초록
시화지구 인공습지에 식재된 정수식물인 갈대(Phragmites australis)의 관리 방안을 모색하기 위해 갈대에 의한 질소 및 인 흡수 제거 양상과 갈대 생장과 관련된 토양 특성을 조사하였다. 습지 조성 초기에 갈대의 생장은 토양 염농도에 의해 저해된 것으로 나타났으며, 토양 유기물 함량은 갈대 비생육기 동안 고사체의 집적에 의해 증가하였지만, 서서히 분해되어 감소한 것으로 조사되었다. 갈대의 건물중과 질소 및 인 흡수량은 생장기인 여름과 가을에는 증가하였지만, 비생육기인 가을에는 감소하였다. 따라서 생장기 동안 갈대의 흡수에 의해 상당한 양의 질소와 인이 제거되었지만, 비생장기 동안 갈대 고사체의 형태로 토양에 환원되어 미생물의 분해에 의해 영양염류가 재방출될 가능성이 높은 것으로 판단되었다. 본 연구 결과에 의하면 인공습지 조성의 목적인 수질 정화와 생태공원으로서의 기능을 위해서는 갈대를 생육기간 중에 수확하는 방안을 적극적으로 모색해야 될 필요성이 있다.
This study was conducted to examine the seasonal pattern of N and P uptake by reeds (Phragmites australis) planted in newly constructed Shihwa tidal freshwater marshes. Reed and soil samples were collected from the wetland periodically from June 2000 to May 2002. Reed samples were analyzed for dry weight and content of N and P Soil organic matter content and salinity were also determined. Dry matter content of reed increased during the growing season but decreased in the fall and winter. However, this seasonal pattern was not so evident in the second year. In particular, throughout the measurement period, dry matter content of reed was lowest at a site showing high soil salinity. Regression analyses between dry matter content of reed and soil EC(1:5) suggested that dry matter content per unit square meter would decrease by 1.5 kg with every 1 dS m/sup -1/ increase in soil EC(1:5). The amount of N and P assimilated by reed significantly decreased from the fall and was lowest in the spring. Net decrease in N content from reed during the fall and next spring was calculated as 34.5 and 24.6 g m/sup -2/ in the first and second years, respectively, while the corresponding P loss was 4.0 and 1.8 g m/sup -2/. Soil organic mailer content increased in the fall and winter, but decreased in the spring and summer. The results of this study suggested that the removal of N and P by reed would be considerable during the growing season but the nutrients taken up by reeds would return as detritus to the marshes in the fall and winter. Based on the results of the study, therefore, the harvest of the reed at the latter part of the growth would be recommended to prevent further water quality degradation. However, the long-term effects of reed harvest needs further study.
