• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.324-333
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• 2014

The Black Pine, Pinus thunbergii, is widely distributed along the eastern coast of Korea and its importance as a shelterbelt was highlighted after tsunamis in Indonesia and Japan. The root endophytic diversity of P. thunbergii was investigated in three coastal regions; Goseong, Uljin, and Busan. Fungi were isolated from the root tips, and growth rates of pure cultures were measured and compared between PDA with and without 3% NaCl to determine their saline resistance. A total of 259 isolates were divided into 136 morphotypes, of which internal transcribed spacer region sequences identified 58 species. Representatives of each major fungi phylum were present: 44 Ascomycota, 8 Zygomycota, and 6 Basidiomycota. Eighteen species exhibited saline resistance, many of which were Penicillium and Trichoderma species. Shoreline habitats harbored higher saline-tolerant endophytic diversity compared with inland sites. This investigation indicates that endophytes of P. thunbergii living closer to the coast may have higher resistance to salinity and potentially have specific relationships with P. thunbergii.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.81-99
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• 2000

The shelterbelts are very important to conserve and protect the sandy land, vegetation coverage, farmland, livestock and human life in the desertified land. The shelterbelts are constructed by the several row-plantings of high-adaptable species in the desertified land. The shelterbelts have various kind of type, and there are shelterbelts for conservation of farmland in dry the region, the protective shelterbelts (windbreaks for blowing-sand, artificial sanddune fixation by revegetation, and construction of farmland shelterbelts to protect farmland and pasture from wind erosion, etc.) in the semi-dry steppe, shelterbelts around the villages and oasis for sanddune fixation, shelterbelts for protection of railroads, and so on. The shelterbelts consist of main she1terbelts and minor shelterbelts. The main shelterbelts were constructed by being perpendicular to main wind direction, and the minor shelterbelts were constructed by being perpendicular to the main shelterbelts. Generally, the width of shelterbelts is 8~20m, and the number of row-planting is 4~10. The grid sizes of shelterbelts networks are $400{\times}400m$, $300{\times}500m$, $100{\times}200m$, and so on, and there are ventilation type and closing type in the type of shelterbelt. The width, number of row-planting, grid size and type of shelterbelt are selected by the local characteristics. The effects of shelterbelts are mainly the climate improvement and mitigation, such as prevention of occurrence of strong wind, cold wind and blowing-sand. And, the other effects of shelterbelts are effect of reforestation, increase of agricultural productions, establishment of greenbelts and green forests, construction of landscape-eco shelterbelts, improvement of life environment of local villages, supply of fuel wood and agricultural wood, land amelioration, effect of revegetation and restoration of desertified land, and so on. The kinds of the tree species mainly used for the construction of shelterbelts have differences between regions, but main species are Populus euphratica, Populus simonii, Populus bolleana, Populus tomentosa, Salix flavida, Salix mongolica, Tamarix chinensis, Hedysarum scoparium, and so on.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.475-483
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• 2019

Vegetation cover plays a vital role in stabilizing the soil structure, thereby contributing to surface erosion control. Surface vegetation acts as a shelterbelt that controls the flow velocity and reduces the kinetic energy of the water near the soil surface, whereas vegetation roots reinforce the soil via the formation of root-particle interactions that reduce particle detachment. In this study, two vegetation-testing trials were conducted. The first trial was held on cool-season turfgrasses seeded in a biopolymer-treated site soil in an open greenhouse. At the end of the test, the most suitable grass type was suggested for the second vegetation test, which was conducted in an environmental control chamber. In the second test, biopolymers, namely, starch and xanthan gum hydrogels (pure starch, pure xanthan gum, and xanthan gum-starch mixtures), were tested as soil conditioners for improving the water-holding capacity and vegetation growth in sandy soils. The results support the possibility that biopolymer treatments may enhance the survival rate of vegetation under severe drought environments, which could be applicable for soil stabilization in arid and semiarid regions.

