• Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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• v.26 no.6
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• pp.970-979
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• 2012

The purpose of study was to analyze the ecological health of the Namcheon Stream using Index of Biotic Integrity(IBI) Qualitative Habitate Evaluation Index(QHEI) and Water quality condition. Diatom samples were collected from ten sampling sites in the stream at total four times in 2006 and 2007. To assess ecological health of the stream, it was used modify metrics proposed by USEPA(1999). IBI values of the stream averaged 23 which was judged as a "fair". Physical habitate evaluation analysis showed that QHEI values in the stream averaged 57 indicating a "poor" condition. Water quality condition in the stream averaged "II" indicating a "a little good" condition In conclusion, ecological health of the Namcheon Stream was "fair" condition that means habitate minimally disturb in the aquatic environment and relatively good water quality. Especially, St. 6 St. 7, St. 8, and St. 9 showed that QHEI values in the stream averaged 47 indicating a "poor" condition. St. 6 exists mostly to interfere with the flow of the river piers and artificial beams around. They are also serious disturbance at riverbed structure in aquatic ecosystems. St. 10 was good about habitate condition however, it was disturbance of aquatic ecosystems due to nutrient. It is suggest that St. 10 needs to be managed for nutrient inflows.

• Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.43 no.3
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• pp.356-368
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• 2010

In this study, we applied approach of integrative star-plot area (SPA), chemical water quality and habitat conditions (QHEI) to diagnoze ecological conditions at the eight sampling sites of Sapkyo Stream. These outcomes were compared with biological health based on the Index of Biological Integrity (IBI) using fish assemblage. And then, we evaluated the integrative ecological health condition using the star-plot method. This approach based on the sum of all the star-plot areas over these water and habitat characteristics. It was developed to reflect an integrative assessment of the ecological health in the stream. The biological health, based on the model values of IBI indicating "fair-poor" condition according to the criteria. Physical habitat health, based on the QHEI, averaged 123 indicating a "good-fair" condition. Also, chemical health, based on simply BOD values indicating "poor grade" according to the criteria of the Ministry of Environment Korea (MEK). The SPA indicating that 50% of the all was impaired condition and the most sampling sites were downstream sites influenced by the point and non-point sources. Overall our results suggest that the ecological health impact was a combined effect of eutrophication and habitat degradations in the stream. The approach of SPA can be used as a tool to evaluate the integrative health of stream environment and to identify possible causes of observed effects.

• Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.39 no.2 s.116
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• pp.145-156
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• 2006

The objective of this study was to evaluate biological health conditions and physicochemical status using multi-metric models at five sites of the Keum-Ho River during August 2004 and June 2005. The research approach was based on a qualitative habitat evaluation index (QHEI), index of biological integrity (IBI) using fish assemblage, and long-term chemical data (1995 ${\sim}$ 2004), which was obtained from the Ministry of Environment, Korea. For the biological health assessments, regional model of the IBI in Korea (An,2003), was applied for this study. Mean IBI in the river was 30 and varied from 23 to 48 depending on the sampling sites. The river health was judged to be "fair condition", according to the stream health criteria of US EPA (1993) and Barbour et al. (1999). According to the analysis of the chemical water quality data of the river, BOD, COD, conductivity, TP, TN, and TSS largely varied epending on the sampling sites, seasons and years. Variabilities of some parameters including BOD, COD, TP, TN, and conductivity were greater in the downstream than in the upstream reach. This phenomenon was evident in the dilution by the rain during the monsoon. This indicates that precipitation is a very important factor of the chemical variations of water quality. Community analyses showed that species diversity index was highest (H=0.78) in the site 1, while community dominance index was highest in the site 3, where Opsariichthys uncirostris largely dominated. In contrast, the proportions of omnivore and tolerant species were greater in the downstream reach, than in the upstream reach. Overall, this study suggests that some sites in the downstream reach may need to restore the aquatic ecosystem for better biological health.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.517-517
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• 2017

