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Carbon Storage of Pure and Mixed Pine-Deciduous Oak Forests in Gwangneung, Central Korea

  • Lee, Sue-Kyoung (Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Son, Yo-Whan (Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Noh, Nam-Jin (Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Yoon, Tae-Kyung (Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Lee, Ah-Reum (Department of Climate Environment, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Korea University) ;
  • Seo, Kyung-Won (Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Hwang, Jae-Hong (Korea Forest Research Institute) ;
  • Bae, Sang-Won (Korea Forest Research Institute)
  • Published : 2009.11.30
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Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the carbon (C) contents in different mixed stands of P. dens if/ora and deciduous oak species in Gwangneung, central Korea. Five mixed stands with different ratios of P. densiflora and deciduous oak species were chosen based on the basal area of all trees ${\geq}\;5cm$ DBH: pure P. densiflora (P100D0), 70% P. densiflora + 30% deciduous oak species (P70D30), 44% P. densiflora + 56% deciduous oak species (P50D50), 37% P. densiflora + 63% deciduous oak species (P40D60), and 10% P. densiflora + 90% deciduous oak species (P10D90). Total C contents in the overstory (aboveground and belowground) vegetation were higher in the mixed stands (P70D30, P50D50, P40D60) than in the pure stands (P100D0, P10D90). Moreover, except for P40D60, C contents of forest floor (litter and coarse woody debris) were larger in the mixed stands (P70D30, P50D50) than in the pure stands. However, total soil C contents up to 30cm depth were highest in the pure deciduous oak stand than in the pure P. densiflora stand and mixed stands. Total ecosystem C contents (Mg/ha) were 163.3 for P100D0, 152.3 for P70D30, 188.8 for P50D50, 160.2 for P40D60, and 150.4 for P10D90, respectively. These differences in total ecosystem C contents among the different mixed stands for P. densiflora and deciduous oak species within the study stands were attributed by the differences in vegetation development and forest management practices. Among the five study stands, the total ecosystem C contents were maximized in the 1:1 mixed ratio of P. densiflora and deciduous oak species (P50D50).

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