Abstract
Estimation of the annual net production, nitrogen (N) and base cation (BC=K, Mg, Ca) uptake by stocked forests in South Korea has been done with national statistical data of forestry from 1995 to 1999. The annual net production of stems and branches was about 1.8 ton DM ha/sup -1/ yr/sup -1/. The net productivity of deciduous forests was higher than that of coniferous forests. Total net production of the stocked forests from the whole stocked area of South Korea of 6.246×10/sup 6/ ha, was about 1.13×10/sup 7 ton DM/yr, and the total harvested biomass obtained from timber production data in 1999, was estimated about 6.1×105 ton DM/yr that was equivalent to 98 kg DM ha/sup -1/ yr/sup -1/f. Net growth uptake of N and BC were 350 mol ha/sup -1/ yr/sup -1/ and 296 mol ha/sup -1/ yr/sup -1/ respectively, and the content of N and BC contained in the harvested biomass were 20 mol ha/sup -1/ yr/sup -1/ and 16 mol ha/sup -1/ yr/sup -1/ respectively. Net uptake of N was higher than that of BC. Total net uptake of N and BC from growth and harvest by stocked forests in South Korea were 2.309×10/sup 9/ mol/yr and 1.953×10/sup 9 mol/yr respectively.
1995년부터 1999년까지의 임업통계 자료를 사용하여 남한 삼림에서의 연순생산량과 질소(N) 및 염기성 양이온 (BC=K, Mg, Ca)의 흡수량을 추정하였다. 줄기와 가지의 연순생산량은 약 1.8 ton DM h $a^{-1}$ y $r^{-1}$이었으며 침엽수림에 비해 활엽수림의 연순생산량이 높게 나타났다. 삼림 전체 면적인 6.246$\times$106 ha에서 전 연순생산량은 약 1.13$\times$$10^{7}$ ton DW/yr 이었다. 1999년의 용재생산량으로 추정한 남한 삼림에서 줄기와 가지의 수확량은 약 6.1$\times$$10^{5}$ ton DW/yr 이었으며 단위 면적당 수확량은 98 kg DM h $a^{-1}$ y $r^{-1}$이었다. 한편, 생장에 의한 N과BC의 흡수량은 각각 350 mol h $a^{-1}$y sup -1/와 296 mol h $a^{-1}$ y $r^{-1}$이었고, 수확량에 포함된 N과 BC의 양은 각각 20mol h $a^{-1}$ y $r^{-1}$와 16 mol h $a^{-1}$ y $r^{-1}$로 BC에 비해 N의 흡수량이 높게 나타났다. 남한의 전 삼림에서 생장과 수확에 의한 N과 BC의 총 흡수량은 각각 2.309$\times$$10^{9}$ mol/yr와 1.953$\times$$10^{9 mol}$yr 이었다.