• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.275-281
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• 2019

The pathological condition of excessive melanogenesis causing freckles, melasma, senile lentigo, pigmented acne scars, and cancer has a critical impact on the wellness of individuals. The mechanism of melanogenesis is related to the expression of melanogenic enzymes. Here, we evaluated the inhibitory effect of pine cone (Pinus densiflora) extracts on melanogenesis. P. densiflora, the Korean Red Pine, is the predominant tree species in the cool, temperate forests of northeast Asia, occurring in pure stands across Korea, Japan, and parts of northern China and Russia. P. densiflora leaves, pollen, and bark have been widely used for traditional medicine, or edible purposes. However, pine cones are rarely used as natural raw materials, although they contain many bioactive phytochemicals. The pine cone ethyl acetate fraction (PEF) showed no toxicity to B16F10 cells at a concentration of less than $100{\mu}g/mL$. PEF inhibited the expression of microphthalmiaassociated transcription factor (MITF), tyrosinase and tyrosinase-related factors in B16F10 cells treated with 3-Isobutyl1-methylxanthine (IBMX). These results suggest that pine cones can be used as an effective natural melanogenesis inhibitory agent.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2019년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.119-119
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• 2019

Pinus densiflora, the Korean Red Pine, is the predominant tree species of the cool, temperate forests of northeast Asia, occurring in pure stands across Korea, Japan, and parts of northern China and Russia. Pinus densiflora leaves, pollen, and bark have been widely used for traditional medicine, or edible purposes. However, pine cones contain many bioactive phytochemicals, but they are rarely used as natural raw materials. This study was conducted to evaluated the anti-inflammatory effect of pine cone extracts and its possbility of natural sources were evaluated. Pine cones were extracted with 80% methanol, concentrated and then partitioned with ethyl acetate, and the organic layer was used as a sample. The Pine cone Ethyl acetate Fraction (PEF) showed no toxicity to RAW 264.7 cells at a concentration of less than $50{\mu}g/ml$. PEF inhibited the production of nitric oxide (NO) in RAW 264.7 cells treated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Also, It suppressed the expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and transcription of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-${\kappa}B$). These results suggest that pine cones can be used as an effective natural material for anti-inflammatory agent.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제99권6호
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• pp.855-862
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• 2010

본 연구는 소나무림을 안정적이고 지속적인 산림으로 유지하기 위해 우리나라 강원남부지역에 분포하는 소나무림을 대상으로 식생유형과 임분구조를 분석하였다. 소나무림의 군락유형은 4개군락 2개군으로 총 6개 식생단위로 구분되었으며, 신갈나무, 개옻나무, 생강나무, 조록싸리, 졸참나무, 큰기름새, 참취, 쇠물푸레 등이 상재도가 높은종으로 나타났다. 층위별 중요치를 분석한 결과, 상층에는 소나무의 중요치가 높게 나타났으나 아교목층 이하에서는 소나무보다 경쟁목인 참나무류와 같은 활엽수종들의 중요치가 높게 나타났다. 직경급 분포에서도, 소나무는 주로 대경목에 분포한 반면, 중 소경목은 대부분 활엽수로 나타났다. 소나무와 경쟁 활엽수종의 연간직경생장을 분석한 결과, 지역별, 입지적조건 및 수령과 수종에 따라 다양하게 나타나고 있기 때문에, 지속적인 소나무림 유지를 위해서는 각 임분의 특성을 고려하여 중 하층에서 소나무와 경쟁관계에 있는 활엽수에 대한 적절한 시업법이 도입되어야 할 것으로 사료되었다.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.257-277
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• 2007

