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Analysis on the Plant and Site Characteristics for the Restoration of Sangrim Woodlands in Hamyang-Gun, Korea II (함양 상림 복원을 위한 식생 및 입지특성 분석 II)

  • Park, Jae-Hyeon
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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    • v.13 no.6
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    • pp.173-184
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    • 2010
  • This study was conducted to establish a management plan for the Sangrim Woodlands restoration by analyzing the vegetation survey and the site characteristics of the Sangrim Woodlands Natural Monument (Natural Monument 154) in Hamyang-Gun, Gyoungsangnam-Do, Korea. According to the vegetation analysis, the species diversity by the location of Sangrim was higher near forest (1.000) than near urban (0.358) areas. Although forest occupied 53% of the Sangrim woodlands area, it is still insufficient, requiring to transform arable land, lawn, or house areas to the forest within the woodlands. Soil bulk density was increased in access areas frequently used by public, while it was decreased in closed areas. Soil hardness at 0-10 cm soil depth was generally improved in the closed areas, while became worse in the public access areas compared with the soil hardness in 2004.

Estimation Instream Flow Incremental Methodology (IFIM)

  • Lee, Joo-Heon;Jeong, Sang-Man;Lee, Myung-Ho;Lee, Soo-Yong;Lee, Eun-Tae
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2005.05b
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    • pp.52-59
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    • 2005
  • The goal of this project is to estimate the instream flow of the Han River Basin to ensure the adequate supply of suitable quality water for preservation and enhancement of aquatic ecosystems. A applied model is Physical Habitant Simulation System(PHABSIM) of Instream Flow Incremental Methodology(IFIM). The parameters which are needed to simulation by PHABSIM such as flow depth, velocity distribution and channel cover with cross section data are obtained by field survey. The Habitat Suitability Criteria with the application of univariate curve on Zacco platypus as a target species was able to be established by conducting the field investigation. The estimated results of ecological recommended instream flow by this study has important meanings that the future river management have to seriously take into account for the natural environment and functions of river system.

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Indigenous Knowledge on the Utilization of Medicinal Plant Diversity in the Siwalik Region of Garhwal Himalaya, Uttarakhand

  • Gaur, R.D.;Sharma, Jyotsana
    • Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.23-31
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    • 2011
  • Ever since the dawn of civilization, the ambient vegetation and the resources constituted major source of human existence for various substantial requirements. Our present knowledge on plant resources emerged from the traditional heritable knowledge descended from generation to generation. However, traditional knowledge pertaining to several aspects remained untapped from various remote localities or populations. Furthermore, with the present trends of excessive exploitation of natural resources and degradation of habitats, conservation and ecological management require coherence of traditional skills and modern approaches. Therefore, the present study is to record traditional plant based knowledge among the inhabitants of Siwalik region of Uttarakhand Himalaya. Extensive field survey was made for the collection of data on the medicinal aspects of plant species in the study area covering the parts of districts Pauri, Dehradun and Haridwar. During the course of study 130 plant species belonging to 65 families are reported, used as traditional medicine by the local inhabitants of this region.

Analysis of Ecosystem Service Value Change Using a Land Cover Map (토지피복 지도를 이용한 생태계 서비스 가치 변화 분석)

  • Park, Meejeong;Jeon, Jeong Bae;Choi, Jin Ah;Kim, Eun Ja;Im, Chang Su
    • The Korean Journal of Community Living Science
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    • v.27 no.spc
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    • pp.681-688
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    • 2016
  • This study examined the effective uses of an ecosystem service value assessment in the fields of rural planning and development through archiving and reviewing/analyzing existing concepts, evaluation methods and prior examples of Ecosystem services. Based on land cover analysis, this study evaluated the usability changes in the ecosystem service value for a period spanning 1975 to 2000. The results from the countrywide data survey (with an exception of Jeju island) showed a 33.15% decrease in ESV by 2000. The total ESV represented 5,385 million USD in 1975, and 3,600 million USD in 2000 of the study area. In addition, the ecosystem service value with a scale of metro cities and provinces was also examined. The ESV of most regions decreased by 2000, but Daejeon and Kyeongnam, and Kyeongbuk provinces increased. The trends of year to year changes in the ESV were very diverse throughout the country. Jeonnam showed the smallest decrease, 747 million USD, which is 59% of the ESV in 1975. Nevertheless, the despite the regional differences in available natural resources, the natural resource assets value is ultimately determined by rural development policies and regional economic attributes. Therefore, an ecosystem service must be considered as an important criterion for rural planning and development policy.

