• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제41권11호
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• pp.302-309
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• 2017

Background: Large-scale land-use change is being caused by various socioeconomic problems. Land-use change is necessarily accompanied by changes in the regional carbon balance in terrestrial ecosystems and affects climate change. Therefore, it is crucial to understand the correlation between environmental factors altered by land-use change and the carbon balance. To address this issue, we studied the characteristics of soil carbon flux and soil moisture content related to rainfall events in mountain pastures converted from deciduous forest in Korea. Results: The average soil moisture contents (SMC) during the study period were 23.1% in the soil respiration (SR) plot and 25.2% in the heterotrophic respiration (HR) plot. The average SMC was increased to 2.1 and 1.1% in the SR and HR plots after rainfall events, respectively. In addition, saturated water content was 29.36% in this grassland. The soil water content was saturated under the consistent rainfall of more than $5mm\;h^{-1}$ rather than short-term heavy rainfall event. The average SR was increased to 28.4% after a rainfall event, but the average HR was decreased to 70. 1%. The correlation between soil carbon flux rates and rainfall was lower than other environmental factors. The correlation between SMC and soil carbon flux rates was low. However, HR exhibited a tendency to be decreased when SMC was 24.5%. In addition, the correlation between soil temperature and respiration rate was significant. Conclusions: In a mountain pasture ecosystem, rainfall induced the important change of soil moisture content related to respiration in soil. SR and HR were very sensitive to change of SMC in soil surface layer about 0-10-cm depth. SR was increased by elevation of SMC due to a rainfall event, and the result was assumed from maintaining moderate soil moisture content for respiration in microorganism and plant root. However, HR was decreased in long-time saturated condition of soil moisture content. Root has obviously contributed to high respiration in heavy rainfall, but it was affected to quick depression in respiration under low rainfall. The difference of SMC due to rainfall event was causative of a highly fluctuated soil respiration rate in the same soil temperature condition. Therefore, rainfall factor or SMC are to be considered in predicting the soil carbon flux of grassland ecosystems for future climate change.

• 한국농림기상학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.250-257
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 포도의 생육과 관련된 연평균기온, 생육기 기온, 성숙기 기온, 극최저기온, 저온요구도, 강수량과 같은 기후인자와 심토토성, 침식정도, 배수 등급, 유효토심, 경사도, 자갈함량, 지형과 같은 토양 인자를 선정하여 기후와 토양의 조건을 최대저해인자법을 이용해 통합한 재배적지 구분 연구를 수행하였다. 재배적지는 적지, 가능지, 저위생산지&부적지의 3단계로 구분하였으며, 연구결과는 전국 면적을 기준으로 적지가 3.43%로 나타났고, 가능지는 10.61%로 나타났다. 지역별로 적지는 경상북도가 1.15%로 가장 넓은 것으로 나타났고, 충청남도가 0.72%와 충청북도가 0.44%로 나타났다. 가능지는 경상북도가 2.67%로 가장 넓었으며, 충청남도가 2.11%, 전라남도가 1.54%인 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.46-52
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• 2010

The temperature of root zone was known as an important factor for the growth of crops and reduction of energy in greenhouse. The purpose of this study was to design the apposite inflow of calories per the unit area by comparison of temperature in the warmed and non-warmed soil. The energy needed for soil warming about pipe length showed the change of temperature on inflow and outflow as $2^{\circ}C{\sim}3^{\circ}C$(average $2.5^{\circ}C$). Therefore, the inflow per the unit hour was 3,450, 57,5 kcal/$h{\cdot}m^2$ on soil heating respectively. The non-warmed soil temperature in greenhouse made a difference by depth and it was partially affected inner temperature under 15 cm, but it was not above 15 cm. The soil temperature would be raised over $5^{\circ}C$ than non-warmed soil to increase effect of soil warming. Therefore, the inflow per the unit area that should be provided was about 100 kcal/$h{\cdot}m^2$.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.20-29
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• 2018

