• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제12권8호
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• pp.853-860
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• 2003

Plants sequester atmospheric CO$_2$, a major agent of climate change, during the growing periods and mitigate its rising accumulation in the atmosphere. Pinus densiflora and Quercus mongolica are the native tree species dominant in the temperate forests of Korea. This study quantified the annual CO$_2$ uptake by the two species at forest sites in Chuncheon in the middle of the country. The quantification was based on seasonal measurements of CO$_2$ exchange rates under natural conditions by an infrared gas analyzer over the growing season (1999). The monthly CO$_2$ uptake per unit leaf area ranged from 1.6-6.7 mg/d㎡/h for P. densiflora and from 3.7-8.9 mg/d㎡/h for Q. mongolica, with a maximum in mid-summer. An equation for each species was generated to estimate easily the annual CO$_2$ uptake by total leaf area per tree, which subtracted the CO$_2$ release (i.e. respiration) by leaves and woody organs from the gross CO$_2$ uptake (diurnal uptake and release by leaves). Annual CO$_2$ release by leaves and woody organs accounted for 58-73％ of the gross CO$_2$ uptake across tree specimens. Annual CO$_2$ uptake per tree increased with increasing dbh (stem diameter at breast height) for the study diameter range, and was greater for Q. mongolica than for P. densiflora in the same dbh sizes. This was mainly associated with a greater total leaf area in the former. For example, the annual CO$_2$ uptake by one tree with dbh of 25 cm was 35.6 kg/yr for P. densiflora and 47.9 kg/yr for Q. mongolica. The results from this study can be applied to evaluate an atmospheric CO$_2$ reduction of woody plants by forest type and age class.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.38-45
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• 2001

This study quantified annual $CO_2$, SO$_2$ and NO$_2$ uptake and annual $O_2$ production by trees in Yongin´s urban ecosystem, and explored values of urban tree plantings in atmospheric purification. Woody plant cover was only 7.7% with planting density of 1. trees/100$m^2$, and the tree-age structure was largely characterized by a young, growing tree population. Annual per capita pollutant emissions from fossil fuel consumption were 7.3t/yr for $CO_2$, 7.6kg/yr for SO$_2$, and 26.6kg/yr for NO$_{x}$. Carbon dioxide storage per unit urban area by trees was 13.1t/ha and the economic value for $CO_2$ storage was ￦6.6millions/ha. Annual atmospheric purification was 2.0t/ha/yr for $CO_2$ uptake, 2.0kg/ha/yr for SO$_2$ uptake, 4.0kg/ha/yr for NO$_2$ uptake and 1.5t/ha/yr for $O_2$ production, and the annual economic value for the atmospheric purification was ￦1.5millions/ha/yr. Urbantrees stored an amount of $CO_2$ equivalent to about 3.1% of the total annual $CO_2$ emissions, and annually offset total $CO_2$ emissions by 0.5%. Annual SO$_2$ and NO$_2$ uptake by trees equaled 0.5% of total SO$_2$ emissions and 0.3% of total NO$_{x}$ emissions, respectively. Urban trees also played an important role through producing annually 9.2 of the $O_2$ requirement for Yongin´s total population, despite relatively poor tree plantings. Future active plantings and greenspace enlargement in the study city could enhance the role of atmospheric purification by urban trees. The results from this study are expected to be useful in emphasizing environment benefits of urban trees, and in urging the continuous necessity for tree planting and management budget.get.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.38-53
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• 1998

This study quantified annual net carbon uptake by urban landscape trees and provided equations to estimate it for Ginkgo biloba, platanus occidentalis, Zelkova serrata and Acer palmatum, based on measurement of exchange rate for two years growing seasons from Sep., 1995 to Aug., 1997. The carbon uptake was significantly influenced by photosynthetic capacity, photon flux density and pruning. Ginkgo biloba showed the highest rate of net CO\sub 2\ uptake per unit leaf area and Acer palmatum did the lowest rate among those species. A tree shaded by adjacent building over the growing seasons showed net CO\sub2\ uptake per unit leaf area much lower than another tree of the same species less shaded. Annual net carbon uptake per tree was 19kg for Zelkova serrata, but only 1 kg for Ginkgo biloba and Platanus occidentalis with crown volume dwarfed from pruning. One Zekoval serrata tree annually offset carbon emission from consumption of about 32 liter of gasoline or 83 kWh of electricity. Strategies to improve CO\sub 2\ uptake by urban landscape trees include planting of species with high potosynthetic capacity, sunlight-guaranteed road and building layout for street trees, planting of shade-tolerant species in the north of buildings, and relocation of utility lines to underground and minimized pruning.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.24-34
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• 2019

Soil moisture regulates the fate of methane ($CH_4$) in forest soil via biological and chemical processes. The instant effect of variable precipitation on $CH_4$ uptake is, however, unclear in the forest ecosystems. Here, we measured $CH_4$ flux in a temperate forest soil immediately after variable volume of water applications equivalent to 10, 20 40, and $80mm\;m^{-2}day^{-1}$ precipitation. $CH_4$ uptake was significantly higher when the water was not applied. The $CH_4$ uptake decreased significantly with increasing water application. $CH_4$ uptake was linked with air filled porosity and water filled porosity. $CH_4$ uptake response to actual precipitation intensity was in agreement with $CH_4$ uptake results in this study. $CH_4$ uptake decreased 55% at highest precipitation intensity. Since annual $CH_4$ flux is calculated with interpolation of weekly or biweekly field observations, instant effect of precipitation can mislead the interpolated annual results.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.119-127
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• 2023

