• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.131-134
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• 2000

Forest vegetation in Korea can be largely divided into warm temperate, cool temperate and frigid forest zone. The cool temperate forest zone of them occupies the largest part of the Korean peninsula and it is generally divided into three subdivisions such as northern, central and southern subzone. The Forestry Research Institute established three long-term ecological research sites at Kwangnung Experiment Forest in the central subzone of the cool temperate forest zone, at the Mt. Kyebangsan Forest in the northern subzone of the cool temperate forest zone. and at the Mt. Keumsan Forest in the warm temperate forest zone. The objectives of long-term ecological research in the Forestry Research Institute, Korea are to study long-term changes of the forest ecosystems in energy fluxes, water and nutrient cycling, forest stand structure, biological diversity, to quantify nutrient budgets and fluxes among forest ecosystem compartments and to integrate ecological data with a GIS - assisted model. To achieve the objectives, forest stand dynamics. environmental changes in soil properties, stream water quality, nutrient cycling, air pollution and biological diversity have been investigated and plant phonology as an indicator of climate change has been monitored in the LTER sites.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.259-267
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• 2011

A pollen analytical study of sediment sequences collected from Yongneup moor (sampling point: $38^{\circ}$12'57.4" N, $120^{\circ}$7'30.2" E) was conducted to understand the vegetation history in the mountainous region of the central Korean peninsula. Carbon dating was carried out to measure five successive samples obtained from the bottom at a depth of 180 cm to the surface. The Yongneup moor sediment revealed four main local pollen zones; that is, four past vegetation phases as follows: Local pollen zone I: Quercus-Pinus zone; estimated age, 5,900-4,800 calibrated years (cal) before present (BP); vegetation type, cool-temperate central/montane deciduous broad-leaved forest. Local pollen zone II: Pinus-Abies-Quercus zone; estimated age, 4,800-3,400 cal BP; vegetation type, cool-temperate northern/alti-montane mixed coniferous and deciduous broad-leaved forest. Local pollen zone III: Quercus-Pinus-Abies zone; estimated age, 3,400-400 cal BP; vegetation type: cool-temperate central/montane deciduous broad-leaved forest. Local pollen zone IV: Pinus-Quercus zone; estimated age, 400-present cal BP; vegetation type, cool-temperate central/montane mixed deciduous broad-leaved and coniferous forest. It was confirmed that subalpine coniferous forests had expanded to the mountainous region of the central Korean peninsula during the period from 4,800-3,400 cal BP and thereafter deciduous forests dominated by Q. mongolica were established. Notably, secondary forests dominated by P. densiflora developed in the lower part of the mountainous region of the central Korean peninsula about 400 cal BP due to human interference.

• 한국제4기학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.13-20
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• 2001

한반도 남동부 산지대의 식생과 자연환경변천 과정을 밝히기 위하여 무제치늪(해발 52Om)의 퇴적물을 대상으로 화분분석과 $^{14}C$측정을 실시하였다. 그 결과 화분군은 냉온대 북부/고산지형 침엽.낙엽활엽혼합림 시대(MI), 냉온대 중부/산지형 낙엽활엽수림 시대(MIIa), 냉온대 남부/저산지형 침엽.낙엽활엽혼합림 시대(MIIb)로 변천하였음을 알 수 있었다. 그리고 현재 한반도 남동부 산지대에 분포하는 냉온대 낙엽활엽수림은 약 8,000yr B.P.부터 분포역을 확대하기 시작하였고. 약 6,700yr B.P.부터 지역적으로 분화 발달하였음을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.19-30
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• 2013

