The Limnological Survey of a Coastal Lagoon in Korea (2): Lake Hyangho

동해안 석호의 육수학적 조사(2): 향호

  • Kwon, Sang-Yong (Department of Environmental Science, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Lee, Jae-Il (Department of Environmental Engineering, Samcheok National University) ;
  • Kim, Dong-Jin (Wonju Regional Environmental Management Office) ;
  • Kim, Bom-Chul (Department of Environmental Science, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Heo, Woo-Myung (Department of Environmental Engineering, Samcheok National University)
  • Published : 2004.03.31

Abstract

The limnological characteristics of a coastal lagoon were studied in Lake Hyangho, one of a series of brackish lagoons along the eastern coast of Korea. Phytoplankton community structure, physical factors, and chemical factors were surveyed from May 1998 through November 2002 on a two-month interval basis. Temperature, salinity, Secchi disc transparency, TN, TP, organic matter content of sediment, chlorophyll a concentration, dominant phytoplankton species, and phytoplankton cell density were measured. Salinity gradient was formed between the overlying freshwater stream water and the permeated seawater at the bottom. The chemocline was persistent at the depth of 2 ${\sim}$ 5 m that caused discontinuities of salinity, DO, and temperature profiles. The inversion of vertical temperature profiles with higher temperature in deeper layer was observed in early winter. Secchi disc transparency was very low with the range of 0.1 to 1.1m. TP, TN, and Chl. a concentration in the epilimnion was 0.011 ${\sim}$ 0.238 mgP $L^{-l}$, 0.423 ${\sim}$ 2.443 mgN $L^{-l}$, and 0.7 ${\sim}$ 145.2 mg $m^{-3}$, respectively. Sediment was composed of silt and coarse silt. COD, TP, and TN content of dry sediment were 19.7 ${\sim}$ 73.3 mg$O_2\;g^{-1}$, 0.61 ${\sim}$ 1.32 mgP $g^{-l}$ and 0.64 ${\sim}$ 0.88 mgN $g^{-l}$, respectively. Dominant phytoplankton species were chlorophytes (Ankistrodesmus falcatus) and cyanobacteria (Oscillatoria sp. and Merismopedia tennuissima). The total cell density was in the range of 560 ${\sim}$ 35,255 cells $mL^{-l}$.

향호의 육수생태학적 특성에 관한 조사를 1998년 5월부터 2002년 11월까지 겨울을 제외하고 2개월 간격으로 실시하였다. 수온, 염분, 투명도, 총질소, 총인, 및 퇴적물의 유기물량과 같은 물리 화학적인 조사와 엽록소 a 농도, 식물플랑크톤 우점종 및 밀도 변화 등과 같은 생물 조사를 병행 하였다. 향호에서 화학성층은 2 ${\sim}$ 5 m 수심에서 관측되었으며, 용존산소 농도 및 수온분포에 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다. 염분이 높은 수층에서 용존산소의 농도가 낮았으며, 수직혼합의 제한으로 11월에는 심층에서 표층보다 약간 높은 수온 역전현상이 관측되었다. 투명도는 0.1 ${\pm}$ 0.0 ${\sim}$ 0.1 m로 매우 낮은 수준이였다. 표층에서 총인, 총질소 및 엽록소 a 농도는 각각 0.011 ${\sim}$ 0.238mgP $L^{-l}$, 0.4 ${\sim}$ 2.4 mgN $L^{-l}$ 및 0.7 ${\sim}$ 145.2 mg $m^{-3}$이였다. TN/TP 비는 대부분 30 이하였으나, 총질소와 총인농도는 높았다. 퇴적물의 입자크기는 0 ${\sim}$ 125 ${\mu}m$로 silt와 coarse silt이였다. 퇴적물의 화학적산소요구량, 총인 및 총질소는 각각 19.7 ${\sim}$ 73.3 mg$O_2\;gdw^{-1}$, 0.61 ${\sim}$ l.32 mgP $gdw^{-l}$ 및 0.64 ${\sim}$ 0.88 mgN $gdw^{-l}$의 범위이였다. 식물플랑크톤은 시기에 따라 차이는 있으나 녹조류인 Ankistrodesmus falcatus, 남조류인 Oscillatoria sp. 및 Merismopedia tennuissima 등이 우점하였다. 총 세포수는 560 ${\sim}$ 35,255 cells $mL^{-l}$의 범위로 계절적으로 끈 차이를 보였다.

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