본 연구는 저수지 주변 생태환경 서식적합도지수를 산정하여 댐 건설 전후의 생태환경을 정량적으로 평가하고자 하였다. 생태적 가치에 대한 평가 모델 고려 인자로는 고도, 경사 및 각과 같은 물리적 요인, 산림 지형, 식생 유형, 연령층, DBH 등급과 같은 초목 요인들, 그리고 생태 자연상태, 식생 보존 분류 및 야생 생물 출현 지점과 같은 서식지 요인을 이용하였다. 각 요소의 생태학적 기능을 고려한 평가기준을 정량화하여 개발된 모델은 한탄강 댐 저수지에 적용하였다. 그 결과 댐 건설 이전의 생태 가치가 100이라고 가정했을 때, 댐 건설 이후에 물리적 요소는 83.9, 초목요소는 92.4, 그리고 서식처 요소는 84.5로 저하되었다. 전반적인 생태 가치는 건설 후 86.9 %, 13.1 % 감소하였다. 또한, 평가 요소를 쌓은 방법을 통해 생태학적으로 건강한 지역을 선정하였다. 본 연구결과는 댐 저수지에 생태 복원 계획을 수립하는 데 유용할 것으로 판단된다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2016.05a
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• pp.172-172
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• 2016

지난 2008년부터 2013년까지 우리나라는 홍수방어 및 가뭄을 대비하기 위하여 하천정비사업인 4대강 사업을 실시하였다. 또한, 4대강 사업은 환경적인 측면을 고려하기 위해 하천변에 대체습지를 조성하였다. 하지만, 대체습지 조성 이후 대체습지에 대한 평가가 제대로 이루어지지 않아 관리하는데 있어 문제가 발생하고 있다. 따라서 대체습지에 대해 기능을 평가하고 평가 결과를 통해 관리방안을 수립하는 것이 필요하다. 현재 습지의 기능은 수문학적, 생태학적, 지형학적으로 구분하여 평가하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 대체습지의 수문학적 평가를 위해 필요한 대체습지 제원 및 수리수문요소 등 관련자료를 수집하였다. 빈도해석과 수문모형을 통해 침수빈도, 침수심 등을 분석하여 수문학적 측면으로 대체습지를 평가하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 4대강 사업으로 조성된 대체습지의 관리방안을 수립하는데 기초자료로 활용될 것으로 기대된다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2023.05a
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• pp.238-238
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• 2023

최근 이상기후현상으로 홍수와 가뭄의 발생 빈도 증가 및 하천유지유량 부족 등 하천에서 유량 변동이 크게 나타나고 하천 환경 변화에 따른 수질오염, 갈수기 수질악화 등 하천에서 다양한 문제들이 발생하고 있다. 수질은 매개변수별 기준 농도와 측정 농도를 비교하여 평가하지만 직독식 측정 항목과 실험실 분석 항목 및 미측정 항목을 포함하기 때문에 수질 상태를 정확하게 나타내기 어렵다. 물리적, 화학적 및 생물학적 특성의 매개변수를 분석하여 수질을 평가하지만, 복잡한 수질 데이터를 단순하고 논리적으로 수질을 요약하기 위해 단일 값으로 매개변수를 통합한 수질지수가 개발되었다. 다양한 국가 및 기관에서 개발된 수질지수는 방법론, 최종산출 방법의 차이로 동일한 지점 및 기간에서 측정되는 자료를 각각의 수질지수 방법론을 적용하였을 때 상이한 점수 및 등급이 발생하여 유역 특성에 적절한 수질지수를 활용하는 것이 필요하며, 유량 변동이 고려되어야 한다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 기존의 수질지수 산정 매개변수를 유역 특성 및 관리기준을 고려하여 매개변수를 수정하고 매개변수별 중요도에 따른 가중치를 재산정하고 유량 인자를 추가하여 복합적인 하천 수질을 종합적으로 평가하고자 한다. 또한, 물리모형과 데이터 모형을 활용하여 기후변화에 따른 수질 변동 평가를 통해 수문학적 변화가 하천 수질에 미치는 영향을 평가하고자 한다.

• Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.38 no.3 s.113
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• pp.361-371
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• 2005

