• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.225-230
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• 2004

The impact of slash and burning on microbial biomass C, N and P in soils of semi-evergreen tropical deciduous forest were studied from February 1999 to January 2000. The experimental sites were located near Moreh town in the Chandel district of Manipur state (India) along the Indo-Myanmar border between 23° 49' N-24°28'N latitude and 93°45'E-94°16'E longitude. Microbial biomass C ranged from 319.50 ㎍ g/sup -1/ 905.50㎍ g/sup -1/ in the slash and burnt site and from 209.50 ㎍ g/sup -1/ to 708.80 ㎍ g/sup -1/ soil in the forest site. Microbial N ranged from 19.30 ㎍ g/sup -1/ to 99.45 ㎍ g/sup -1/ in the slash and burnt site and from 16.08㎍ g/sup -1/ to 88.90 ㎍ g/sup -1/ in the forest site. Microbial P varied from 10.90 ㎍ g/sup -1/ to 32.21 ㎍ g/sup -1/ in the slash and burnt site and from 2.50 ㎍ g/sup -1/ to 17.60 ㎍ g/sup -1/ in the forest site in different months throughout the year. Microbial biomass C, N and P were recorded to be higher in the slash and burnt site compared to the forest site The conversion of forest into slash and burnt site for agriculture - the traditional shilling cultivation practiced by tribal people in the north- eastern India leads to addition of large amount of organic matter in the soil thereby exhibiting higher values of microbial biomass C, N and P in the recent slash and burnt site than that of the forest site. Relationship between the soil moisture, soil organic C and microbial biomass C, N and P were found to be correlated significantly in both the sites.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.189-200
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• 2014

The tropical wet evergreen, tropical semi evergreen and moist deciduous forest types are projected to be impacted by climate change. In the Western Ghats region, a biodiversity hotspot, evergreen forests including semi evergreen account for 30% of the forest area and according to climate change impact model projections, nearly a third of these forest types are likely to undergo vegetation type change. Similarly, tropical moist deciduous forests which account for about 28% of the forest area are likely to experience change in about 20% of the area. Thus climate change could adversely impact forest biodiversity and product flow to the forest dependent households and communities in Uttara Kannada district of the Western Ghats. This study analyses the distribution of non-timber forest product yielding tree species through a network of twelve 1-ha permanent plots established in the district. Further, the extent of dependence of communities on forests is ascertained through questionnaire surveys. On an average 21% and 28% of the tree species in evergreen and deciduous forest types, respectively are, non-timber forest product yielding tree species, indicating potential high levels of supply of products to communities. Community dependence on non-timber forest products is significant, and it contributes to Rs. 1199 and Rs. 3561/household in the evergreen and deciduous zones, respectively. Given that the bulk of the forest grids in Uttara Kannada district are projected to undergo change, bulk of the species which provide multiple forest products are projected to experience die back and even mortality. Incorporation of climate change projections and impacts in forest planning and management is necessary to enable forest ecosystems to enhance resilience.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제90권2호
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• pp.197-209
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• 2001

준분포형 수문모형인 TOPMODEL은 산림유역의 유출량, 주 유출경로 및 수질을 공간적으로 예측하는데 많이 적용된다. TOPMODEL은 물리모형이 아니라 일종의 개념모형이며 주요 구성요소는 지형지수와 토양의 수평전달계수로 각각 지표면과 지표하 유출의 기여면적을 계산하는데 이용된다. 본 연구는 우리나라의 소규모 산림유역에서 TOPMODEL의 적용성을 검증하기 위하여 수행되었다. 시험지는 1979년부터 임업연구원에서 운용하고 있으며 서울 근교 경기도 광릉시험림에 위치해 있다. 활엽수림 유역은 임령이 약 80년, 유역면적이 22.0ha이고, 침엽수림 유역은 임령이 약 22년, 유역면적이 13.6ha이다. 관측자료는 활엽수 유역의 경우 1995년 7월과 2000년 6월에 발생한 2개 강우-유출사상이고 침엽수 유역의 경우 1995년과 1999년 7월 그리고 2000년 8월의 3개 강우-유출사상을 이용하였다. 지형지수는 $10m{\times}10m$의 수치지형도를 만들어 계산하였다. 지형지수 분포는 활엽수림 유역의 경우 2.6에서 11.1, 침엽수림 유역은 2.7에서 16.0으로 나타났다. 모형의 예측 효율성을 목적함수로 최적화한 결과 모형매개변수(m)와 유역의 평균 포화수평전달계수($lnT_0$)가 높은 민감도를 나타내었다. 매개변수의 최적값은 활엽수림 유역의 경우 m값은 0.034와 0.038 그리고 $lnT_0$값은 8.672와 9.475였으며, 침엽수 유역의 경우 m값은 0.031, 0.032, 0.033 그리고 $lnT_0$값은 5.969, 7.129, 7.575였다 이들 값을 이용하여 모의한 결과 모형의 예측 효율성은 활엽수림 0.958과 0.909 그리고 침엽수림 0.825, 0.922와 0.961로서 비교적 높게 나타났다. 강우-유출량 관측치와 모의치를 이용하여 강우-수문곡선을 작성한 결과 두 유역 모두 유출지연시간은 잘 일치하였다. 일부 강우-유출사상의 경우 총유출량과 첨두유량의 관측치와 모의치 간에 다소 차이를 보였지만 TOPMODEL은 전반적으로 10% 이하의 오차범위에서 총유출량과 첨두유량을 예측할 수 있었다. 결론적으로 TOPMODEL은 우리나라의 미계측 산림유역에서 유출량을 산정하는데 유용한 수문모형이다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.207-211
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• 2008