In this study, quantitative models were applied to case parks to estimate the carbon reduction by trees, which was compared and analyzed at the tree and park levels. At the tree level, quantitative models of carbon storage and uptake differed by up to 7.9 times, even for the same species and size. At the park level, the carbon reduction from quantitative models varied by up to 3.7 times for the same park. In other words, carbon reduction by quantitative models exhibited considerable variation at the tree and park levels. These differences are likely due to the use of different growth environment coefficients and annual diameter at breast height growth rates and the overestimation of carbon reduction due to the substitution of the same genus and group model for each tree species. Extending the annual carbon uptake per unit area of the case park to the total park area of Chuncheon a carbon uptake ranging from a minimum of 370.4 t/yr and a maximum of 929.3 t/yr, and the difference can reach up to 558.9 t/yr. This is equivalent to the carbon emissions from the annual household electricity consumption of approximately 2,430 people. These results suggest that the indiscriminate application of quantitative models to estimate carbon reduction in urban trees can lead to significant errors and deviations in estimating carbon storage and uptake in urban greenspaces. The findings of this study can serve as a basis for estimating carbon reduction in urban greening research, projects, and policies.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.39-53
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• 1999

This study quantified carbon uptake and emissions in urban landscape, and the role of urban greenspace in atmospheric carbon reduction for several cities of Chuncheon and Kangleung in Kangwon province. Mean carbon storage by trees and shrubs was 26.0 t (mertric tons)/ha in Chuncheon and 46.7 t/ha in Kangleung for natural lands, and ranged from 4.7 to 6.3 t/ha for urban lands (all land use types except natural and agricultural lands) in both cities. Mean annual carbon uptake by trees and shrubs ranged from 1.60 to 1.71 t/ha/yr for natural lands, and from 0.56 to 0.71 t/ha/yr for urban lands. There was no significant difference (95% confidence level) between the two cities in the carbon storage and annual carbon uptake per ha, except the carbon storage for natural lands. Organic carbon storage in soils (to a depth of 60 cm) of Chuncheon average 24.8 t/ha for urban lands and 31.6 t/ha for natural lands, 1.3 times greater than for urban lands. Annual carbon accumulation in soils was 1.3 t/hr/yr for natural lands of the study cities. Annual per capita carbon emissions from fossil fuel consumption were 1.3 t/yr in Chunceon and 1.8 t/yr in Kangleung. The principal carbon release in urban landscapes was from transport and industry. Total carbon storage by urban greenspace (trees, shrubs, and soils) equaled 66% of total carbon emissions in Chuncheon and 101% in Kangleung. Carbon uptake by urban greenspace annually offset total carbon emissions by approximately 4% in the study cities. Thus, urban greenspace played a partial important role in reducing atmospheric $CO_2$ concentrations. To increase $CO_2$ uptake and storage by urban greenspace, suggested are conservation of natural lands, minimization of hard surfaces and more plantings, selection of tree species with high growth rate, and proper management for longer healthy tree growth.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.38-47
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• 2000

Carbon dioxide is a major greenhouse gas causing climate change. This study quantified annual direct and indirect uptake of carbon by urban greenspace, and annual carbon release from vegetation maintenance and fossil fuel consumption. The study area was whole Chuncheon and Kangleung, and also two districts of Kangnam and Junglang in Seoul, cities located in middle Korea. Carbon uptake by urban greenspace played an important role through offsetting carbon release by 6-7% annually in Chuncheon and Kangleung. For Kangnam and Junglang, where the population density was relatively higher, urban greenspace annually offset carbon release by 1-2%. Future possible tree plantings could double annual carbon uptake by existing trees in urban lands (except natural and agricultural lands) of a study city. Based on study results, planning and management guidelines for urban greenspace were suggested to save energy and to reduce atmospheric $CO_2$ concentrations. They included selection of optimum tree species, proper planting location from buildings, design of multilayered planting, amendment of existing regulations for greenspace enlargement, avoidance f intensive vegetation maintenance, and conservation of natural vegetation.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.591-600
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• 2010

