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A Study on the Distribution and Dynamics of Relict Forest Trees and Structural Characteristics of Forest Stands in Gangwon Province, Korea

강원지역 산림유존목의 분포, 동태 및 생육임분의 구성적 특성

  • 신준환 (동양대학교 대학원 산림비지니스전공) ;
  • 이철호 (국립수목원 산림자원보존과) ;
  • 배관호 (경북대학교 생태환경시스템학부) ;
  • 조용찬 (국립수목원 산림자원보존과) ;
  • 김준수 (자연과숲연구소) ;
  • 조준희 (자연과숲연구소) ;
  • 조현제 (자연과숲연구소)
  • Received : 2018.01.19
  • Accepted : 2018.02.23
  • Published : 2018.04.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to provide the basic data such as distribution status, growth characteristics, and the structural characteristics of forest stands for the systematic conservation and management of relict forest trees (stem girth of 300cm or larger) established naturally in Gangwon Province, Korea. The survey showed that 434 individuals of 19 species (conifers: 228 individuals of 4 species, broad-leaved trees: 206 individuals of 15 species) were distributed in Gangwon Province, and Taxus cuspidata was the most abundant among them with 203 individuals or about 46.7 % of the total. The stem girth was average of 404cm (conifers: 373cm, broad-leaves: 421cm), and Tilia amurensis with multi-stemmed growing on Sorak mountain range had the largest stem girth at 1,113cm. The average height and the crown width of relict forest trees were 15.4m and 10.0m, respectively. Although the environments of relict forest trees showed a slight difference by species, the relative appearance frequencies of most trees were high in the environments where the altitude was higher than 1,000 m, slope degree was greater than $25^{\circ}$, the slope faced north, and microtopography was at the upper of slopes. Regarding the stand characteristics of relict forest trees per unit area ($/100m^2$), the average total coverage was 294% (max. 475%), the total average number of species was 36 species (max. 60 species), the average species diversity index (H') was 2.560 (max. 3.593), the average canopy closure was 84.8% (max. 94.6%), and the average basal area (/ha) was $52.7m^2$ (max. $116.4m^2$, relict trees $30.0m^2$, and other trees $22.7m^2$). The analysis of the dynamics of the forest stands where relict forest trees were growing showed four types of the maintenance mechanisms of relict forest trees depending on the supply pattern of succeeding trees: "Low-density but persistent type (Quercus mongolica, Abies holophylla, Tilia amurensis, and Pyrus ussuriensis)," "Long ago stopped type (Pinus densiflora)," "Recently stopped type (Abies nephrolepis, Quercus variabilis, and Betula schmidtii)," and "Periodically repeated types of supply and stop (Salix caprea and Quercus serrata).".

이 연구는 강원지역 산지에 자연적으로 성립하여 잔존하고 있는 산림유존목(가슴높이 줄기둘레 300cm이상)의 체계적 보전 및 관리를 위한 기초자료(분포실태와 생장특성 그리고 생육임분의 구성적 특성 등)를 제공하는데 그 목적이 있다. 금번 조사에서는 강원지역 산지에서 모두 19종 434개체(침엽수 4종 228개체, 활엽수 15종 206개체)의 산림유존목이 분포하고 있음을 확인하였고, 주목이 전체의 약 46.7%인 203개체로 가장 많은 것으로 나타났다. 줄기둘레는 평균 404cm(침엽수 373cm, 활엽수 421cm)이었고, 설악산 피나무 복간목이 1,113cm로 가장 크게 났다. 수고와 수관폭은 각각 평균 15.4m, 10.0m이었다. 입지특성은 수종별로 다소 차이가 있지만 해발고도는 대개 1,000m이상, 사면경사도는 $25^{\circ}$이상, 사면방위는 북향, 미세지형은 사면상부 등에서 상대적 출현빈도가 높은 경향이었다. 산림유존목 생육임분의 단위면적당($/100m^2$) 구성적 특성을 보면, 총피도는 평균 294%(최대 475%), 출현종수는 평균 36종(최대 60종), 종다양성 지수(H') 평균 2.560(최대 3.593), 그리고 수관울폐도는 평균 84.8%(최대 94.6%), 그리고 흉고단면적(/ha)은 평균 $52.7m^2$(최대 $116.4m^2$; 산림유존목 개체 $30.0m^2$, 기타 교목성 개체 $22.7m^2$)로 나타났다. 한편, 강원지역 산림유존목 개체의 동태 유형을 추정한 결과, 생육환경과 교란강도에 따라 다소 차이는 있으나 "후계수가 낮은 밀도이지만 지속적으로 공급되는 유형(신갈나무, 전나무, 피나무, 산돌배)", "후계수가 완전히 단절된 유형(소나무)", "후계수가 최근 또는 상당기간 단절된 유형(분비나무, 굴참나무, 박달나무)", 그리고 "후계수가 주기적으로 단절과 공급이 반복되는 유형(호랑버들, 졸참나무)"등 크게 4가지 유형으로 구분되었다.

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