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A Land Capability Analysis in Kyungsan, Korea Using Geographic Information System (지리정보시스템(GIS)을 이용한 경산시의 토지잠재력 분석)

  • 오정학;정성관
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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    • v.26 no.3
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    • pp.34-44
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    • 1998
  • The purpose of this study is to provide the basic data for land use in the future, which result from analyzing land use, obtained after studying on the natural environment by Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing. The results of this study are as follows : ·According to the classification of land-cover, agricultural land use is relatively prominent except for overall natural covering. According to the average value of Green Vegetation Index class, the average value of GVI is 3.0, and 45% of the regions have relatively good condition of floral state. ·With a view to natural environment, the survey shows that the altitude of 90% of the total areas is below 400m, and most of them are flattened or moderately-inclined area. Therefore, this region has a good condition to be used for development. · The area for the first class in preservation degree of natural scenery of Namcheon-Myun is 2.3% of the total areas. According to the results about unstable areas on all sides, unstable districs are distributed in so small-scale units that they will be safe from some damages drawn by developing activity. But we have to consider every aspects for the future development of them. In this study, the natural environment-variables are regarded firstly, and effective designation of the land with natural environment is researched too. However, to establish more practical developing plan, ecological and human variables should be regarded.

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A Study on the Use of Fresh Root-chips in Slope Revegetation Works (비탈면 녹화에서 임목폐기물의 활용에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Nam-Choon;Lee, Jung-Ho;Lee, Tae-Ok;Heo, Young-Jin
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.119-128
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    • 2008
  • In this study, we attempted to seek out the ways to recycle fresh root-chips in the slope revegetation works by breaking tree root wastes occurring during the construction works, also to review the applicability of fresh root-chips as the soil media in slope revegetation works. For this purpose, we organized test units in order to investigate on-site applicability of fresh root-chips (broken chips). In order to examine the desirable ration of combining fresh root-chips with the hydroseeding soil media on the cutting slopes, we organized test units depending on the amount of combination. The following is the main experimental results. 1. At first, we analyzed properties of hrdro-seeding soil media and soil of the experimental sites. The overall results demonstrate that all the test units show proper range for vegetation. 2. We believe that the physical properties of soils in the earlier phase of restoration works on the sloped sites are not greatly affected by the fact whether broken chips exist or not. However, as time elapses, broken chips needs to be investigated further on what kind of impact they have on the soil condition. 3. More species are found in the test unit combining broken chips and we believe that it will contribute to blossoming of green plants and ecological succession of neighboring plants. 4. We performed experiment on possibility for fresh root-chips as substitutes for the hydro-seeding soil-media. In the test unit that combines fresh root-chips, its mixture ratio tends to exceed that of the test unit that does not combine fresh root-chips by 5 %. In case of the Thick-Layer-Soil-Media Hydroseeding works, the mixture ratio of the test unit that combines fresh root-chips after 16 weeks exceeds that of the test unit that does not combine fresh root-chips by 75%. 5. From the result of our experiment, it is obvious that the ratio of mixture and the number of emerging species are higher for the test unit combining fresh root-chips than the test unit that does not combine them. In other words, we can replace the hydro-seeding-soil-media with some Fresh root-chips without affecting the physical property of soil.

The Analysis of Vegetation-Environment Relationship of the Taxus cuspidata Forests by TWINSPAN and DCCA (TWINSPAN 및 DCCA에 의한 한반도(韓半島) 주목림(林)의 군락(群落)과 환경(環境)의 상관관계(相關關係) 분석(分析))

