일본 특별천연기념물로 지정된 후쿠오카현(福岡県) 카스야군(粕屋郡) 다치바나산(立花山) 일원의 녹나무군락지를 대상으로 식생구조 특성을 분석했다. 본 조사지의 녹나무는 교목층(수고 약 30m, 평균흉고직경 92.79cm)에서 우세했으나, 아교목층과 관목층에서는 출현하지 않았다. 아교목층과 관목층에는 녹나무의 경쟁종이자 난온대 천이 후기종인 구실잣밤나무･후박나무･참식나무･생달나무 등이 주로 분포했다. 또한 이곳은 종다양성이 전반적으로 낮아, 전형적인 상록활엽수림과 다른 식생구조를 보였다. 이는 과거 귀한 가치가 있던 장뇌(樟腦)를 생산하기 위해 적극적으로 녹나무를 조림하여 보호･육성했기 때문으로 짐작된다. 이곳은 장뇌 원료를 채취하지 않으면서 90년 동안 인위적 관리가 없었는데도 독특하게 식생천이가 진행되지 않았다. 이는 녹나무가 수관층을 압도적으로 우점하여 숲틈이 발생되지 않아 식물종의 유입이 제한되고, 녹나무의 타감효과로 인해 치수 발아가 방해된 것이 원인으로 생각된다.

The volatile aromatic substances from Cinnamomum camphora and C. japonicum among warm-temperate tree species were examined for the physiological and psychological effects on the human body. Each scent of the trees was provided to the test materials. And then their brain wave, pulse rate, aroma sensibility evaluation and POMS were measured as follows. To examine psychological effect of aroma of each tree species on human bodies, aroma sensibility evaluation and POMS were conducted. The result reveals that the aroma of the two tree species were interpreted in terms of comfort, naturalness and stimuli, and that C. camphora shows low level of satisfaction due to strong aroma while C. japonicum is more preferred due to its soft and fragrant aroma. As well, POMS was given to identify subjects' temporary emotional state. The result indicates that C. camphora has higher values in every item than C. japonicum, and that both tree species repress anxiety and depression and create vivacious feelings with higher values in [vivacity] and [anger-hostility] items than [tense-anxiety] and [distress-depression]. To examine the physiological effect of aroma of each tree species, aroma extracted from the two tree species were distributed, and the subjects' brain wave and impulse were measured. The result demonstrates that C. camphor has relaxing effect of increasing α-wave and reducing pulse, and that C. japonicum also has relaxing effect, but the effect is less than that of C. camphora as it reduces pulse though it slightly reduces α-wave. In addition, individual preferences for C. camphora vary as it has big individual deviations vary, but C. japonicum has similar level of preference as its variances are small. The natural and pleasant aroma of these two tree species seem to have tranquilizing effect in both the physiological and psychological aspects and are found to have positive effects of feeling refreshed, feeling enhanced, and so on. In conclusion, there is a sufficient possibility of developing these two aromatic warm-temperate tree species. Also, the importance of such difference between these two tree species lies in the fact that they can set standards for the utilization of warm-temperate forest in the future.