Litter Production of Major Vegetation in Mt. Weolchul

YI, Joonseok; LEE, Eun-Hye; YU, Young-Ju; LEE, Jae-Seok

doi:10.30960/kjnc.2011.9.3_4.205

Korean J. Nat. Conserv. 2011; 9(3_4):205-210

pISSN: 1598-8880

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30960/kjnc.2011.9.3_4.205

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월출산 주요 식생의 낙엽 생산량

이준석¹, 이은혜¹, 유영주¹, 이재석¹

Litter Production of Major Vegetation in Mt. Weolchul

Joonseok YI¹, Eun-Hye LEE¹, Young-Ju YU¹, Jae-Seok LEE¹

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¹건국대학교 생명과학과

¹Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University

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Published Online: Dec 31, 2011

ABSTRACT

In this study, we evaluated annual litter production in 5 communities with Quercus variabilis, Quercus acuta, Pinus densiflora-Quercus aliena, Pinus densiflora-Quercus serrata, Pinus rigida of major vegetation in Mt. Weolchul. Litter were collected by litter traps (1m×1m×1m) installed in June 2010 every month. Litter was producted average 448.3g/m2 of 5 communities, and these were the highest with 538.0g/m2 in Quercus variabilis community and the lowest with 242.0g/m2 in Quercus acuta community. The average ratios of each part were 72.8% in leaf, 15.3% in branch, and 11.9% in other.

Keywords: litter production; Mt. Weolchul; carbon cycle