  • Shin, Hyun Chul;Lee, Kang Young;Song, Ho Kyung
    • Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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    • v.87 no.4
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    • pp.535-542
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    • 1998
  • This study was carried out for the purpose of supplying the basic data for artificial forestation, natural regeneration and ecological conservation etc., and obtaining information on alpine vegetation, by establishing vegetation units on the basis of phytosociological classification of community and studying growth pattern on the basis of species composition, hierarchy structure and population dynamics, for Taxes cuspidata naturally growing at the alpine districts in Korea. The importance value of Taxus cuspidata by districts mostly showed above 100 in the upper story but at Mt. Chiri and Mt. Hanra communities its value was comparatively low. In the middle story it showed lower value than that of upper story and not quite showed at Mt. Chiri. Taxus cuspidata communities in the lower story were only in Mt. Hanra, Mt. Odae and Mt. Sobaek, and their importance values were about 10 which were relatively low values. The communities were classified into five groups as Taxus cuspidata-Males baccata var. mandshurica, Taxus cuspidata-Abies nephrolepis, Taxus cuspidata-Abies koreana, Taxus cuspidata-Acer mono and Taxus cuspidata-Euonymus quelpaertensis by TWINSPAN analysis. Taxus cuspidata-Abies koreana community was distributed at the northern aspect of the mountain ridges and at higher elevation than other communities and distributed. Taxus cuspidata-Acer mono community was relatively low than the others and distributed at the hillsides of mountain. And Taxus cuspidata-Euonymus quelpaertensis communities were distributed at the relatively high elevation and northern and eastern aspect of the mountain tap, and Taxus cuspidata-Malus baccata var. mandshurica communities were distributed at the medium elevation, and southern and eastern aspect of the mountain ridge. In the relation between communities and environmental factors, it was correlated with aspect, elevation and topography at the first axis, and elevation, slope at the second axis.

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Numerical Syntaxonomy of the Bryophyte Communities of the Coniferous Forests in the Taebaek Range (태백산맥 일대 침엽수림의 선태식생의 수리분류학적 연구)

  • 송종석
    • The Korean Journal of Ecology
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.119-129
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    • 1999
  • The bryophyte communities on the forest floor of the mixed coniferous and deciduous broad-leaf forest and the evergreen coniferous forest of cool temperate and subalpine zones in Mts. Taebaek, Odae and Sulak of Tabaek Range were investigated from. the numerical and phytosociological viewpoints. As a result, four bryophyte communities were recognized there, considering the species composition of vascular vegetation; A. Thuja koraiensis-Abies nephrolepis/Taxus caespitosa-Pinus pumila/Hylocomium splendens-Pleurozium schreberi community, B: Sasamorpha borealis-Abies nephrolepis/Plagiomnium cuspidatum- Aulacomnium heterostichum community, C. Abies holophylla-Abies nephrolepis/Thuidium recognitum-Trachycystis immarginata cristatus community, D. Meehania urticifolia-Abies nephrolepis/Hylocomiopsis ovicarpa-Taxiphyllum aomoriense community. Among these, the community A was distributed in higher altitudes and characterized by the species group of the holarctic elements, e.g. Hylocomium splendens, Pleurozium schreberi, Dicranum majus, etc. limited in subarctic; subalpine and arctic; alpine zones and was confirmed as synusies of the Thujo-Abietetum nephrolepidis Song 1991 and Taxo-Pinetum pumilae Song 1985 belonging the Vaccinio-Piceetea Br.-Bl. 1939. In contrast the communities B, C and D were distributed in the mixed coniferous and deciduous broad-leaf forest of lower altitudes and characterized by the elements of the cool temperate; montane zone. They were confirmed as synusies belonging to the Corylo-Quercetum mongolicae Song 1988. By the result of the numerical syntaxonomical analysis such as cluster analysis, interspecific association, PCA, the communities were largely divided into the two types. The two types coincided with the community units or the diagnostic species of the bryophyte communities of the subalpine zone and the montane zone, respectively. Also the analysis revealed that the division of the above two forest zones are justifiable. Up to date many investigator have described the coniferous forest distibuted above 1000m in Taebaek mountains as the forest vegetation of subalpine zone. However, from the results of the present study, the boundary of the mixed forest and the true subalpine coniferous forest was elucidated to be ca. 1,500 m phytosociologically. Species richness was the highest in the community A, and the other four communities showed a similar species richness.

