Journal of Forest and Environmental Science

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Carbon Storage in an Age-Sequence of Temperate Quercus mongolica Stands in Central Korea

  • Kim, Sung-geun (National Forestry Cooperative Federation) ;
  • Kwon, Boram (Department of Forest Resources, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Son, Yowhan (Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Yi, Myong Jong (Department of Forest Resources, Kangwon National University)
  • Received : 2018.12.11
  • Accepted : 2018.12.16
  • Published : 2018.12.31
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Abstract

This study was conducted to estimate carbon storage in Quercus mongolica stands based on stand age class, and to provide basic data on the carbon balance of broad-leaved forests of Korea. The research was conducted at the experimental forest of Kangwon National University, Hongcheon-gun County, Gangwon-do Province, Korea. Three plots were set up in each of three Q. mongolica forest stands (III, V, and VII) to estimate the amount of carbon stored in Q. mongolica aboveground vegetation, coarse woody debris (CWD), organic layer, mineral soil, and litterfall. The carbon storage of the aboveground vegetation increased with an increase in stand age, while the carbon storage ratio of stems decreased. The carbon storage of the organic layer, CWD, and litterfall did not show any significant differences among age classes. In addition, the carbon concentration and storage in the forest soils decreased with depth, and there were no differences among age classes for any soil horizon. Finally, the total carbon storage in the III, V, and VII stands of Q. mongolica were 132.2, 241.1, and $374.4Mg\;C\;ha^{-1}$, respectively. In order to predict and effectively manage forest carbon dynamics in Korea, further study on deciduous forests with other tree species in different regions will be needed.

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