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pp.123-123
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Song-Hee Han, Hee-Mun Chea
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영어(ENG)
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https://www.earticle.net/Article/A467155
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This study focused on analyzing changes in forest fuel based on the structural characteristics of forests. From 2020 to 2023, a monitoring survey was conducted at a managed experimental site in a three ageclass pine forest in the fire-prone Yeongdong region of Gangwon Province, Korea. The experiment included thinning intensity treatments of 40%, 20%, and a control plot. A comparative analysis of forest growth in the study area revealed that the diameter at breast height (cm/year) was 1.51 cm for the 40% thinning treatment, 1.21 cm for the 20% thinning treatment, and 0.71 cm for the control plot. Height growth (m/year) was 0.33 m for the 40% thinning treatment, 0.29 m for the 20% thinning treatment, and 0.22 m for the control plot. Forest fuel analysis showed that the total fuel load (canopy + surface) was 2.96 kg/m² for the 40% thinning treatment, 3.51 kg/m² for the 20% thinning treatment, and 4.21 kg/m² for the control plot. This indicates that the 40% thinning plot had up to 1.4 times less fuel than the control plot. Canopy fuel density was measured at 0.145kg/m³ for the 40% thinning treatment, 0.237 kg/m³ for the 20% thinning treatment, and 0.290kg/m³ for the control plot, demonstrating that higher thinning intensity resulted in lower fuel accumulation within the forest. Additionally, annual litter deposition (ton/ha) was 4.13 tons in the control plot, 4.29 tons in the 20% thinning plot, and 3.68 tons in the 40% thinning plot, with the control plot showing 1.1 times higher litter deposition than the high-intensity thinning plot. This study intends to periodically analyze changes in forest fuel loads based on thinning intensity through forest management monitoring for the development of forest fuel technologies. The findings will contribute to establishing a comprehensive forest management database.
키워드
Forest fireForest FuelForest Management
저자
Song-Hee Han [ Department of Forestry and Environmental Systems, Kangwon National University/National Institute of Forest Science, Seoul 02455, Republic of Korea ]
Hee-Mun Chea [ Department of Forest Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Republic of Korea ]
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