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http://dx.doi.org/10.13047/KJEE.2013.27.5.625

Environmental Ecological Status of Suncheon Bay and Its Application to the Criteria of UNESCO World Nature Heritage  

Kim, Kyungwon (Graduate School, Univ. of Seoul)
Lee, Kyong-Jae (Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Univ. of Seoul)
Han, Bong-Ho (Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Univ. of Seoul)
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Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology / v.27, no.5, 2013 , pp. 625-641 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study is analyzed the environmental ecological status of Suncheon Bay and its applicable possibility to the selection criteria of UNESCO World Natural Heritage (hereafter Criteria). The study shows that the formation process of the tidal-flats in Suncheon bay could apply to the Criteria VIII, "to be outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history." The landscape pattern of Suncheon Bay is deduced various patterns based on 5 biotope types: tidal-flat, rice-paddy, field area, coniferous natural forest, and broadleaf natural forest. Its landscape characteristic is a harmonized composition of various landscape including mountains, rivers, fields, and tidal-flats. It is judged that the unique landscape of Suncheon Bay falls under the criteria VII, "areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance." In addition, Suncheon Bay, the habitat of the Hooded Crane as internationally endangered species, comes under the criteria X, "the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of threatened species." The study shows, however, that any other designation for protected area including national park or biosphere reserve is a prerequisite for designation of World Nature Heritage. In particular, it could evaluate whether it is qualified of the Criteria after the integrated conservation and management to the Sucheon bay as well as the southwestern tidal-flat is preceded.
Keywords
BIOTOPE MAP; LANDSCAPE; TIDAL FLAT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HOODED CRANE;
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