• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.196-206
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• 2020

Background: The Himalayan forests are of great importance to sustain the nature and community resource demands. These forests are facing pressures both from anthropogenic activities and ongoing global climatic changes. Poor natural regeneration has been considered a major problem in mountainous forests. To understand the population structure and regeneration status of Larix (Larix griffithiana and Larix himalaica), we conducted systematic vegetation surveys in three high-altitude valleys namely Ghunsa (Kanchenjunga Conservation Area, KCA), Langtang (Langtang National Park, LNP), and Tsum (Manaslu Conservation Area, MCA) in Nepal Himalaya. The average values of diameter at breast height (DBH), height, and sapling height were compared for three sites and two species using Kruskal-Wallis test. Population structure was assessed in terms of proportion of seedlings, saplings, and trees. Regeneration was analyzed using graphical representation of frequencies of seedlings, saplings, and trees in histograms. Results: The results showed that the population structure of Larix in terms of the proportion of seedling, sapling, and tree varied greatly in the three study areas. KCA had the highest record of seedling, sapling, and tree compared to other two sites. Seedlings were the least among three forms and many plots were without seedlings. We found no seedling in MCA study plots. The plot level average DBH variation among sites was significant (Kruskal-Wallis χ² = 7.813, df = 2, p = 0.02) as was between species (Kruskal-Wallis χ² = 5.9829, df = 1, p = 0.014). Similarly, the variation in average tree height was significant (Kruskal-Wallis χ² = 134.23, df = 2, p < 0.001) among sites as well as between species (Kruskal-Wallis χ² = 128.01, df = 1, p < 0.001). All the sites showed reverse J-shaped curve but more pronounced for KCA and MCA. In comparing the two species, Larix griffithiana has clear reverse J-shaped diameter distribution but not Larix himalaica. Conclusion: The varied responses of Larix manifested through regeneration status from spatially distinct areas show that regeneration limitations might be more pronounced in the future. In all the three studied valleys, regeneration of Larix is found to be problematic and specifically for Larix griffithiana in MCA and Larix himalaica in LNP. To address the issues of disturbances, especially serious in LNP, management interventions are recommended to sustain the unique Himalayan endemic conifer.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.82-91
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• 2007

Rural areas dominate country landscape, where the population is rich in traditional and natural heritage. Dangsan forests and Rural community forests (RCF) have been maintained by local residents for hundreds of years. However, many of these forests have been disturbed, and only small amount of Dangsan forests and the RCF remain due to the efforts of local residents. Recently, the remnants of Dangsan forests and RCF have been regarded as living traditional landscapes representing the cultural and rural background of Korea. But the value of Dangsan forests and the RCFs has not been recognized by many. This study aims to understand the characteristics and management status of Dangsan forests in Sungnam-ri, Wonju. Sungnam-ri has four villages, each of which is bordered by a Dangsan forest at the riparian buffer. Sungnam-ri has been selsected as a site for a rural village development project by the Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry of Korea. Sunghwanglim (the Upper Dangsan forest) is designated as Natural Monument No.93 and entrance is limited in this area. The size of Sunghwanglim is $21,133m^2$, and the major tree species are Kalopanax pictus (Dangsan tree, Divine tree), Pinus densiflora, Abies holophylla, Acer triflorum, Ulmus davidiana, Fraxinus rhynchophylla and Quercus serrata. In total, 124 trees with more than 40 cm in DBH are at this site. As for cultural activities, the Dangsan festival is held on April 8th and September 9th of the lunar calendar at shrines in the forests. Although other Dangsan forests are smaller than Sunghwanglim, they also have similar cultural activities. The landscape of the Dangsan forests have been managed for several hundred years by the local people, and they intend to continue maintaining the Dangsan forests for the purpose of festivals and other cultural activities. The findings in this study suggest that Dangsan forests have the potential for the development of rural villages and for the improvement of cultural and natural landscapes in Korea.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.31-50
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• 1993

