• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.115-120
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• 2019

There are many countries having a long history of exotic tree introduction from different countries and several countries including New Zealand, Brazil and Hungary have successfully introduced exotic trees. Korea's tree breeding program for introduction of exotic tree was originally started from 1924. Records reveal that hundreds of tree species were introduced from many countries and tested their germination and viability. About 415 introductions were eliminated since they had been introduced and tested. Subsequently, seven exotic trees that proved successful in trials and plantations have planted for afforestation. Simultaneously, several promising exotic trees are still under the test. In this paper, we will succinctly review and evaluate their comparative growth performance of the exotic trees in the plantation programs of the country to coping with climate change.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.150-158
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• 2019

Exotic conifer trees have been extensively planted in southern China because of their high apparent growth and yield. These fast-growing plantations are expected to persist as a considerable potential for temporary and long-term carbon sink to offset greenhouse gas emissions. However, information on the carbon storage across different age ranges in exotic pine plantations is often lacking. We first estimated the ecosystem carbon storage across different age ranges of exotic pine plantations in China by quantifying above- and below-ground ecosystem carbon pools. The carbon storage of each tree component of exotic pine (Pinus elliottii) increased significantly with increasing age in Duchang and Yiyang areas. The stem carbon storage except <10 years in Ji'an areas was the largest component among all other components, which accounts for about 50% of the total carbon storage followed by roots (~28%), branches (~18%), and foliage (~9%). The mean total tree carbon storage of slash pine plantations for <10, 10-20 and 20-30 years across three study areas was 3.69, 13.91 and $20.57Mg\;ha^{-1}$, respectively. The carbon stocks in understory and forest floor were age-independent. Total tree and soil were two dominant carbon pools in slash pine plantations at all age sequences. The carbon contribution of aboveground ecosystem increased with increasing age, while that of belowground ecosystem declined. The mean total ecosystem carbon storage of slash pine plantations for <10, 10-20 and 20-30 years across China was 30.26, 98.66 and $98.89Mg\;ha^{-1}$, respectively. Although subtropical climate in China was suitable for slash pine growth, the mean total carbon stocks in slash pine plantations at all age sequences from China were lower than that values reported in American slash pine plantations.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.113-131
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• 1995

This study was conduced out to analyze the price trends of landscape woody plants during the past ten years. The method of this study was applied to secendary data analysis and the data were collected from "Government Specified Monthly Price Book" and "Monthly Price Book" The results of this study were as follows : 1. The annual average increasing rate of the GSP price was 3.9% while the KPRC price was 8.9% for the past ten years. The ratio of the KPRC price by GSP price was 94.7% in 1985 and it increased by 147.3% in 1994. This increase indicates a large price margin between two prices. The GSP price should be readjusted to a realistic level. 2. For the same period, the prices of native Korean tree were raised by 3.8% and 9.5% in annual average rate. Meanwhile, the exotic tree prices were raised by 3.6% for and 7.8% for in annual average rate. The prices of native Korean tree were raised more than those the exotic tree. 3. The annual average increasing rates of the twenty for species prices which were high ranked among all species prices were 12% for and 21.5% for . These top twenty species drove to markup trend of tree prices. 4. The annual average price increasing rate of major species which are used frequently for landscaping was higher than total increasing rate of all species. This result shows that the prices of the major species markup more than others. 5. From 1985 to 1994, the prices of 29 new species were listed on "The government specified monthly price book" and the prices of 40 species were newly listed on "Monthly price book". On the contrary, 3 species from "The government specified Monthly Book" and 10 species from "Monthly Price Book" were eliminated. The number of new listed on the native Korean species were twice as many as the exotic species. In addition, there is a need to study and explain reaon of the elimination.

• Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.76-81
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• 2021

With continuous decline of Philippine forest cover, sustainable forest management and restoration are essential to restore destroyed forest ecosystems. Unfortunately, of ten most planted trees in reforestation projects in the Philippines, eight are exotic species, with large leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) being the most dominant. In this study, effect of Swietenia macrophylla in reforestation projects on native tree species was evaluated. Effects of S. macrophylla leaf litter, frequency, and canopy closure on the growth of the Philippine native species Pterocarpus indicus were investigated. Results showed that S. macrophylla leaf litter significantly inhibited the growth of P. indicus seedlings based on root collar-to-shoot height. The standardized growth rate of seedlings in plots without S. macrophylla leaf litter was significantly higher than the growth rate of seedlings in plots with leaf litter. Furthermore, there was no significant difference in the standardized growth rate of seedlings between plots without leaf litter and a control plot. On the contrary, S. macrophylla tree frequency and canopy closure showed no significant effect. These results attest to the negative effect of widely planted S. macrophylla to a valuable Philippine native tree P. indicus. With accumulating scientific evidence about negative effects of S. macrophylla on native trees, discontinued use in tree planting and reforestation efforts with active management of restoration sites previously planted with large leaf mahogany are needed.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.90-97
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• 2005

This study aimed to address problems and suggest solutions in applying seed mixture design criterior of slope revegetation works according to the "Slope revegetation design and guidelines(proposed)" proposed by the Ministry of Construction and Transportation. To do this, a proper thickness of attaching soil media was identified in April experiment where the thickness and slopes varied. The results were as follows. In the test, the coverage rate of plot where exotic grass was not sowed increased with time and was 79.3% after three months of seeding, which indicated less risk of soil erosion. When applying the provisional standards of the plant mix proposed by the Ministry of Construction and Transportation, tree seeds and native plants were found ill in the early stage in all test lands due to exotic grass. This was because exotic grass which grew well in the early stage, could grow densely, so it might hamper the growth of other plants. When slope revegetation were planted and goals were set for herb, shrub and tree dominant mixture types, it was required to shift focus toward nursing up native plants first rather than early plantation of exotic grass.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.113-126
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• 2011

강원도내 초 중 고 총 632개교의 교화와 교목을 조사한 결과, 교목의 종수는 45종이었으며, 이 중 자생종이 35종이고, 외래종이 10종이었다. 영서지방에서 가장 많이 이용되고 있는 교목은 향나무, 잣나무, 소나무, 전나무, 은행나무, 느티나무, 주목 순이었다. 영동지방에서도 향나무, 소나무, 전나무, 주목, 은행나무, 해송의 순이었다. 교화는 총 43종이었으며, 이 중 자생종이 22종이고, 외래종이 21 종이었다. 영서지방에서 많이 지정하고 있는 교화는 장미, 개나리, 철쭉, 목련, 진달래의 순이었으며, 영동지역에서는 개나리, 장미, 목련, 백일홍, 철쭉, 국화, 해당화의 순이었다. 강원도 시 군에서 지정한 꽃과 나무는 총 19종으로 꽃은 12종이고, 나무는 7종이었다. 종별로는 은행나무가 7개 시 군에서, 도화인 철쭉이 5개 시 군에서, 도목인 잣나무가 5개 시 군에서, 주목은 3개 시 군에서 지정되었고, 개나리, 함박꽃나무, 살구나무 등이 각각 2개 시 군에서 지정되었다. 강원도 영서지역에 식재된 수목은 87종에 약 619,835주였으며, 많은 시 군에서 선호하는 수종으로는 소나무, 왕벚나무, 산벚나무, 산수유, 돌배나무, 산철쭉, 단풍나무, 잣나무, 주목, 무궁화, 개나리, 느티나무, 복자기 등이었다. 단일종으로 가장 많이 심겨진 수종은 개나리, 무궁화, 산철쭉, 자작나무, 자산홍, 쥐똥나무 등의 순이었다. 전체 87종 중에서 자생종이 56종이고, 외래종이 31종이었다. 영동지방에 심겨진 목본류는 총 77종에 914,668주였으며, 이 중 52종이 자생종이고, 외래종이 25종이었다. 시 군에서 선호하는 주요 수종은 곰솔, 영산홍, 철쭉, 무궁화, 왕벚나무, 소나무, 수수꽃다리, 산철쭉, 해당화, 산벚나무, 장미, 향나무, 사철나무, 개나리, 이팝나무, 단풍나무, 모과나무 등이었다. 단일종으로 가장 많이 심겨진 수종으로는 해당화, 무궁화, 영산홍, 개나리, 산철쭉, 벚나무, 사철나무 등의 순이었다.

