Stemflow (SF) is essential for water resources within forest ecosystems and can constitute up to half of the gross rainfall (GR), depending on the forest stand structures in coniferous plantations. Although numerous studies on SF yield have been reported globally for various forest types, very few studies on SF have been reported to examine the influence of forest stand structures on SF in Korea. This study aimed to quantify the relationship between SF and forest stand structures in unmanaged Japanese cypress plantations. Two study plots were established (10 m × 10 m each) in plantations with the same stem density (SD: 2500 stems ha-1) (hereafter P1 and P2). Almost all forest stand structures (canopy projection area, tree height, diameter at breast height (DBH), number of live and dead branches, and ratio of canopy length to canopy width), including canopy volume using mobile LiDAR devices, were investigated. To evaluate the efficiency of funneling rainwater for the effect of tree biomass on SF, a funneling ratio (FR) was used. The present SF ratios (20.7% in P1 and 22.3% in P2) were much higher than those reported in previous studies of various forest types in Korea (SF ratios: 0.2–5.8% with a mean of 2.0%). This is due to the interaction between the high SD and many under-canopy dead branches. Individual-scale FR was correlated with DBH (R2 = 0.43). The present stand-scale FRs (FRstand) (22.3 in P1 and 29.2 in P2) were much higher than those reported in the previous studies (FRstand: 1.0–33.3 with a mean of 7.8) because of the negative relationship between FRstand and mean DBH (R2 = 0.78, p = 0.02). Our results provide useful information for understanding changes in SF caused by forest stand structures.

본 연구는 산지의 수자원보전량 평가용 수문유출모형의 개발을 위한 중요한 기초연구로서 우리나라 주요 수종인 소나무와 상수리나무에 대한 수간류 및 수관통과우의 물수지식과 수문학적 특성을 밝히고자 수행하였다. 영남대학교 자연자원대학 부속 용성연습림과 영남대학교 교내 야산에 각각 수관통과우 및 수간류 관측용 야외 실험지를 설치하고, 1995년 9월에서 1998년 6월까지 약 2년 10개월 사이에 이 지역에 내린 다수의 단위강우에 대한 두 수종의 임내우 수량배분을 조사하였다. 그 결과 임외의 단위강우에 응답하는 두 수종의 수문학적 특성과 임내우 물수지식을 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 소나무에 있어서 수관통과우와 수간류의 총량은 각각 임외우의 73.8%와 0.8%이였으며 상수리나무는 각각 임외우의 76.9%와 3.8%로 관측되었다. 2. 소나무에 있어서 임외우(Gp)에 대한 수간류(Sf)와 수관통과우(Tf)의 회귀식은 각각 Sf = 0.01GP -2.05 (r2=0.54) Tf = 0.79Gp - 26.04 (r2=0.92)로, 임내우(Nr)와는 Nr = 0.81Gp - 28.09 (r2=0.92)로 추정하였다. 이와 같이 소나무에 있어서 수간류와 수관통과우는 임외우의 양에 정비례하여 증가하였다. 3. 상수리나무에 있어서 임외우(Gp)에 대한 수간류(Sf)와 수관통과우(Tf)의 회귀식은 각각 Sf = 0.03Gp + 12.25 (r2=0.74) Tf = 0.78Gp + 19.75 (r2=0.96)로, 임내우(Nr)와는 Nr = 0.81Gp + 31.99 (r2=0.96)로 구해졌는데 소나무보다 상수리나무에 있어서 수간류와 수관통과우의 증가폭이 더 큰 것으로 나타났다. 4. 수간류 및 수관통과우와 그 영향인자로 평가된 수관투영면적(CA). 흉고직경(DBH), 임외우량(Gp)과의 내부상관분석을 한 결과, 소나무 수간류에는 임외우＞수관투영면적＞흉고직경의 순으로, 상수리나무 수간류에는 임외우＞흉고직경＞수관투영면적의 순으로 상관계수 값이 높았다. 그리고 소나무와 상수리나무의 수관통과우는 임외우＞수관투영면적＞흉고직경의 순으로 상관계수 값이 높았다.상관계수 값이 높았다.

We measured the amount of precipitation, stemflow, and throughfall and concentrations of nine major inorganic nutrients (H+, NH4 +, Ca2+, Mg2+, K+, Na+, Cl-, NO3 -, and SO4 2-) to investigate the nutrient inputs into soil from precipitation in Pinus densiflora and Quercus mongolica stands from September 2015 to August 2016. The precipitation inputs of H+, NH4 +, Ca2+, Mg2+, K+, Na+, Cl-, NO3 -, and SO4 2- into soil were 0.170, 15.124, 42.227, 19.218, 14.050, 15.887, 22.391, 5.431, and 129.440 kg·ha-1·yr-1, respectively. The P. densiflora stemflow inputs were 0.008, 0.784, 1.652, 1.044, 0.476, 0.651, 1.509, 0.278, and 9.098 kg·ha-1·yr-1, and those for Q. mongolica were 0.008, 0.684, 2.429, 2.417, 2.941, 1.398, 2.407, 0.436, and 13.504 kg·ha-1·yr-1, respectively. The P. densiflora throughfall inputs were 0.042, 21.518, 52.207 27.694, 20.060, 24.049, 37.229, 10.241, and 153.790 kg·ha-1·yr-1, and those for Q. mongolica were 0.032, 15.068, 42.834, 21.219, 20.294, 20.237, 24.288, 5.647, and 119.134 kg·ha-1·yr-1, respectively. Of the total throughfall flux (i.e., stemflow + throughfall flux) of the nine ions for the two species, SO4 2- had the greatest total throughfall flux and H+ had the lowest. The net throughfall fluxes of the ions for the two species had various correlations with the precedent dry period, rainfall intensity, rainfall amount, and pH of precipitation. The soil pH under the Q. mongolica canopy (4.88) was higher than that under the P. densiflora canopy (4.34). The difference in the soil pH between the two stands was significant (P < 0.01), but the difference in soil pH by the distance from the stems of the two species was not (P > 0.01). This study shows the enrichments of inorganic nutrients by two representative urban forests in temperate regions and the roles of urban forests during rainfall events in a year.