• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.26 no.2B
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• pp.153-160
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• 2006

To recommend ecological flow for major tributaries in Han River basin, the Instream Flow Incremental Methodology (IFIM) have been applied. In particular physical habitat simulation using PHABSIM have been selected for microhabitat variables and QUAL2E model have been used to implement macrohabitat simulation. Habitat Suitability Criteria (HSC) for different life stages in accordance with different hydraulic variables (depth and velocity) have been presented by the field surveying data. We review IFIM procedures and discuss limitations of habitat simulation with specific reference to Han River basin. The results of this research can be used as reference flow for estimation of instream flow in Han River.

• Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.473-493
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• 2012

Malaria infection is sensitively influenced by regional meteorological conditions along with global climate change. Remote sensing techniques have become an important tool for extraction of climatic and environmental factors, including rainfall, temperature, surface water, soil moisture, and land use, which are directly linked to the habitat qualities of malaria mosquitoes. Improvement of sensor fidelity with higher spatial and spectral resolution, new multinational sensor development, and decreased data cost have nurtured diverse remote sensing applications in malaria research. In 1984, eradication of endemic malaria was declared in Korea, but reemergence of malaria was reported in mid-1990s. Considering constant changes in malaria cases since 2000, the epidemiological management of the disease needs careful monitoring. Geographically, northmost counties neighboring North Korea have been ranked high in the number of malaria cases. High infection rates in these areas drew special attention and led to a hypothesis that malaria dispersion in these border counties might be caused by north-origin, malaria-bearing adult mosquitoes. Habitat conditions of malaria mosquitoes are important parameters for prediction of the vector abundance. However, it should be realized that malaria infection and transmission is a complex mechanism, where non-environmental factors, including human behavior, demographic structure, landscape structure, and spatial relationships between human residence and the vector habitats, are also significant considerations in the framework of medical geography.

• Journal of Wetlands Research
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.355-362
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• 2011

Bog bean (Menyanthes trifoliata L.) is an endangered species in Korea and a perennial macrophyte with long rhizome, inhabiting in oligotrophic fen or edges of montane lakes. To decide appropriate substrate type for restoration of this plant, we investigated the effect of substrates (e.g. water, Sphagnum mat, paddy soil) on growth of bog bean. There were two water conditions on paddy soils: saturated and flooded. We planted 10cm rhizome in mesocosms and measured coverage, leaf area, leaf number and rhizome biomass. Bog bean growed until August in water and Sphagnum mat and until October in paddy soil. Rhizome biomass at the end of November were 49, 77, 239, and 312g in water, Sphagnum mat, paddy soil with water saturated, and paddy soil with water flooded conditions, respectively. The results indicate that bog bean can grow better in paddy soil which have higher nutrient than water or Sphagnum mat which represents natural habitat condition of bog bean. This reveals that actual ecological niche of bog bean is different from fundamental ecological niche in substrate. For successful restoration of bog bean in nutrient rich area, it is necessary to know the competitiveness of bog bean in various substrate conditions.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.37 no.11
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• pp.915-927
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• 2004

The purpose of this paper is to estimate the instream flow of the South Han River Basin to ensure an adequate supply of suitable quality of water for preservation and enhancement of aquatic ecosystems. Proposed methods is Physical Habitant Simulation System of Instream Flow Incremental Methodology. Accurate estimation on a water depth and a velocity distribution was acquired by applying a two dimensional hydrodynamic model for a simulation of a hydraulic parameter necessary for the habitat evaluation to be used in a physical habitat simulation system. The Habitat Suitability Criteria with the application of univariate curve on zacco platypus as a representative fish was able to be established by conducting a field investigation. The establishment of a hydrological materialistic balance between upper and lower streams was confirmed by conducting a simulation simultaneously together with a mainstream section, which was excluded from the considered sections for the inhabitation evaluation of fish.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.33 no.8
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• pp.564-571
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• 2011

