Table 4 Dieback events of Pinus densiflora reported in public news media in Korea. Species names were reconfirmed
From: Developing drought stress index for monitoring Pinus densiflora diebacks in Korea
Year | Species | Area | News headline |
|---|---|---|---|
2003 | Pinus densiflora | Deagu | The die-back crisis of pine trees in Apsan mountain, Deagu |
2007 | Pinus densiflora | Jeonbuk | Pine tree, Unprovoked death |
2007 | Pinus densiflora | Gyungbuk (Uljin) | The sudden death of a 200-year-old pine tree, why did a drought-resistant pine die? |
2009 | Pinus densiflora | Southern Korea | The subtropicalization on the Korean Peninsula is accelerating –(5)The vegetation on the Korean Peninsula is changing |
2009 | Pinus densiflora | Southern Korea | Pine trees are dying from global warming |
2009 | Pinus densiflora | Southern Korea | A dying pine tree on the hot Korean Peninsula |
2009 | Pinus densiflora | Gyungsan | 970,000 pine trees withered |
2009 | Pinus densiflora | Gyungbuk (Pohang, Yeongcheon, Gyeongsan) | Pine tree! It hurt a lot…Southern Gyeongbuk Province diffuse of die-back phenomena |
2009 | Pinus densiflora | Jeonnam | The high risk of pine trees death in Jeonnam Province due to drought |
2009 | Pinus densiflora | Gyungnam | The massive die-back of pine trees in Gyeongnam Province in due to the stress caused by warming |
2011 | Pinus densiflora | Gyungnam | Gyeongnam Province pine tree group death |
2012 | Pinus densiflora | Daejeon | Dried up Pine tree ‘emergency’... ecological hazard signal |
2012 | Pinus densiflora | Daegu (Biseul Mt.) | Pine, Pine, ‘yellow’ pine… Biseul mountain pine tree dried up |
2014 | Pinus densiflora | Gangwon (Samcheok) Gyungbuk (Yeongyang) | The subtropicalization on the Korean Peninsula is accelerating –(5)The vegetation on the Korean Peninsula is changing |
2014 | Pinus densiflora | Gyungbuk (Uljin) | About 200 Geumgang pine tree die-back in Uljin..Forest Service launch investigation |
2014 | Pinus densiflora | Gyungbuk (Bonghwa) | Bonghwa County “Save the Pine tree” |
2015 | Pinus densiflora | Gyungbuk (Uljin) | 200 pine trees in Pyeonghae-eup died |
2015 | Pinus densiflora | Gyungbk, Gangwon (Seorak Mt.) | Confirmed the mass deaths of coniferous trees on the Korean Peninsula ‘Climate change is beginning’ |
2015 | Pinus densiflora | Northern Gyungbuk, Southern Gangwon | Even if the Geum River water is moved to Boryeong Dam, the problem cannot be solved‘The largest damage to the pine tree after 2009’ |
2016 | Pinus densiflora | Gyungnam (Jiri Mt.) | High temperatures, droughts and pests... triple distress of coniferous tree |
2016 | Pinus densiflora | Gyungnam (Jiri Mt.), Gyungbuk (Uljin), Gangwon (Samcheok, Seorak Mt.) | Peeled dry bare skin…die-back of Korean coniferous tree |
2016 | Pinus densiflora | Gyungbuk (Mungyeong) | Die-back of pine trees, do not know the cause of death |