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http://dx.doi.org/10.17663/JWR.2016.18.3.262

Visitor Characteristics of the Mujechi Bog  

Kim, Young Min (Department of Integrated Biological Science, College of Natural Sciences, Pusan National University)
Kim, Ji Yoon (Department of Integrated Biological Science, College of Natural Sciences, Pusan National University)
Oh, Ki Cheol (Nakdong River Basin Environmental Office)
Joo, Gea-Jae (Department of Integrated Biological Science, College of Natural Sciences, Pusan National University)
Do, Yuno (Department of Integrated Biological Science, College of Natural Sciences, Pusan National University)
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Journal of Wetlands Research / v.18, no.3, 2016 , pp. 262-266 More about this Journal
Abstract
We investigated the characteristic demographics for visitors to Mujechi bog on Mt. Jungjok, with the purpose of developing a management strategy for the conservation and wise use of the montane wetland. Using daily visitor data from 2007, 2011, and 2015 we extracted and analyzed; visitation date, age, residential areas, purpose of visitation and the time allotted for the visit. The largest age cohort was the decade of the fifties(36.8%/total number of visitors) and followed by the decade of the forties(30.4%). The majority of visitors were from Ulsan(67%), Busan(16.6%), and Yangsan(10.8%). The visitors' primary objectives were to hike Mt. Jungjok(39-64.4%) or view Mujechi bog(18.7-51.8%) during the weekend. People visited more during the weekend than weekdays(F=6.19, p<0.002). In addition, there was a clear seasonality obvious in the monthly visits. The proportion of visitors were present in spring and fall, the month with the highest visitation rate was May at $15.6{\pm}2.8%$($mean{\pm}S.D.$). This increase in May was partly due to the desire to see the Korean azalea in bloom in the spring. Montane bog, like Mujechi, could be highly affected by disturbance(e.g. stamping, sediment inflow) caused by visitors. Therefore, it is suggested, based on the level of visitation that to reduce possible human disturbance effects, that either a seasonal restriction or a yearly alternation of trails be established. Visitors to the wetland should be restricted access to certain areas of the wetland, or be required to go in the accompaniment of a ranger or warden.
Keywords
Mujechi bog; Montane wetland; Raised bog; Visitor record; Wetland conservation;
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