• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.40-53
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• 2021

The level of soil organic carbon (SOC) fluctuates in different types of forest stands: this variation can be attributed to differences in tree species, and the variables associated with soil, climate, and topographical features. The present review evaluates the level of SOC in different types of forest stands to determine the factors responsible for the observed variation. Mixed stands have the highest amount of SOC, while coniferous (both deciduous-coniferous and evergreen-coniferous) stands have greater SOC concentrations than deciduous (broadleaved) and evergreen (broadleaved) tree stands. There was a significant negative correlation between SOC and mean annual temperature (MAT) and sand composition, in all types of forest stands. In contrast, the silt fraction has a positive correlation with SOC, in all types of tree stands. Variation in SOC under different types of forest stands in different landscapes can be due to differences in MAT, and the sand and silt fraction of soil apart from the type of forests.

• 펄프종이기술
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.43-52
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• 2016

The coniferous fallen leaf is one of the major forestry residues. Since the coniferous fallen leaf would not be easily decayed, the large amount of the coniferous fallen leaves in forestry could be the source of forest fire. The applicability of the fallen leaves to the pulp mold were evaluated for developing new utilization of coniferous fallen leaves. The morphological properties and the chemical composition of the fallen leaves of Pinus densiflora and Pinus koraiensis were evaluated by the comparison with those of fresh leaves. The applicability of the coniferous fallen leaves to the pulp mold and the effects on the pulp mold properties including the scent diffusion were investigated. The fallen leaves showed the shrunk structure by losing the hot water extract component, which leaded to better grinding properties than that of fresh leaves. The pulp mold with fallen leaves showed higher strength properties than the pulp mold with fresh leaves. Although the scent of the pulp mold with fresh leaves was stronger, the pulp mold with fallen leaves had coniferous scent too. The application of fallen leaves to pulp mold for the functional properties could be possible by improving the mechanical properties and the scent lasting treatments.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.9-14
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• 2024

Quantitative evaluation of nutrient status and stoichiometry on the forest floor is a good indicator of litter quality in various vegetation types. This study was conducted to determine the effects of vegetation type on the nutrient concentration and stoichiometry of forest floors at a regional scale. Forest floor samples were collected from four vegetation types of evergreen coniferous forests including Cryptomeria japonica, Chamaecyparis obtusa, evergreen broadleaf, and bamboo spp. forests in southern Korea. The dry weight of the forest floor was higher in the C. japonica and C. obtusa forests than in the evergreen broadleaf and bamboo forests. The mean carbon (C) concentrations of the forest floor were highest in the broadleaf forest, followed by the bamboo forest, C. japonica and C. obtusa forests. Mean nitrogen (N) and phosphorous (P) concentrations in the the coniferous forests were lower than those in the broadleaf and bamboo forests. The mean C:N ratio was the highest in C. obtusa forest (118±25), followed by C. japonica (66±6), evergreen broadleaf (41±1), and bamboo (30±1) forests. However, C:P and N:P ratios were lower in the coniferous forests than in the broadleaf forest indicating that the stoichiometry of the forest floor varies across vegetation types. The C, N, and P stocks on the forest floor were higher in the C. obtusa forest than in the broadleaf or bamboo forests. These results highlight that vegetation type-dependent stoichiometric ratio is an useful indicator for understanding interspecific difference in quality and quantity of the forest floor.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.119-129
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• 1999

태백산맥의 태백산, 오대산, 설악산 일대에서 산지대 상부부터 분포하는 침엽수림 내의 임상 선태류군락에 대해 수리군락분류학적 수법 및 식물사회학적 방법에 의해 연구하였다. 그 결과 고등식물의 종조성과 관련하여 그에 대응하는 4개의 임상 선태류군락을 식별하였다. 짚빵나무-분비나무/설악눈주목-눈잣나무/수풀이끼-겉창발이끼군락은 조사지역 중 더 높은 해발에 분포하며 주극요소의 종군에 의해 식별되었고, 짚빵나무-분비나무군집 혹은 설악눈주목-눈잣나무군집의 분층군락을 이루었다. 반면에 조릿대-분비나무/등덩굴초롱이끼-긴몸초롱이끼군락, 전나무-분비나무/작은잎깃털이끼-꼬인아기초롱이끼군락, 벌깨덩굴-분비나무/아기호랑꼬리이끼-겹친주목이끼군락은 더 낮은 해발의 침광혼효림 영역에 분포하며, 물개암나무-신갈나무군집의 분층군락을 이루었다. 상기 군락의 조사구 및 종에 대해 집괴분석, 종간결합분석, 주성분분석의 수리군락분류학적 수법을 적용한 결과, 이들은 크게 두가지 형으로 분리되었으며, 각각 산지대와 아고산대의 임상 선태류군라을 특징지웠다. 끝으로 태백산맥에서 냉온대와 아한대의 삼림대적 접속관계를 식물사회학적 입장에서 재검토하였다.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.185-193
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• 1984

