본 연구는 오대산국립공원 월정사 일주문에서 금강교 사이에 분포하는 전나무 숲의 식생구조를 파악하기 위하여 진행되었다. 대상지내 흉고직경(DBH) 20cm이상 전나무는 총 977주이었으며, 2006년 조사당시 생육이 불량하거나 고사한 수목은 96주로 전체의 9.8%이었다. 전나무 수령은 $41sim135$년(DBH $11sim82cm$)이었으며, DBH 100cm이상 대경목은 8주이었고 가장 큰 전나무는 DBH 175cm, 수고 31m이었다. 전나무 밀도는 $400m^2(20 imes20m)$당 6.1개체이었으며, DBH $20sim70cm$까지의 개체가 $400m^2$당 5.1개체로 가장 많았다. TWINSPAN을 이용하여 식물군집구조를 분석한 결과 4개의 군집으로 분류되었고 소나무전나무군집은 전나무군집으로 변화가 예상되었으며 나머지 3개 군집은 전나무 군집으로써 피나무, 고로쇠나무 등 낙엽활엽수와의 경쟁이 예상되었다. 오대산국립공원 월정사 주변 전나무 숲은 지속 가능한 문화경관관광자원으로서 가치가 높기 때문에 보전 및 관리를 위해 전체 전나무 중 생육불량 수목과 고사목 발생 원인을 규명하고 대책을 마련해야 할 것이다 또한 전나무 숲 내 아교목층 또는 관목층에 출현하는 피나무, 고로쇠나무 등 낙엽활엽수는 전나무와 지속적으로 경쟁할 가능성이 높으므로 제거 등의 적극적 관리를 해야 하며, 발아 후 초기 생장이 매우 느려 주변 수목에 의한 피압 우려가 있는 전나무 치수는 지속적인 관리가 필요하다.
This research was aimed at looking into the vegetation structure of Abies holophylla forest distributed between Iljumun of Woljeong Temple and Keumgang bridge in Odaesan National Park. It was found that existed a total of 977 tree of Abies holophylla which are more than 20cm in DBH within the target site, and in 2006 when the survey was made, the number of fallen trees and poor growth trees was about 96, accounting for 9.8% of all. The age of Abies holophylla ranged from 41 years to 135 years($11sim82cm$ in DBH). The number of Abies holophylla over 100cm in DBH was 8 and the largest Abies holophylla was 175cm in DBH and 31m in height. Its density was 5.9 individuals per $400m^2$. As a result of the analysis of the plant community structure using the TWINSP AN classification, Abies holophylla was divided into four community types. Firstly, Pinus densiflora-Abies holophylla community was predicted to vary into Abies holophylla community. In case of other three other communities, Abies holophylla communities were predicted to compete with deciduous broadleaf trees, such as Tilia amurensis and Acer pictum subsp. mono. Abies holophylla forest adjacent to Woljeong Temple of Odaesan National Park has a high value as sustainable resources for culture, landscape and tourism. Thus, it is necessary to clarify the reason for the incidence of poor growth trees and fallen trees among all trees of Abies holophylla and take counter-measures against it for the preservation and management of Abies holophylla forest. In addition, a more aggressive managrment like getting rid of the deciduous broadleaf trees, such as Tilia amurensis and Acer pictum subsp. mono, which appear mostly on understory layer or shrub layer within Abies holophylla, and continuous management is also needed for the young trees of Abies holophylla which are feared to be pressurized outside from their neighboring trees because their initial growth after germination is very slow.
