• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2007년도 Proceedings of ISRS 2007
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• pp.258-261
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• 2007

Although there have been lack of studies using X-band SAR data particularly for forestry application as compared to C-, and L-band SAR data, it has a potential to distinguish tree species because most signals are backscattered on the top of canopy. This study aimed to compare signal characteristics of multi-band SAR data including X-band for classifying tree species. The data used for the study are SIR-C/X-SAR data (X-, C-, L-band) obtained on Oct. 3, 1994 over the forest area near Seoul, S. Korea. Thirty ground sample plots were collected per each tree species. Initial comparison of backscattering coefficients among three SAR bands shows that X-band data showed better separation of tree species than C- and L-band SAR data irrespective of polarization. The weak penetrating in canopy layer might be possible source of information for X-band data to be useful for the classification of forest species and cover type mapping.

• Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.76-81
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• 2021

With continuous decline of Philippine forest cover, sustainable forest management and restoration are essential to restore destroyed forest ecosystems. Unfortunately, of ten most planted trees in reforestation projects in the Philippines, eight are exotic species, with large leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) being the most dominant. In this study, effect of Swietenia macrophylla in reforestation projects on native tree species was evaluated. Effects of S. macrophylla leaf litter, frequency, and canopy closure on the growth of the Philippine native species Pterocarpus indicus were investigated. Results showed that S. macrophylla leaf litter significantly inhibited the growth of P. indicus seedlings based on root collar-to-shoot height. The standardized growth rate of seedlings in plots without S. macrophylla leaf litter was significantly higher than the growth rate of seedlings in plots with leaf litter. Furthermore, there was no significant difference in the standardized growth rate of seedlings between plots without leaf litter and a control plot. On the contrary, S. macrophylla tree frequency and canopy closure showed no significant effect. These results attest to the negative effect of widely planted S. macrophylla to a valuable Philippine native tree P. indicus. With accumulating scientific evidence about negative effects of S. macrophylla on native trees, discontinued use in tree planting and reforestation efforts with active management of restoration sites previously planted with large leaf mahogany are needed.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2005년도 Proceedings of ISRS 2005
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• pp.512-514
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• 2005

Accurate DEM surface of forest floor is very important to extract any meaningful information regarding forest stand structure, such as tree heights, stand density, crown morphology, and biomass. In airborne lidar data processing, DEM data of forest floor is mostly generated by interpolating those elevation points obtained from last laser returns. In this study, we try to analyze the property of the last laser return under relatively dense forest canopy. Airborne laser data were obtained over the study area in relatively dense pine plantation forest. Two DEM data were generated by using all the points in the last laser returns and using only those points after removing non-ground points. From the preliminary analysis on these DEM data, we found that more than half of points among the last laser returns are actually hit from canopy, branches, and understory vegetation that should be removed before generating the surface DEM data.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.15-22
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• 2011

An experimental variable rate nursery sprayer was developed to adjust application rates for canopy volume in real time. The sprayer consisted of two vertical booms integrated with ultrasonic sensors, and variable rate nozzles coupled with pulse width modulation (PMW) based solenoid valves. A custom-designed microcontroller instructed the sensors to detect canopy size and occurrence and then controlled nozzles to achieve variable application rates. A spray delivery system, which consisted of diaphragm pump, pressure regulator and 4-cycle gasoline engine, offered the spray discharge function. Spray delay time, time adjustment in spray trigger for the leading distance of the sensor, was measured with a high-speed camera, and it was from 50 to 140 ms earlier than the desired time (398 ms) at 3.2 km/h under indoor conditions. Consequently, the sprayer triggered 4.5 to 12.5 cm prior to detected targets. Duty cycles of the sprayer were from 20 to 34 ms for senor-to-canopy (STC) distance from 0.30 to 0.76 m. Outdoor test confirmed that the nozzles were triggered from 290 to 380 ms after detecting tree canopy at 3.2 km/h. The spray rate of the new sprayer was 58.4 to 85.2% of the constant application rate (935 L/ha). Spray coverage was collected at four areas of evergreen canopy by water sensitive papers (WSP), and ranged from 1.9 to 41.1% and 1.8 to 34.7% for variable and constant rate applications, respectively. One WSP area had significant (P < 0.05) difference in mean spray coverage between two application conditions.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.691-706
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 해안 매립도시인 안산시 철도변 완충녹지를 대상으로 완충녹지의 문제점을 분석하고, 완충녹지의 공간기능과 식재개념에 적합한 식재방안을 제시하였다. 안산시 철도별 완충녹지의 식재밀도는 $0.04{\sim}0.17$주/$m^2$ 이었고, 녹지용적계수는 $0.15{\sim}1.65m^3/m^2$로 녹량이 부족하여 완충기능이 미흡하였다. 마운딩 완충녹지의 토양경도는 $2.72{\sim}15kg/cm^2$로 식생생육에 적합하지 않았다. 완충녹지의 기능을 향상시키기 위해 야생조류 서식 측면의 생물서식기능, 주변 토지이용 측면의 도시공원기능, 식재수종 계절성 측면의 경관개선기능을 검토하였다. 완충녹지를 기능에 따라 생물서식기능의 완충녹지, 완충 및 경관개선기능의 완충녹지, 경관 및 도시공원기능의 완충녹지, 완충 및 생물서식기능의 완충녹지로 재설정하였다. 완충기능 식재방안에서는 곰솔 등을 주요종으로 선정하고, 교목종 0.4주/$m^2$, 관목종 0.5주/$m^2$로 식재밀도를 설정하였고, 경관개선 기능에서는 느티나무, 산벚나무, 살구나무 등을 주요종으로 선정하고 교목종 0.2주/$m^2$, 관목종 0.5주/$m^2$로 식재밀도를 설정하였다. 생물서식기능에서는 상수리나무, 산벚나무, 팥배나무 등을 주요종으로 선정하고, 적정 식재 밀도를 교목종 0.06주/$m^2$, 아교목종 0.1주/$m^2$, 관목종 0.8주/$m^2$로 식재밀도를 제시하였다.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2006년도 Proceedings of ISRS 2006 PORSEC Volume II
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• pp.676-679
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• 2006

