• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.84-96
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• 2012

A special type of indigenous knowledge on plants utilization and farming system was explored by the Garo tribe community in the North-East region of Bangladesh, which correspond to the severe dependence on homestead forest. Results show that the Garo are totally dependent on the natural resources and that the extent of their dependency is faithfully reflected in their ethno-botanical knowledge. Dependencies that the study addressed focused on various aspects of food, fruit, energy, timber and health care on plants products. Garo tribe community in Bangladesh followed agrosilvipastoral system in their homesteads. They have indigenous hunting procedure to trap the animal in the forest. A total of 9 foods, 15 fruits, 12 energy-producing and 11 timber species was found and recorded that the Garo used in their daily life. Moreover, Garo used 23 medicinal plants species and have vast indigenous knowledge about using herbal medicine in daily health care practices. The Garo women do mostly the household activities, managing homestead forest and helping agricultural field where men perform all hard working activities like ploughing, cutting trees, digging the soil, preparation of horticultural and agricultural land, hunting, etc. The overall quality of life of the Garo could be considerably upgraded if ethno-botanical issues and their own indigenous knowledge will complement with scientific knowledge. The findings of the study conclude that the conservation of the indigenous knowledge of the Garo tribe related to plants utilization can also be turned to good account in forest conservation and is an important tool in this tribal area of Bangladesh.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.101-109
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• 2009

The Hajong are the ancient tribal forest community among the ethnic minorities of the North-East region of Bangladesh. The study was carried out with respect to three income groups highlighting their indigenous knowledge. A total of forty-five households (fifteen from each income groups) were assessed using different participatory appraisals through semi-structured questionnaires. A special type of indigenous knowledge on food habit was explored in the Hajong community, which correspond to the severe dependence on forest resources. They collect their food resources from homestead forest (45%) followed by forest (40%), market and others. They have indigenous hunting procedure to trap the animal in the forest. Twenty three tree species were tremendously planted in their homestead forests which are the very important source of food. Male are highly responsible to collect the food materials from forest as well as other sources.

• Mycobiology
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.203-212
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• 2022

Fungi act as important decomposers in the forest environment. They recycle essential nutrients, promote plant growth through mycorrhizal relationships, and act as food for small animals. Samples of 265 indigenous fungal species were collected from Mudeungsan National Park in 2020. These species were identified based on morphological, molecular, and phylogenetic analyses using the internal transcribed spacer (ITS), nuclear large subunit rRNA (LSU), and RNA polymerase II second largest subunit (rpb2) regions. Subsequently, seven species were identified as unrecorded species in Korea: Cordyceps cicadae, Dentocorticium bicolor, Hymenochaete nanospora, Physisporinus crataegi, Rigidoporus piceicola, Russula raoultii, and Scutellinia crinita. This study reveals their detailed macro- and microscopic morphological characteristics with phylogenetic trees to report them as unrecorded species in Korea.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.157-164
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• 2013

The campus of Chittagong University in Bangladesh is rich in forest ecosystem. The campus has large area with vast tract of land planted with valuable timber tree species. The present study identifies and discovers the potential growing stock of the plantations in the campus area. This Growing stock was measured in three parameters viz. volume, biomass and organic carbon stock. Study identified thirty three economically valuable forest tree species in the plantations of Chittagong University. Out of three growing stock parameters, volume of timber was found to be low in indigenous tree species in the plantation sites other than exotic species. This might be due to their slow growth rate and low density in the plantation sites. However, biomass and organic carbon stock of trees per hactre area showed that indigenous species gather and sequester more timber and carbon respectively than introduced species. Plantations of Chittagong University campus can acquire $25.51m^3/ha$ volume of economically important tree species, where biomass and organic carbon stock is 222.33 tonne/ha and 107.48 tonne/ha respectively. This result shows a positive impression on the plantation site to be considered as good forest reserve.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.25-33
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• 2009