Regneration process of Abies koreana-Pinus koraiensis community consisted of a subalpione coniferous forest in Mt. Jiri, Korea, was studied in relation to age structure, especially to gap formation. The tall-tree layer (ca. 6.5m) is dominated by Abies koreana and Pinus koraiensis, while lower layer by the sapling and juveniles of A. koreana and Picea jezoensis below 2m tall. The ranges of DBH in A. koreana, P. koraiensis and P. jezonesis were 11.8cm~26.4m, 11.7cm~24.5 cm and 18.2cm~21.7 cm, respectively. The trees below 130 cm tall had contagious distribution, while tall and subtall trees had uniform distribution. The average tree ages of A. koreana, P. koraieniensis and P. jezoensis were 60~70 years, 70~80 years and 70~90 years, respectively. The saplings and juveniles below 20 years in tree ages were occupied over 80% of total trees. The coniferous trees in the gaps or around dead trees were composed of sapligs and juveniles which had emerged or invaded about 20 years before and after the gap formation. The Betula type regeneration of the coniferous forest took place in gaps which orginated from the failing down of a single or a few trees by longevity. Accordingly, it is clear that the subalpine coniferous forest composed of A. koreana of A. koreana, P. koraiensis and P. jezoensis in Mt. jiri was supporting by the regeneration pattern of Betula type.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.205-212
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• 1995

The effects of noise attenuation among bare land, grassland, dominated broad-leaved (Quercus acutissima Carruth) and dominated coniferous forest (Pignus rigid Mill.) were studied For this study, the field experiment was carried out at playground, orchard grass, and school forest in Yeungnam University, Kyongsan. Sound levels of 500, 630, 800, 1,000, 1,250, 1,600, 2,000, 2,500 and 3,150 Hz, respectively, were projected into the vegetation, and the transmitted levels of sound were recorded at the distances of 1, 5, 10, 20, 30 and 50m, respectively, from the sound source. Both dominated coniferous forest (Pignus riged Mill.) and broad-leaved forest (Quercus acutissima Carruth ) are the more effective than grassland in the rates of attenuation. It is expected that dominated coniferous forest will be the more effective to attenuate sound love교 than dominated broad-leaved forest. In the low frequencies such as 500 and 630 Hz, grassland showed the more effective to attenuate sound levels than forests, while in the high frequency such as 3,150 Hz, the forests are the more effective to attenuate sound levels than grassland The present results suggested that it is the more effective to establish the tree belt for a sound barrier, with dominated coniferous tree species in the upper layer and herbaceous vegetation in the lower layer.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제95권5호
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• pp.556-561
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• 2006

This study was conducted to choose end-members and tracers for application of End Member Mixing Analysis (EMMA) model for the coniferous forest catchment, Gwangneung Gyeongi-do near Seoul metropolitan of South Korea (N $37^{\circ}$ 45', E $127^{\circ}$ 09'). This coniferous forest of Pinus Korainensis and Abies holophylla was planted at stocking rate of $3.0stems\;ha^{-1}$ in 1976. Thinning and pruning were carried out two times in the spring of 1996 and 2004 respectively. We monitored two successive rainfall events during ten days from June 26, 205 to July 5, 2005. Two storm events were selected to determine the end members and natural traces for hydrograph separation. The event 1 amounts to 161.9 m for two days from June 26 to 27, 2005. The event 2 precipitates to 139.2 mm for one day of July 1, 205. Throughfall, groundwater, soil water and stream water of the two events above were sampled through the bulk and automatic sampler. Their chemical properties were analyzed for prediction of the main tracer. The end members that contribute to the stream runoff were identified from the three components including groundwater, soil water and throughfall. Each component and stream water in the two events formed the suitable mixing diagram in case of chloride-nitrate ion and sulfate-potassium ion. Especially, chloride-nitrate ion was found to be the most suitable tracers for EMMA model in the two events.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제99권5호
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• pp.755-761
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• 2010

