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http://dx.doi.org/10.7850/jkso.2011.16.2.053

Estuary Classification Based on the Characteristics of Geomorphological Features, Natural Habitat Distributions and Land Uses  

Lee, Kang-Hyun (Department of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, Myongji University)
Rho, Baik-Ho (Korea Environment Institute)
Choi, Hyun-Jeong (Department of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, Myongji University)
Lee, Chang-Hee (Department of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, Myongji University)
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The Sea:JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF OCEANOGRAPHY / v.16, no.2, 2011 , pp. 53-69 More about this Journal
Abstract
Classification of estuaries based on their multi-component and multidisciplinary processes is important for the systematic management of estuaries. In this study, an integrated GlS-based analysis system including high resolution aerial photographies and topographic maps was used to classify 463 estuaries based on estuarine circulation pattern, geomorphological feature, natural habitat distribution and characteristics of land use. These estuaries were divided into two basic types, open and closed. Two hundred and thirty five systems were open estuaries comprising of forty one mountainous type (OM), eighty sevcn sandpit type (OS) and one hundred seven funnel type (OF). Each type of open estuary was further classified into three types based on habitat distribution and land use characteristics resulting in total ninc types of open estuaries. Two hundred and twenty eight estuaries were closed systems comprising of one hundred and forty four blocked type (CB directly) and eighty four lake type (CL, indirectly). CB type estuary was further classified into three types based on habitat distribution and land use characteristics. This estuarine classification scheme can be applied to provide a framework for effective management strategies of individual estuaries to estimate the management priority and strategy.
Keywords
estuary; Korean estuaries; estuary classification; estuary characteristics;
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