도시가로수의 탄소흡수원 기능을 평가하기 위하여 가로수로 흔히 식재되는 9개 수종을 선정하여 수종별 탄소저장량과 연간 이산화탄소 흡수량을 산정하여 비교하였다. 수종별로 가로수 식재현황을 고려하여 대상지를 선정하고 흉고직경과 수령을 측정하였으며, 활엽수와 침엽수 상대생장식을 활용하여 가로수의 탄소저장량과 생장속도, 연간 이산화탄소 흡수량을 산정하였다. 튤립나무, 메타세쿼이아, 양버즘나무가 빠른 생장속도를, 벚나무, 은행나무, 느티나무, 회화나무, 단풍나무는 중간의 생장속도를, 소나무는 느린 생장속도를 가진 그룹으로 분류되었고, 속성수의 경우 전정관리와 환경요인의 영향을 크게 받는 것으로 평가되었다. 조사한 9개 대표수종의 1 그루당 평균 탄소저장량은 205kgC/tree로, 수종에 따라 최대 518kgC/tree(튤립나무)에서 최소 41kgC/tree(소나무)를 나타냈다. 또한, 수종별로 생장 전년에 걸쳐 수목 1 그루가 흡수한 이산화탄소량은 연간 평균 $7.6{\sim}99.1kgCO_2$/tree/y 의 범위로, 튤립나무의 흡수량이 가장 높고 메타세쿼이아, 양버즘나무의 순이었으며, 소나무가 가장 낮았다. 대표수종의 연간 이산화탄소 흡수량을 기초로 추정한 경기도 전체 도시 가로수의 연간 이산화탄소 흡수량은 경기도의 산림이 흡수하는 이산화탄소량의 약 0.67% 정도로 매우 작은 것으로 평가되었다. 그러나, 경기도에서는 매년 산림이 감소하고 시가화면적이 확대되고 있어 도심 내 탄소흡수원 확대는 점점 중요해질 것으로 보이며, 도심 내에서 수목은 열섬현상을 완화시키고 건물 냉난방에너지를 절감시킴으로써 간접적으로 이산화탄소 배출을 감소시키는 기능 또한 매우 중요한 의미를 가지고 있어 보다 다기능적인 관리가 이루어질 필요가 있다.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.240-247
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• 2019

This study quantified carbon reduction services through direct harvesting of Ilex rotunda and Machilus thunbergii, which are the typical urban landscape tree species in southern Korea. A total of 20 open-grown tree specimens (10 specimens for each species) were selected reflecting various sizes of stem diameter at breast height of 1.2 m (DBH) at a regular interval. The study measured biomass for each part of the tree specimens including roots to compute total carbon storage per tree. Annual carbon uptake per tree was also calculated analyzing the DBH growth rate of stem disk specimens. Quantitative models were developed using DBH as an independent variable to easily estimate storage and annual uptake of carbon by tree growth for each species. All the models had a high goodness-of-fit with R²=0.95-0.99. The difference in carbon reduction services between DBH sizes increased with increasing DBH. The storage and annual uptake of carbon from a tree with DBH of 10 cm were 13.5 kg and 2.4 kg/yr for I. rotunda, and 19.1 kg and 3.6 kg/yr for M. thunbergii, respectively. The tree of this size stored the amount of carbon equivalent to that emitted from a gasoline use of approximately 24 L for I. rotunda and 34 L for M. thunbergii, respectively. The study provides actual measurement data to quantify carbon reduction services of urban open-grown landscape trees for the warm-temperate species that have been little known until now.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제42권5호
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• pp.64-72
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• 2014

본 연구는 생산형 녹지로서의 과수원을 대상으로 사과나무에 의한 탄소의 저장 및 연간 흡수를 산정하고, 재배과정에서 관리에 기인하여 발생하는 연간 탄소배출량을 파악하여 탄소저감 효과를 계량화하였다. 연구대상 과수원에서 유목에서 성목에 이르는 일정 간격의 근원직경 크기를 고려한 수목을 구입하여, 근굴취를 포함하는 직접수확법에 의해 개체당 부위별 및 전체 생체량을 산정하고 탄소저장량을 산출하였다. 근원부의 줄기 원판을 채취하여 직경생장을 분석하고 연간 탄소흡수량을 산정하였다. 관리에 따른 연간 탄소배출은 전정, 제초, 관수, 시비, 병충해 방제 등을 포함하는 관리자료의 구득, 관리자 면담 및 부분 실측을 바탕으로 계량화하였다. 근원직경을 독립변수로 생장에 따른 사과나무 단목의 탄소저장과 연간 탄소흡수를 계량화하는 활용 용이한 계량모델을 개발하였다. 사과나무의 탄소저장량과 연간 탄소흡수량은 모두 직경생장과 더불어 증가하였고, 직경급 간 그 차이도 직경이 커질수록 증가하는 경향이었다. 근원직경 10 및 15cm인 사과나무 단목은 각각 9.1 및 21.0kg의 탄소를 저장하고, 연간 1.0 및 1.6kg의 탄소를 흡수하는 것으로 나타났다. 연구대상 과수원의 단위면적당 탄소저장량과 연간 탄소흡수량은 각각 3.81t/ha, 0.42t/ha/년이었고, 연간 탄소배출량은 1.30t/ha/년이었다. 즉, 관리 관련 연간 탄소배출량은 연간 탄소흡수량보다 약 3배 더 많았다. 연구결과를 토대로, 생산형 녹지에 적용 가능한 관수, 농약 및 비료의 효율적 적용을 포함하는 저탄소형 관리방안을 모색하였다. 본 연구는 아직 부진했던 뿌리 생체량의 실측과 탄소배출의 구체적 인벤토리를 통해 탄소계량 관련 정보를 구축하는 새로운 초석을 제공한다.