This study analyzed water quality data from a coniferous forest catchment in order to quantify the contributions of runoff components to stormflow, and to understand the effects of antecedent moisture conditions within catchment on the contributions of runoff components. Hydrograph separation by the twocomponent mixing model analysis was used to partition stormflow discharge into pre-event and event components for total 10 events in 2005 and 2008. To simplify the analysis, this study used single geochemical tracer with Na+. The result shows that the average contributions of event water and pre-event water were 34.8% and 65.2% of total stormflow of all 10 events, respectively. The event water contributions for each event varied from 18.8% to 47.9%. As the results of correlation analysis between event water contributions versus some storm event characteristics, 10 day antecedent rainfall and 1 day antecedent streamflow are significantly correlated with event water contributions. These results can provide insight which will contribute to understand the importance of antecedent moisture conditions in the generation of event water, and be used basic information to stormflow generation process in forest catchment.

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.19-29
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• 1969

This study investigated the vertical distribution of the vegetation in Mt. Hanla of Quelpart Island from 1967 to 1969. According to the physiognomy and life form of plants, the following plant communities are observed and arranged tentatively from the foot to the top. A. North-facing slope. (1) Grass land(0∼600m) (2) Deciduous broad-leaved forest(600∼1200m) (3) Mixed forest(broad and needle leaved forest : 1200∼1300m) (4) Evergreen coniferous forest(1300∼1700m) (5) Scrub communities(1700∼1950m) B. South-facing slope. (1) Grass land(0∼700) (2) Deciduous broad-leaved forest(700∼1300m) (3) Mixed forest(1300∼1550m) (4) Evergreen coniferous forest (1550∼850m) (5) Scrub communities(1850∼1950m) D. West-facing slope. (1) Grass land(0∼650) (2) Deciduous brod-leaved forest(650∼1400m) (3) Mixed forest(1400∼1500m) (4) Evergreen coniferous forest(1500∼1750m) (5) Scrub communities(1750∼1950m) The relation of the geological map and vegetation are as follows: (1) In the region of lava of Mt. Hanla are mainly distribut4ed deciduous broad-leaved forest. (2) In the region of Mt. Hanla are mainly distributed scrub. (3) In the region of lava of Gogun-san are involved deciduous broad-leaved forest, scrub and grass land of Gaimi-Dung.

• 한국농림기상학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.157-164
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• 2011

침엽수인공림에서 임분 성장 및 간벌이 장기 물수지에 미치는 영향을 파악하기 위하여 광릉 침엽수인공림유역 및 활엽수천연림유역에서 1982년부터 2009년까지 28년에 걸쳐 관측한 연강수량 및 연유출량의 변화를 분석하였다. 광릉 침엽수인공림유역은 1976년에 유역 전반에 걸쳐 잣나무와 전나무, 리기다소나무가 3,000본/ha의 밀도로 식재되었으며, 1996년에 잔존 본수의 약 45%를 간벌하였다. 1982년부터 2009년까지의 기간을 광릉 침엽수인공림유역 내 침엽수림의 영급을 기준으로 4개 기간으로 구분하여 연평균 강수량 및 유출량을 비교한 결과, 활엽수천연림유역의 기간별 연평균 유출량은 강수량이 증가함에 따라 동일하게 증가하는 추세를 보였으나, 침엽수인공림유역에서는 임령증가 및 간벌 실시에 따라 증감을 반복하는 것으로 나타났다. 간벌을 실시하지 않은 침엽수인공림은 임령이 증가할수록 높은 식재밀도로 인해 수관울폐도가 과도하게 높아지고 이로 인해 수관차단 및 증산량 증가 등 물손실이 커진다. 본 연구에서도 간벌 실시전 침엽수인공림유역의 연평균 유출량이 감소하였으나 간벌 실시 후에는 간벌 전에 비해 연평균 유출량이 약 1.7배 증가하는 등 유출량 증가 경향이 뚜렷하였다. 이러한 경향은 연강수량 및 연유출량의 이중 누가곡선 비교분석에서도 동일하게 나타났다. 본 연구에서는 간벌 후 약 10년 경과시 연강수량의 뚜렷한 증가 경향에도 불구하고 침엽수인공림유역의 유출량이 다시 감소하였는데, 이는 임분이 성장함에 따라 수관차단 등 물손실량이 다시 증가하기 때문이다. 따라서, 침엽수인공림유역에서 지속적인 수자원 확보를 위해서는 10년 이내의 간격으로 적정한 밀도의 간벌을 반복해서 실시하는 것이 바람직할 것으로 판단된다.