• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.29-37
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• 2013

The study was carried out in two different forest types viz., Banj oak and Chir pine forests to assess the variation in forest species composition and soil properties along altitudinal gradients in the Garhwal Himalayas. The results of the study showed that between the forests soil moisture was higher in Banj oak forest because of closed canopy and dense forest compared to Chir pine forest. The sand particles were reported higher in Banj oak forest which might be due to the addition of organic matter favouring coarse structure of soil, helping in holding maximum water in soils. However in the Chir pine forest low amount of soil organic matter and presence of clayey soil, develops soil compactness which reduces the penetration of water resulting in high soil bulk density. The higher accumulation of litter and presence of moisture in Banj oak forest favours higher nutrient level of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium compared to Chir pine forest. The soil organic carbon also reduced with increasing altitude at both gradients. While bulk density has reverse trend with soil organic carbon in both the forests at different peaks of same region. In Banj oak forest, the highest density and total basal cover was reported 1,100 tree $ha^{-1}$ and 58.86 $m^2\;ha^{-1}$ respectively. However, the highest values of density and total basal cover of Chir pine forest was 560 tree$ha^{-1}$ and 56.94 $m^2\;ha^{-1}$ respectively. The total density and basal cover of both the forests reduced with increasing altitude. The study concludes that Banj oak forest has better nutrient cycling ability, well developed foest floor and has a greater protective and productive features compared to the Chir pine forest which is without lower vegetation cover and having only pine litter accumulation which does not allow any other species to grow.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.193-206
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• 2013

This study was to provide the base data on the status of vegetations and soils in green roofs by analyzing the soil and vegetation characteristics of 4 green roofs in Dongguk University in September 2012. Sanglokwon(SW), Dongguk Hall(DH), University Library(UL), and Information and Culture Hall P(IC) were established in 2005, 2008, 2009, and 2010, respectively. The areas of green roofs were $700m^2$, $2,300m^2$, $1,240m^2$, and $640m^2$ in SW, DH, UL, and IC respectively. The investigated floras of vascular plants were 26 families, 55 genera, 65 species in Sanglokwon(SW), 53 families, 99 genera, 112 species in Dongguk Hall(DH), 43 families, 77 genera, 84 species in University Library(UL), and 41 families, 71 genera, 75 species in Information and Culture Hall P(IC), respectively. A positive correlation is shown between the number of plant species and planting area. Total nitrogen, organic matter, and potassium in soil have positive correlation with the number of plant species. The number of plant species was proportional to area and increased more than twice after planting. About a quarter of the invaded plants (including native and naturalized species) were naturalized plants. The total soil depths including vegetation soil and drainage soil at SW, DH, UL, and IC were 20cm, 10cm, 10cm, and 8cm, respectively. The depths of vegetation soil at SW, DH, UL, and IC were <7cm, <3cm, <2cm, and <2cm respectively. The soil pH in vegetation soil ranged from 5.22 to 5.36, and from 6.13 to 6.39 in drainage soil. Available-P concentration ranged from 10.17 to 189.77mg/kg in vegetation soil and from 6.70 to 81.17mg/kg in drainage soil. Carbon concentration in vegetation soil ranged from 2.93 to 9.70%, and 2.93 to 9.70% in drainage soil. Carbon contents in 20cm, 10cm, 10cm, and 8cm soil depths were $2.62kg/m^2$, $1.89kg/m^2$, $0.50kg/m^2$, and $0.53kg/m^2$ at SW, DH, UL, and IC, respectively.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제90권3호
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• pp.242-248
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• 2001

토지 이용 변화는 토양 내 유기물과 양분 상태에 영향을 줄 것으로 기대된다. 본 연구에서는 경기도 광주군 검단산 일대에서 과거 논으로 이용되다가 현재는 버드나무-신나무 우점의 산림으로 변한 지역, 밭에서 잣나무 인공조림지로 변한 지역, 그리고 과거부터 지속적으로 참나무류가 우점하고 있는 산림 지역 등 세 가지 토지 이용 형태를 선정하고 여기에서 토양 내 탄소와 질소의 농도, 토양 호흡, 그리고 질소 유효도 등을 측정, 비교하였다. 경작지의 휴경 후 20년이 경과한 다음, 토양 내 탄소와 질소의 농도는 토양 깊이 0-10cm, 10-20cm에서 과거 논이었던 지역이 다른 지역에 비하여 높은 것으로 나타났다. 또한 일반적으로 탄소와 질소의 농도는 표층에서 높고 토양 깊이가 증가할수록 점차 낮아지는 경향을 보였다. 이것은 유기물의 유입과 분해의 차이로 인한 축적량이 과거 논이었던 지역에서 가장 많기 때문이며, 탄소와 질소의 증가는 주로 표층에 국한한데에 기인하는 것으로 보인다. 토양 발생 이산화탄소량은 논에서 산림으로 변한 지역에서 가장 높게 나타났으며, 이는 토양 내 높은 탄소 농도와 습윤한 수분 조건 때문인 것으로 보인다. 이온교환수지봉지법으로 측정한 토양 내 질소 유효도는 토지 이용 형태에 따라 유의한 차이를 나타내었는데, 무기태 질소 $NH_4{^+}+NO_3{^-}$)의 유효도와 암모니움태 질소의 농도는 산림지역에서 가장 높고, 밭에서 산림으로 변한 지역, 논에서 산림으로 변한 지역의 순으로 점차 감소하였다.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.129-138
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• 1987