We investigated the leaf demography of a temperate woody liana, Akebia trifoliata, in a temperate forest in Japan, Akebia is semi-evergreen: some leaves are shed before winter, while others remain through the winter. Previous studies of semi-evergreen species found that variation in leaf life span was caused by variation in the timing of leaf emergence, Leaves that appeared just before winter over-wintered, while leaves appearing earlier were shed, However, it is unclear whether leaves of the same cohort (i.e., leaves that appear at the same time within a single site) show variation in life span under the effect of strong seasonality. To separate variation in life span among the leaves in each cohort from variation among cohorts, we propose a new method - the single leaf diagram, which shows the emergence and death of each leaf. Using single leaf diagrams, our study revealed that Akebia leaves within a cohort showed substantial variation in life span, with some over-wintering and some not. In addition, leaves on small ramets in the understory showed great variation in life span, while leaves on large ramets, which typically reach higher positions in the forest canopy, have shorter lives, As a result, small ramets were semi-evergreen, whereas large ramets were deciduous, The longer lives of leaves on small ramets can be interpreted as a shade-adaptive strategy in understory plants.

• 한국제4기학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.123-128
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• 2003

This study was conducted to examine the water use efficiency (WUE) in five species of one-year-old seedlings grown in a field nursery in Mongolia. Larix sibirica and Pinus sylvestris are the most dominant coniferous species while Ulmus pumila is an important deciduous species known well-adapted in harsh conditions such as in semi-arid forests and Gobi desert regions. Caragana arborescens (Siberian pea shrub) and Hippophae rhamnoides are N-fixing shrubs in Mongolia. Thirty one-year-old seedlings were sampled from each of the five species (a total of 150 samples) and measured for net photosynthetic rate (Pn) and transpiration rate (E). The Pn and E were used to calculate and compare the WUE of each species. Pn differed significantly among the five species (p < 0.05). However, there was no significant difference in Pn between L. sibirica and H. rhamnoides (p > 0.05). C. arborescens showed the highest Pn whereas U. pumila did the poorest. E differed significantly among the five species (p < 0.05). L. sibirica and U. pumila showed considerably lower E than other species. Thus, WUE values of coniferous species such as L. sibirica and P. sylvestris were significantly greater than deciduous or shrub species such as U. pumila, C. arborescens and H. rhamnoides (p < 0.01). It may result that conifers showed relatively high water use efficiency than deciduous or shrub trees due to their lower transpiration rates, which resulted in morphological and physiological characteristics of their leaves. This may indicate that L. sibirica and P. sylvestris can be widely used for rehabilitation works in Mongolia attributed to their dominant distributions but also their high drought-resistance properties.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제37권9호
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• pp.737-744
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• 2004

본 연구에서는 산림식생에 따른 장기적인 측면에서의 유역 물수지 영향을 살펴보기 위하여 보청천 유역을 대상유역으로 선정하고, 준분포형 매개변수 모형인 SWAT 모형을 적용하여, 침엽수와 활엽수에 따른 증발산, 지표유출, 중간유출, 기저유출, 총 유출의 차이를 검토하였다. 먼저 SWAT 모형내 식생 생장 알고리즘을 수정하여 연중 일정한 엽면적지수를 갖는 국내 침엽수림의 생장 특성을 반영할 수 있도록 하였으며, 대상유역을 하나의 토지피복을 갖는 가상의 유역으로 설정한 후, 수정된 SWAT 모형을 적용하여 각 물수지 요소 변화를 모의한 결과, 침엽수가 활엽수에 비해 증발산 증가 및 유출 감소에 더 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나, 보다 정량적인 규명과 유출모형의 불확실성을 보완하기 위해서는 수종 외에 수령, 식재밀도, 식재위치, 토양특성자료 등 다양한 조건이 충분히 고려되어야 할 것이다.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.292-303
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• 2021