• 대한지리학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.230-241
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• 1995

제주도에서 때때로 밭생하는 동해(凍害) 는 감귤 농사에 많은 영향을 준다. 특히 한 라산 북사면의 감귤 과수원에서는 대규모의 동해 뿐만 아니라 소규모 냉기류의 정체로 인하 여 품질과 생산성이 낮아지는 경우가 빈번하다. 본 연구는 감귤 과수원지역의 동해나 한해 (寒害)로 인한 피해 방지를 모색하기 위한 연구의 일환으로서 1989-1990년 겨울에 동해 피 해가 컸던 북제주군 와산리 일대를 사례로 택한 1995년 1월 관측 결과를 중심으로 기온 분 포의 특성을 분석하였다. 기상조건에 따라서 고지대(해발 200m 이상의 지역)와 저지대(해발 200m미만의 지역)의 최저기온 분포가 다르게 나타났다. 흐리고 바람이 강한 날과 강수현상 이 있는 날에는 고지대의 기온이 낮은데, 저지대와의 차이는 전자의 경우 2.4$^{\circ}C$, 후자의 경 우 0.2$^{\circ}C$ 정도이다. 반면 바람이 없고 맑은 날 야간에는 저지대보다 고지대의 기온이 높은데 최대 차이는 4.8$^{\circ}C$에 달하였다. 방풍 시설에 의하여 밀폐된 곳이나 지형적으로 함몰된 와지 에서는 냉기류가 정체되면서 소규모의 냉기호가 형성되었다. 그리고 최대 강도 3.1$^{\circ}C$ 에 이 르는 지표면의 복사냉각에 의한 기온 역전 현상이 발생하는데, 방풍시설로 완전히 밀폐된 고도인 90cm까지 뚜렷하게 저온현상이 나타났다. 방풍림과 방풍담으로 밀폐된 곳에서는 방 풍 시설의 전면과 후면의 기온차가 2.O$^{\circ}C$에 이르고 있다. 저지대에 냉기호가 형성되었을 경 우, 인공적으로 소규모의 대류현상을 일으켜 냉기호 내의 기온을 상승시키는대 큰효과를 얻 을 수 있었다. 본 연구의 결과는 실측에 의한 상습 냉해지역의 파악과 냉해 방지를 위한 합 리적인 방풍시설의 설계의 방요성이 시급함을 보여준다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.584-591
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• 2012

To evaluate the role of using forage, shade and shelterbelts in attracting birds into the range, three trials were undertaken with free range layers both on a research facility and on commercial farms. Each of the trials on the free range research facility in South Australia used a total of 120 laying hens (Hyline Brown). Birds were housed in an eco-shelter which had 6 internal pens of equal size with a free range area adjoining the shelter. The on-farm trials were undertaken on commercial free range layer farms in the Darling Downs in Southeast Queensland with bird numbers on farms ranging from 2,000-6,800 hens. The first research trial examined the role of shaded areas in the range; the second trial examined the role of forage and the third trial examined the influence of shelterbelts in the range. These treatments were compared to a free range area with no enrichment. Aggressive feather pecking was only observed on a few occasions in all of the trials due to the low bird numbers housed. Enriching the free range environment attracted more birds into the range. Shaded areas were used by 18% of the hens with a tendency (p = 0.07) for more hens to be in the paddock. When forage was provided in paddocks more control birds (55%) were observed in the range in morning than in the afternoon (30%) while for the forage treatments 45% of the birds were in the range both during the morning and afternoon. When shelterbelts were provided there was a significantly (p<0.05) higher % of birds in the range (43% vs. 24%) and greater numbers of birds were observed in areas further away from the poultry house. The results from the on-farm trials mirrored the research trials. Overall 3 times more hens used the shaded areas than the non shaded areas, with slightly more using the shade in the morning than in the afternoon. As the environmental temperature increased the number of birds using the outdoor shade also increased. Overall 17 times more hens used the shelterbelt areas than the control areas, with slightly more using the shelterbelts in the afternoon than in the morning. Approximately 17 times more birds used the forage areas compared to the control area in the corresponding range. There were 8 times more birds using a hay bale enriched area compared to the area with no hay bales. The use of forage sources (including hay bales) were the most successful method on-farm to attract birds into the range followed by shelterbelts and artificial shade. Free range egg farmers are encouraged to provide pasture, shaded areas and shelterbelts to attract birds into the free range.