Background: For various reasons such as agricultural and economical purposes, land-use changes are rapidly increasing not only in Korea but also in the world, leading to shifts in the characteristics of local carbon cycle. Therefore, in order to understand the large-scale ecosystem carbon cycle, it is necessary first to understand vegetation on this local scale. As a result, it is essential to comprehend change of the carbon balance attributed by the land-use changes. In this study, we attempt to understand accumulated soil carbon (ASC) and soil respiration (Rs) related to carbon cycle in two ecosystems, artificially turned forest into pastureland from forest and a native deciduous temperate forest, resulted from different land-use in the same area. Results: Rs were shown typical seasonal changes in the alpine pastureland (AP) and temperate deciduous forest (TDF). The annual average Rs was $160.5mg\;CO_2\;m^{-2}h^{-1}$ in the AP, but it was $405.1mg\;CO_2\;m^{-2}h^{-1}$ in the TDF, indicating that the Rs in the AP was lower about 54% than that in the TDF. Also, ASC in the AP was $124.49Mg\;C\;ha^{-1}$ from litter layer to 30-cm soil depth. The ASC was about $88.9Mg\;C\;ha^{-1}$, and it was 71.5% of that of the AP. The temperature factors in the AP was high about $4^{\circ}C$ on average compared to the TDF. In AP, it was observed high amount of sunlight entering near the soil surface which is related to high soil temperature is due to low canopy structure. This tendency is due to the smaller emission of organic carbon that is accumulated in the soil, which means a higher ASC in the AP compared to the TDF. Conclusions: The artificial transformation of natural ecosystems into different ecosystems is proceeding widely in the world as well as Korea. The change in land-use type is caused to make the different characteristics of carbon cycle and storage in same region. For evaluating and predicting the carbon cycle in the vegetation modified by the human activity, it is necessary to understand the carbon cycle and storage characteristics of natural ecosystems and converted ecosystems. In this study, we studied the characteristics of ecosystem carbon cycle using different forms in the same region. The land-use changes from a TDF to AP leads to changes in dominant vegetation. Removal of canopy increased light and temperature conditions and slightly decreased SMC during the growing season. Also, land-use change led to an increase of ASC and decrease of Rs in AP. In terms of ecosystem carbon sequestration, AP showed a greater amount of carbon stored in the soil due to sustained supply of above-ground liters and lower degradation rate (soil respiration) than TDF in the high mountains. This shows that TDF and AP do not have much difference in terms of storage and circulation of carbon because the amount of carbon in the forest biomass is stored in the soil in the AP.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.375-381
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• 2014

Soil moisture is an essential satellite-driven variable for understanding hydrologic, pedologic and geomorphic processes. The European Space Agency (ESA) has endorsed soil moisture as one of Climate Change Initiates (CCI) and had merged multi-satellites over 30 years. The $0.25^{\circ}$ coarse resolution soil moisture satellite data showed correlations with variables of a water stress index, Temperature-Vegetation Dryness Index (TVDI), from a stepwise regression analysis. The ancillary data from TVDI, Land Surface Temperature (LST) and Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) from MODIS were inputted to a multi-regression analysis for estimating the surface soil moisture. The estimated soil moisture was validated with in-situ soil moisture data from April, 2012 to March, 2013 at Andong observation sites in South Korea. The soil moisture estimated using satellite-based LST and NDVI showed a good agreement with the observed ground data that this approach is plausible to define spatial distribution of surface soil moisture.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.253-257
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• 2018

Climate models forecast more frequent and a longer period of drought events which may impact forest soil carbon dynamics, thereby altering the soil respiration (SR) rate. We examine the simulated drought effects on soil $CO_2$ effluxes from soil surface partitioning heterotrophic and autotrophic soil respiration sources. Three replicates of drought plots ($6{\times}6m$) were constructed with the same size of three control plots. We examined the relation between $CO_2$ and soil temperature and soil moisture, each being measured at a soil depth of 15 cm. We also compared which factor affected $CO_2$ efflux more under drought conditions. Total SR, autotrophic respiration (AR) and heterotrophic respiration (HR) were positively correlated with soil temperature (p < 0.05), and the relationships were stronger in roof plots than in control plots. Total SR, AR, and HR were negatively correlated only in roof plots, and the only HR showed a significant correlation (p < 0.05, r = -0.59). Soil respiration rates were more influenced by soil temperature than by soil moisture, and this relationship was more evident under drought conditions.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.511-514
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• 2012

색상이 다른 흑색, 녹색, 투명비닐 3종의 멀칭 재료가 지온상승과 가을배추 수량에 미치는 영향을 비교 검토하였다. 비닐멀칭에 따른 지온상승은 녹색>투명>흑색> 순으로 높았으며, 녹색비닐 멀칭의 경우 비멀칭에 비해 일평균 $1.98^{\circ}C$ 높았다. 비닐색상별 야간의 지온 차이는 없었지만 비멀칭에 비해 평균 $2.4^{\circ}C$ 높았다. 그러나 주간에는 녹색, 흑색 및 투명 비닐멀칭은 비멀칭에 비해 각각 평균 3.9, 3.1, 및 $2.1^{\circ}C$가 높았다. 가을배추 생산량은 비멀칭 대비 흑색비닐 멀칭구가 25.5%로 증수 효과가 가장 컸다. 반면, 지온상승효과가 가장 컸던 녹색비닐 멀칭의 경우 생산량 증가율이 6.1%로 가장 적었다. 시비질소 이용율을 분석한 결과 흑색비닐 멀칭재배가 55.4%로 가장 높았다.

