• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.41 no.6
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• pp.551-558
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• 2013

Ethanol extracts from Rhododendrom brachycarpum and Abies koreana were investigated for their anti-allergic activities using RBL-2H3 cell line. After treatment with ethanol extracts of various concentrations on the immune response induced mast cell by concanavalin A (Con A), the expressions of cytokine interleukin-4 (IL-4), interleukin-13 (IL-13) were determined by using RT-PCR and the degranulation of mast cells was determined by measuring ${\beta}$-hexosaminidase release. Expression level of IL-4 was decreased by the extract from Rhododendrom brachycarpum in $10^{-7}$, $10^{-5}$ and $10^{-3}%$ concentrations. Expression level of IL-13 was also decreased by both extracts. ${\beta}$-Hexosaminidase release by RBL-2H3 cells was inhibited at the $10^{-5}$ and $10^{-3}%$ concentration of extracts from Rhododendrom brachycarpum and Abies koreana, respectively. These results demonstrate that ethanol extracts of Rhododendron brachycarpum and Abies koreana exert anti-allergic effects by regulating the reduction of IL-4 and IL-13 genes expression and also the secretion of ${\beta}$-hexosaminidase.

• Proceedings of the Plant Resources Society of Korea Conference
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• 2019.04a
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• pp.73-73
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• 2019

전나무속(Abies Miller, 1754)은 지구상에서 북반구를 중심으로 50여 종이 현존하고 있다. 전나무속은 주로 높은 고도의 산지 또는 수목 한계선 주변에 자연적 분포지를 형성하고 있으며, 국내에는 전나무(A. holophylla), 분비나무(A. nephrolepis) 및 구상나무(A. koreana), 총 3종이 자생하고 있다. 하지만 국내에 자생하는 3종의 경우도 쇠퇴가 급격히 진행되고 있다. 특히 대한민국 특산식물인 한라산의 구상나무는 IUCN Redlist 상의 'Threatened species' category 종으로 등재되어 있을 뿐만 아니라 구상나무 어린 나무(치수)의 수가 급격히 줄어 우리 사회에서 문제가 직면한 '저출산 고령화 사회'와 유사하다고 할 수 있다. 하지만, 구상나무의 어린 나무에 관한 연구가 미비한 실정이다. 게다가 선행연구에서도 어린 나무의 기준이 모호하다. 따라서 본 연구는 구상나무 등 국내 자생하는 구상나무 천연묘의 기준을 정립하여 추후 진행되는 구상나무 등 전나무속 어린 나무에 관한 연구에 표준화를 유도할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다. 우선, 국내.외 소나무과 어린나무에 관한 논문을 정리 및 분석하였고, 구상나무 어린나무가 자생하는 숲의 구조(제주조릿대 등) 및 환경(암석노출도) 등)에 적절한 높이와 아린흔의 갯수를 참고로 기준안을 제시해 보고자 한다. 본 연구의 기준안은 선행연구에서 조사된 구상나무 어린나무 3,138개체의 높이 및 아린흔 갯수를 토대로 구분해볼 수 있었다. 우선, 높이에 대한 기준은 1년생묘(당해묘, 5cm 미만)-유묘(5cm~10cm 미만)-성묘(대묘, 10cm~30cm 미만)-치수(30cm~100cm 미만) cf.전생치수-유목(100cm 이상) 5단계로 구분되었다. 아린흔 갯수에 대한 기준도 또한 1년생묘(1개)-유묘(2개~6개)-성묘(대묘, 7개~15개)-치수(16개~20개) cf.전생치수-유목(21개 이상) 5단계로 구분되었다.