This study was proposed to adaptable species according to climate change using warmth index(WI) in Cheonan-Si. RCP 8.5 was used to estimate change of warmth index(WI) depending on climate change in Cheonan-Si. Climatic change of Cheonan-Si was estimated to change from cool temperate forest central zone to warm temperate forest zone. The following plant species will survive within WI change of Cheonan-Si from 2010 to 2050 : 18 species in the tree layer including Quercus serrata, Q. variabilis, Pinus densiflora, Q. acutissima etc.; 28 species in the shrub layer including Rhus trichocarpa, Lindera obtusiloba, Zanthoxylum schinifolium etc.; 24 species in the herb layer including Oplismenus undulatifolius, Carex lanceolata, etc.; 12 species in the vine plants including Smilax china, Cocculus trilobus, etc.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제88권3호
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• pp.379-388
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• 1999

우리 나라에 적용할 산림용 종자 산지구분(塵地區分)의 첫 단계로 임목집단의 유전생태적 분화에 영향이 큰 연평균 온도, 극한 최저온도, 생육기간중 상대습도, 일조량, 건조지수 등 기상인자를 척도로 수평적 산지를 구분하였다. 적용한 산지구분의 개념은 전형적인 산지구분 형태인 수종별 구분법보다는 전 수종을 포함한 생태지역 개념의 산지구분법에 따랐다. 산림대를 대구분 단위로 하여 산림대별(난대, 온대남부, 온대중부, 온대북부)로 기본구역을 설정하여 유집분석을 근거로 난대 3, 온대남부 6, 온대중부 8, 온대북부 2로 총 19개의 수평적 산지로 구분하였다. 적용한 6개의 척도중 연평균 온도, 극한 최저온도, 생장일수는 산림대별로 난대에서 온대북부 방향으로 일정한 경향을 보였으며 상대습도, 일조량 및 건조지수에서는 일정한 경향을 보이지는 않았으나 산지간에는 많은 차이를 보여 이들 인자는 미세 환경인자에 민감한 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구에 의해 구분된 산지는 구획 초기단계로 잠정적인 산지로 활용하면서 금후 생물기후도, 산지시험, 유전생태 자료 등이 축적되면 보완해 나갈 것이다.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.37-43
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• 2005

한반도 남서부 저지대의 식생변천사를 밝히기 위하여 영산강유역 범람원 퇴적물의 화분분석과 AMS 측정을 실시하였다. 그 결과 BS 1. 12,222cal BC$\sim$9,160cal BC: 냉온대 북부/고산지 침엽 활엽혼합림, BS 2. 9,160cal BC$\sim$4,210cal BC: 냉온대 중부/산지 낙엽활엽수림, BS 3. 4,210cal BC$\sim$125cal BC: 냉온대 남부/저산지 침엽 활엽혼합림, BS 4. 125cal BC$\sim$현재: 난온대/냉온대 남부/저산지 침엽수림의 식생변천과정을 밝힐 수 있었다. 소나무림의 증가는 4,210cal BC부터 이며 벼농사 개시 시기는 2,120cal BC부터 집약적으로 이루어지기 시작하였음을 밝혔다. 또한 후빙기 후기 소나무림의 급격한 증가는 농경의 집약화와 관계가 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.297-304
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• 2019

Background: The growing wild boar population has become a social issue and its feeding characteristics could affect the physical condition and the plant species composition in the South Korean forests. We aimed to reveal the preference of the wild boar on forest type and site condition as feeding grounds in two cool-temperate forested national parks, Odaesan and Seoraksan, in order to provide information to manage the growing population. Results: The 75 plots (53.6%) out of 140 plots were used as feeding grounds by the wild boar, implying a considerably large population. Especially, the observation frequency as feeding ground was the highest in Quercus forests (73.3%), and it was significantly more preferred than deciduous forest type (44.2%) and coniferous forest type (32.4%) (${\chi}^2=17.591$, p < 0.001). Significantly more and deeper pits were found in Quercus forests. Moreover, high elevation and gentle slope ridge were relatively preferred regardless of forest distribution. Conclusions: South Korean forests are growing qualitatively and quantitatively. Particularly, Quercus forest area has increased markedly, while coniferous forest area has decreased. Since the Quercus forest provides rich food sources for the wild boar, the enlargement of this forest type is expected to increase the wild boar population. The forests located at high elevations have high species diversity, and it is expected that these forests will be greatly affected by the increase in the wild boar population as preferred feeding grounds.

• Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.17-24
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• 2013

Fog deposition onto the cool-temperate deciduous forest around Lake Mashu in northern Japan was estimated by the inferential method using the parameterizations of deposition velocity and liquid water content of fog (LWC). Two parameterizations of fog deposition velocity derived from field experiments in Europe and numerical simulations using a detailed multi-layer atmosphere-vegetation-soil model were tested. The empirical function between horizontal visibility (VIS) and LWC was applied to produce hourly LWC as an input data for the inferential method. Weekly mean LWC computed from VIS had a good correlation with LWC sampled by an active string-fog collector. By considering the enhancement of fog deposition due to the edge effect, fog deposition calculated by the inferential method using two parameterizations of deposition velocity agreed with that computed from throughfall data. The results indicated that the inferential method using the current parameterizations of deposition velocity and LWC can provide a rough estimation of water input due to fog deposition onto cool-temperature deciduous forests. Limitations of current parameterizations of deposition velocity related to wind speed, evaporation loss of rain and fog droplets intercepted by tree canopies, and leaf area index were discussed.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.59-65
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• 1992

Pollen analysis to clear vegetational history of korea was carried out on the deposite taken from the pit of the miruksa site, south-western korea(36o00'18'N, 127o1'12'E, 10m in alt.). This area has been known as the cool temperate zone(southern zone) according to yim and kira(1975). But, now we can not found the original vegetation because the area has been disturbed severely and almost area changed to cultivated land.the area is one of the most developd area in early agricultural stage of korea. By the pollen diagram, three local pollen zones are distinguished in this site, bottom to surface, as following. is-Ⅰ :pinus-quercus zone (140∼120 cm, sample 1 and 2) is-Ⅱ :ulmus+zelkova zone(120∼84 cm, sample 3∼6) is-Ⅲ :pinus zone(84∼0 cm, sample 7 ∼13) is-Ⅰ is characterized by high values in frequences of pinus, the temperate conifer and quercus the cool temperate oak, and is-Ⅱ zone by the decrease of quercus and increase of ulmus and increase of ulman+zelkova as ravine forest elements, isⅢ zone is characterized by pinus, especially, based on data of sample no.9.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.597-602
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• 2005

무안군 피서리 유적지에 노출된 후기 제4기층에서 포자$\cdot$화분 분석결과，낙엽성 활엽수　화분이 주종을 이루고 있으며 초본류와 침엽수 화분도 풍부하게 산출되었다. 대표적인 종류로는 고란초과, 낙우송과-측백과-주목과, 오리나무속, 서어나무속, 낙엽성 참나무속, 국화과 및 벼과 등이다. 탄소연대측정 결과, 그 생성 시기가 지난 최후 빙하기에 해당하는 43,000-18,000 yr BP 로 측정된 이 포자$\cdot$화분군은 오늘날 한반도 중부의 한랭한 온대 낙엽성 활엽수림의 식생과 유사하다. 전체적인 식생 조성에 근거하여 3개의 포자$\cdot$화분 분대를 설정하였다. Zone I은 고란초과, 낙우송과-측백과-주목과, 오리나무속 및 낙엽성 나무속 등으로 이루어진 한랭한 온대의 낙엽성 활엽수림을 지시하며 특징적으로 난대종이 지속적으로 산출된다. Zone II에서는 고란초과와 낙우송과-측백과-주목과 등이 뚜렷하게 감소하고 초본류가 증가하는 양상을 보이는데 이는 당시에 한랭한 온대의 낙엽성 활엽수림과 함께 부분적으로 초지가 분포했음을 의미한다. Zone III에서는 초본류의 지속적인 산출과 함께 침엽수가 증가하는 경향을 보인다. 피서리 포자·화분군의 식생 조성은당시의 기후가 한랭한 온대였다는 것을 지시하며 시간이 흐르면서 점차 한랭·건조해진 것으로 해석된다.