This study was conducted to investigate the plants status of the woody landscape plants species of 38 elementary, middle, and high school in Iri city, and to obtain some fundamental information for development and use of native species of trees. The results are summarized as follows: 1. Landscape plants species of 38 elementary, middle and high school in Iri city was 55 families, 164 species, and 85, 045 trees and the average of landscape plants species of 17 elementary schools was 50.5 families, 3, 010 trees, on the other hand, middle and high school was 42.4 families, 1, 609 trees. 2. Plants species by type was Deciduous Broadleaved Tree 32.9%, Deciduous Broadleaved Shrub 25.6%, Evergreen Coniferous Tree 14.6%, Evergreen Broadleaved Shrub 9.7%, Vine 4.8%. Evergreen Trees on the other hand, according to the utilization rate 'others' was 32.2%. 3. The rate of plants species of the Evergreen Trees to the Deciduous (except Vine and 'others') was 34:66. on the other hand, rate of quantity was 50.5:49.5 and the rate of the trees to the shrubs(except Vine and 'others') was 58:42. to the plants species and to the quantity of the number of trees was 25.9:74.1. 4. Plants species of fruit plants of 38 elementary, middle and high school in Iri city was 31 species to the 164 species. The rate of frequency was Poncirus trifoliata 27.8%, Lycium chinense 25.1%, Ginkgo biloba 16.7%, to the quantity of the number of trees, fruit plants was 2, 605 trees to the 85, 045 trees and the frequency was 3%. 5. School trees and flowers of 38 elementary, middle and high school in Iri city were appointed 17 elementary school, on the other hand, middle and high schools were only 4 middle and high schools. Plants species of the best of frequency school tree was Zelkova serrata and school flower was Rosa spp.. 6. The rate of the native species to the introduced species was 73.8:26.2. on the other hand, the rate of quantity by the number of trees was 84.7:15.3 to the type, the rate of frequency of plants of native species Evergreen trees was Thuja orientalis, deciduous was Ginkgo biloba, Vine was Wisteria floribunda and 'others' was Sasa borealis. on the other hand, to the introduced species, Evergreen Trees was Juniperus chinensis. Deciduous Trees was Metasequoia glyptostroboides, and Vine was Vitis labrusca and 'others' was Phyllostachys pubescens. 7. As the fundament of the results of above the optimum selecting of woody landscape plants according to native species of trees was 29 families, 58 species. on the basis of 30 points, 28 points was 8 species Ginkgo biloba, Ulmus davidiana var. japonica, Parthenocissus tricuspidata, Elaeagnus umbellata, Fraxinus rhynchophylla, Weigela subsessilis, Koelreuteria paniculata, Lonicera japonica, 26 points was 27 species Thuja orientalis, Zelk ova serrata, Euonymus japonica etc., and 24 points was 23 species Populus tomen tiglandulosa, Juglans sinensis, Sophora japonica etc..

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제88권3호
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• pp.335-341
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• 1999

만성적인 대기오염의 영향을 받고 있는 여천산업단지 지역에서 15개 해송임분을 선정하여 당년생 엽과, 1년생 엽중 수용성 유황의 축적과 질소, 인, 칼륨, 칼슘, 마그네슘 등 무기양료의 함량변화를 파악하였다. 수용성 유황 함량은 당년생 엽이 0.11% - 0.35%. 1년생 엽이 0.13% - 0.32%로서 전 지역에서 대조지역보다 높았다. 질소의 강우 당년생 엽은 0.60% - 1.42%로써 7개 지점에서, 1년생 엽은 0.58% - 0.88%로써 전 지역에서 대조구에 비해 그 함량이 낮아 1년생 엽에서의 질소 결핍이 뚜렷하였다. 인과 칼륨의 경우에는 일부 지역에서 대조구에 비하여 함량이 낮은 수준을 보였다. 칼슘은 당년생 엽에서는 0.12% - 0.35%로 8개 지역에서, 1년생 엽에서는 0.20% 0.37%로써 9개 지역에서 대조구보다 낮았다. 마그네슘은 당년생 엽에서 0.08% - 0.15%로 2개 지역에서, 1년생 엽에서는 0.06% - 1.11%로써 12개 지역에서 결핍증세를 보였다. 대조구를 제외한 15개 지점에 대해서 각 분석 항목이 상관관계를 살펴본 결과 당년생 엽의 경우에 칼슘과 마그네슘은 유황이 축척될수록 유의적으로 감소하였다. 1년생 엽의 경우에는 질소, 칼륨, 칼슘, 마그네슘의 함량이 수용성 유황함량과 유의적인 부의 상관을 나타내 여천산업단지에서 배출되는 황화합물의 퇴적이 해송의 양료상태를 교란시켜 해송림의 쇠퇴에 영향을 미치는 것으로 파악되었다.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.277-288
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• 2015