In a red pine (Pinus densiflora) forest, changes of pH, electric conductivity, total carbon, total nitrogen, available phosphate and available potassium in soil and runoff have been studied at intervals for 1 year after early spring fire. Phytimasses of herb and shrub were measured following the current and the subsequent year. The pH, E.C., total nitrogen and phosphate of soil in burned site wee 1.1, 1.5, 1.6 and 2.0 times higher than in unburned site, respectively. But potassium showed no significant difference. A rise in pH, E.C., and total nitrogen in burned site were maintained throught the study period while phosphate maintained 4 months after the fire. The E.C., total carbon, $NO_2-N$ and $NH_4-N$ of runoff in burned site were 1.3, 1.3, 1.3 and 29.0 times higher than in unburned site, respectively, while $NO_3-N$ in unburned site was 4 times higher than in burned site. In burned site, phytomasses of herb and shrub were 148 and 33% of unburned site in a current year and 107 and 51% in a subsequent year, respectively. The considerable amount of increase in soil nutrient after the fire was conserved by the uptake of the fast regrowing plants and by the immobilization of $NH_4=N$.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.109-117
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• 2013

This study was carried out to investigate the changes of plant species and soil physicochemical properties on green roofs established at Seoul Women's University in 2005, 2006 and 2007. The plant species and soil properties were investigated in 2013. The areas of green roof sites ranged $90{\sim}100m^2$. There were floras of vascular plants of 12 families, 20 genera and 22 species in the 2005 site, 24 families, 37 genera and 38 species in the 2006 site, 14 families, 27 genera and 31 species in the 2007 site. The total number of plant species decreased in the 2005 and 2006 sites and increased in the 2007 site since established. High proportion of dispersal type was barochory in the 2005 and 2006 site, and autochory in the 2007 site. And the proportion of the compositae family was high in the introduced plants over the sites for the all study sites. Average pH and organic matter concentration of green roof soil were ranged from 5.25 to 5.96 and 7.17 to 8.96% in study sites. The organic matter concentration and pH of green roof soil were lower in 2013 than in the three establishment years. Carbon concentration of green roof soil in the three study sites were ranged from 4.16 to 5.30% and total soil carbon in 10cm depth were ranged form 1.57 to $1.98kg/m^2$.

• 한국농림기상학회지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.227-234
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• 2005

From published data of mature forests worldwide, Raich and Nadelhoffer suggested that total belowground carbon allocation (TBCA) could be estimated from the difference between annual rates of soil respiration and aboveground litterfall. Here we analyze new measurements of IRGA-based soil respiration and litterfall of natural mature oak forests dominated by Quercus mongolica in Korea. Rates of in situ soil respiration and aboveground litter production are highly and positively correlated. Our results disagree with the Raich and Nadelhoffer model far world forests. A regression analysis of the data from Q. mongolica forests produced the following relationship: annual soil respiration : 141 + 2.08 ${\times}$ annual litterfall. The least squares regression line has a more gentle slope (2.08) than the slope (2.92) described by Raich and Nedelhoffer for mature forests worldwide. The regression slope of our study indicates that, on average, soil respiration is about two times the aboveground litterfall-C, which further implies that TBCA is similar with annual aboveground litterfall-C at natural Q. mongolica forests in Korea. The non-zero Y-intercept (141) of the regression indicates that TBCA may be greater than litterfall-C where litterfall rate are relativery low. Over a gradient of litterfall-C ranging from 200-370 g C $m^{-2}yr^{-l}$, TBCA increased from 350-530 g C $m^{-2}yr^{-l}$.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.27-31
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• 2009

Organic carbon (OC) distribution in 32-year-old pitch pine plantation at Mt. Hotae in Kongju, Korea, was studied from August 2007 to July 2008. In order to investigate the OC distribution, OC in plant biomass, litterfall, litter layer on forest floor, and soil within 50cm depth were estimated. The density of P. rigida plantation was 3,200 trees/ha, average DBH was $18.7{\pm}5.53cm$ and average tree height was $11.1{\pm}1.85m$. Organic carbon stored in plant biomass, litterlayer on forest floor and soil in 2008 was 89.46 ton C/ha (46.09%), 4.32 ton C/ha (2.23%) and 100.32 ton C $ha^{-1}$ 50cm-$depth^{-1}$ (51.68%), respectively. Amount of OC returned to forest floor via litterfall was 2.21 ton C $ha^{-1}\;yr^{-1}$. Total amount of OC stored in this P. rigida plantation was 194.1 ton C/ha. Net increase of OC in above- and below-ground biomass in this pitch pine plantation was 4.82 ton C $ha^{-1}\;yr^{-1}$.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.22-28
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• 2016