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Vegetation and Water Characteristics of an Eco-technological Water Purifying Biotope in Yongin (용인시에 위치한 생태공학적 수질정화 비오톱의 식생 및 수환경 특성)

  • Nam, Bo Eun;Kim, Jae Geun;Hong, Mun Gi
    • Journal of Wetlands Research
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.432-445
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    • 2018
  • Vegetation and water characteristics of an eco-technological water purifying biotope were investigated at five years after the wetland construction. A total of 91 vascular plant species in 36 families were recorded. Initially planted emergent macrophytes such as Phragmites australis, P. japonicus, Zizania latifolia, Typha latifolia, and T. angustifolia mainly comprised the vegetational components of the wetland. The effect of water purification was observed markedly in most indicators such as electric conductivity (P < 0.01), $NO_3-N$ (P < 0.05), $NH_4-N$ (P < 0.001), $K^+$ (P < 0.05), $Na^+$ (P < 0.01), and $Mg^{2+}$ (P < 0.01). In particular, $NO_3-N$ and $NH_4-N$ concentrations decreased to about 60% and 30%, respectively, via the purification process of the wetland. Separativeness and curvature from the meandering structure of 15 units (multi-cell wetland system) seemed likely to make the wetland continuously play a role as an eco-technological water purifying biotope. We recommend that eco-technological design factors should be included in wetland constructions for efficient and continuous functioning, thus enhancing ecological values of wetlands.

Characteristics of Channelbed and Woody Debris on Mountainous Stream (산지급류소하천(山地急流小河川)에 있어서 하상미지형(河床微地形)과 유목(流木) 특성(特性))

  • Chun, Kun-Woo;Kim, Min-Sik;Park, Wan-Geun;Ezaki, Tsugio
    • Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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    • v.86 no.1
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    • pp.69-79
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    • 1997
  • The purpose of this study is to acquire essential data to reduce the amount of woody debris resulted from the debris flow. This research examined topographic characteristics of the channelbed affecting generation, movement and storage of woody debris and woody characteristics related to number, sizes, shapes, decay, storage direction to mountainous stream. 1. The number of woody debris had a tendency to increase in proportion to stream width, but it was hardly affected by longitudinal gradient of stream. Especially, the greater amount of woody debris was stored at wide section of the stream with compound channel, and it was found in deposits of channelbed rather than in the present channel. 2. Total woody debris over 10cm in diameter and over 2m in length was 402 units and storage number was 35.3 units per 100m of stream. Average diameter of breast height and length were 14cm and 4m, respectively. The woody debris appeared shorter in length and greater in diameter at down-stream than up-stream. 3. Since woody debris met sediments and bed-materials of great roughness in moving, the greater amount of woody debris without root was found in up-stream and down-stream, but deformed woody debris was discovered in upper stream. Decay of woody debris was more severe in down-stream and woody debris on rotting process was found down-stream. 4. Storage direction of woody debris was mainly parallel to center line of stream, and rate of parallel and perpendicularity was 276 and 126 units, respectively. But, as woody debris storing to the perpendicular direction was unstable, the traveling debris could easily be stored. Therefore, some counterplan was required to prevent the traveling woody debris. 5. Tree species of woody debris was mainly larch, which occupied about two third of total woody debris(256 units). The woody debris of larch is easy to move due to hitting of channelbed materials or lower channelbed fluctuation because the lower part of larch is weaker than its upper part. Therefore, the section of the tree species planting in the riparian vegetation needs much more carefulness.

