• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.237-248
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• 2013

The legal basis for the systematic prevention and response to landslide hazards, and the rehabilitation of landslide-hit areas, was established through the amendment of the Forest Protection Act in August 2012. The most noticeable amendment to the Act is the inclusion of clauses associated with the designation and management of landslide-prone zones (including debris flow-prone zones). In this paper, we (1) introduce the clauses related to the designation and management of landslide-prone zones that were included in the amended Forest Protection Act, (2) examine their significance by reviewing the present status of related domestic laws and structural countermeasures such as sediment check dams for sediment-related disaster prevention, and (3) suggest the future directions of the procedure for the designation and cancellation of such zones, and their maintenance and institutional aspects. The establishment of an institutional device for the designation and management of landslide-prone zones has great significance in the aspect of (1) the establishment of a comprehensive management and prevention system for potential landslide-prone zones in forested areas where the hazard risk has been poorly recognized as compared with the flood risks in lowlands, and (2) the establishment of the basis for overcoming the limits of structural countermeasures according to limited budgets. To develop the designation and management system for landslide-prone zones, not only must present problems be addressed, but a cooperation system between the administration and local residents must also be established.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.1-19
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• 2017

This study set out to identify problems with amphibian habitation by the wetland types and improve their habitation environment in urban forest wetlands, thus creating a habitat for amphibians. Study site include forest swamps in Jatjul Park as well as Yeoji neighborhood Park in Guro-gu, and in Choansan neighborhood Park in Dobong-gu. The forest swamp in Jatjul Park gets its water from Mt. Maebong and it is a former escalated farmland-turned wetland. The swamp area is $2,500m^2$, a forest zone and a landscape planting site are 83.27% and 6.70% each. Target species Seoul pond frogs are inseparable from rice fields because they live in a short radius of and lay eggs in or near paddy fields, and Rana nigromaculata have similarities with Rana plancyi chosenica in choosing their habitats. There was need for paths that would lead to other paths so amphibians would spread to other parts of the forest and for measures to secure open water. Modifying a variety of routes for water, human and animals along with building a buffer to keep the core habitation zones were required. The forest swamp in Yeonji neighborhood Park used to be a water reservoir on the foot of Mt. Gunji. The swamp area is $1,980m^2$, a forest zone and farmland account for 80.61% and 4.88% each. Non-point pollutants from upstream along run into the subject forest marsh, bare ground on the around swamp and steep stone embankments obstructed amphibians. Target species was Bufo gargarizans that live in forests and edges of hills and spawn in deep water. The forest swamp in Choansan neighborhood Park gets its water from Mt. Choan and it is close to its water source that it is a mountain stream forest wetland. The basin and the swamp are $35,240m^2$ and $250m^2$ in size respectively. A forest zone accounts for 90.20%, high stone embankments laid in refurbishing the valley obstruct amphibians and there is water shortage in times of droughts. Target species were Rana coreana, Rana dybowskii and Hynobius leechii that live in mountain valleys, streams and wetlands and lay eggs in forest marshes and rocks in valleys. Looking into the three swamps of amphibian habitation, I came to conclusions that those wetlands were suitable for their amphibians but man-made facilities blocked their corridors leading to other corridors and even killed off target species in some parts of those swamps by destroying those parts. Amphibians live in water, on ground and underground at different stages of life. Hence, we should take this fact into consideration when planning their habitats and design core habitation zones, buffers zone and use zones accordingly. Buffer zones ought to be between core habitation zones and surrounding trees. Aiming at protecting core habitation zones, buffers should be in harmony with habitation zones. Use zones should be minimized in size and not in direct contact with core habitation zones.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.31-45
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• 2018