• 보존과학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.109-116
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• 2022

연륜연대기와 가도관 길이, 단열방사조직 크기를 이용하여 유사한 해부학적 구조를 가지는 국내산 소나무(Pinus densiflora)와 외래산 소나무(Pinus resinosa, Pinus sylvestris)를 연륜해부학적 방법으로 식별하고자 하였다. 조사를 위하여 13곳의 국립공원에서 국내산 소나무 시료를 채취하였고 외래산 소나무 시료는 목재수입업체 2곳에서 확보하였다. 가도관 길이 측정은 조재와 만재를 구분하여 실시하였고, 단열방사조직 높이와 구성 세포수를 측정하였다. 외래산 소나무로 제작된 연륜연대기는 외국의 표준연륜연대기와 통계적으로 유의성이 높아 벌채된 국가 및 지역, 정확한 벌채시기까지 확인할 수 있었다. 가도관 길이와 단열방사조직의 높이를 비교한 결과에서는 차이가 없는 것으로 확인되었고, 다만 러시아 소나무의 가도관이 국내산 소나무들보다는 다소 긴 것으로 나타내었다. 향후 다수의 외래산 소나무 시편을 확보하여 추가적인 연구가 진행된다면, 보다 정확한 결과가 제시될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.153-167
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• 2009

Riparian vegetation gives basic habitats for animal and other biological organisms. It is one of essential landscapes in river ecosystem. This floral study was conducted to give basic information for management of the Geum river ecosystem. We discovered total 69 plant communities out of 40 sites studied and mean 8 plant communities were analysed per study site. Salix koreensis and Salix subfragilis community were dominant of all communities at tree layer and Salix gracilistyla and Rubus parvifolius were dominant communities at shrub layer. Phalaris arundinacea, Phragmites japonica, Miscanthus sacchariflorus and Artemisia princeps var. orientalis appeared most as perennial grasses and Humulus japonicus, Persicaria thunbergii and Persicaria hydropiper appeared most as annual grasses. Robinia pseudoacacia, Amorpha fruticosa and Bidens frondosa were frequently present as exotic species. Grass communities were higher than tree communities because of human disturbance by artificial banks. The number of species was 182 appeared as 53 families 144 species, 34 varieties and 4 forma and mean species number was 25.5 per site. The most abundant site was Yanggang bridge site (14 vegetation association, 49 species) and the least abundant site was Namdaechon, Muju site (3 vegetation association, 12 species). We suggest that continuous riparian vegetation monitoring should be carried out to manage water environment ecologically.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.367-376
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• 2016

Urban greenery is an important component of urban environment and is fast gaining prominence especially in the developing countries. The destruction of urban trees has resulted to the degradation of the environment, thus the introduction of green Kumasi project by Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Ashanti Region of Ghana. The composition and diversity of urban trees gives rise to adequate management and monitoring, thus an inventory of urban trees of the Metropolis was conducted to document complete information on its density, diversity, composition and distribution. A total tree population of 1,101 was enumerated in the principal roads of the Metropolis. The ten most encountered tree species accounted for 61.04% of all the individual tree populations with Mangifera indica being dominant. The dominant families: Fabaceae, Moraceae and Arecaceae constitute 38.57% of the tree population. Diversity of the tree species was very high. The minimum diversity criteria were met on analysis of the diversity of this population. The proportion of exotic species was high with 65.71% of the trees belonging to the introduced species. It is recommended that greater emphasis should be placed on the planting of indigenous trees in future tree planting exercise.

• Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.115-121
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• 2022

The Yezo sika deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis) is a subspecies of sika deer originated from Hokkaido, Japan. This paper is a study on the ecological impact caused by large mammals invading the ecosystem. Two pairs of deer were donated to the Agency for Defense Development in Taean in the late 1980s, and the population expanded to over 280 in 2018. The thermal imaging camera showed that the population ranged from 8 to 53 herds, divided into approximately 10 groups. It was confirmed that some of the herds had escaped the management area and invaded the nearby natural ecosystem, causing damage to cultivated land and natural vegetation. Herds of over 50 individuals have been studied in large grassland areas near drinking water sources such as streams and ponds. In places with excessive deer concentration, 1) feeding damage to herbs, shrubs and sub-trees, 2) tree withering due to antler-rubbing, and their habit of migrating along forest edges 3) excessive soil loss on slopes, 4) destruction of herbaceous layers due to compaction, and finally 5) damage to infrastructure were also investigated. As such, it is expected that the results of this study on the ecological and economic damage of Yezo sika deer can be used to predict the impact of other exotic sika deer in South Korea with similar behavioral characteristics and to establish a management plan.