Z-M방법으로 한국 전역의 소나무림에 대한 식물사회학적 연구를 수행하였다. 소나무림은 크게 1군집, 3군락, 7아군락으로 구분되었다. 한국 소나무림의 분류체계는 다음과 같다. Rhododendro-Quercetalia mongolicae Kim 1990 I : Lindero-Quercion mongolicae Kim 1990 em. Kim 1992 A : Quercus mongolica-Pinus densiflora community A-1 : Typical subcommunity A-2 : Vaccinium koreanum subcommunity A-3 : Rhododendron micranthum subcommunity B : Quercus serrate-Pinus densiflora community B-1 : Typical subcommunity B-2 : Juniperus rigida subcommunity B-3 : Styrax japonica subcommunity B-4 : Eurya japonica subcommunity C: Saso-Pinetum densiflorae Yim et al. 1990 Camellietalia japonicae Oda et Sumata 1966 II : Ardisio-Castanopsion Miyawaki et al. 1971 D : Castanopsis cuspidata var. sieboldii-Pinus densiflora community 소나무-신갈나무군락은 한반도 중북부지역의 산지에 주로 분포하였으며, 소나무-졸참나무군락은 한반도 중부와 남부의 저산지와 구릉지에 넓게 나타났다. 소나무-제주조릿대군집은 제주도의 소나무림에서 조사되었다. 그리고 소나무-구실잣밤나무군락은 남서해안과 도서를 포함하는 난 온대역에 분포하였다.

• 아시안잔디학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.317-329
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• 1995

The study of standing crop of the ground vegetation under the coniferous stands was pursuited in regard of soil nutrients at Kwangnung plantation from May to Octoher, 1971 and 1991. The coniferous stands implied pine and larch associations of which the young stands of each as-sociation were 9~12 years and the older one 40~70 years. The larch stands were more plentiful in species than in the pine stands and the Festuca ovina and Oplismenus burmannii each were dominant species of pine and larch stands. The standing crop of pine stands is from 98.02g /$m^2$ to 385.32g /$m^2$ The standing crops of those stands showed great increase from June to August when the air temperature and rainfall were fairly high. The standing crop has correlation to total nitrogen and organic matter in the soil.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.132-141
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• 2017

The importance of forests continues to increase throughout the world, and one of the reasons is that a forest is a major place to emit terpenes, which have been reported to be beneficial to human health. In South Korea, forests occupy about 64% of the total land area and consist mainly of pine and oak trees. Since only a limited number of forests have been analyzed to date, a comprehensive understanding of terpenes emitted from regional forests remains in its infancy in Korea. Here, to gain insights into terpenes from regional forests located in South Korea, we review the characteristics of Korean forests and recent studies on major terpenes emitted from regional forests as well as from native trees dominant in South Korea. We also discuss meteorological factors that affect the terpene emissions in Korean forests. In conclusion, 18 types of terpenes were detected in Korean forests and their compositions in different forests are largely dependent on the dominant plant species in the forest. Moreover, terpene emissions in Korean forests are affected by various environmental factors, including temperature, amount and duration of daylight, season, and age of trees. To improve the understanding of the characteristics of terpene distribution, more studies are required on the terpene production of Korean forests in various regions.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제41권9호
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• pp.265-270
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• 2017

Background: Over the years, pine pollens have been excluded as an allergen due to its relatively large size, low protein content, and waxy hydrophobic layer, despite their abundance. However, recent studies suggest the possibilities of pine pollens being allergens, and it has been reported that allergy symptoms were highly prevalent in areas with considerably large pine forests and high possibility of exposure to the pollen. Therefore, we conducted a comparative analysis of the allergenicities of the pollens from the dominant species of Korean pines, red pine (Pinus densiflora), black pine (Pinus thunbergii), and pitch pine (Pinus rigida), in mice. Methods: The protein composition of the pollens from the three pine species was compared via sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). The pine pollens and proteins extracted from the pollens were introduced to BALB/c mice by nasal inhalation and application to exposed skin and the IgE produced by the mice were extracted from blood and analyzed via ELISA. Results: SDS-PAGE showed differing protein compositions of the pollens of the three pine species. Analysis of blood IgE compositions showed a similar amount of IgE produced when pollens were applied to skin. In contrast, when mice inhaled the pollens, P. densiflora was shown to induce significantly more IgE production than those of the other two species. Conclusions: The experimental results demonstrate that the pollens of all three South Korean pine species induce IgE production, and this production was more pronounced when the pollens were inhaled than when they were applied to the skin. Of the three species, the pollen of P. densiflora was found to induce the highest level of IgE production.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.66-71
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• 1977