Brief history of Korean national forest inventory and academic usage

  • Park, Byung Bae;Han, Si Ho;Rahman, Afroja;Choi, Byeong Am;Im, Young Suk;Bang, Hong Seok;So, Soon Jin;Koo, Kyung Mo;Park, Dae Yeon;Kim, Se Bin;Shin, Man Yong
    • Korean Journal of Agricultural Science
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    • v.43 no.3
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    • pp.299-319
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    • 2016
  • The National Forest Inventory (NFI) is important for providing fundamental data for basic forest planning and the establishment of forest policies for the purpose of implementing sustainable forest management. The purpose of this study is to present the development of Korea's NFI including legal basis, sampling design, and measured variables and to review the usage of NFI data. The survey methods and forestry statistics among the Unites States, Canada, Japan, China, and European countries were briefly compared. Total 140 publications utilizing NFI data between 2008 and 2015 were categorized with 15 subjects. Korea has conducted the NFI 6 times since 1971, but only the $6^{th}$ NFI is comparable with the fifth, the previous NFI, because the permanent sampling plots have been shared between the periods. The Korean Forestry Statistics contains only half as many variables as that of advanced countries in Forestry. More researches were needed to improve consistent measurement of diverse variables through implementation of advanced technologies. Additional data for Forest Health Monitoring since the NFI $6^{th}$ must be under quality control which will be an essential part of the inventories for providing the chronological change of forest health.

A Basic Study on the Planning of the Environment-Friendly Apartment Complex (환경친화형 주거단지 계획에 관한 기초조사 연구 - 전문가 의식조사를 중심으로 -)

  • 정유선;유영신;윤정숙
    • Proceeding of Spring/Autumn Annual Conference of KHA
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    • 2001.11a
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    • pp.27-32
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    • 2001
  • The purpose of this study is to accumulate basic data to establish planning direction and important planning factors for the environment-friendly apartment complex for sustainable development. For this purpose, the survey has been conducted to graduate students, architects and research experts in the field. The basic concept of planning factors far environment-friendly apartment complex are energy saving, resources saving, minimizing environment pollution, natural harmony, regional identity and pursuit of residents's health & amenity.

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Basic Survey for Evaluation of Instream flow at Natural Recovery Reach (자연형 하천 복원구간의 하천유지유량 산정을 위한 기초조사)

  • Sea, Kyu-Woo;Woo, Sang-Hwan;Kim, Gwang-Seob
    • Journal of Wetlands Research
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.119-131
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    • 2001
  • This study uses HEC-RAS for the quantitative aspects and the QUAL2E model for the qualitative aspects of the flow of urban streams, where the natural recovery system is applied. The instream flow of the small streams is estimated using the numerical model by verifying the existing data with the acquired data. The characteristics of the model reach place more weight on the drought discharge around the ordinary discharge, and this is caused by the natural recovery system that maintains the existing bank. The data of direct discharge to the sewage treatment plant through the inception pipe, BOD, DO, temperature, and so forth, are the official data from the department of environment. Considering the characteristics of small streams, the factors for the QUAL2E model are estimated with the focus on the hydraulic conditions and the stream view. This study proposes the future improvements for the natural recovery system by investigating the practical use of the waterfront and the application of the proper instream flow. Also, the hydraulic and hydrological investigation of the covering rate by the natural vegetation and the meandering by the varying river way is performed.

