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http://dx.doi.org/10.11626/KJEB.2021.39.2.195

Changes in fish species composition after fishway improvement in Songrim weir, Yeongok stream  

Yun, Young-Jin (Econet)
Kim, Ji Yoon (Department of Biological Science, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University)
Kim, Hye-Jin (Department of Biological Science, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University)
Bae, Dae-Yeol (Econet)
Park, Gu Seong (Korea Rural Community Corporation)
Nam, Chang Dong (Korea Rural Community Corporation)
Lim, Kyung Hun (Korea Rural Community Corporation)
Lee, Moon-Yong (Korea Rural Community Corporation)
Lee, Seong-Yong (Korea Rural Community Corporation)
Moon, Kyeong-Do (Korea Rural Community Corporation)
Lee, Eui-Haeng (Korea Rural Community Corporation)
An, Kwang-Guk (Department of Biological Science, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University)
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Korean Journal of Environmental Biology / v.39, no.2, 2021 , pp. 195-206 More about this Journal
Abstract
In 2020, South Korea initiated research and development of a longitudinal connectivity evaluation between upstream and downstream based on stream ecosystem health. This study analyzed the migration of upstream and downstream migratory fish species, fish distribution characteristics, trophic guilds, tolerance guilds, and species composition changes from 2015 to 2020 at Songrim weir in Yeongok stream, where the cross-structure of an ice harbor-type fishway for fish movement was recently improved. A total of 5,136 fish, including 36 species, were collected and three major migratory fishes were identified, namely, Tribolodon hakonensis, Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis, and Oncorhynchus keta. According to the comparative analysis before (Pre-I) and after (Post-I) improvement of the fishway, the relative abundance of primary freshwater fish increased in the upstream section, while the number of migratory fishes decreased. The fish species that used the fishway in the Songrim weir were Tribolodon hakonensis (58.4%) and Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis(11.8%). According to the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test migratory fish showed a statistically significant difference (p<0.05) in the upstream and downstream, showing a biological improvement effect of the crossstructure. On the other hand, the annual change of migratory fish based on the MannKendall trend test did not significantly increase or decrease (p>0.05). Therefore, in the fish passage improvement project, it is necessary not only for physical, hydrological, and structural tests, but also for pre- and post-biological tests on the use and improvement effect of fishway.
Keywords
stream; weir; fishway; migratory fish;
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