Mangrove crowns were delineated using active sensor LIDAR (LIght Detection And Ranging) data by a crown delineating model developed in this study. LIDAR data were acquired from airborne survey by a helicopter for the estuary of Macouria in the northeast coast of French Guiana. The canopy height image was derived from LIDAR vector data by calculating the difference between ground and non-ground data. The mangrove site in the study area was classified to three sectors by the time of mangrove settlement; Mangrove 1986, 2002 and 2003. The estimated crown of Mangrove 1986 was reliable defined for their size, number and volume because of larger crown size and bigger variation of crown height. The tree crown size of Mangrove 2002 and 2003 by the model was overestimated and the number of trees was much underestimated. The estimated crown was not for single crown but a crown group due to homogenous crown height and spatial resolution of LIDAR data. However the canopy height image derived from LIDAR data provided three-dimensional information of mangroves.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.37-49
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• 2015

본 연구는 도시 내 가로수 및 가로녹지의 수종, 식재유형, 가로녹지 구조, 녹량(녹지용적)에 따른 기온 변화량을 규명하고자 하였다. 수종별 비교 가능한 3종 이상의 가로수가 식재된 유형은 교목 1열+관목이었으며, 보차간 기온차이 평균값 간 분석에서 소나무 $1.35^{\circ}C$, 느티나무 $1.84^{\circ}C$, 은행나무 $2.00^{\circ}C$, 양버즘나무 $2.57^{\circ}C$이었다. 규격이 크고 수관폭이 넓은 수종은 가로변에 그늘을 제공하여 기온 저감에 상당한 영향을 주는 것으로 분석되었다. 가로수 식재유형과 기온과의 관계 분석결과는 교목 1열 유형은 평균기온 차이 $1.80^{\circ}C$, 교목 2열 유형은 평균기온 차이 $2.15^{\circ}C$로 교목 열수 증가에 따라 보차간 기온차이 평균값이 큰 것을 알 수 있었다. 가로녹지 구조별 기온 저감 효과 분석결과는 교목 유형 $1.94^{\circ}C$, 교목+관목 유형 $2.49^{\circ}C$, 교목+아교목+관목 유형 $2.57^{\circ}C$이었으며, 기온저감은 단층구조보다 다층구조에서 효과적이었다. 녹량(녹지용적량)과 기온저감량과의 관계 분석에서는 녹량이 많을수록 기온저감 효과가 커지는 것으로 분석되었다. 연구 결과 수관용적이 크고 교목층의 열수가 많으며, 다층구조인 식재형태는 가로 내 녹량과 관계가 있음을 의미하였다. 본 결과를 바탕으로 기온 저감 효과와 기능 강화를 위한 가로녹지 조성 기준을 제안하였다. 보도폭 3m 이하인 경우에는 수관용적이 작은 낙엽활엽수와 최대 1m의 띠녹지 조성을 통한 교목+관목의 구조를 제시하였다. 보도폭 3m 이상인 경우에는 수관용적이 큰 낙엽활엽수 다열 식재 및 1m 이상의 띠녹지 조성, 교목과 관목뿐만 아니라, 아교목 성상의 수목 식재를 통한 다층구조 녹지조성이 가능할 것으로 판단되었다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.325-330
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• 2007

