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Aboveground Carbon Storage of Quercus acuta Stands by Thinning Intensity (붉가시나무 간벌강도에 따른 지상부 탄소고정량에 관한 연구)

  • Lee Sang-Tae;Son Yeong-Mo;Lee Kyung-Jae;Hwang Jaehong;Choi Jae-Chae;Shin Hyeon-Chul;Park Nam-Chang
    • Korean Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
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    • v.7 no.4
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    • pp.282-288
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    • 2005
  • This study was carried out to estimate aboveground carbon contents associated with four years of thinning treatment of Quercus acuta stands in Wando Arboretum, Jeonnam. Stand thinning was conducted over four years using stand table projection for each thinning treatment. Ten sample trees were cut in the surveyed area. Estimation of aboveground biomass was made using the equation model $W=aD+bD^2$ where W is oven dry weight and D is DBH in cm. The total aboveground biomass for each intensity treatment area was : control (148.4 ton/ha), light (105.6 ton/ha), moderate (68.7 ton/ha) and heavy (39.1 ton/ha). Aboveground carbon storage for Quercus acuta stands was found by multiplying dry weigh t (ton/ha) by 0.5. Carbon storage and increment after four years was: control (74.2 tonC/ha), light (52.8 tonC/ha), moderate (34.3 tonC/ha) and heavy thinning intensity area (38.2tonC/ha).

Relation of the Physico-chemical Properties of Forest Soil to Site Indices of Larix leptolepis Stands (산림 토양의 이화학적 성질과 낙엽송 임분의 지위지수와의 관계)

  • Park, Nam-Chang;Lee, Kwang-Soo;Park, Mun Sueb;Shin, Hyeon Chul;Jun, Kwon Seok;Jung, Su-Young
    • Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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    • v.97 no.6
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    • pp.589-596
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    • 2008
  • This study was carried out in order to estimate site indices in un-stocked land by the physico-chemical properties of forest soil and to investigate the distribution of the physico-chemical properties by soil horizons. In Larix leptolepis Gordon stand, 80 sites were selected respectively to A and B horizon in soil. About the analysis method of data there was used stepwise regression analysis. Soil pH and T.N. of the physico-chemical properties turned out to be positively related to the site index. However, O.M. and Avail. $P_2O_5$ in soil were found out negatively related. In the degree of contribution of the variables to site index by each one of the stands, the highly effective variables were Base Sat., C.E.C., Sand, Exch. $Ca^{{+}{+}}$, and Exch. $Mg^{{+}{+}}$ in A horizon, Exch. $Ca^{{+}{+}}$, Base Sat., T.N., Avail. $P_2O_5$, and Clay in B horizon, and Exch. $Ca^{{+}{+}}$ and Base Sat. in both of A and B horizon. In conclusion, these results will provide not only the important criteria for establishment of management forest plan in un-stocked land but also the useful guidance for selecting the suitable sites and trees.

Relationship between Growth Factors and Spectral Characteristics of Satellite Imagery in Korea

  • Park, Ji-Hoon;Ma, Jung-Lim;Nor, Dae-Kyun;Kim, Chan-Hoi;Hwang, Hyo-Tae;Jung, Jin-Hyun;Kim, Sung-Ho;Jo, Hyeon-Kook;Lee, Woo-Kyun;Chung, Dong-Jun
    • Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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    • v.24 no.3
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    • pp.165-169
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    • 2008
  • This study attempts to analyze the relationship between forest volume and age based on 5th NFI data and spectral characteristics of satellite imagery using ASTER sensor in Korea. Forest stand volume and age had the negative correlation with the spectral reflectance in all of the band (Blue, Green, Red, SWIR). With increasing of stand volume and age, spectral reflectance decrease. The spectral reflectance of band1 showed the highest correlation between stand volume and spectral reflectance among the VNIR wavelength. The spectral reflectance band 1, 2 (visible wavelength) and stand age have high correlation compared to other bands. The correlation coefficients between forest volume and vegetation indices have low relationship. This result indicates that the reflectance of blue band may be important factor to improve the potential of optical remote sensing data to estimate forest volume and age.

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