The objective of study was to diagnose integrative ecological health of Daejeon Stream, one of the tributaries of Guem River, during May 2004 ${\sim}$ April 2005. The research approach was primarily based on a Qualitative Habitat Evaluation Index (QHEI) and the Index of Biological Integrity (IBI) using fish assemblage. These outcomes were compared with conventional chemical dataset. For the experiment, four sampling sites were chosen from Daejeon Stream and long-term water quality data during 1995 ${\sim}$ 2004 (obtained from the Ministry of Environment) were analyzed in the spatial and temporal aspects. For the biological health assessment, we developed a stream health assessment model (SHA model) far regional applications. We found that current water quality conditions, based on the COD, BOD, TN and TP, were enhanced by 1.6 ${\sim}$ 5.3 fold over the period of 1995 ${\sim}$ 2004 and that the parameters showed a typical longitudinal decline from the upstream to downstream reach. The differences of water quality between the two reaches were more than 4.4 times, indicating a large spatial variations within the stream. The health conditions, based on the SHA model, averaged 23 and varied from 20 to 26 depending on the sampling stations. Values of the QHEI varied from 39 (Poor condition) to 124 (Cood condition)and values of QHEI in the reach of S2 ${\sim}$ S4 had significantly lower than in the headwater site (S1). Also, biological stream health, based on the criteria of US EPA (1993), was judged as 'Poor condition', in the S4 where TN, TP, BOD and COD were highest. In the meantime, maximum value of SHA (26) was found in the upstream reach (S1) where the water quality and QHEI were best. We also found that compositions of sensitive species showed a linear function with water quality conditions and this pattern was evident in the tolerant species. Thus, the biological stream health, based on the SHA model, matched well water chemistry. Overall outcomes suggest that the biological health impact was a function of chemical degradation and physical habitat quality in the stream.

• Journal of Wetlands Research
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.1-8
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• 2009

The groundwater dependent ecosystem associated with a natural stream is the area where mixing and exchange of surface water and groundwater occurs due to large chemical and hydraulic gradients. Surface-groundwater interactions play an important role in biogeochemical processes in groundwater dependent ecosystems and make this area a hydro-ecological hot spot. The objective of this study is to characterize the groundwater dependent ecosystem in a natural stream where nitrate contamination of stream water is observed by means of hydrogeological, chemical, and biological methods. In this study, vertical flow exchange(hyporheic flow) rates between stream and groundwater were estimated based on vertical hydraulic gradients measured at mini-piezometers of various depths. To investigate the biological natural attenuation potential, biological analyses using polymerase chain reaction(PCR)-cloning methods were performed in this study. Results show that the veritical hyporheic water fluxes affect nitrate concentrations and bacterial densities in groundwater dependent ecosystems to some degree. Also, denitrifying bacteria were identified in hyporheic soils, which may support the biodegradation potential of the groundwater dependent ecosystems under certain conditions.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.29 no.2
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• pp.163-168
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• 2007

Ecological risk assessment(ERA) to 5 abandoned mine drainage was investigated by using chemical measurement and bioassay experiment. From the results of chemical analysis, the high concentration of heavy metals are detected in most area. The Arsenite were mostly detected in Songcheon, Nakdong, and Dukum abandoned mine area, and various heavy metals were highly dispersed in Nakdong area. The study area have also high biological toxicity, resulted from the bioassay based on WET(Whole Effluent Toxicity) test by using Vibrio fisheri, Selenastrum copricornutum, and Daphnia magna. The maximum toxicity was shown in the point where the mine waters start to flow. The sensitivity of toxicity by S. capricornutum was relatively high considering the values of toxicity in all samples, from 1.3 to 32.0 TU. The different sensitivities of toxicity recommends the use of battery system, resulted from at least two test species for bioassay or ecological risk assessment of mine drainage. Besides, the results showed high hazard quotient(i.e., greater than 1 HQ value indicating potentially significant toxic risks) with regard to abandoned mine drainage area in this study. On the other hand, the biological toxicity results were sharply decreased by attenuation along further distance from discharging of mine waters. Therefore, environmental parameters including the dilution factor, dissolved organic matter, and hardness should be considered when the remediation and ERA of abandoned mine drainage is planned.

• Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.1-10
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• 2017

The study was carried out to understand the inhabiting status and biological features of nutria (Myocastor coypus) in the Jeju Island from May, 2013 to August, 2016. Five individuals were captured by traps and two individuals were collected in dead. Of the 7 individuals, those whose bio-information could not be known were excluded to perform autopsy of the rest of them. The results from morphological, cranial and anatomical analyses, it was found that the females achieved sexual maturation but had no breeding experience. An adult male showed similar sizes to those found in the Korean Peninsula. After collecting the 7 individuals in 2013, 1 nutria individual was filmed by the scouting camera in May, 2014 but not captured. The long-term investigation of the research area found no inhibiting individual. It is deemed the nutria was either died of natural death or migrated. In order to establish a proper nutria control, the environmental characteristics of Jeju Island should be considered where indigenous and introduced species coexist in a limited space. Our findings will provide helpful information for understanding biological features of nutria and planning protection program of natural ecosystems of Jeju Island.