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Determining widths of riparian ecosystem zone for water quality and ecosystem conservation - A case study for the Jinwee stream

수질개선과 생태서식환경을 고려한 수변생태구역 너비 결정 방법 - 진위천 적용을 중심으로 -

  • SONG, Inhong (Dept. of Rural Systems Engineering, Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University) ;
  • KIMm, IkJae (Dept. of Land and Water Environment Research, Korea Environment Institute)
  • 송인홍 (서울대학교 농업생명과학대학 지역시스템공학, 농업생명과학연구원) ;
  • 김익재 (한국환경정책.평가연구원)
  • Received : 2018.01.08
  • Accepted : 2018.02.25
  • Published : 2018.05.31
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Abstract

Riparian management has become important as stream water quality as well as riparian ecosystem gain more public attentions. The objective of this study was to determine riparian widths based on the functions of nutrient removal and wildlife habitat protection and to apply for the Jinwee stream area as a preliminary case. Nitrogen and phosphorus filtration efficiencies were considered in water quality aspect, while the habitat radii of amphibian and reptiles were used for wildlife conservation purpose. In addition, observation of endangered species and human impact on wildlife disturbance in riparian area were also taken into account in determining riparian widths. The stream confluence zone was emphasized by doubling the riparian widths as the focal point for wildlife habitat conservation. As the results, three different levels of riparian widths were proposed depending on the major riparian functions and applied to the Jinwee stream section as the case study. The proposed method can be used to determine riparian width in other stream areas based on different functional focus, ie, water quality or riparian conservation purposes.

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