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http://dx.doi.org/10.15681/KSWE.2016.32.5.475

Diagnostic Evaluation on the Riparian Vegetation in the Changwon and Nam Streams for Preparing a Restoration Plan  

An, Ji Hong (Department of Biology, Graduate School of Seoul Women's University)
Lim, Chi Hong (Department of Biology, Graduate School of Seoul Women's University)
Jung, Song Hie (Department of Biology, Graduate School of Seoul Women's University)
Kim, A Reum (Department of Biology, Graduate School of Seoul Women's University)
Woo, Dong Min (Department of Biology, Graduate School of Seoul Women's University)
Lee, Chang Seok (Department of Bio and Environmental Technology, Seoul Women's University)
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Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment / v.32, no.5, 2016 , pp. 475-491 More about this Journal
Abstract
The Changwon and Nam streams that run through the Changwon city were evaluated based on longitudinal and horizontal configurations and vegetation state in order to prepare a restoration plan. Riparian vegetation of the Changwon and Nam streams are normally dominated by herbaceous plants. However, the woody plants, Salix pseudolasiogyne, Rubus parvifolius, Salix koreensis, Robinia pseudoacacia, and Amorpha fruticosa have appeared. Planting to introduce various types of plants for landscape architecture has also been observed. Evaluation of naturalness based on the vegetation state of both Changwon and Nam streams showed very low naturalness of degree 1 or 2, with the exception of a few reaches of the upstream sector. In these few reaches of the upstream sector, Salix koreensis and Salix chaenomeloides showed heights at the subtree level, however, they were located at the position of shrubland close to the waterway. These reaches were, therefore, evaluated as degree 3 rather than degree 4 in naturalness. The result of diagnostic evaluation classified by reach indicated the requirement for active restoration, such as transformation of the channelized stream into a meandering one and a step-type cross section into a pool-type one, introduction of vegetation suitable to the region and site, and creation of an ecological network between the stream and the surrounding terrestrial ecosystems.
Keywords
Diagnostic evaluation; Ecological network; Restoration plan; Riparian vegetation;
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