In order to evaluate landfill stabilization based on organic carbon, stoichiometric analysis and a biological methane potential (BMP) test based on modeling were performed at the 2^nd Sudokwon Landfill Site. Mass balance analysis through a BMP test proved to be more adaptable for evaluation, and it showed that 28.9% of landfill organic carbon was expected to remain by 2046, 30 years after landfill closure. The organic carbon ratio of total landfill waste for 2046 is forecasted as 2.9% in demolition waste and 5.1% in household waste, and, if one were to consider plastic as an organic waste, the ratios would increase to 15.9% and 28.3%, respectively. Therefore, it seems that organic matter biodegradation facilitating measures such as bioreactor landfill technology and preemptive recovery of combustible waste are necessary to shorten post closure management periods and to meet the landfill stabilization guidelines more safely.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.399-405
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• 2016

본 연구는 전라북도 무주 지역의 36년생 리기다소나무 임분을 대상으로 임목(지상부와 지하부), 고사목, 유기물층, 토양에 대한 탄소저장량을 산출하고자 하였다. 총 3개의 표준지 내에서 11 그루의 표준목을 선정하였고 고사목, 유기물층, 토양에 대한 시료를 채취하여 분석 자료로 활용하였다. 그 결과, 리기다소나무 임분에 대한 지상부 및 지하부 탄소저장량은 각각 51.0 ton C/ha, 29.6 ton C/ha로 나타났다. 부위별 구성비는 줄기 목질부 41.0% > 뿌리 36.8% > 가지 12.8% > 줄기 수피 6.0% > 잎 3.4% 순으로 나타났다. 고사목의 탄소저장량은 0.65 ton C/ha으로 나타났으며 유기물층 탄소저장량은 6.40 ton C/ha로 나타났다. 토양의 총 탄소저장량은 51.62 ton C/ha로 나타났으며 층위별 탄소저장량은 0~10cm에서 20.27 ton C/ha, 10~20cm에서 12.83 ton C/ha, 20~30cm에서 12.27 ton C/ha, 30~50cm에서 6.24 ton C/ha로 나타났다. 토양 탄소저장량은 층위가 깊어질수록 감소하는 경향을 보였으며 이는 탄소농도와 용적밀도에 의해 나타난 결과라고 판단된다. 산림생태계 탄소저장량은 총 139.27 ton C/ha로 나타났고 탄소저장량 구성비는 토양에서 37.1%로 가장 높았으며 다음으로 지상부에서 36.6%로 나타났고 지하부(21.3%), 유기물층(4.6%), 고사목(0.5%) 순으로 나타났다. 따라서 본 연구는 산림생태계 탄소저장량 산출에 기초적인 정보를 제공할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제53권1호
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• pp.9-19
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• 2017

농법에 따른 토양성분과 $N_2O$ 발생량, 탈질세균 수, 탈질세균의 군집 구조와 T-RFLP 패턴을 계절별로 조사하였다. 토양성분 분석결과 총 탄소량과 총 유기탄소량은 유기농법에서 각각 1.57%, 1.28%, 무농약 농법은 1.52%, 1.24%, 관행농법은 1.40%, 0.95%로 친환경농법에서 유기 탄소량이 비교적 높게 나타났다. $N_2O$ 발생량은 5월과 11월 토양이 높았지만 속도는 8월 토양이 빨랐다. 탈질세균 수는 유기농토양은 평균 $1.32{\times}10^4MPN/g$,무농약 토양은 평균 $1.17{\times}10^4MPN/g$, 관행농 토양은 평균 $6.29{\times}10^3MPN/g$으로 친환경농법 토양이 관행농법 토양에 비해 탈질세균 수가 많은 것을 확인하였다. 계통수 분석 결과, 전체 10개 Cluster 중 유기농법 토양이 6개의 Cluster에 분포되어 친환경 농법 토양이 다양한 군집을 갖는 것을 확인하였다. T-RFLP 패턴의 PCA profile 분석 결과, 유기농법은 넓은 분포를, 관행농법은 좁은 범위의 분포를 나타내고, 무농약농법은 유기농법과 관행농법의 중간에 분포하는 것으로 확인되었다. 따라서 계절과 농법에 따라 탈질세균의 분포와 군집구조가 달라지는 것을 확인하였다.