본 연구의 목적은 데이터마이닝을 이용하여 여성 관절염의 지역 간 변이요인을 확인하는 것이다. 이를 위해 2012년 지역사회건강조사 자료의 249개 시 군 구를 기준으로 하여 여성 관절염의 지역 간 유병률의 변이에 영향을 미치는 요인을 분석하였다. 인구사회환경, 건강행태 및 건강수준, 유병상태 등의 주요 지표를 전통적인 선형회귀분석과 융복합적 분석을 위한 의사결정나무를 이용하여 변이모형을 도출하였다. 지역 간 여성 관절염 유병률의 변이요인으로 농림어업 종사자의 비율, 임금근로자 비율, 고졸이상 비율, 필요의료 미치료율 및 경제적 사유로 인한 미치료율, 비만율, 고위험음주율, 저작불편율, 우울증 및 스트레스 경험율, 고혈압 및 협심증 진단율이 도출되었으며, 의사결정 나무 모형은 249개 시군구를 10개 지역으로 분류하였다. 관절염의 사회적 질병 부담을 줄이기 위해서는 국가 전체적 접근 방식 또는 환자 개별적 접근 방식을 전환하여 소규모 지역 단위로 특성을 파악하여 위험 요인을 분석하고 환경을 개선해 나가야 한다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.531-537
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• 2006

본 연구는 월악산 국가장기생태연구지소를 중심으로 이 지역에서 다른 개체군에 비하여 상대적으로 광역 우점하는 소나무림, 굴참나무림, 그리고 신갈나무림 등 3개 주요 임분을 대상으로 그들의 종조성과 구조적 특성을 평가하였다. 종 및 개체수는 분포 경향은 흉고직경급이 증가할수록 감소하는 경향을 나타내었으며, 종 풍부성에 있어서 다양한 입지 적응 폭을 가지고 있는 신갈나무림이 다른 두 임분에 비하여 상대적으로 높게 나타남을 알 수 있었다. 천이 경향은 임분별로 천이 단계상 다소 차이가 있지만 장기적으로 보면 임분 유형에 관계없이 모두 신갈나무림으로 변화될 것으로 판단되었다. 각 임분의 우점종을 기준으로 생목과 사목의 개체 밀도 구성비를 보면 신갈나무림에서 신갈나무 개체 75:25, 굴참나무림에서 굴참나무 개체 94:6, 그리고 소나무림에서 소나무 86:14로 신갈나무림에서 개체 고사율이 가장 높고 굴참나무림이 가장 낮게 나타났다. 이것은 각 임분의 천이 단계의 차이에 따른 종간 및 종내 경쟁의 결과로 판단되었다. 한편, 임분별 구성 개체목의 건강 상태를 보면 임분유형에 관계없이 AS형이 75$\sim$85%로 가장 높게 나타났으며 DF형은 전혀 나타나지 않았다. 끝으로 본 연구를 위해 설치한 영구 방형구는 향후 정기적인 조사를 통하여 이 지역 산림 생태계 보전에 적합한 유용 정보를 제공하여 줄 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제59권4호
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• pp.417-420
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• 2020

