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Study on physical habitat suitability of Gobiobotia naktongensis in Naeseong Stream according to change of bed grain size

내성천 하상 입경 변화에 따른 흰수마자의 물리 서식 적합도 분석

  • Lee, Dong Yeol (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hankyong National University) ;
  • Park, Jae Hyun (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hankyong National University) ;
  • Baek, Kyong Oh (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hankyong National University)
  • 이동열 (한경대학교 건설환경공학부) ;
  • 박재현 (한경대학교 건설환경공학부) ;
  • 백경오 (한경대학교 건설환경공학부)
  • Received : 2023.07.27
  • Accepted : 2023.08.28
  • Published : 2023.09.30
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Abstract

The Gobiobotia naktongensis is a species endemic to Korea, and it has recently been designated as a class I endangered species of freshwater fish. Naeseong Stream, one of the tributaries of the Nakdong River, where the Gobiobotia naktongensis was first discovered, provided an optimal habitat for the Gobiobotia naktongensis in the past with fine sand beds and riffle. Currently, due to the construction of Yeongju Dam and the excessive dredging of river channels by the local government, the riverbed armoring in the downstream area of the dam is undergoing rapid changes, and as a result, the habitat environment of the Gobiobotia naktongensis is deteriorating. In this study, the variations of the habitat suitability of the Gobiobotia naktongensis due to the change in the riverbed grain size of the Naeseong Stream were analyzed based on the WUA (weight usable area) using the physical habitat model, River2D. The study domain is the reach from Seoktap Bridge to Hoeryong Bridge downstream of Yeongju Dam. The change in riverbed grain size was analyzed using D50 acquired in 2010 and 2020, respectively. The substrate grain size of Naeseong Stream in 2020 was thicker than that in 2010, and the riverbed coarsening phenomenon was evident overall. As a result of the River2D analysis, the area in which the Gobiobotia naktongensis could inhabit was only about 0.75% in 2010 compared to the entire area of the flow, and even this decreased to 0.55% in 2020 due to riverbed armoring.

흰수마자(Gobiobotia naktongensis)는 멸종위기야생동물 I급 담수어류로 지정된 대한민국 고유종이다. 흰수마자가 최초로 발견된 낙동강의 지류 중 하나인 내성천은 고운 모래하상과 여울이 발달되어 과거 흰수마자에게 최적의 서식 환경을 제공했었다. 현재 영주댐이 건설되고 지자체가 과도한 하도준설을 시행하여, 댐하류 지역의 하상 조립화가 가속화되면서 흰수마자의 서식환경은 악화되고 있는 추세이다. 본 연구에서는 내성천 하상 입경 변화에 따른 흰수마자 서식처 적합도 변화 양상을 물리서식처 모형인 River2D를 활용하여 가중가용면적(Weight Usable Area, WUA)에 근거하여 분석하였다. 분석의 공간적 범위는 영주댐 하류 석탑교에서부터 회룡교까지의 구간이며, 하상 입경 변화는 2010년과 2020년에 각각 분석된 중앙입경을 이용하였다. 내성천의 2020년 하상 입경은 2010년 하상 입경보다 굵어졌으며 전반적으로 모래입자 조립화 현상이 뚜렷하였다. River2D 분석결과 전체 모의구간의 흐름 영역 면적 대비 흰수마자의 서식이 가능한 영역은 2010년에 약 0.75%에 불과하였고, 이마저도 2020년에는 하상조립화로 인해 0.55%로 감소하였다.

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이 논문은 정부의 재원으로 한국연구재단의 지원을 받아 수행된 연구입니다(과제번호: 2016R1D1A1B02012110).

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