• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.127-134
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• 2011

The purpose of the study was to assess and compare the diversity of plant species (trees, shrubs, herbs) of natural forest and plantations. A total of 52 plant species were recorded in the natural forest, of which 16 were trees, 15 were shrubs and 21 were herbs. On the contrary, 31 species of plants including 11 trees, 8 shrubs and 12 herbs were identified in plantation forest. Shannon-Wiener diversity index were 2.70, 2.72 and 3.12 for trees, shrubs and herbs respectively in the natural forest. However, it was 2.35 for tree species, 2.31 for shrub species and 2.81 for herb species in the plantation forest. Jaccard's similarity index showed that 71% species of trees, 44% species of shrubs and 43% species of herbs were same in plantations and natural forest.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.17-22
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• 2011

Based upon the vegetation data of woody plants by plot sampling method in the natural deciduous forest of Mt. Jeombong, the study was carried out to examine importance value, rank abundance curve, and species abundance curve, and comparatively evaluate seven different species diversity indices for Shannon-Wiener index, Simpson index, McIntosh index, Log series, Margalef index, Berger-Parker index, and species richness, according to topographic positions. The minimal area which meant only few more species were increased was 3.48 ha in total. The dominant species of valley were Carpinus cordata, Acer pseudo-sieboldianum, Quercus mongolica, Acer mono, and Abies holophylla, and the dominant species of mid-slope were Quercus mongolica, Acer pseudo-sieboldianum, Carpinus cordata, Tilia amurensis, and Fraxinus rhynchophylla. Moreover, the dominant species of ridge were Quercus mongolica, Acer pseudo-sieboldianum, Tilia amurensis, Fraxinus rhynchophylla, and Acer mono. According to rank abundance curve and species abundance curve, species evenness was also low. All of Log series, species richness, Margalef, and Shannon-Wiener index discriminated that valley had the highest diversity, and ridge had the lowest diversity; but, Simpson index, McIntosh index, and Berger-Parker index represented that mid-slope had the highest diversity, and ridge had the lowest diversity. Uniquely, in Berger-Parker index, mid-slope was the higher value than total.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.90-92
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• 2015

Biological diversity, also known as biodiversity, is an important criterion for measuring the value of an ecosystem. As biodiversity is closely related to human welfare and quality of life, many efforts to restore and maintain the biodiversity of species have been made by government agencies and non-governmental organizations, thereby drawing a substantial amount of international attention. In the fields of biological research, biodiversity is widely measured using traditional statistical indices such as the Shannon-Wiener index, species richness, evenness, and relative dominance of species. However, some biologists and ecologists have difficulty using these indices because they require advanced mathematical knowledge and computational techniques. Therefore, we developed VBioindex, a user-friendly program that is capable of measuring the Shannon-Wiener index, species richness, evenness, and relative dominance. VBioindex serves as an easy to use interface and visually represents the results in the form of a simple chart and in addition, VBioindex offers functions for long-term investigations of datasets using time-series analyses.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.120-126
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• 1995

잣나부 인공조임지의 식생과 임상 토질에 서식하는 날개응애류의 군집지수를 분석한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 종다양도의 Shannon-Wiener index와 균등도지수는 조임년수가 경과할수톡 낮아지는 경향이었으며 1월에 최고치를, 9月에 최저치를 나타냈다. 종풍부경지수는 6월에 최고치를 5月에 최저치를 나타냈다. 우점도지수는 조림연수가 경과할수록 증가하는 경향이고, 4월과 5월에 최고치를, 1월에 최저치를 나타냈다. 집중도지수는 평균 1.9로서 집중분포를 나타냈으며, 조림연수가 경과할수록 증가하는 경향이고, 4월과 8월에 최고치를 1월에 최저치를 나타냈다. 군집지수간의 상관관계에 있어서는 고도의 유의성이 인정되었으며 풍부도지수와 Shannon-Wiener, 균등도지수는 I정의 상관관계가 우점도, 집중도지수와 Shannon-Wiener, 균등도, 풍부도지수는 부의상관 관계가 인정되었다.