한라산 구상나무 군락지에서 구과 해충의 발생 현황을 파악하기 위하여 2019년 8-10월에 3개 지역의 4개 조사구에서 구과 117개를 수집하여 생육상에서 우화시킨 후 출현종과 개체수를 확인하였다. 지역별 구과 해충의 피해율 조사를 위해 4개 조사구에서 93그루 1,235개 구과의 구과해충 피해를 확인하였다. 조사 결과, 채집된 117개 구과에서 솔알락명나방 233개체, 구상애기잎말이나방 101개체, 똥파리 4개체가 확인되었다. 구과 당 평균 개체수는 솔알락명나방 1.99, 구상애기잎말이나방은 0.86개체로 솔알락명나방이 2배 이상 많은 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 한라산 4개 조사구 전체 구상나무 구과의 평균 피해율은 49.7에서 80.1%로 조사구별 차이를 보였다. 또한, 구과 피해율은 수목 당 구과 수가 많을수록, 피해 구과에서 우화하는 구과해충 수는 구과의 크기가 클수록 증가하는 것으로 나타나 본 연구에서 확인된 구과 해충은 수목 당 구과 수가 많으면서 상대적으로 큰 구과를 갖는 구상나무를 선호할 것으로 예상되었다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.215-222
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• 2011

We evaluated the carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) status of litterfall in a natural red pine (Pinus densiflora) stand damaged by pine wilt disease in Jinju City, which was one of the areas severely affected by the disease in Korea. A significant correlation (P < 0.05) was found between tree density and basal area and the C and N status of litterfall components, but C and N status was not correlated with mean diameter at breast height in the pine wilt disease stands. Needle-litter C and N concentrations were linearly related (P < 0.05) to basal area in pine wilt disease stands. Needle-litter C concentration decreased with a decrease in damage intensity due to pine wilt disease, whereas litter N concentration increased with an increase of basal area in pine wilt disease stands. The linear regression equations developed for litterfall C and N inputs were significant (P < 0.05), with basal area accounting for 50-86% of the variation, except for cone and flower litter. The results indicated that the incidence of pine wilt disease could impact the quality and quantity of C and N in litterfall of pine stands suffering from pine wilt disease.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.35-45
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• 2003

This study was performed to suggest growth status data of the large old trees as the natural monuments of Korea. Field investigation of 70 large old trees as the natural monuments of Korea was carried out in Seoul, Inchon, Kyungki, Chungbuk, Chungnam, Chonbuk, Chonnam. The main field of this study is classified into the growth condition, soil state and management situation. The results of this study are below : The age distribution of the large old trees as the natural monuments of Korea is as follows : above l00years in 5.9%, above 200years in 8.9%, above 300 years in 11.8%, above 400 years in 16.2%, above 500 years in 16.2% and above 600years in 41.1%. Location types of the large old trees as the natural monuments of Korea are found in 11 types; the types are hill side(22.9%), historical monument area(15.7%), field(l4.3%) and building area(12.9%), etc. Also, growth type of the trees is individually placed. In the aspect of soil environment, the acidification of soils has been appearing in all surveyed areas, and the soil of Seoul area has much acidum phosphoricum because of excessive fertilizer. Finally, in management situation. major factors inhibiting growth of the large old trees as the natural monuments of Korea are soil covering of protruded root above ground, soil hardening by human, embankments, small area that has been surrounded fence. Continuous monitoring and accumulation of status data are necessary to preserve the large old trees as the natural monuments of Korea.

• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.143-149
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• 2012

Purpose: The aim was to explore the relationship between health status/life style and prevalence of atopic dermatitis in adolescents. Methods: Data from 1,743 adolescents (aged 13 to 18 years) derived from the fourth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) were analyzed using binary logistic regression and the classification and regression tree (CART) model. Results: The prevalence rate of atopic dermatitis was 10.3%. Third quartile income class (OR=2.19, 95% CI=1.20-4.00), fair and unhealthy self-rated health (OR=1.49, 95% CI=1.06-2.11; OR= 2.73, 95% CI=1.64-4.55), past or current smoker (OR=0.41, 95% CI=0.20-0.85; OR=0.44, 95% CI=0.21-0.92), and more than average stress (OR=1.43, 95% CI=1.03-1.99) were related with increased prevalence of atopic dermatitis. The high prevalence risk groups for atopic dermatitis were adolescents who perceived themselves to be healthy on self-rated health and had more than average stress and those who perceived themselves to be unhealthy and who never smoked. Conclusion: The results of the study indicate that health status, smoking, and stress are associated with a prevalence risk for adolescent atopic dermatitis in different degrees. Therefore, for control of atopic dermatitis, various interventions for smoking and stress need to be reinforced for the high prevalence atopic dermatitis groups.