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http://dx.doi.org/10.11614/KSL.2013.46.2.154

Recovery of Fish Community and Water Quality in Streams Where Fish Kills have Occurred  

Lee, Jae-Yong (Department of Environmental Science, Kangwon National University)
Lee, Kwang-Yeol (Department of Biological Science, Kangwon National University)
Lee, Saeromi (Department of Environmental Science, Kangwon National University)
Choi, Jaeseok (Environmental Research Institute at Kangwon National University)
Lee, Seok-Jong (Gangwon Institute of Public Health and Environmental Research)
Jung, Sungmin (Department of Environmental Science, Kangwon National University)
Jung, Myoung-Sook (National Institute of Environmental Research)
Kim, Bomchul (Department of Environmental Science, Kangwon National University)
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Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment / v.46, no.2, 2013 , pp. 154-165 More about this Journal
Abstract
The species composition of the fish community was studied in four streams where fish kills have previously occurred in recent years; Worun Stream, Seo Stream, Jangnam Stream, and the Anyang Stream. The number of fish species varied from 22 to 86% compared to the number of fish species pre-fish kill. The recovery of fish populations in the streams seems to be determined by water quality and the presence of artificial structures in the streams. The Jangnam Stream, where alkaline pH caused a fish kill, showed a high recovery of fish species due to improvements in water quality. Anyang Stream had a low number of species, possibly because dissolved oxygen concentrations were intermittently low. Artificial structures in streams had a negative impact the recovery of fish species, particularly for benthic fish species. It appears that fish populations can recover rapidly when water quality improves or the movement of fish community is unimpeded. However, water quality and artificial structures in many streams in Korea still present adverse conditions for fish survival, deterring the recovery of fish populations. To conserve fish populations in streams, habitat all owing unimpeded movement for fish and controls on pollutant inputs are needed.
Keywords
fish kills; recovery; benthic fish species; water quality; artificial structures;
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