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Understanding Forest Status of the Korean Peninsula in 1910: A Focus on Digitization of Joseonimyabunpodo (The Korean Peninsula Forest Distribution Map)

1910년 한반도 산림의 이해: 조선임야분포도의 수치화를 중심으로

  • Bae, Jae Soo (Division of Forest Industry, National Institute of Forest Science) ;
  • Kim, Eun-Sook (Division of Forest Ecology and Climate Change, National Institute of Forest Science)
  • 배재수 (국립산림과학원 산림산업연구과) ;
  • 김은숙 (국립산림과학원 기후변화생태연구과)
  • Received : 2019.05.17
  • Accepted : 2019.07.29
  • Published : 2019.09.30

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze and clarify the forest information shown in the Korean Peninsula Forest Distribution Map (KPFDM) printed in 1910. First, the background, process, results, and reliability of the Forest Survey Project (1910), which is the basis of the KPFDM, were evaluated. Next, the information of the KPFDM, preserved as a paper map, was digitized to show forest status and forest type. The results of the analysis can be summarized as follows: Analyzing the Korean peninsula of the 1910 period in terms of the present South and North Korean regions, stocked forests were found to be more widely distributed (73%) in the northern region. The southern region largely consisted of deforested areas, with young-growth trees and unstocked forests making up 80% of all forests there. The northern region had abundant natural forests, with 80% of the forests in Yanggang-do, which currently includes Mt. Baekdu and the Hyesan area, composed of stocked forests. Pinus densiflora was found about 2.7 times more often in the southern region than in the northern region. Large numbers of coniferous trees excluding Pinus densiflora were found in the northern region. In particular, 53% of the forests and 72% of the stocking land in the southern region were composed of Pinus densiflora.

이 연구의 목적은 1910년에 제작된 조선임야분포도의 산림정보를 해석하고 그 의미를 밝히는 데 있다. 이를 위해 먼저 조선임야분포도 제작의 바탕이 되는 임적조사의 배경, 추진과정, 결과와 그 신뢰도를 평가하였다. 다음으로 종이 도면으로 남아 있는 조선임야분포도의 정보를 수치화하여 산림상태, 임상 면적 정보를 생산하였다. 분석 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1910년 한반도를 현재의 남한과 북한 지역으로 구분하여 분석할 경우, 북한지역이 성림지의 73%가 분포할 정도로 남한지역보다 좋은 산림을 보유하고 있었다. 당시 남한지역은 치수발생지와 무립목지가 전체 산림의 8할을 차지할 정도로 황폐화된 산림이 많았다. 현재 백두산과 혜산이 포함된 양강도 산림의 8할이 성림지로 구성되어 있을 정도로 우량한 산림을 보유하고 있었다. 소나무는 남한지역이 북한지역보다 약 2.7배 많이 분포하였다. 소나무 이외의 침엽수는 대부분 북한지역에 분포하였다. 특히 남한지역 임야의 53%, 입목지 면적의 72%가 소나무로 구성되어 있었다.

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