• 식물병연구
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.381-386
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• 2012

독도 생태 연구의 일환으로 2008-2009년 2개년간 독도의 토양을 채집하고 선충의 종류, 밀도, 식이습성군, 생태지수 등의 연구를 수행하였다. 독도에서 총 31종의 선충이 발견되었으며 평균 밀도는 $m^2$당 239,500마리(26,000-836,000)였고 biomass는 $103.9mg/m^2$(3.0-388.6)였다. 중요도는 Acrobeloides 속이 Prominence value(PV) 117.8로 가장 높았고 다음으로 Rhabditidae(PV = 81.9), Prismatolaimus(PV = 39.0), Aphelenchoides(PV = 31.4) 순이었다. Feeding Group별로는 세균성선충이 전체 선충 중에서 밀도로는 77%, biomass로는 62%를 차지하여 가장 중요한 그룹이었고 다음으로는 식물기생성선충과 식균성선충류였다. 동도 참소리쟁이에서 발견된 뿌리썩이선충은 신종으로 추정된다. 독도 선충의 생태적 분석 결과 Shannon and Wiener 지수(2.46), Simpson's diversity 지수(0.86), 종 균일도(0.73), 종 풍부성(1.30)을 볼 때 독도의 선충상은 종이 풍부하고, 다양한 것이 특징이며, 독도만의 독특한 생태계를 유지하고 있다고 하겠고 이것은 경작되지 않고 자연 그대로 보존된 원시적 환경의 특징이다. 이번의 조사 결과는 독도의 생태적 모니터링에 기초자료로 활용되어질 수 있을 것이다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.204-217
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• 2022

Background: Increasing land demands for food production have led to biodiversity loss and land degradation in the Madhupur Sal forest. Reforestation activities such as agroforestry and woodlot plantation support the conservation of diversity, restoration of forest and prevention of soil erosion in degraded natural Sal forest. Knowing about these reforestation activities, this study is needed to compare the species composition, richness, and soil nutrients of these two plantation activities to the natural Sal forest in the degraded Madhupur Sal forest in Bangladesh. Results: The analysis showed that in between the reforestation activities, the highest Shannon-Wiener index (1.79), evenness (0.60) and Simpson's index (0.79) were found in the agroforestry site compared to the woodlot plantation site. On the contrary, the highest species richness (n = 14), tree basal area (19.56 m² ha^-1), Margalef's index (1.96) were recorded in woodlot plantation than in the agroforestry site. We observed that at 0-15 cm depth, soil organic matter (2.39%), total nitrogen (0.14%), available phosphorous (62.67 ㎍ g^-1) and exchangeable potassium (0.36 meq/100 g) in agroforestry plots were significantly higher compared to other forest sites. At topsoil (15-30 cm depth), soil organic matter (1.67%) and available phosphorous (21.09 ㎍ g^-1) were found to be higher in agroforestry site. Conclusions: Both reforestation approaches improved soil function, although woodlot plantation had the higher species richness. Therefore, plantation activities by the sustainable implementation of these two practices are the best alternative to restore the biodiversity, richness and conserve soil fertility in the Madhupur Sal forest of Bangladesh.

• 에너지공학
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.93-101
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• 2014

본 논문은 최근 대두되고 있는 에너지안보의 문제를 지수화 방식으로 한국사례를 분석하고 그 의미를 고찰한다. 에너지안보는 화석연료의 수요 급증, 중동정세 불안, 화석연료고갈 등 다양한 문제점 및 우려로 인해 국가적 주요 쟁점으로 자리 잡았다. 에너지안보는 유용성, 접근성, 환경용인성, 가격적 절성으로 구분 설명될 수 있다. 특히 접근성은 생산과 소비의 공간적 불균형에 관한 의미를 담고 있다. 본 논문에서, 연료의 다양성이 높아지면 일부 에너지원에 의한 취약성을 분산시켜 에너지안보의 안정성을 증대시킬 수 있다는 가설에 의거, 접근성 차원에서의 에너지안보를 연구대상으로 정했다. 연료 다양성 수준의 측정은 Shannon-Wiener식을 사용했다. 분석 결과 2012년 기준 한국의 다양성지수(H지수) 성장률은 18.38%로 주요 선진국들에 비해 높았다. 그러나 한국의 다양성 지수값 자체는 1.93으로 선진국 대비 낮은 수치를 나타냈다. 가장 큰 이유는 선진국 대비 전체 에너지에서 신재생에너지가 차지하는 비중이 상대적으로 낮았기 때문이다. 화석연료자원이 없는 한국이 에너지안보 수준을 높이기 위해서는 독일과 같은 강력한 신재생에너지 보급정책을 바탕으로 에너지믹스의 구성을 변화시키는 적극적인 다양성 제고 노력이 필요하다.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.1-15
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• 2011