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A Phytosociological Study of the Quercus spp. Forests in the Lower Montane Zone of Middle and Northern Parts, Chungbuk Province, Korea (한국 충북 중.북부지역 산지대 하부의 참나무류 삼림에 대한 식물사회학적 연구)

  • Lee, Jang-Soon;Kim, Heon-Kyu;Song, Jong-Suk
    • The Korean Journal of Ecology
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    • v.28 no.4
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    • pp.207-214
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    • 2005
  • The present study was undertaken to classify and describe the Quercus spp. forests in the lower montane zone of Mts. Bakdal, Gyemyeong, Boryeon, Worak, Cheondeung, Joryeong, Gungmang, Buyong and Sirubong in Chungbuk Province, Korea using the methodology of the Z.-M. school's phytosociology. The Ouercus spp. forests were classified into three communities and two groups; A. Quercus variabilis community A-1. Quercus serrata-Quercus acutissima group, A-2. Quercus mongolica group; B. Quercus mongolica-Rhododendron schlippenbachii community; C. Quercus dentate-Chloranthus japonicus community. These vegetation units were arranged by human interference and a gradient of environmental complex such as altitudes, and also were corresponded relatively well with a result of cluster analysis (UPGMA) based on the dominance of component species.

Interdisciplinary Research for Pre-prevention Measures of turbid water with Watershed Units (수계단위 탁수예방 대책 수립을 위한 학제간 연구)

  • Yum, Kyung-Tak;Cho, Yong-Deok;Kim, Jae-Yun;Ban, Yang-Jin;Park, Bong-Jin
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2008.05a
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    • pp.544-549
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    • 2008
  • 최근 임하댐, 소양강댐을 대상으로 탁수의 문제가 심각하게 제시되고 있으며, 이에 대한 대책을 수립하기 위해 정부, 공공연구기관, 대학 등에서 다양한 연구를 진행하고 있으나 탁수 발생에 대한 근본적인 대책 수립과 이의 효과에 대한 분석이 이루어지고 있지 않은 실정이다. 현시점에서 탁수발생의 근본적인 원인을 규명하고 이에 대한 대책이 계획적이고 치밀하게 수립되어야 할 것으로 판단 된다. 우리나라의 기후변화는 지난 100년($1906{\sim}2005$) 동안 평균 기온이 약 $1.5^{\circ}C$ 상승하였으며, 강우 강도가 큰 집중호우의 발생빈도는 약 18% 증가한 반면, 강우일수는 약 14% 감소하는 추세에 있다. 또한, 지구온난화로 인하여 식생대, 어종 등 생태계가 아열대성 기후로 진행되고 있으며, 탁수발생의 원인은 이상기후로 인한 강우강도의 증가뿐만 아니라, 집중홍수 빈발, 식생대(Vegetation) 변화와 유역관리(Watershed Management) 소홀 등의 복합적인 원인에 의하여 새롭게 발생되는 현상이다. 또한, 최근의 탁수는 댐 상류는 물론 수계전반에 걸쳐 발생하고 있으며, 지난 2007년 발생한 북한강 수계의 탁수문제 등에서 이제는 정부차원의 체계적인 발생원인 규명과 대책 마련이 필요한 실정이다. 댐 및 하천으로 유입되는 탁수는 저수지의 고탁도 현상의 장기화를 야기시키며, 이로 인해 댐 저수지 및 하류하천 수질악화, 정수처리 비용 증가 등 댐 저수지의 효율적인 수질관리가 어려운 실정이다. 한편, 고농도의 인(P)이 유입되어 저수지내 부영양화(Eutrophication) 및 수생태계의 변화를 초래하고 있다. 앞으로도 잠재적 탁수발생 가능성이 커질 것으로 전망됨에 따라 탁수발생 메커니즘 규명, 댐 저수지내 수리동역학적 거동특성 및 생태계에 영향(Ecological Impact) 등 탁수와 관련된 미개척 분야의 연구가 시급한 상황이다. 댐과 유역을 분리하여 수립된 기존의 대책으로는 탁수발생의 근본적인 원인규명과 대책 수립이 어려운 실정이므로 수계단위로 탁수에 대한 연구가 진행되어야 한다. 따라서 수계별로 탁수발생의 근본적인 원인을 규명하기 위하여는 수계별 탁수발원지 및 발생원인 조사, 댐 저수지의 수리동역학적 탁수거동 해석, 탁수발생 잠재성 평가, 수계단위 탁수예방 대책 수립을 위한 우선순위 결정 등을 포함한 학제적인(Interdisciplinary) 연구를 진행할 계획이다.