• Proceedings of the Plant Resources Society of Korea Conference
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• 2019.04a
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• pp.36-36
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• 2019

본 연구는 한라산국립공원 동사면에 위치한 구상나무숲 장기생태 모니터링 5ha 조사지역 ($20{\times}20m$, 125개 방형구)에서 구상나무의 유묘 및 치수 발생 현황을 파악하기 위하여 수행되었다. 조사는 2016년 6~8월 사이에 $5{\times}5m$ 방형구 125곳에 대해 계통추출법을 적용하여 실시하였다. 조사한 전체 125개 방형구 중에서 54개에서만 유묘가 관찰되었으며, 그 내용은 유묘 615개체 및 치수 1개체로 총 616개체가 발견되었다. 그러나 과반수의 71개 방형구에서 치수뿐만 아니라 유묘도 출현하지 않았다. 심지어 전체 125개 방형구에서 유묘가 가장 많이 관찰된 방형구(2-6지역, 95개체)를 제외하면, 나머지 124개 방형구의 평균 유묘 개체수는 4.2개로 매우 적었고 높이도 35cm 이하에 불과했다. 이와 함께 장기생태 모니터링 조사 지역 내에서 $1{\times}1m$ 방형구 183곳에 대해 단순 무작위 추출법으로 발생지 조사를 수행하였다. 발생지 조사 결과 유묘 2,518개체, 치수 2개체 및 유목 2개체 등 총 2,522개체가 발견되어 계통추출법을 적용한 조사와 유사한 결과가 나타났다. 본 연구를 통해 한라산국립공원 동사면 구상나무숲 내에서 구상나무 유묘의 발생은 어느 정도 이루어지고 있으나, 교란으로 인하여 치수로의 발달이 제한되는 것으로 판단된다. 여러 교란 요인 중에서 조사된 총 3,138개체 중 12.1%, 381개체에서 유제류인 노루에 의한 섭식이 확인되어 노루의 섭식이 유묘 발생 및 치수 발달에 교란을 야기하는 가장 중요한 요인으로 추정해볼 수 있다. 한반도 특산식물 구상나무의 보전 대책 수립을 위한 유묘 및 치수 교란 원인에 대한 지속적인 모니터링이 진행되어야 한다고 사료된다.

• Journal of Wetlands Research
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.62-71
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• 2024

To assess the ecological changes of Korean fir (Abies koreana E. H. Wilson) under climate change conditions, growth and physiological responses were analyzed over a 5-year period in a control group (outdoors) and in a treatment group where the temperature and CO2 levels were elevated to closely resemble RCP 4.5 conditions. The results showed an increasing trend in annual branch length of A.koreana in the climate change treatment group over time. While climate change conditions did not significantly impact the morphological differences of A.koreana leaves, they did influence the biomass of the leaves, suggesting that as climate change progresses, the productivity of A.koreana leaves may decline. On the other hand, the chlorophyll content in A.koreana under climate change conditions was higher in the climate change treatment group, whereas the photosynthesis rate, transpiration rate, water use efficiency and stomatal conductance was higher in the control group. This suggests that an environment with elevated temperature and CO2 could influence an increase in stomatal density, but having a negative impact on photosynthetic reactions. Further research on stomatal density under each environmental treatment will be required to confirm this hypothesis. Additionally, as this study only observed changes in leaf biomass, further empirical research should be considered to understand the changes in biomass of A.koreana under climate change conditions. In conclusion, the environmental adaptability of A.koreana is expected to weaken in the long term under elevated temperatures and CO2.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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• v.18 no.6
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• pp.135-149
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• 2015

Korean fir(Abies koreana E.H.Wilson 1920), endemic tree species of Korean peninsula, is considered as vulnerable and endangered species to recent rapid environmental changes such as land use and climate change. There are limited activities and efforts to find natural habitats of Korean fir for conservation of the species and habitats. In this study, by applying SDMs (Species Distribution Models) based on climate and topographic factors of Korean fir, we developed Korean fir's predicted distribution model and explored novel natural habitats. In Mt. Shinbulsan, Youngnam region and Mt. Songnisan, we could find korean fir's two novel habitat and the former was the warmest($13^{\circ}C$ in annual mean temperature), the driest(1,200mm~1,600mm in annual rainfall) and relatively low altitude environment among Korean fir's habitats in Korea. The result of SDMs did not include mountain areas of Gangwon-do as habitats of A. nephrolepis, because there were different contributions of key habitat environment factors, summer rainfall, winter mean temperature and winter rainfall, between A. koreana and A. nephrolepis. Our results raise modification of other distribution models on Korean fir. Novel habitat of Korean fir in Mt. Shinbulsan revealed similar habitat affinity of the species, ridgy and rocky site, with other habitats in Korea. Our results also suggest potential areas for creation of Korea fir's alternative habitats through species reintroduction in landscape and ecosystem level.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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• v.19 no.6
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• pp.19-30
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• 2016

