Vegetation Structure of Lower Stratum and Pinus densiflora Natural Regeneration Features from Micro-topography Classification in Pinus densiflora Forest of Anmyeon-do Island

안면도 소나무림 내 미세지형구분을 통한 하층식생구조와 소나무 천연갱신 양상

Abstract

The forest management paradigm has recently shifted from focusing on commercial production to focusing on ecosystem management. Accordingly, a natural seedling regeneration method that has a naturally high affinity has attracted much attention in recent years. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship among various environmental factors, lower stratum vegetation, and seedling regeneration in Pinus densiflora forests. The survey site comprised 50 sectors divided using the line transect method, and the survey data were divided into those from wet habitat (19 sites) and dry habitat (31 sites), depending on the soil humidity, and were analyzed separately to show the close relationship between soil humidity and natural seedling regeneration. As a result, the dry habitat exhibited high seedling density (157,419 trees/ha), with the main species being Quercus serrata, Zanthoxylum piperitum, Smilax china, and Pueraria lobata, while wet habitat exhibited low seedling density (57,895 trees/ha), with the main species being Stephanandra incisa, Castanea crenata, Lespedeza maximowiczii, Lysimachia barystachys, Aralia elata, and Styrax japonicus. The height and root-collar diameter under wet conditions exhibited faster growth than those under dry conditions. Height growth by the root-collar diameter in dry habitat increased faster than that in wet habitat. It was also confirmed that seedling regeneration in wet habitat exhibited a rapid growth pattern 5 years after germination. These results suggest that the seedlings begin to grow more rapidly after a period of suppression by competition with surrounding plants. Considering an ecosystem or ecological management approach, specific practices, such as bush control and vine clearing in wet habitats, should be more intensively conducted, especially at the beginning of the management operations.

최근 수입 생산을 목표로 한 산림관리에서 생태계 관리를 목표로 하는 산림관리로 패러다임 전환이 진행되고 있으며, 이에 따라 자연 친화력이 높은 천연갱신법이 근래에 들어 주목을 받고 있다. 본 연구는 소나무림을 대상으로 각종 환경인자와 하층식생, 갱신 치수와의 상관관계를 구명하고자 수행하였다. 조사구의 설치는 선상조사법을 이용하여 총 50개소를 설치하였으며, 조사된 자료를 갱신치수량과 밀접한 관계성을 보인 토양습도에 따라 습지(19개소), 건조지(31개소)로 구분하여 분석하였다. 그 결과, 높은 갱신량을 보인 건조지(157,419본/ha)에서는 졸참나무, 초피나무, 청미래덩굴, 칡 등이 주요 종으로 나타났으며, 낮은 갱신량을 보인 습지(57,895본/ha)에서는 국수나무, 밤나무, 조록싸리, 까치수염, 두릅나무, 때죽나무 등이 주요종으로 나타났다. 치수고와 근원경 발달의 분석결과 습지가 건조지에 비해 생장속도가 빨랐으며, 근원경 대비 수고 생장속도는 건조지가 습지에 비해 빠른 것으로 나타났다. 습지에서 갱신치수는 발아한 후 5년이 경과했을 때 급격한 생장량을 나타내는 것으로 확인되었다. 이는 갱신 치수가 주변 식생과의 경쟁 등 생육환경에 적응할 수 있는 능력을 갖추게 되면 급격한 생장을 이루는 것으로 판단되므로, 습한 지역에서의 천연갱신 시업 초기에는 건조한 지역에 비하여 풀베기 작업 등의 관리를 보다 집약적으로 수행하여야 할 것으로 판단되었다.

Figure 1. Map showing the study area.

Figure 2. Sampling plots design in Pinus densiflora forest.

Figure 3. Flowchart for data analysis method.

Figure 4. Figure showing the environmental factors according to regeneration density.

Figure 5. Topography classification according to soil humidity.

Figure 6. Indicator value of major species in under-story vegetation of each habitat.

Figure 7. Seedling occurrence according to habitat types.

Figure 8. Height of seedlings according to habitat types.

Figure 10. Correlation of root collar diameter and seedlings height (Dry habitat).

Figure 9. Root collar diameter according to habitat types.

Figure 11. Correlation of root collar diameter and seedlings height (Wet habitat).

Figure 12. The annual height growth curve of the seedlings according to habitat types.

Figure 13. A functional formula and the trend of seedling growth over time.

Table 1. Number of investigation site according to soil humidity.

Table 2. Coverage and importance value of shrub layer.

Table 3. Coverage and importance value of herb layer.

Table 4. The annual height growth curve of the seedlings according to regeneration types.

Table 5. A functional formula and the trend of seedling growth over time.