In order to establish fundamental data for stream restoration and environmental flow, we investigated fish fauna, community and physical habitat conditions in the Dal Stream of Han River Basin. Field monitoring including fish sampling was conducted from September 2008 to October 2009. A total number of fish caught in the 5 sites was 2,080 representing 9 families 35 species, and 19 species (54.3%) including Acheilognathus koreensis and Iksookimia koreensis were Korean endemic species during the study period. The most frequently found species in number was pale chub (Zacco platypus, 25.7%, n = 632) followed by Coreoleuciscus splendidus (18.0%, n = 375) and Z. koreanus (13.0%, n = 272). The lower reach of Dal Stream was more abundance of species, high diversity, evenness and richness, and lower dominance index than those of the upper reach. According to the dendrogram established at 0.63 level of similarity rate, sampling stations were divided into 2 groups. Most of upper streams in Korea consist of riffles and runs that are repeatedly followed by another one. However, stream channelization and leveling have caused reduction of habitat diversity. Therefore, it is necessary to make an effort on stream rehabilitation with evaluation of physical habitat condition by indicator species in order to maintain biodiversity and perform ecological restoration.

• Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.49 no.2
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• pp.142-146
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• 2016

The purpose of this study is to evaluate topographic characteristics revealed in the predicted distribution areas of Aporia crataegi, according to climate change. Towards this end, this study compared the differences of topographic factors, such as altitude, mountain slope and the aspect of slope, in the distribution areas with different potential inhabitation possibilities of the Aporia crataegi. The inhabitation possibilities of the Aporia crataegi were different, according to altitude and topographic slope, and the inhabitation possibility is judged to be affected more by the topographic conditions including altitude and mountain slope than by the aspect of slope. Especially, the inhabitation possibility of the Aporia crataegi was higher in the higher altitude area, as time goes on furthermore. The reason is that the current climate environment, which is suitable for the potential inhabitation of the Aporia crataegi, is forecast to be formed with an area with high altitude. Although the difference in the aspect of slope was not statistically significant according to inhabitation possibility, the reason why the inhabitation possibility of the Aporia crataegi varies in the mainly southeast slope is conjectured to be derived from the warmer heat environmental condition to grow from a larva into an imago. The result drawn in this study is expected to be utilized as basic data to establish a policy soundly preserving and managing the habitat of biospecies in consideration of climate change and topographic conditions in the natural ecosystem field by using the already built up various biological resources information.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2020.06a
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• pp.144-144
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• 2020

국내의 하천은 급격한 도시화 및 산업화로 인해 자연하천의 모습은 사라지고 이수와 치수 기능 위주의 하천관리가 이루어졌다. 하천은 치수기능을 강조하여 인공적으로 변화하였을 뿐만 아니라 하천생태환경 내에 서식하는 동식물의 서식 환경에도 교란을 야기하였다. 최근 하천관리의 패러다임이 변화함에 따라서, 하천이 갖는 자연적 특성을 회복하는 환경적 측면을 강조한 생태하천 복원사업에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있으나, 수생생물 서식지 복원과 생태계에 필요한 환경유량에 관한 정량적인 평가를 위한 연구는 부족한 실정이다. 본 연구는 경상북도 김천시와 구미시를 관류하여 낙동강으로 합류되는 감천을 대상으로 하였으며, 댐 건설로 인한 하천 생태계 변화 및 하천유량에 대한 통계적 분석, 수리 모델링, 하천구역의 공간적 분석을 진행하였다. 통계적 분석을 위한 시계열 자료 구축은 감천 하류에 있는 선산관측소의 2002년 ~ 2019년까지 수위, 유량을 사용하였으며, 김천부항댐이 건설 된 2014년 1월 1일을 기점으로 댐 건설 전(2002 ~ 2013)과 댐 건설 후(2014 ~ 2019)로 구분하였다. HEC-EFM(Ecosystem Function Model)을 활용하여 어류를 포함한 수생생물의 성공적인 서식을 위한 환경유량을 산정하였다. 산정된 환경유량을 HEC-GeoRAS(Geographic River Analysis System)와 HEC-GeoEFM(Geographic Ecosystem Function Model)을 적용·연계하여 수생식생 도입이 가능한 하천 구간과 어류 산란 및 성장에 적합한 하천구간을 표현하였으며, 댐 건설 전후의 서식지 면적을 계산하여 수생생물의 성공적인 서식환경이 조성되었는지 확인하였다. 본 연구를 바탕으로 수생생물의 하천 서식지 개선을 위한 명확한 환경유량을 수립하는 데 도움이 될 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.117-123
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• 2008