The growth of red and black pines in Muan, Seochen, Gapyeong and Kochang areas was compared by means of the growth of annual ring width and stem analysis to study the process of damages caused by pine needle gall midge. Red pine forest of Seocheon area began to suffer by pine needle gall midge from 1961 and the damage was to becoming severe from 1967. The damage became so intense tha tmany forests are withering to death from spring of 1975. Black pine forest also began to suffer from 1973. Red pine forest of Muan area was supposed to be suffered from 1973. Red pine forest of Kochang area suffered by pine needle gall midge from 1967. It seems that the damage became severe from 1973 and that black pine forest was also badly damaged from that time. Red pine forest of the control plot, Gapyeong area, began to suffer from 1967 and it also became intense from 1973. Although the areas of Seocheon, Muan, Kochang, and Gapyeong are different from each other in terms of locality and the infitration period of pine needle gall equally from 1967 due to mass development of population or other factors and the damage became more intense from 1973. Black pine forest was also badly damaged from that time. Black pine seems to be stronger in insect resistant than red pine. This can be justified by the fact that it began to suffer belatedly in each area and the degree of damage is moderate. The damage of Seocheon area is the severest following Kochang. Muan area is relatively moderate but the forest becoming decrease in growth.

• 한국농림기상학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.47-56
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• 2020

본 연구는 기후변화에 따른 소나무 잠재분포변화 예측 및 환경요인과의 관계를 파악하기 위한 목적으로 수행되었다. 입력자료인 종속변수는 1:5,000 임상도에서 추출한 소나무 출현자료를 사용하였으며, 독립변수는 RCP 시나리오 기후자료 및 임상도, 입지도에서 추출한 기후, 입지, 생육환경자료 등 총 14개의 환경요인 변수를 사용하였다. 이러한 입력자료를 바탕으로 생태적 지위 개념을 기반으로 한 종 분포 모형 중 하나인 MaxEnt (Maximum Entropy Modeling) 모형을 구동하여 미래의 소나무 잠재분포를 예측하였다. 분석결과 training AUC (Area Under Curve)가 0.79로 우수한 수준의 정확도를 보였으며 현존 소나무 분포 자료와 유사한 현재 잠재분포 결과를 보였다. RCP 시나리오를 적용한 결과 소나무 잠재분포지는 시간이 지남에 따라 지속적으로 감소할 것으로 나타났으며 RCP8.5 기준으로 2050년과 2070년에 각각 11.1%, 18.7%의 잠재분포지가 줄어들 것으로 예측되었다. 입력자료의 소나무 잠재분포 판단에 대한 기여도는 계절기온, 고도, 겨울철 기온 등이 높게 나타났다. 본 연구의 결과는 기후변화로 인한 소나무림 보전 및 대책 수립을 위한 기초자료로 활용될 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.85-98
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• 2022

Background: Korean white pine (Pinus koraiensis) is a major commercial species, and the importance of the oak trees (Quercus spp.) is increasing due to various factors such as environmental and ecological values. However, more information is required to clearly understand the growth characteristics of these species especially regarding thinning intensity. This study was performed to provide the basic information to develop the silvicultural guideline and field manual by analyzing tree and stand characteristics in line with thinning intensity in the Korean white pine plantation and oak-dominated natural deciduous forest. Results: Diameter at breast height (DBH) and volume changes by the thinning intensity in the Korean white pine plantation were significantly different from those in the oak-dominated deciduous natural forest. In particular, DBH distribution in the pine stand appeared that there were more large diameter trees as the thinning intensity was higher. DBH periodic annual increment (PAI) of the pine stand was higher as the thinning intensity was stronger and the growth period was shorter. This trend was similarly shown in the natural deciduous forest, but the amount of PAI was smaller than in pine stand. The volume PAI after thinning was not decreased over time. In each stand type, the PAI tended to be lower as stand density was higher. The volume PAI in the pine stand was significantly higher than that in the oak-dominated natural deciduous forest. Dead trees occurred the most in the unthinned plots of each stand type, and those were higher in the natural deciduous forest. Ingrowth trees were observed only in the natural deciduous forest, and its distribution was the lowest in unthinned plots; Korean white pine as ingrowth occurred the most frequently among many tree species. Conclusions: Different effects of thinning treatment on DBH and volume PAI, mortality, and ingrowth were observed for each stand. With respect to forest growth, Korean white pine plantation was superior to the oak-dominated natural deciduous forest. The results of this study offer fundamental information for the development of silvicultural guidelines for Korean white pine plantations and oak-dominated natural deciduous forests in Korea.