Studies that relate the structure of tropical regrowth vegetation to soil properties are generally lacking in the literature. This study proposes three indices for assessing the structural regeneration of secondary forests. They are: (1) the tree diameter class, (2) the plant life form and (3) the woody/herbaceous plants ratio indices. They were applied to assess the regeneration status of forest regrowth vegetation (aged 1-10 years), derived savanna regrowth vegetation in south western Nigeria, and to secondary forests in different stages of succession in Columbia and Venezuela, Bolivia, Mexico in South and Central America and semi-arid savanna in Ethiopia and seasonal deciduous forest successional stages in India. In all the cases, the indices increased with increasing age of regrowth vegetation and hence, with increasing structural complexity of regenerating vegetation. The tree diameter class index increased from 32.1% in a 9-year secondary forest to 69.0% in an 80-year-old secondary forest in Columbia and Venezuela and from 0.4% in a 1-year fallow to 20.9% in 10-year regrowth vegetation in southwestern Nigeria. In semi-arid savanna in northern Ethiopia, the woody/herbaceous plants ratio index increased from 18.1% in a 5-year protected grazing enclosure to 75.1% in 15-year protected enclosure, relative to the status of 20-year enclosure. The indices generally had correlations of 0.6-0.90 with species richness and Simpson's/Margalef's species diversity, implying that they are appropriate measures of ecosystem development over time. The proposed indices also had strong and positive correlations with soil organic carbon and nutrients. They are therefore, significant indicators of fertility status.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.184-194
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• 2022

Triplochiton scleroxylon K. Schum is the plant species most affected by logging activities in the East Region of Cameroon due to its market value. This logging has impacted the ecological niche of the fern plant for which limited research has been done. The aim of this study is to contribute towards improving knowledge of fern richness and biomass on T. scleroxylon within the Central African sub-region. Fern data collection was done on 20 felled/harvested T. scleroxylon where, in addition to fern inventory, fern biomass was collected by the destructive method. The diameter and height of T. scleroxylon measured were used as explanatory variables in allometric equations for fern biomass estimation. Fern inventory was characterized using diversity index. Eight fern species were recorded on T. scleroxylon (≈5 species/T. scleroxylon). The minimum diameter where fern could be found is 59.4 cm. The average fern biomass found was 23.62 kg/T. scleroxylon. Pearson correlation coefficient showed a positive correlation (r>0.55) between fern biomass and T. scleroxylon diameter. For allometric equation, the logarithmic model improved better the adjustment than the non-logarithmic model. However, the quality of the adjustment is improved more when only the diameter is considered as an explanatory variable. Fern biomass is estimated to 90.08 kg/ha^-1 with 76.02 kg/ha^-1 being lost due to T. scleroxylon exploitation in the study area. This study is a contribution towards increasing knowledge of fern diversity specific to T. scleroxylon, and also fern biomass contribution to climate change mitigation and the potential carbon loss due to T. scleroxylon exploitation.

• 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수자원학회 2008년도 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.1087-1091
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• 2008

Evapotranspiration (ET) is an important factor while simulating daily streamflow in hydrological models. The LAI (Leaf Area Index) value reflecting the conditions of vegetation generally affects considerably in the estimation of ET, for example, when using FAO Penman Monteith equation. Recently in evaluating the vegetation condition as a fixed quantity, the remotely sensed LAIs from MODIS satellite data are avaliable, and the time series values of spatial LAI coupled with land use classes are utilized for ET evaluation. The 4 years (2001-2004) MODIS LAI data were prepared for the evaluation of continuous hydrological model, SLURP (Semi-distributed Land Use-based Runoff Processes). The model was applied for simulating the dam inflow of Chungjudam watershed ($6661.58\;km^2$) located in the upstream of Han river basin of South Korea. From the model results, the FAO Penman Monteith ET was affected by the MODIS LAIs. Especially for the ET of deciduous forest, the Total ET was 33.9 % lager than coniferous forest for the 3.8 % lager of LAI. The watershed average LAI caused a 7.0 % decrease in average soil moisture of the watershed and 14.3 % decrease of ground water recharge.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.309-320
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• 2002

대부분 훼손된 한반도 난온대 상록활엽수림의 보전실태 파악 및 복원 방안을 모색하기 위해서 상록활엽수림 분포와 산림식생유형을 파악하고, 훼손등급 기준을 설정하였다. 기존 문헌과 현존식생도를 토대로 파악한 한반도의 상록활엽수림 면적은 약 10,285ha이었다 난온대 지역인 남해안과 내륙일대 등의 32개 지역에서 산림식생유형을 파악한 결과 상록활엽수림은 26개 유형, 준상록활엽수림은 13개 유형, 낙엽활엽수림은 9개 유형, 상록침엽수림은 4개 유형, 총 52개 산림식생유형으로 구분되었다. 난온대 수종의 상대우점치와 수종 수에따라 훼손등급을 8개 등급, 14개 세부훼손등급으로 세분하여 훼손등급 기준을 설정하였다.