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The Impact on Fish Assemblage by the River Connectivity Fragmentation: Case Study of the Danjang Stream, South Korea

하천 연속성 단절이 어류상에 미치는 영향: 밀양 단장천을 중심으로

  • Seung-Been Heo (Department of Integrated Biological Science, Pusan National University) ;
  • Kang-Hui Kim (Department of Integrated Biological Science, Pusan National University) ;
  • Donghyun Hong (Department of Integrated Biological Science, Pusan National University) ;
  • Hyeon-Sik Lee (Department of Integrated Biological Science, Pusan National University) ;
  • Gu-Yeon Kim (Department of Science Education, Kyungnam University) ;
  • Gea-Jae Joo (Department of Integrated Biological Science, Pusan National University) ;
  • Hyunbin Jo (Department of Integrated Biological Science, Pusan National University)
  • Received : 2022.09.15
  • Accepted : 2022.09.25
  • Published : 2022.09.30
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Abstract

Anthropogenic disturbances on freshwater ecosystem are known to degrade biodiversity, especially on fish assemblage. In this study, we have conducted fish surveys to identify impact of a bridge construction on fish assemblages. A total of eight study sites were surveyed in the Danjang and the Dong Stream in southern part of South Korea from June to November in 2021. The fish samplings were carried out five times, using cast-nets(10×10 mm mesh size), scoop-nets(4×4 mm, 5×5 mm mesh size), set-nets (10×10 mm mesh size), and fish traps (3×3 mm mesh size), along with the Stream/River Ecosystem Survey and Health Assessment by the Ministry of Environment of Korea and basic water quality measurement. Also, we applied the species diversity index and length-weight relationship regressions on certain species to identify interspecific growth rate differences in accordance with study sites. As a result, a total of 782 individuals, 23 species and 10 families were collected. The dominant species was Zacco Koreanus and relative abundance was 50.89%. When applying the length-weight relationship regressions on certain species, the 'b' value for Z. Koreanus was lower at the downstream points than at the upstream points of the construction site. In addition, when comparing to the results of the past survey, relative density of demersal fish at the upstream and downstream points decreased from 26% to 1.4%, and from 18% to 6.3%, respectively. In conclusion, it is considered that bridge construction negatively affects the habitat of fishes, especially on demersal fishes. Therefore, appropriate conservation efforts such as installation of silt protector and sand sedimentation pond are needed to alleviate the disturbance in habitat such as occurrence of turbidity and destruction of micro-habitats.

인위적 교란은 담수 생태계에서 어류 군집의 생물다양성을 저하시키는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 교량건설이 어류 군집에 미치는 영향을 파악하기 위해, 단장천과 동천 내 총 8개 지점에서 2021년 6월부터 11월까지 어류조사를 총 5회 실시하였다. 조사 결과, 총 10과 23종 782개체가 채집되었으며, 우점종은 참갈겨니 (Zacco Koreanus)로 상대풍부도(Relative Abundance)는 50.89%로 나타났다. 유사도 지수와 UPGMA 결과, St. 3은 공사로 인해 정수역이 형성되고 하류 지점과 하상이 유사해졌음을 유추할 수 있다. 생활상에 따라 어류를 저서성(demersal)과 중층성(benthopelagic)으로 나누었을 때, 중층성 어류인 참갈겨니의 건강도가 공사지점 기준 상류지점보다 하류지점에서 낮게 나타났으며, 저서성 어류의 상대밀도는 과거에 비해 상류지점, 하류지점 모두 감소한 것으로 나타났다. 이는 교량 건설이 어류의 서식지에 부정적인 영향을 미치며, 특히 저서성 어류의 서식환경에 부정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 판단된다. 공사에 의한 서식지 단편화, 미소서식처 파괴와 같은 교란을 완화하기 위해서는 하천의 저질상태, 유속 등을 고려한 오탁방지막과 침사지 설치와 같은 보전 방안이 필요한 것으로 사료된다.

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이 논문은 2020년도 정부(교육부)의 재원으로 한국연구재단의 지원을 받아 수행된 기초연구사업임(NRF-2020R1C1C1009066).

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