었다. 청량산의 종다양성 증진을 위해서는 토양산성화 방지, 자생수종을 선정하여 조림하고, 도시화 영향에 의해 출현하는 수종의 지나친 세력 확대 방지, 하층식생과 호습성 수종 보호, 다층구조의 숲 유도 관리를 제시하였다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.689-695
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• 2017

This study was carried out to investigate the physicochemical and adsorptive characteristics of black carbon (BC) materials for cesium in case of severe nuclear accidents. The BC was prepared with a xylem of oak and pine trees incompletely combusted with different ramp rate and final temperature. Carbon (C), hydrogen (H) and oxygen (O) atomic ratios, BET, pore structure, and zeta potential were characterized for the produced BC. A low cesium concentration ($C_w{\approx}10^{-7}M$) was used for sorption batch experiments. The H/C and O/C ratios of BC decreased with the increase of final temperature, which indicates a carbonization of the wood materials regardless of ramp rate and tree species. However, SEM images showed different pore structures depending on tree species such as steric and plate-like for oak-BC and pine-BC, respectively. The greatest sorption distribution coefficients of $K_{d,Cs}{\approx}1,200{\sim}1,800L\;kg^{-1}$ were observed for the oak-BC produced at $400^{\circ}C$, while comparatively low $K_{d,Cs}$ < $100L\;kg^{-1}$ for pine-BC. In addition, the sorption capabilities of BC declined with the increase of combustion temperature up to $600^{\circ}C$, because high temperature destroyed surface functionalities with the rise of ash components in the BC. Therefore, the sorption processes of BC for radioactive cesium are predominantly controlled by final production temperature of BC as well as raw materials (e.g., tree species).

• 건축역사연구
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.9-28
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• 2007

We investigated the changes in the species of the woods used for Korean ancient and historic architectures, which include prehistoric excavated relics and existing wooden buildings in South Korea. The species data were collected from various sources such as excavation and repair reports, journal papers, and a few unpublished documents. We divided the building Periods as Paleolithic, Neolitic, Bronze Ages, Iron Age/Three Kingdoms, Koryo, Joseon (early, middle, late) and modem periods. In prehistoric periods, hardwoods were major species. Oak (Quercus spp.) woods dominated (94 percent in average); the others (5%) were Juglans mandshurica, Platycarya strobilacea, Castanea crenata, and few softwoods(1%). During Iron Age and Three Kingdom periods, oaks remained as a major species (57%) and others Platycarya strobilacea(21%), Castanea crenata(13%), and Pinus spp. (6%). The oak woods decreased in Koryo period and they occupied only 1.1%. Instead of oaks, pine (Pinus spp., 71%) and Zelkova serrata (22%) dominated in Koryo. In early and middle Joseon periods, pine woods (73%) remain as a major species and the others were oaks (14%) and Zelkova serrata (9%). As late Joseon came, the pine woods occupied more than 88%. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a few boreal species such as larch (Larix spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), which grow in cold area, were found. We believe they were transported from northern Korea. The existing buildings in Korea are mainly from Joseon period and a few from late Koryo periods. During these periods, pine woods were used for most buildings. For such reason, pine woods were known as 'representative materials for historic buildings'. but earlier times, broad-leaved trees, i.e., oak and Zelkova woods were major materials. The changes in building materials resulted from both climate and human impacts. The dry climate and disturbed forests induce more pines in the mountains. We also compared the wood qualities of the species and found that Zelkova woods were superior ones and deserved more planting for future demands in the repair for historic buildings.

• Mycobiology
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.458-466
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• 2015

Oak tree death caused by symbiosis of an ambrosia beetle, Platypus koryoensis, and an ophiostomatoid filamentous fungus, Raffaelea quercus-mongolicae, has been a nationwide problem in Korea since 2004. In this study, we surveyed the yeast species associated with P. koryoensis to better understand the diversity of fungal associates of the beetle pest. In 2009, a total of 195 yeast isolates were sampled from larvae and adult beetles (female and male) of P. koryoensis in Cheonan, Goyang, and Paju; 8 species were identified by based on their morphological, biochemical and molecular analyses. Meyerozyma guilliermondii and Candida kashinagacola were found to be the two dominant species. Among the 8 species, Candida homilentoma was a newly recorded yeast species in Korea, and thus, its mycological characteristics were described. The P. koryoensis symbiont R. quercusmongolicae did not show extracelluar CM-cellulase, xylanase and avicelase activity that are responsible for degradation of wood structure; however, C. kashinagacola and M. guilliermondii did show the three extracellular enzymatic activities. Extracelluar CM-cellulase activity was also found in Ambrosiozyma sp., C. homilentoma, C. kashinagacola, and Candida sp. Extracelluar pectinase activity was detected in Ambrosiozyma sp., C. homilentoma, Candida sp., and M. guilliermondii. All the 8 yeast species displayed compatible relationships with R. quercus-mongolicae when they were co-cultivated on yeast extract-malt extract plates. Overall, our results demonstrated that P. koryoensis carries the yeast species as a symbiotic fungal associate. This is first report of yeast diversity associated with P. koryoensis.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.229-240
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• 2020

Background: Genus Quercus is a successful group that has occupied the largest area of forest around the world including South Korea. The acorns are an important food source for both wild animals and humans. Although the reproductive characteristics of this genus are highly variable, it had been rarely studied in South Korea. Therefore, in Seoraksan and Odaesan National Parks (i) we measured the acorn production of Quercus mongolica, an overwhelmingly dominant species in South Korea, for 3 years (2017-2019), (ii) evaluated the spatial-temporal variation of acorn production, and (iii) analyzed the effects of oak- and site-related variables on the acorn production. Results: The annual acorn production of Q. mongolica increased 36 times from 1.2 g m-2 in 2017 to 43.2 g m-2 in 2018, and decreased to 16.7 g m-2 in 2019, resulting in an annual coefficient of variation of 104%. The coefficient of spatial variation was high and reached a maximum of 142%, and the tree size was the greatest influencing factor. That is, with an increase in tree size, acorn production increased significantly (2018 F = 16.3, p < 0.001; 2019 F = 8.2, p < 0.01). Elevation and slope also significantly affected the production in 2019. However, since elevation and tree size showed a positive correlation (r = 0.517, p < 0.001), the increase in acorn production with increasing elevation was possibly due to the effect of tree size. The acorn production of Odaesan for 3 years was 2.2 times greater than that of Seoraksan. This was presumed that there are more distribution of thick oak trees and more favorable site conditions such as deep soil A-layer depth, high organic matter, and slower slopes. Conclusion: As reported for other species of the genus Quercus, the acorn production of Q. mongolica showed large spatial and annual variations. The temporal variability was presumed to be a weather-influenced masting, while the spatial variability was mainly caused by oak tree size.