An ethno-medical investigation was carried out to understand the use of plants in indigenous health care practice of the Hajong tribe community in North Eastern Bangladesh. The study of ethnobotany relating to any tribe is in itself a very intricate or long-winded process. The present study was done through structured questionnaires in consultations with the tribal practitioners and has resulted in the documentation of 25 plant species belonging to 21 families including herbs (36%), shrubs (32%), trees (28%) and climber (4%) were frequently used by the Hajong tribe for curing 27 ailments. For curing ailments, the use of aboveground plant parts was higher (86.67%) than the underground plant parts (13.33%). Leaf was used in the majority of cases for medicinal preparation (13 species), followed by fruits (7 species), root/rhizome (4 species), whole plant (3 species) and besides these, seed, latex and bark were used one species each, respectively. The study thus underlines the potentials of the ethnobotanical research and the need for the documentation of indigenous healthcare knowledge pertaining to the medicinal plant utilization for the greater benefit of mankind.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.181-193
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• 2013

Climate change is considered to be one of the most serious threats and its impact is felt by the most vulnerable world's poorest countries including Bangladesh. In particular, ethnic communities, whose livelihoods depend on the use of natural resources, are likely to bear the brunt of adverse impacts. A case study was conducted in a fragile ecosystem of Lawachara national park of Bangladesh, to know the indigenous knowledge of the ethnic communities, how they adapt with the climate change impact by using indigenous knowledge. They use various IK to protect their crops from climate change impact. Thus, government should design policies which will be helpful to make them more resilience to face climate change impact.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제90권3호
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• pp.242-248
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• 2001

토지 이용 변화는 토양 내 유기물과 양분 상태에 영향을 줄 것으로 기대된다. 본 연구에서는 경기도 광주군 검단산 일대에서 과거 논으로 이용되다가 현재는 버드나무-신나무 우점의 산림으로 변한 지역, 밭에서 잣나무 인공조림지로 변한 지역, 그리고 과거부터 지속적으로 참나무류가 우점하고 있는 산림 지역 등 세 가지 토지 이용 형태를 선정하고 여기에서 토양 내 탄소와 질소의 농도, 토양 호흡, 그리고 질소 유효도 등을 측정, 비교하였다. 경작지의 휴경 후 20년이 경과한 다음, 토양 내 탄소와 질소의 농도는 토양 깊이 0-10cm, 10-20cm에서 과거 논이었던 지역이 다른 지역에 비하여 높은 것으로 나타났다. 또한 일반적으로 탄소와 질소의 농도는 표층에서 높고 토양 깊이가 증가할수록 점차 낮아지는 경향을 보였다. 이것은 유기물의 유입과 분해의 차이로 인한 축적량이 과거 논이었던 지역에서 가장 많기 때문이며, 탄소와 질소의 증가는 주로 표층에 국한한데에 기인하는 것으로 보인다. 토양 발생 이산화탄소량은 논에서 산림으로 변한 지역에서 가장 높게 나타났으며, 이는 토양 내 높은 탄소 농도와 습윤한 수분 조건 때문인 것으로 보인다. 이온교환수지봉지법으로 측정한 토양 내 질소 유효도는 토지 이용 형태에 따라 유의한 차이를 나타내었는데, 무기태 질소 $NH_4{^+}+NO_3{^-}$)의 유효도와 암모니움태 질소의 농도는 산림지역에서 가장 높고, 밭에서 산림으로 변한 지역, 논에서 산림으로 변한 지역의 순으로 점차 감소하였다.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제102권3호
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• pp.323-330
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• 2013

이 연구는 자생식물과 귀화식물이 분포하고 있는 중부 서해안에서의 토양특성과 식물 군락을 조사하여 해안지역에 출현하는 귀화식물을 체계적으로 관리하기 위한 기초자료를 제공하기 위하여 수행하였다. 연구 대상지는 충청남도 서천군, 보령시, 안면도, 태안군과 전라북도 부안군 일대의 해안사구 중 식물군락 발달이 양호한 8개 지역을 선정하였다. 2010년 4월부터 10월까지 $5m{\times}5m$ 크기의 조사구 총 69개소에서 토양 및 식생특성을 분석하였다. 조사지역 토성은 대부분 사토였으며, 자생식물 중 초본군락이 분포한 지역의 평균 토양산도는 pH 7.77, 목본군락은 pH 7.31로써 약알카리성과 중성으로 나타났으며, 염분농도는 초본군락이 평균 0.03%, 목본군락이 0.01%였다. 전기전도도는 초본군락이 $0.52ds.m^{-1}$, 목본군락이 $0.23ds.m^{-1}$로 나타났다. 귀화식물 중 초본군락이 분포한 지역의 평균 토양산도는 pH 7.12, 목본군락은 pH 7.34로써 중성에 가깝게 나타났다. 염분농도는 초본군락 0.01%, 목본군락 0.01%로 동일했으나 자생식물과는 차이가 있었다. 전기전도도는 초본군락 $0.29ds.m^{-1}$, 목본군락 $0.20ds.m^{-1}$로 나타났다. 해안사구 지역에서 군락을 이루고 분포하는 식물은 초본식물 20종, 목본식물 8종으로 총 17과 28종이었다. 귀화 식물은 7종, 자생식물은 21종이었다. 귀화식물은 평균적으로 자생식물보다 염분농도가 낮은 곳에서 출현하였다.

