This study was conducted to select indicators for assessing national biodiversity. For this purpose, 140 biodiversity-related indicators were identified as a result of inventorying biodiversity-related indicators used in Korea and abroad, and when these indicators were applied to the pressure, status, and response indicator system, it was found that status indicators accounted for the largest number of indicators, with 29 pressure, 59 status, and 44 response. We also categorized the status indicators into genes, species, habitat, function, and quality, and found that species and habitat indicators accounted for the majority. Pressure indicators were categorized into direct exploitation, pollution, alien species, climate change, and habitat change. As a result, it was found that direct exploitation and pollution accounted for most of the pressure indicators. In addition, this study used internationally used indicator selection criteria to establish criteria for selecting domestic biodiversity assessment indicators. Using this list of indicators and indicator selection criteria, we evaluated the prioritization of domestically applicable biodiversity indicators through relevant expert consultations. 1) Vegetation class, 2) Land cover indicators, and 3) Change of protected area ranked highly. In fact, these indicators have been used in many studies due to the availability of assessable data. However, most of the highly scored indicators are based on ecosystem area, and further consideration of ecosystem functions and components (species) is needed.

To investigate the impact of forestry projects on the carbon stocks of forests, we estimated the carbon stock change of above-ground and soil before and after forestry projects using forest type maps, forestry project information, and soil information. First, we selected six map sheet with large areas and declining age class based on forest type map information. Then, we collected data such as forest type maps, growth coefficients, soil organic matter content, and soil bulk density of the estimated areas to calculate forest carbon storage. As a result, forest carbon stocks decreased by about 34.1~70.0% after forestry projects at all sites. In addition, compared to reference studies, domestic forest soils store less carbon than the above-ground, so it is judged that domestic forest soils have great potential to store more carbon and strategies to increase carbon storage are needed. It was estimated that the amount of carbon stored before forestry projects is about 1.5 times more than after forestry projects. The study estimated that it takes about 27 years for forests to recover to their pre-thinning carbon stocks following forestry projects. Since it takes a long time for forests to recover to their original carbon stocks once their carbon stocks are reduced by physical damage, it is necessary to plan to preserve them as much as possible, especially for highly conservative forests, so that they can maintain their carbon storage function.

Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) is the biodiversity working group of the Arctic Council. CAFF conducts Monitoring, Assessment, Policy, and expert group activities to preserve Arctic biodiversity and ensure the sustainability of biological resources and communicates the results to governments and indigenous peoples. The main tasks of CAFF consist of monitoring (Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program), assessment (Arctic Biodiversity Assessment) and strategic projects (Arctic Migratory Bird Initiative, AMBI). Korea has been directly participating in the AMBI since 2015 after acquiring observer status of the Arctic Council in 2013. The AMBI aims to preserve habitats on migration routes used by breeding birds in the Arctic and prevent illegal hunting. Thus, observer countries on migratory routes are directly participating in the project. When selecting priorities for participation in Arctic cooperation projects by 2030, Korea should consider continuing participation in AMBI and participating in the “CAFF Youth Program” in connection with the Arctic Academy program operated by Korea’s public institutes.

We deduced the proper estimation methodology for the amount of carbon sequestration by damaged trees for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). The nine development projects related to renewable energy, damaged trees occur, assessment status and used method of evaluating the carbon storage of damaged trees were summarized. And after re-calculating the carbon storage of damaged trees through allometric equations, the difference between the two groups, re-calculated the damaged trees carbon storage and the damaged trees carbon storage in the report, was validated. As a result, damaged trees carbon storage in words was more than the re-calculated damaged trees carbon storage, and it was statistically significant (p<0.005). This result means that the existing method for calculating damaged tree carbon storage is overcalculated. It was judged that it was necessary to improve the calculation method. Therefore, allometric equations suitable for each dominated-tree species should be used when calculating the damaged tree carbon storage. Furthermore, we propose to establish a carbon storage calculation system based on actual data from the ecosystem so that researchers can efficiently and accurately the damaged trees carbon storage. Key words: damaged vegetation, carbon sequestration, allometric equation, environmental impact

본 연구는 강원도 점봉산에 분포하고 있는 신갈나무군락에서 군락의 지상부 생물량과 생물종 다양성, 그리고 군락 구조의 다양성 간의 관계 특성을 밝히기 위하여 수행되었다. 이를 위해, 2004년부터 2013년까지 점봉산 신갈나무군락 에서 측정한 지상부 생물량은 총 311.1ton·ha-1였으며, 종 별 생물량 및 구성 비율은 신갈나무 206.3ton·ha-1(66.3%),까 치박달 36.9ton·ha-1(11.9%),피나무 30.6ton·ha-1(9.8%)등의 순으로 적었다. 신갈나무의 지상부 생물량이 가장 많은 것은 전체에 비해 임목 밀도가 많지 않지만, 평균 흉고직경(DBH)이 50㎝ 이상인 개체수 비율이 다른 수종에서 보다 월등히 높기 때문인 것으로 판단된다. 이 군락의 종 다양성 지수(H')와 종 균등도(J')를 추정해 본 결과 각각 2.015~2.166 과 0.673~0.736의 범위 내에서 시간에 따른 점진적인 증가를 보여 주고 있다. 위의 종 다양성 지수와 종 균등도는 지상부 생물량과 높은 양의 상관관계를 나타내는데, 이는 시간이 변함에 따라 신갈나무군락의 지상부 생물량이 공간적 으로 균일해진다는 것과 이러한 현상이 다양한 수종에 걸쳐 나타나고 있다는 것을 의미한다. 또한, 생물량-종 다양성 지수(BS)와 종 풍부도-생물량-종 다양성 지수(ABS)도 각각 3.746~3.811, 4.781~5.028 범위 내에서 시간에 따른 점진적 인 증가를 보여주고 있었으며, 이들 지수와 지상부 생물량 높은 양의 상관관계가 관찰되었다. 이는 신갈나무군락의 지상부 생물량이 다양한 수종에서 뿐만 아니라 다양한 직경급에 따라 균일해 지고 있음을 나타낸다. 그리고 점봉산 신갈나무군락은 군락의 구조적 다양성을 통하여 생산성과 탄소 저장 능력이 더욱 효율화 되어, 자원이 풍부한 생태계로 서의 역할을 수행 할 것으로 예상된다. 또한 복원된 산림의 생물다양성과 생산성의 유지를 위하여 생태적 특성을 고려한 다양한 수종과 다양한 DBH 수목의 선택적 식재를 제안한다.

본 연구는 생태계 조절 서비스 중에 하나인 기후 조절 서 비스 산정을 위한 국내 주요 생태계의 탄소 저장 지표를 산 정하는 것을 목적으로 하였다. 국내에서 진행된 선행 연구 를 바탕으로 주요 생태계 (도시녹지, 경작지, 활엽수림, 침엽 수림, 혼효림, 초지, 담수, 연안, 해양)의 탄소 저장량을 이용 하여 탄소 저장 지표를 산정하였다. 또한 다양한 측정 방법 으로 추정된 탄소 저장 지표의 불확실도를 국제기준에 따라 산정하였다. 국내 주요 생태계의 조절 서비스를 생태계 유 형, 측정 방법 그리고 저장고별로 정량화한 결과 탄소 저장 지표는 산림 생태계에서 가장 높은 값을 보였다.