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Changes of Landscape Structure for the Recent 20 Years in the Wangsuk Stream Basin of the Central Korea

  • Lee, Chang-Seok (Faculty of Environment and Life Sciences, Seoul Women's University) ;
  • Cho, Yong-Chan (Faculty of Environment and Life Sciences, Seoul Women's University) ;
  • Shin, Hyun-Chul (Faculty of Environment and Life Sciences, Seoul Women's University) ;
  • Lee, Seon-Mi (Faculty of Environment and Life Sciences, Seoul Women's University)
  • Published : 2006.08.30
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Abstract

Landscape changes for 20 years between 1981 and 2001 in the Wangsuk stream basin located on the central Korea were investigated on the basis of physiognomic vegetation map made from the aerial photograph interpretation and field check. Changes of landscape structure were noticeable in agricultural field and forest landscape elements. Changes in the agricultural fields due to transformation of agricultural pattern into the institutional agriculture dominated landscape change, although urbanization also contributed to such change. The former change due to change of food production structure originated from socio-economic development during this period and the latter to the overpopulation of Seoul. As energy sources for heating and cooking, fertilizer, and fodder for livestock transform from plant materials to fossil fuel, manufactured one, and grain, succession of forest escaped from direct human disturbance dominated change of landscape structure in forested land. Differently from the positive landscape change in the upper area, change in the lower area deteriorated landscape quality by increasing artificial land. It was estimated that such landscape deterioration in the Wangsuk stream basin would influence water quality of the stream. In order to realize sustainable land-use against such environmental degradation, systematic environmental management based on landscape ecological perspective such as "an eco-plan for creating riparian vegetation belt," which is under preparation by Ministry of Environment, was recommended.

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