Recognizing the ecological importance of forest gap formation for forest community structure, we examined the differences in species diversity between forest gaps and closed canopy areas for trees and shrubs in three developmental stages (seedling, sapling I, and sapling II) in a typical mixed broadleaved-Korean pine forest. We randomly placed 100 sample plots ($2{\times}2m$ for seedling and sapling I, and $5{\times}5m$ for sapling II) in forest gap and closed canopy areas of a 9 ha permanent sample plot for vegetation surveys of plants of each developmental stage in each habitat type. Even though the formation of forest gaps encouraged the occurrence of gap-dependent species and increased overall species diversity, there were no significant differences in species richness among the three developmental stages for both tree and shrub species (p>0.05). Comparing the two types of sites, statistical tests revealed no difference in species richness for trees, but highly significant differences (p<0.01) between forest types for shrubs for seedlings and sapling I, but not sapling II. Analysis of variance test indicated that there were no significant differences in species diversity among the three developmental stages of tree species (p>0.05) for both Simpson and Shannon indices. The variance for shrub seedlings was significantly different between forest gaps and closed canopy areas, but not for sapling I and sapling II. The analysis showed that the species diversity in forest gaps was significantly different from that of closed canopy areas for seedling and sapling I (p<0.01), but not for sapling II (p>0.05).

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.74-81
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• 2016

Classified into sub-tree of the growth-form, Acer pseudosieboldianum and Carpinus cordata hardly reach the uppermost canopy with limited height growth potentiality in the natural deciduous forest. However, the two species usually dominate lower stories of the forest, playing an important role in overall ecological characteristics in the forest. Based on the vegetation data of 106 $20m{\times}20m$ sample plots in Mt. Jumbong area, this study was carried out to evaluate ecological constitution by several quantitative analysis so as to understand the mechanism of the natural deciduous forest. The results indicated that individuals of A. pseudosieboldianum and C. cordata were absent or few in overstory, but emerged the most dominant species in midstory and understory, providing adequate proof of the ecological importance. The comparison of indices of succession between presented and predicted values in midstory did not make much difference, suggesting that the species composition would not change much and come close to steady state in midstory and understory. The pair combination of species association noted that A. pseudosieboldianum had significant positive association with C. cordata, Quercus mongolica, and Tilia amurensis had significant positive association with A. pseudosieboldianum, A. pictum subsp. mono and Fraxinus mandshurica but negative association with F. rhynchophylla. Being compared with other major canopy tree species in the study forest, the target species of A. pseudosieboldianum and C. cordata had strong regeneration strategies, partially characterized by large number of saplings and pole sized trees and high ratio of live crown, which indicated high shade tolerance to survive in the limited amount of light under the canopy. Even though A. pseudosieboldianum and C. cordata do not reach and occupy the canopy layer mainly due to the inherent growth form, they would have highest competitive potentiality to prosper and dominate in the midstory of the natural deciduous forest.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.486-492
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• 1998

설악산국립공원의 주봉인 대청봉(해발 1,708m)을 중심으로 남향사면인 오색-대청봉지역과 북향사면인 신흥사-대청봉지역을 대상으로 사면방향과 해발고에 따른 교목층의 산림군집구조를 조사분석하였다. 특수한 지형인 주능선부에 위치하는 북향사면의 상부를 제외하면, 동일 해발고일 경우 남향사면은 북향사면에 비햐여 교목상층 개체목의 크기가 작고 밀도가 높으며 교목층의 종다양도가 낮은 경향을 보였다. 해발고간 지형조건이 유사한 남향사면의 경우 해발고가 높아짐에 따라 교목상, 하층의 흉고단면적이 증가하였다. 남향사면의 해발고가 증가함에 따라 교목층에서 중요치가 감소하는 수종은 신갈나무, 쪽동백나무, 생각나무 등이었으며, 증가하는 수종은 잣나무, 사스래나무, 시닥나무, 철쭉꽃 등이었다. Cluster와 ordination분석에 의하여 산림군집을 교목상층에 의하여 구분한 결과 남향사면의 상, 중, 하부와 북향사면의 중, 하부에 위치하는 신갈나무군집, 북향사면 상부의 사스래나무군집, 정상부의 구상나무군집 등 3개 군집으로 구분되었다.