• 한국기후변화학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.77-93
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• 2013

지구온난화는 산림 생산성을 증가시켜 토양으로의 탄소 유입량을 늘리는 한편 토양호흡량을 증가시켜 토양으로부터의 탄소 유출량도 늘리기 때문에, 온도변화에 의한 미래 토양탄소 저장량의 변화 경향은 불확실하다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 한국형 산림토양탄소모델(Korean forest soil carbon model; KFSC 모델)을 이용하여 RCP 8.5 기후변화 시나리오 하에서 국내 소나무림 토양탄소의 동태를 추정하였다. 국내에 분포하고 있는 소나무림 총 1,467,458 ha를 16개 행정 구역으로 나누고, 이를 다시 6개의 영급[1영급(1~10년), 2영급(11~20년), 3영급(21~30년), 4영급(31~40년), 5영급(41~50년), 6영급 이상(51~80년)]으로 나누어 모의 단위를 설정하였다. 각 모의 단위별로 2100년까지의 순일차생산량, 토양 호흡량 및 산림토양탄소 저장량 변화를 기후변화가 있을 때(RCP 시나리오)와 없을 때(CT 시나리오; constant temperature)로 나누어 추정하였다. 두 시나리오 모두 순일차생산량은 초기에 감소하다가 점차 증가하는 경향을 나타내었으며, 토양 호흡량은 초기에 증가하다가 점차 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다. 이는 현재 국내 소나무림이 유령림에서 장령림으로 전환되는 시점에 있기 때문으로 여겨진다. 또한, RCP 시나리오에서의 평균 순일차생산량 및 평균 토양 호흡량이 CT 시나리오에서보다 각각 20.2%와 20.0% 높게 나타났다. 한편, 토양탄소 저장량은 초기 임령이 1, 4, 5영급 또는 6영급 이상일 경우에는 CT 시나리오에서의 모의값이 RCP 시나리오에서의 모의값보다 높았으나, 2, 3영급일 경우에는 반대의 경향이 나타났다. 또한, 지위지수가 낮을 경우 지위지수가 높은 경우에 비해 토양탄소 저장량이 낮았다. 이는 임분의 생장이 빠르게 나타나는 경우, 온도에 의한 순일차생산량 변화의 영향을 더 크게 받았기 때문일 것이다. 모의 후기에 RCP 시나리오에서 토양탄소 저장량이 감소하는 경향이 나타났는데, 이것은 기온 상승에 의해 토양 호흡량이 지수함수적으로 증가하면서 호흡으로 인한 토양탄소 유출량이 상대적으로 많아지기 때문인 것으로 판단된다. 따라서 현재의 기후변화 경향이 지속된다면 산림토양탄소의 손실량은 더욱 커질 것으로 예상된다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제32권11호
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• pp.811-820
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• 2023

This study investigated the protective effects of shade nets on Abies koreana seedlings subjected to high temperature and luminosity stress, which are pertinent for plant survival in climate change scenarios. This study, conducted at Konkuk University, compared the growth, survival, and soil conditions of 3-year-old specimens across natural, greenhouse, and shaded settingsfrom July to September 2022. Our findings demonstrated that shade nets significantly enhanced seedling survival by moderating soil temperature and moisture. This is particularly evident in high-temperature conditions, where shade nets mitigate stress on seedlings and safeguard them from excessive sunlight exposure. Proper net installation height and location are crucial for optimal temperature and humidity control, suggesting broader applicability for various species and offering strategies to combat the ecological impacts of climate change.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.213-222
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• 2019

Climate change has been intensifying and affecting forest ecosystems. Over the years, the intensity and frequency of climate change have increased and the effects of climate change have been aggravating due to cumulative greenhouse gases such as CO₂, which has resulted in several negative consequences, drought being the main threat among all. Drought affects forest ecosystems directly and indirectly. Insufficient soil moisture, due to drought, may affect the growth of plants and soil respiration (SR), and soil temperature may increase because of desiccated soil. In addition, the mortality rate of plants and soil microorganisms increases. As a result, these effects could reduce forest productivity. Thus, in this article, we have presented various research studies on artificial drought using throughfall exclusion, and we have mainly focused on SR, which is significantly related to forest productivity. The research studies done worldwide were sorted as per the main groups of Köppen-Geiger climate classification and intensively reviewed, especially in tropical climates and temperate climates. We briefly reviewed the properties among the exclusion experiments about the temperate climate, which mostly includes Korean forests. Our review is not a proof of concept, but an assumption for adequate investigation of drought effects in the Korean forest.