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http://dx.doi.org/10.11614/KSL.2015.48.1.001

Distribution of Fish Assemblage and Stable Isotope Composition of Reeds according to Geomorphic Characteristics of Lagoons along the East Sea  

Lee, Jaeyong (Research Institute of Nature and Human)
Park, Seungchul (Environmental Research Institute at Kangwon National University)
Kim, Minseob (Fundamental Environment Research Department Environmental Measurement and Analysis Center, National Institute of Environmental Research, Ministry of Environment)
Choi, Jae-Seok (Environmental Research Institute at Kangwon National University)
Lee, Kwangyeol (Department of Biological Science, Kangwon National University)
Shin, Kyunghoon (Department of Marine Sciences and Convergent Technology, Hanyang University)
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Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment / v.48, no.1, 2015 , pp. 1-11 More about this Journal
Abstract
Abstract The purpose of study is to identify the relationship between stable isotope composition of reed stems in coastal and understand the structure of the fish community in 10 lagoons along the East Sea. The fish species composition (particularly, anadromous fish species) and relative abundance of trophic guilds was influenced by difference of geomorphic characteristics among lagoons. Reed stems ${\delta}^{13}C$ and ${\delta}^{15}N$ values ranged from $-28.40{\pm}0.11$‰ to $-26.87{\pm}0.25$‰ and $-1.09{\pm}1.45$‰ to $12.08{\pm}0.53$‰, respectively. The differences in reed stem ${\delta}^{15}N$ values might be associated with anthropogenic landuse and the geomorphic characteristics among lagoons. These results provide useful information to improve the conservation of fish habitats (biodiversity), preserve lagoon habitats and contribute to watershed management effect against anthropogenic pollution from watershed in these lagoon ecosystems.
Keywords
lagoon; stable isotope composition; anadromous fish; anthropogenic landuse; geomorphic characteristics;
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