At present the biodiversity of the riparian forest is under threat due to various anthropogenic pressures. Hence study was conducted along the three unprotected zones of riparian forest in Dikhu river, Nagaland, north-east India in order to compared the diversity, distribution and population structure of riparian trees. In each zone $100{\times}100m^2$ plot were marked and subdivided into 20 plots of $10{\times}10m^2$. 10 plots on each side of the river were taken randomly covering 0.02 ha. Only tree with dbh ${\geq}10cm$ and dbh above 1.5 m above ground level were recorded as individual species. A total of 29 tree species belonging to 18 families were recorded from the three zones of the river. Tree species richness was highest at the middle zone (19) followed by upper (14) and lower zone (7). The most abundant species and family recorded at upper, middle and lower zones were Melia azaderach of Euphorbiaceae ($380\;stems\;ha^{-1}$), Terminalia chebula of Euphorbiaceae ($432.5\;stems\;ha^{-1}$) and Duabanga grandiflora of Lythraceae ($365\;stems\;ha^{-1}$) respectively. The ranges of diversity indices observed in the three zones were: Shannon-Wiener index (1.25-0.73), Simpson diversity index (0.42-0.93), Evenness index (0.47-0.37) and Index of co-dominance (0.75-0.94). Rest of other indices were also estimated and compared. Distribution of trees shows the contagious pattern common in the upper and middle zones and regular in the lower zone. The girth size class analysis demonstrated that the riparian forest is in less mature succession stage. This study emphasize the need for management and conservation of riparian forest by developing policy to declare the riparian zone as protected area to prevent further degradation and loss of biodiversity from these unregulated zones along the river.

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.17-20
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• 1962

Altitudinal zones of Mt. Hanla were geoecologically investigated, and compared with climate index, according to Coniferae distribution. For climatic index, Warmth index was calculated on Mt. Hanla. With the resultsobtained, the altitudinal zones can be classified into the following three zones; Coniferous forest zone: below $43^{\circ}$ (month-degrees) (above 1, 450m) Deci(u)us broad-leaf forest zone: $84^{\circ}$-$43^{\circ}$ (600-1, 450m) Lucidophyllous forest zone: above $84^{\circ}$ (below 600m)

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.51-64
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• 1993

Meeting the rapidly increasing demand for natural outdoor recreation, Korea Forestry Administration established 26 places of $\ulcorner$Natural Recreation Forest$\lrcorner$ zones. By 2000 year, 100 zones were planned to cover the entire country. But there was no accurate information about demand of $\ulcorner$Natural Recreation Forest$\lrcorner$. Therefore, this study was carried out to forecast the quantitive demand of $\ulcorner$Natural Recreation Forest$\lrcorner$. To forecast the 'demand of 2001 year, forecasting unit was determined to $\ulcorner$Visitor. Day$\lrcorner$, and three quantifing methods were applied. The results of demand by each forecating method were as follows: 1) Questionnaire survey method for willingness to participate was 16,651,000(visitor. day). 2) application of similiar situation threshold method was 14,540,000(visitor. day). 3) Demand partition method by secondary data was 10,775,000(visitor, day). Comprised of these results. The scope estimate of $\ulcorner$Natural Recreation Forest$\lrcorner$ demand was proposed as 8,110,000(Minimum) - 27,088,000(Miximum). The point estimate of demand which were proposed as strategic guidelines was 16,651,000(visitor. day). These results implied that recently announced 111 predetermined $\ulcorner$Natural Recreation Forest$\lrcorner$ zones supposed to be overcrowded meeting the forcasted demand level of 2001 year.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.429-434
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• 2007

This study was conducted to estimate site productivity of Quercus acutissima and Quercus mongolica by four forest climatic zones. We used site environmental variables (28 geographical and pedological factors) and site index as a site productivity indicator from nation-wide 23,315 stands. Based on multiple regression analysis between site index and major environmental variables, the best-fit multivaliate models were made by each species and forest climatic zone. Most of site index prediction models by species were regressed with seven to eight factors, including altitude, relief, soil depth, and soil moisture etc. For those models, three evaluation statistics such as mean difference, standard deviation of difference, and standard error of difference were applied to the test data set for the validation of the results. According to the evaluation statistics, it was found that the models by climatic zones and species fitted well to the test data set with relatively low bias and variation. Also having above middle of site index range, total area of productive sites for the two Quercus spp. estimated by those models would be about 6% of total forest area. Northern temperate forest zone and central temperate forest zone had more productive area than southern temperate forest zone and warm temperate forest zone. As a result, it was concluded that the regressive prediction with site environmental variables by climatic zones and species had enough estimation capability of forest site productivity.