The projection of climate-related range shift is critical information for conservation planning of Korean fir (Abies koreana E. H. Wilson). We first modeled the distribution of Korean fir under current climate condition using five single-model species distribution models (SDMs) and the pre-evaluation weighted ensemble method and then predicted the distributions under future climate conditions projected with HadGEM2-AO under four $CO_2$ emission scenarios, the Representative Concentration Pathways (RCP) 2.6, 4.5, 6.0 and 8.5. We also investigated the predictive uncertainty stemming from five individual algorithms and four $CO_2$ emission scenarios for better interpretation of SDM projections. Five individual algorithms were Generalized linear model (GLM), Generalized additive model (GAM), Multivariate adaptive regression splines (MARS), Generalized boosted model (GBM) and Random forest (RF). The results showed high variations of model performances among individual SDMs and the wide range of diverging predictions of future distributions of Korean fir in response to RCPs. The ensemble model presented the highest predictive accuracy (TSS = 0.97, AUC = 0.99) and predicted that the climate habitat suitability of Korean fir would increase under climate changes. Accordingly, the fir distribution could expand under future climate conditions. Increasing precipitation may account for increases in the distribution of Korean fir. Increasing precipitation compensates the negative effects of increasing temperature. However, the future distribution of Korean fir is also affected by other ecological processes, such as interactions with co-existing species, adaptation and dispersal limitation, and other environmental factors, such as extreme weather events and land-use changes. Therefore, we need further ecological research and to develop mechanistic and process-based distribution models for improving the predictive accuracy.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.28 no.5
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• pp.524-531
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• 2018

The essential oil from Abies koreana E.H. Wilson had been developed, however, its efficacy has not yet been studied especially in terms of skin care research. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of Abies koreana extracts (AKE) on melanogenesis and wrinkle formation in B16F10 melanoma cells (B16F10) and human dermal fibroblast cell line (HDF). The essential oil was extracted by hydrodistillation method and purified by anhydrous sodium sulfate. At a concentration of $10^{-5}$-fold, viability in these cells had been defined by cytotoxicity assays. Anti-melanogenic effects on B16F10 were evaluated using tyrosinase inhibition assay, and real-time PCR for verifying gene expression of tyrosinase, tyrosinase related protein-1 and -2 (TRP-1 and -2). AKEs reduced about 5-fold of tyrosinase inhibitory activity compared to ${\alpha}$-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (${\alpha}$-MSH)-induced group and about 30% reduction compared to Arbutin induced group. The mRNA levels of three melanin-related factors were increased, separately. To investigate the effects of anti-wrinkle, procollagen type I c peptide synthesis assay (PIP) and Western blot were performed. At AKE-treated group, PIP was up-regulated and the expression of collagen type 1 and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-1 were improved. Furthermore, AKE presented anti-wrinkle effects by increasing UVB-inhibited collagen type 1 expression, and reducing UVB-induced MMP-1 production at $60mJ/cm^2$ of UVB radiation. Therefore, Abies koreana extracts has potentials as a safe and an effective skin ingredient for whitening and anti-wrinkle.

• Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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• v.34 no.5
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• pp.491-501
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• 2021

This study was carried out to investigate the occurrence of seedlings of Korean fir (Abies koreana) in Korean fir forest located on the eastern slope of Mt. Halla National Park. Between June and August in 2016, the systematic sampling method was applied to 125 plots of 5 m × 5 m quadrats and field survey was came out to measure the characteristics of sites and understory vegetation. Correlation analysis was applied to the variables quantified from the data collected. Total number of flora found at the study site is 31 in families, 44 in genera, and 56 in species. The main lower layer vegetation was investigated such as Jeju dwarf bamboo, Toothed club moss (Lycopodium serratum), Pacific fir moss (Lycopodium chinense), Climbing hydrangea (Hydrangea petiolaris) etc. Among these plant species, the vegetation which had a high positive correlation with the frequency and the coverage of seedlings of Korean fir were Jeju dwarf bamboo, Toothed club moss and Pacific fir moss.

• Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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• v.31 no.6
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• pp.549-556
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• 2017

The purpose of this study was to investigate the change of spatial distribution of Korean fir (Abies koreana E. H. Wilson) in Mt. Hallasan for the past 10 years. We examined the distribution and crown density between 2006 and 2015 and analyzed the elevation, direction, and regional characteristics. The total area of Korean fir was 626.0ha in 2015, which declined by 112.3ha accounting for 15.2% for the past 10 years compared to 738.3ha in 2006. For the past 10 years, the area of moderately dense Korean fir with the crown density of 41% to 70% decreased by 72.6ha while the area of dense Korean fir with the crown density of 71% or more deceased by 21.3ha. The area with an elevation between 1,510m and 1,600m showed the largest change, accounting for 32.6% of the total declining area. Regarding the distribution by the direction, the area in the southeastern direction decreased by 23.4ha while the area in the southeast and northeast centered on the eastern direction decreased by 62.3ha, which accounted for 55.5% of the total area. Regarding the change of the distribution of Korean fir forest area by the region, the decrease of the area from the Jindallaebat to the top of the mountain was the largest at 84.6ha, or 71.8% of the total decreased area. The Yeongshil Trail area decreased by 25.3ha or 21.5% of the total while the Keundurewat area decreased by 8.0ha or 6.8%. On the contrary, the Bangaeoreum area increased by 5.6ha. The results indicate the large decrease of area of Korean fir forest centered on a particular location of Mt. Hallasan. Considering the changes according to the elevation, direction, and regional characteristics, it can be attributed to increasing frequency of abnormal climates such as typhoons and droughts.

• Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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• v.104 no.3
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• pp.360-367
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• 2015

The present study investigated the habitats of Korean fir trees (Abies koreana E. H. Wilson) on Mt. Baekwun (Baekwun-san), determined the current distribution, quantified the contribution of biological and non-biological environmental factors affecting the distribution, derived actual and potential habitats, presented a plan for the establishment of protected areas, applied RCP 8.5 climate change scenario to analyze the effects of climate change on the future distribution of Korean fir trees, and predicted future potential habitats. According to the results of the study, 3,325 Korean fir trees (DBH >= 2.5 cm) inhabited Mt. Baekwun, and their distribution area was approximately 150 ha. Populations of Korean fir trees were confirmed to exist at an altitude of 900 m above sea level and were distributed up to 1,200 m. Based on potential distribution, areas appropriate for habitation by Korean fir trees were analyzed to be 450 ha, three times the current distribution area, with a focus on Sang Peak (Sang-bong), Eokbul Peak (Eokbul-bong), Ddari Peak (Ddari-bong), and Dosol Peak (Dosol-bong). The forest stands near Sang Peak, the main peak, were evaluated as those with the most appropriate potential for the habitation of Korean fir trees, and populations of the trees tended to prefer the northern slope rather than the southern slope. When climate change scenario RCP 8.5 was applied and future potential distribution was analyzed, the habitats were expected to decrease in area to 20 ha by 2050, with a focus on Sang Peak, and areas appropriate for habitation were predicted not to exist by 2080. Judging from such results, as global warming accelerates, the habitats of Korean fir trees are clearly expected to move from lowlands to highlands.