The present study was undertaken in middle altitudinal (1500 to 2500 masl) moist temperate forest of Mandal-Chopta area in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, India. The aim of the present study was to assess the variation in species composition and diversity in different vegetation layers viz. herb, shrub and tree, at different altitudes. Shannon-Wiener diversity index ($\bar{H}$), $Nha^{-1}$, total basal cover per hectare (G), Simpson concentration of dominance, Pielou Equitability, species richness (SR), Margalef index, Menheink index of species richness and ${\beta}$-diversity were calculated to understand community composition. Tree G ranged from 84.25 to 35.08 $m^2ha^{-1}$ and total stem density varied from 990 to 1470 Nha-1. Total SR (herb, shrub and trees) among different forest types ranged between 31 and 58. Maximum G of herb and shrub layers was recorded at lower altitudes between 1500 and 1650 masl. ${\beta}$-diversity was higher in herb layers as compared to tree and shrub layers. Dominance-diversity curves were also drawn to ascertain resource apportionment among various species in different forest types. Values of species diversity, $\bar{H}$, $Nha^{-1}$ and G were higher in the study area as compared to similar forests growing in other parts of Uttarakhand Himalaya.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.84-88
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• 2016

To understand the effects of habitat characteristics on the genetic diversity of Persicaria thunbergii, three sites of different environmental conditions in a water system were surveyed. Site A was the closest to the source of the water system, and there was a dam between sites A and B. Site C is located on the lowest downstream in the water system. Vegetation survey of four quadrats at each site was performed, and soil samples were collected for physicochemical analysis. Random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis of ten P. thunbergii individuals at each site was conducted to calculate population genetic diversity and genetic distance among populations. Soil was sterile sand at site A, whereas loamy soil at sites B and C. A pure stand of P. thunbergii appeared at site A, while other species occurred together (such as Humulus japonicus and Phragmites australis) at sites B (Shannon-Wiener index; $H_B=0.309$) and C ($H_C=0.299$). Similar to the species diversity, genetic diversity (Nei's gene diversity; h) within population of site A ($h_A=0.2381$) was relatively lower than sites B ($h_B=0.2761$) and C ($h_C=0.2618$). However, site C was separated from sites A and B in genetic distance rather than the geographical distance (Nei's genetic distance; A~B, 0.0338; B~C, 0.0685; A~C, 0.0833).

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.149-163
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• 2015

The aim of the present study was to assess the variation in species composition and diversity of woody species at different altitudes (900 to 2600 m asl) in Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary (KWLS) and its adjoining areas in Garhwal Himalaya, India. A total of 94 woody plant species (including 44 tree and 50 shrub species) belonging to 72 genera and 44 families were reported. Density varied from $235{\pm}9$ to $505{\pm}21trees\;ha^{-1}$ and $4,730{\pm}474$ to $9,530{\pm}700shrubs\;ha^{-1}$. Total basal cover varied from $10.49{\pm}0.66$ to $42.92{\pm}2.57m^2ha^{-1}$ (trees) and $0.36{\pm}0.024$ to $0.62{\pm}0.047m^2ha^{-1}$ (shrubs). Shannon-Wiener Index fluctuated between 2.30 to 3.53 (trees) and 2.74 to 3.78 (shrubs). Analysis of variance (ANOVA) indicated that altitude and aspect had significant effect on the distribution of woody species. Taxonomically, Rosaceae with 15 species emerged as the dominant family. Low value of maturity index and contiguous distribution of species denoted the early successional status of the studied forests. The conservation assessment based on altitudinal regimes and the information on species structure and function can provide baseline information for monitoring and sustaining the biodiversity.