• 농업생명과학연구
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.47-58
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• 2011

The forest of Korea had been severely degraded since early 1900s until 1950s. Korean Government has successfully accomplished the reforestation works since 1960s. However, some plantations showed poor survival and growth caused by ignoring site characteristics in selecting plantation species and lack of tending works such as thinning. The natural regeneration of indigenous species, such as Quercus species and Pinus densiflora Siebold & Zucc., were examined in the plantations of Pinus koraiensis Siebold & Zucc. and Larix kaempferi Fortune ex Gordon. Quercus species regenerated mainly by sprouting while P. densiflora regenerated naturally from a few mother trees that remained in the plantations. P. koraiensis showed poor survival ($IVI{\leq}25%$) and suppressed growth (height ${\leq}3m$ and $DBH{\leq}3cm$ at 20 year-old) by Quercus species or P. densiflora in the plantation areas, however had high survival ($IVI{\geq}70%$) and growth (8 m height and 14.1 cm DBH at 20 year-old) in areas where silvicultural practices were conducted. L. kaempferi showed good survival ($IVI{\geq}40%$) and growth (17.2 m height and 16.3 cm DBH at 30 year-old) mostly in valley areas, while it was nearly dead ($IVI{\leq}10%$) in ridge or ridge-slope areas and was replaced by indigenous species such as Quercus species ($IVI{\geq}25{\sim}55%$) or P. densiflora ($IVI{\geq}18{\sim}50%$).

• 한국농림기상학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.86-94
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• 2002

본 연구의 목적은 폐광지의 환경 친화적인 식생 복원에 이용할 향토 수종 및 내성 수종을 선발하기 위하여 탄광 폐석지에 나타난 자연 이입종과 주변 산림 식생과의 연관성을 밝히는데 있다. 강원도 태백에 위치한 폐광지 주변 산림의 식생을 조사한 결과, 소도동의 교목층에서는 9종류, 아교목층에서는 13종류, 관목 층에서는 23종류 그리고 초본층에서는 23종류가 출현 하였다. 싸리재의 경우, 교목층에서는 6종류, 아교목층에서는 15종류, 관목층에서는 31종류 그리고 초본층에서는 25종류가 출현하였다. 1차 천이적인 단계에 있는 폐석지에서 출현한 종을 조사한 결과, 소도동에서는 31종류가 자연 이입종으로 나타났으며, 싸리재에서는 30종류가 출현하였다. 폐석지에서 출현한 종은 대조구인 소도동의 45종, 싸리재의 54종보다 훨씬 적었다. 탄광 폐석지와 주변 산림에서 공통으로 출현한 수종은 소도동의 경우 박달나무 등 6종, 싸리재의 경우 거제수나무 등 4종이었다. 즉 탄광 폐석지는 주변 산림의 상층림을 형성하고 있는 수종에서 종자가 이입되어 생존을 시도하고 있는 것으로 평가되었다. 특히 싸리재의 거제수나무는 주변 산림과 폐석지 경계부터 군집을 형성하고 있어 식생의 주변 효과를 나타냈으며, 소도동에서는 박달나무 등의 종자가 이입되어 자연적인 식생 복원이 이루어지고 있었다. 이러한 결과로 미루어 볼 때 교란된 지역에서의 식생 복원은 주변 산림 구 성종과 밀접한 관계가 있는 것으로 추정되었다.