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http://dx.doi.org/10.17663/JWR.2014.16.4.371

Study on Community Structure of Benthic Macro-Invertebrates Inhabiting in an Urban Restoration Stream, Gongchon-cheon, in Incheon City  

Song, Yeong-Ju (Department of Biology, University of Incheon)
Ju, Yong-Don (Department of Biology, University of Incheon)
Park, Bo-Sun (Department of Biology, University of Incheon)
Lee, Hee-Jo (Department of Biology, University of Incheon)
Chae, Do-Young (Department of Biology, University of Incheon)
Kim, Jong-Myung (Department of Biology, University of Incheon)
Bae, Yang-Seop (Department of Biology, University of Incheon)
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Journal of Wetlands Research / v.16, no.4, 2014 , pp. 371-378 More about this Journal
Abstract
The subject of this study is the Gongchon-cheon which is one of the largest streams in Incheon and is closely related to lives of citizen. Comparative analysis is made on the changes of the environment and the ecological condition of Gongchon-cheon after the stream naturalization construction which is completed in July 2009. From the results of the survey, 32 species in 2004, 22 species in 2009 and 46 species in 2010 have been recorded. The number of the species decreased from 2004 to 2009 due to the disturbance of the river environment, and it increased in a short time from 2009 to 2010 because of the recovery of the environment. It demonstrates the stream naturalization construction providing enough environments (dikes and rapids) for the benthic macro invertebrates. The result of the present study is similar with the river's biology index, ESB index, and KSI index, and also it is similar with the pattern of the appearance, which illustrates that the species decreased during the naturalization construction, and increased after the stabilization since the finish of the naturalization construction, and it has been confirmed that the naturalization construction provides the better environment for the inhabitation of organisms.
Keywords
aquatic ecosystem; benthic macro invertebrates; Gongchon-cheon; naturalized stream;
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