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Community Analysis and Bological Water Quality Evaluation of Benthic Macroinvertebrate in Wangpi-cheon Watershed  

Park, Young-Jun (Nature Conservation Research Division, NIER)
Jeon, Yong-Lak (Nature Conservation Research Division, NIER)
Kim, Ki-Dong (Nature Conservation Research Division, NIER)
Yoon, Hee-Nam (Nature Conservation Research Division, NIER)
Nam, Sang-Ho (Dept. of Biological Science Daejeon Univ.)
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Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology / v.27, no.3, 2013 , pp. 327-343 More about this Journal
Abstract
The aim of this study is to perform community analysis and biological assessment of water quality using benthic macroinvertebrate from Wangpi-cheon watershed which is defined as conservation areas of ecosystem and landscape by ministry of environment in Korea. Field survey of the study area was carried out 2 times from June to September in 2012. As a result of the field survey, total 155 species of benthic macroinvertebrates in 74 families, 15 orders, 7 classes and 5 phyla were collected. The findings of community analysis using the classified species and individuals showed relatively low DI(Dominant Index) value of 0.22 and very high value of average H'(Diversity index) as 4.24. And the analyzed results of SI(Similarity Index) according to habitat types using functional feeding groups showed higher values of 94.51% and 93.19% respectively to tributary and main stream after the designation of conservation areas of ecosystem and landscape. These results infer that various species and lots of individual are widely distributed at Wangpi-cheon watershed and stream ecosystem of the study area is healthy and well maintained after the designation of conservation areas. And also, the calculated EPT value was 62.9% as high enough to explain the cleanness of Wangpi-cheon watershed. We evaluated environmental condition and biological water quality by using ESB(Ecological Score of Benthic macroinvertebrate community) and KSI(Korean Saprobic Index). The average evaluated ESB shows very high value of 208.2, therefore Wangpi-cheon watershed is designated as 'First priority protection waters' area and the value of KSI is 0.32 which meets the saprobic water quality standard as 'First class'.
Keywords
CONSERVATION AREAS OF LANDSCAPE AND ECOSYSTEM; SIMILARITY INDEX; EPT; ESB; KSI;
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