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http://dx.doi.org/10.17820/eri.2020.7.1.001

Applications and Perspectives of Fluvial Biogeomorphology in the Stream Management of South Korea  

Kim, Daehyun (Department of Geography, Seoul National University)
Kim, Won (Department of Land, Water and Environment Research, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology)
Kim, Eunsuk (School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology)
Ock, Giyoung (Department of Ecosystem Assessment, National Institute of Ecology)
Jang, Chang-Lae (Department of Civil Engineering, Korea National University of Transportation)
Choi, Mikyoung (International Water Resources Research Institute, Chungnam National University)
Cho, Kang-Hyun (Department of Biological Sciences, Inha University)
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Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure / v.7, no.1, 2020 , pp. 1-14 More about this Journal
Abstract
In fluvial and riparian ecosystems, biogeomorphological research has considered the complex, multi-way relationships between biological and hydro-geomorphological components over a wide range of spatial and temporal scales. In this review, we discussed the scope and processes of fluvial biogeomorphology by explaining (1) the multi-lateral interactions between organisms and hydrogeomorphic conditions, (2) the relationships between biodiversity and habitat heterogeneity, and (3) the effects of disturbance on ecosystem patterns. Over time, an organism-landform complex along streams transitions in the sequences of geomorphic, pioneer, biogeomorphic, and ecological stages. Over space, water flow and sediment distributions interact with vegetation to modify channel topography. It is the habitat heterogeneity in streams that enhances riparian biodiversity. However, in the areas downstream of a dam, habitat types and conditions are substantially damaged and biodiversity should be reduced. In South Korea, riparian vegetation flourishes in general and, in particular, invasive species actively colonize in accordance with the changes in the fluvial conditions driven by local disturbances and global climate change. Therefore, the importance of understanding reciprocal relationships between living organisms and hydrogeomorphic conditions will ever increase in this era of rapid climate change and anthropogenic pressure. The fluvial biogeomorphic framework reviewed in this article will contribute to the ecological management and restoration of streams in Korea.
Keywords
Disturbance; Hydrology; Landform; Multi-way relationship; Stream restoration; Vegetation;
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