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Systematic Botanical Survey of Traditional Herbal Medicines Listed in the Official Drug Compendia(Pharmacopoeia and Natural Drug Standards) of Korea, China and Japan (한(韓) 중(中) 일(日)의 공정서(公定書)(약전(藥典) 및 규격집(規格集))에 수재(收載)된 전통천연약물(傳統天然藥物)의 품질(品質)에 관한 조사(調査) (I) -기원(起源)에 관한 분류학적(分類學的) 검토(檢討)-)

  • Park, Sang-Hi;Youm, Jeong-Rok;Chang, Il-Moo
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.112-123
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    • 1991
  • Traditional drugs(herbal and animal drugs) of Korea, China and Japan have developed essentially from the same origin, since the traditional medicine of three countries has been originated from ancient China. Due to different geographical locations and discrepancy of plant resources of the traditional drugs, some divergency in terms of systematic botany in traditional drug materials has appeared in the three countries. Present report aims to survey traditional herbal drugs that have been called same traditional names in three countries, but they are actually different with respect to systematic botanical view-point. The official drug compendia(pharmacopoeia and natural drug standards) of three countries were subject to examination. Survey was conducted by the following categories. Traditional drugs were listed under same name, however, 1) they belong to different genus; 7 traditional herbal drugs were listed. 2) they belong to same genus, but different species; 24 traditional herbal drugs were found. 3) a variety of related species are used; 15 traditional drugs were listed. 4) actually same plant, but taxonomical name is differently called and/or different parts of plant are used; 10 traditional drugs were counted. 5) animal drugs belong to one of the above categories; 7 traditional animal drugs were found. Total 63 traditional drugs(herbal and animal) were found to comprise different taxonomical names when the official drug compendia of Korea, China and Japan were examined.

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A Study on the Effect Analysis for the Regeneration Project for the Zones Vulnerable to Natural Disaster using Structural Equation Model (구조방정식 모형을 이용한 자연재해위험지구 정비사업 효과 분석)

  • Lee, Kyung Su;Jung, Jae Kwang;Heo, Bo Young;Byeon, Seong Joon
    • Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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    • v.46 no.8
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    • pp.843-855
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    • 2013
  • In the modern society with high science and technological level, many people have been tried to mitigate natural disaster. The disaster was so huge that we made special service organization which deal with 'The Natural Disaster Endangered Districts'. But the analysis of the organization's works was inadequate. In order to analyze their regeneration project, this study selected analysis area and did a spot survey. We did validity, reliability tests and statistical data analysis of this survey. We also did reliability analysis of this policy using Structural Equation Model. According to the result, there is a reasonable suitability in 'The Natural Disaster Repair work Policy'. And it also improved spiritual, substantial environment of the surrounding people. The people formed positive awareness about Government Repairing Policy. This 'Natural Disaster Repair work Policy' is essential to improve and develop local community. Therefore it will affect democratic development of society.

Mammalian Status of Mt. Cheomchalsan in Jindo, Korea

  • Shin, Hwa-Yong;Lee, Hwa-Jin;Kim, Woo-Yeol;Yoon, Hee-Nam;Lee, Jung-Hyo;Ha, Jeong-Wook
    • Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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    • no.spc9
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    • pp.80-83
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    • 2016
  • In order to analyze a status of animal in an area where has been became a land cause of Jindo Grand Bridge established on Jindo island area, mammal status in the biggest mountain in Jindo province, Mt. Cheomchalsan has been investigated for four times from May to October of 2016. According to the investigation, 5 orders, 9 families and 15 species of inhabitation was confirmed, and water deer (Hydropotes inermis), raccoon (Nyctereutes procyonoides), cat (Felis catus), and etcetera were dominant. Biodiversity and evenness index were likely to be high as 2.24 and 0.83, respectively and it is considered that favorable condition of natural ecosystem for inhabitation of mammalian is established. Meanwhile, since the cat designated as control species is confirmed as a dominant species, it is supposed that continuous management is necessary.