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Physical Identities of Bukchon Hanok Area Viewed from Literary Geography (문학지리학적 관점에서 본 북촌 도시한옥 밀집지역의 물리적 정체성에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Cheol-Soo
    • Journal of the Korean housing association
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.115-124
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    • 2008
  • This study explores the beneficial methodology to increase cultural values of urban style Hanok, Korean traditional residence. Based on the literary geographical approach, this study defines the physical identities of special Bukchon Hanok area in Seoul. The explored physical identities are to provide basic fundamentals for supplying and maintaining new Hanok buildings, including how to preserve and restore the traditional Hanok areas. They are also to develop various Hanok related cultural products and to encourage Hanok popularization. In addition, this study is to add more the humane values and significances to the previous relevant researches. With these perspectives and through above mentioned methodology, the study draws the physical identities of Bukchon Hanok area and meanings as belows: The first one is the collective identity. Bukchon Hanok area is mainly composed of organic spaces with its collective scenary. Narrow alleys and curved lanes created by collective gaps between Hanok buildings, provide residents and visitors with abundant choices of moving path. The second one is the formal identity. Bukchon Hanok maintain their unique layout patterns. The basic units of Chae are combined in specific ways such as 'ㄱ', 'ㄷ', 'ㅁ' types and result typical formal expression of the area. The third one is grounding identity which represent the relationship between the earth and every-day living space. Each Chaes of house always surround Madang, Korean traditional court yard with rare vegetation. And the connection to the ground is transferred to the memories of its dwellers. Lastly, the current Hanok still preserve similar characteristics of past time Hanok such as materials, structure and styles by using unique building technics and exposing traditional ornamenting styles.

Studies on the Woody Vegetation in the Edge of Natural River for Ecological Restoration in Korea (하천의 생태적 복원을 위한 자연하천변의 목본성 식물군락에 대한 연구)

  • Bang, Je-Yong;Hu, Un-Bok;Kim, Hyea-Ju;You, Young-Han
    • Journal of Wetlands Research
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.124-129
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    • 2015
  • In order to get as ecological basic data for river restoration, vegetation investigation was conducted in natural river and analysed it synecological methods, such as ordination cluster. 29 plant communities units were identified and the major dominant plant communites were Quercus mongolica community, Pinus densiflora community, Populus davidiana community, Q. variabilis community and Prunus sargentii community. River vegetations were classified into ravine and gorge forest type and riverine softwood forest type. Ravine and gorge forest was dominanted by hardwood which located in steep slope and in high elevation, and riverine softwood forest by softwood, salix spp. Naturality was an important criterion for the selection of rivers, so many of the selected rivers are located in the upper stream and mid stream rather than the lower stream, where more human intervention is involved. Plant communities were consisted of hardwood forest(44 plots, 92%) and softwood forest(4 plot, 8%), respectively. PCA with total layer data showed 5 groups of communities: Q. mongolica community group, Prunus sargentii community group, Pinus densiflora community group, Prunus sargentii community - Pinus densiflora community group and the rest communities group. PCA with tree layer showed 3 groups: Q. mongolica community group, Prunus sargentii community group, and the rest community group. Cluster analysis also a showed a similar communities group to PCA ordination, but Magnolia sieboldii community and Prunus sargentii community were distinguished from the PCA result. From the result, it can be concluded that the plant communities of riparian be divided into hardwood and softwood forest by statistical techniques. It was appropriate to plant species such as Quercus mongolica, Pinus densiflora, Populus davidiana, Quercus variabilis and Prunus sargentii, at levee zone and high water level. And Sliax spp. were appropriate for planted plants at waterfront and low water level. The herb species to be planted on the floodplain were recommanded in the species composition co-occurred with the woody species.