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Valuation of ecosystem services in the organic carbon of the Pinus densiflora forest at Mt. Namsan, Seoul Metropolitan City

  • Lee, Eung-Pill;Lee, Soo-In;Jeong, Heon-Mo;Han, Young-Sub;Lee, Seung-Yeon;Park, Jae-Hoon;Jang, Rae-Ha;Hong, Youg-Sik;Jung, Young-Ho;Kim, Eui-Joo;Lee, Sang-Hun;You, Young-Han
    • Journal of Ecology and Environment
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    • v.43 no.4
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    • pp.341-351
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    • 2019
  • Background: Standing biomass, litter production, rate of litter decomposition, amount of litter on forest floor, and amount of soil organic carbon distribution were investigated from March 2016 to November 2018 in order to evaluate the ecosystem value through organic carbon distribution in the Pinus densiflora forest at Namsan, Seoul Metropolitan City. Results: The amount of organic carbon in the Pinus densiflora forest was 261.09 ton C ha-1 during the research period, and fixed organic carbon in plant through net photosynthesis was 3.2 ton C ha-1 year-1. The organic carbon in plant was 62.77 ton C ha-1 (24.04%), in litter on the forest floor was 3.65 ton C ha-1 (1.40%), and in soil was 194.67 ton C ha-1 (74.56%). The value of plant, litter on forest floor, and soil organic carbon distribution were each 6,277,000 won ha-1, 365, 000 won ha-1, and 19,467,000 won ha-1. The value per ton of fixed organic carbon in plant through net photosynthesis was 320,000 won ha-1 year-1 and the value of ecosystem services stored in carbon in the Namsan forest ecosystem was about 26.1 million won ha-1 for 3 years. Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that the pine forests of Namsan rapidly decompose leaves due to the high atmospheric temperature and accumulate a large amount of organic carbon in the soil to provide climate control regulatory service function.

Analysis of Vulnerable Regions of Forest Ecosystemin the National Parks based on Remotely-sensed Data (원격탐사자료에 기초한 국립공원 산림 생태계의 취약지역 분석)

  • Choi, Chul-Hyun;Koo, Kyung-Ah;Kim, Jinhee
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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    • v.19 no.5
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    • pp.29-45
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    • 2016
  • This study identified vulnerable regions in the national parks of the Republic of Korea (ROK). The potential vulnerable regions were defined as areas showing a decline in forest productivity, low resilience, and high sensitivity to climate variations. Those regions were analyzed with a regression model and trend analysis using the Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) data obtained from long-term observed Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and gridded meteorological data. Results showed the area with the highest vulnerability was Naejangsan National Park in the southern part of ROK where 32.5% ($26.0km^2$) of the total area was vulnerable. This result will be useful information for future conservation planning of forest ecosystem in ROK under environmental changes, especially climate change.

An Analysis of Landcover Change and Temporal Landscape Structure in the Main Ridge Area of the Baekdu Daegan Mountain System (백두대간 마루금 지역의 시계열적 토지피복 변화 및 경관구조 분석)

  • Oh, Jeong-Hak;Kim, Young-Kul;Kwon, Jino
    • Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.49-57
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    • 2007
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze contemporary changes of landcover patterns and landscape structure in order to provide basic data and methods for sustainable management and conservation in Baekdu Daegan region using GIS and landscape indices. According to the results based on the pattern analysis of landcover changes using the change detection matrix between 1975 and 2000, addition on $3.6km^2$ became urbanized areas. Otherwise, $85.7km^2$ of forest area shift into agriculture($72.2km^2$) and grass area($10.1km^2$) for the vegetables in highland condition and stock farm. According to the landscape structure analysis using landscape indices, forest areas were unstable forest structures because of fragmentation. Thus, to improve forest ecosystem, significant amount of forest through a new forest management policy considering local environmental conditions are needed. And, the connectivity of forests in local regions should be considered as well.

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Carbon Sequestration of Teak (Tectona grandis Linn. f.) Plantations in the Bago Yoma Region of Myanmar

  • Oo, Thaung Naing;Lee, Don Koo;Combalicer, Marilyn
    • Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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    • v.96 no.5
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    • pp.602-608
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    • 2007
  • Forest plantations become important strategy not merely for the financial aspect, but for carbon sequestration and ecosystem stability. Forest plantations increase the density of the forest biomass, which reduce the increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide. Biomass density is also a useful variable for comparing structural and functional attributes of forest ecosystems across a wide range of environmental conditions. In this study, carbon sequestration of teak (Tectona grandis Linn. f.) in the individual tree and plantation levels estimation was carried out Site-specific allometric equation for the estimation of teak tree biomass was developed based on the direct measurement of fifteen (15) harvested trees in the Oak-twin Township of the Bago Yoma Region, Myanmar. A regression equation of the diameter at breast height (DBH) and the aboveground biomass (carbon content) was constructed to estimate the carbon storage level of plantations, which averaged 79 ton/ha. The average carbon accumulation in the soil (up to 30 cm in depth) was estimated 38.89 ton/ha, The highest mean annual increment (MAI) of total carbon was found in the 6-yr-old teak plantation (12.10 ton/ha/yr) whereas the lowest MAI was in the 26-yr-old teak plantation (4.31 ton/ha/yr).

Vegetation Structure of the Dogabsa Valley in the Weolchulsan National Park (월출산국립공원 도갑사계곡의 식생구조)

  • Choi Song-Hyun;Cho Hyun-Seo
    • Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.94-102
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    • 2006
  • To investigate the forest structure and to suggest basic data of forest in the Dogabsa Valley area of the Weolchulsan National Park, thirty plots, each size is $100m^2$, were set up and surveyed. According to the analysis of classification by TWINSPAN, the community was divided by five groups of Quercus variabilis-Carpinus tschonoskii(I), Pinus densiflora(II), Q. variabilis-P. densiflora(III), Q. variabilis(IV) and Q. aliena-Styrax japonicus community(V). The results of vegetation structure analysis, the forest of Dogabsa Valley area is a transition area of southern part of temperate forest and warm temperate forest zone. The forest is about 40-50-year-old.