In this study, PHABSIM which is a sample for 1D physical habitat and River2D, which is a sample for 2D physical habitat were applied to the main streams of Han River in order to calculate an optimum flow considering the habitats of fishes in determining the instream flow. Moreover, the Weighted Usable Area (WUA) of the two samples in each growth step (adults and spawning) of the target fish type was compared and reviewed. The optimal flow value was calculated by considering the conditions for inhabiting fishes. As a result of the correlation analysis for WUA from 1D and 2D samples was 0.87 to 0.99. The optimum flow considering the conditions of inhabiting fishes showed insignificant difference of $3m^3/s\;to\;5m^3/s$ with the exception of adults in Moon-Mak and spawning in Dal-Chun.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2015.05a
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• pp.104-104
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• 2015

국내 외에서 생태 수리해석 및 생태 서식 조건을 충족시키기 위한 최적 생태유량 (생태 유지유량) 산정에 대한 연구는 다양하게 진행되어 왔다. 그러나 상대적으로 생태 유지유량을 확보하기 위한 연구는 기존의 방법에서 크게 변화하지 못하고 있는 실정이다. 하천 유지유량을 확보하는 방안은 신규 댐/저수지 개발, 하수처리장 방류수 활용 등과 같은 직접 확보 방안과 댐/저수지 운영 효율 개선, 하천 유수점용허가 관리 등과 같은 간접 확보 방안으로 구분할 수 있다. 그러나 도시 하천에서 유지유량을 확보하기 위해 기존의 방법을 적용하는 것은 현실적으로 한계가 있다. 본 연구는 2차원 물리서식처 모형인 River2D를 이용하여, 물리서식처가 생태유량에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 대상구간은 한강의 제1지류인 홍제천으로 선정하였으며, 대상 구간은 하수처리장 방류수를 통해 유지유량이 확보되고 있으며, 추가적인 유지유량을 확보하기 현실적으로 어려운 구간이다. 물리서식처가 생태유량에 미치는 영향을 파악하기 위하여 현재 상태와 추가적인 물리서식처를 고려한 2차원 물리서식처 모의를 진행하였다. 이를 통해 물리서식처를 추가적으로 적용할 경우 현재 상태대비 물리 서식환경이 증가되어 생태유량이 일정부분 확보되는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 도시하천에 물리 서식처를 도입하여 생태 서식공간이 증가함으로써 생태유량을 확보할 수 있는 방안에 대한 방법론을 제시할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.2038-2042
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 댐건설에 따른 유황 변동이 어류서식처 환경에 미치는 영향을 금강 수계를 대상으로 하천 생태환경 평가 도구인 RAP(River Analysis Package)를 사용하여 정량적으로 분석하였다. 문헌조사와 어류 모니터링자료를 기반으로 대표어종을 선정하고 산란기 서식처 특성을 분석하였다. 시계열 서식처 활용성을 분석하기 위한 유량데이터는 KModSim모델을 이용하여 생성된 1984년부터 2006년까지 23년간의 유량자료를 활용하였다. 분석 결과, 산란기 어류의 서식처 조건은 성어기에 비하여 민감하고, 유황변화에 따라서 영향을 받는 것으로 분석되었다. 본 연구 결과는 하류하천의 생태적인 특성을 보다 세밀하게 고려한 저수지 운영방안을 마련하는데 기초적인 자료를 제공할 수 있을 것이다.