• 한국농림기상학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.179-187
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• 2007

본 연구는 산림입지 자료를 이용하여 주요 소나무 수종의 기후대별 산림생산력을 추정하기 위해 수행하였다. 이를 위해 강원지방소나무, 중부지방소나무, 그리고 해송의 3개 소나무 수종을 대상으로 입지환경인자에 의한 기후대별 지위지수 추정식을 만들고, 적지 판정 기준에 따라 수종별 적지면적을 산출하였다. 기후대는 수종분포에 따라 온대북부, 온대중부, 온대남부, 그리고 난대의 4개 지역으로 구분하였다. 이를 위해 전국의 산림입지 자료를 기후대별 수종별로 분류한 후, 지위지수 추정식 산출에 필요한 추정자료와 통계 검증에 필요한 검증자료로 분류하였다. 산림입지 자료에 포함된 임령 및 수고에 근거하여 기준 임령을 30년으로 하는 기후대별 수종별 지위지수를 추정하였다. 이를 통해 입지환경 인자에 의한 기준임령 30년에서의 기후대별 수종별 지위지수 추정식을 도출하였으며, 검증자료를 사용하여 통계적 검증을 실시한 후 검증 결과에 따라 최종 기후대별 수종별 지위지수 추정식을 산출하였다. 본 연구에서 산출된 기후대별 소나무 수종의 지위지수 추정식은 $4{\sim}8$개의 입지환경 인자에 의해 산림생산력을 비교적 잘 추정하는 것으로 판명되었다. 이와 같은 방법으로 도출된 지위지수 추정식을 산림입지 자료에 적용하여 기후대별 수종별 산림생산력을 추정하고, 이에 근거하여 적지를 판정한 후 적지 면적을 산출하였다. 수종별 적지 면적은 강원지방소나무는 온대북부와 온대중부에서 약 24만ha로 추정되었으며, 중부지방소나무는 전체 기후대에 걸쳐 약 49만ha가 적지인 것으로 분석되었다. 온대북부를 제외한 지역에 분포하고 있는 해송의 경우에도 전체 산림면적의 약 4%인 23만ha가 적지인 것으로 판명되었다.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.465-476
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• 1996

There are several environmental variables that may be influential to the spatial distribution of forest vegetation. To create a map of forest vegetation zone over southern part of Korean Peninsula, digital map layers were produced for each of environmental variables that include topography, geographic locations, and climate. In addition, an extensive set of field survey data was collected at relatively undisturbed forests and they were introduced into the GIS database with exact coordinates of survey sites. Preliminary statistical analysis on the survey data showed that the environmental variables were significantly different among the previously defined five forest vegetation zones. Classification of the six layers of digital map representing environmental variables was carried out by a supervised classifier using the training statistics from field survey data and by a clustering algorithm. Although the maps from two classifiers were somewhat different due to the classification procedure applied, they showed overall patterns of vertical and horizontal distribution of forest zones. considering the spatial contents of many ecological studies, GIS can be used as an important tool to manage and analyze spatial data. This study discusses more about the generation of digital map and the analysis procedure rather than the outcome map of forest vegetation zone.

• 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.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2023

To understand the health conditions and growth patterns of forest estate for environmental resilience and climate change mitigation, assessment of structure and species diversity is paramount. This study aimed at assessing the structure, alpha, and beta diversities of tree species in three ecological zones in Taraba, Nigeria for management purposes. In recent time, no research has been reported on the structure and beta diversity of the study areas. A systematic sampling design was used for data collection. Five sample plots of 50×50 m were laid in each of the six natural forest areas. The result showed a mean DBH (42.5 cm) and a tree height (15.0 m) from the forests. The forests have a structure of an inverse "J-shape," which is typical of natural forests in the tropics. The southern Guinea savanna zone had the highest mean Shannon-Weiner diversity index (2.8). The least beta diversity index (0.02) was between Baissa and Jen Gininya forest areas. Baissa and Bakin Dutse Protected Forest Areas (PFAs) contained 76.5% of the tree species. There is a high chance of all tree species to be found in these 2 forest areas. Proximity to a location influences how similar two tree species are, according to the least beta diversity index (0.02) recorded. The Federal Government's method of management for the forest, known as Gashaka Gumti National Park, may be responsible for the high beta diversity index in the Montane ecozone. Therefore, it should be strongly encouraged to practice strict oversight of natural areas, as their contributions to reducing climate change in Taraba State, Nigeria, cannot be overstated.