• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.150-154
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• 2018

In lotic wetlands, runner reed (Phragmites japonicus) plays a role as a pioneer, which helps other plant species to settle by making dense roots trapping floating-sediments. In lentic wetlands, on the other hand, P. japonicus could play a role as an invader threatening biodiversity by forming tall and dense stands. To conserve an abandoned paddy terrace in mountainous areas, a habitat of an endangered dragonfly species (Nannophya pygmaea), from the monotypic-occupation by P. japonicus, we applied three kinds of treatment: (1) hand-clipping in 2009, (2) mechanical excavating in 2012, and (3) planting of alternative vegetational unit in 2012. We have monitored vegetation changes in the wetland in 2008~2012 and 2017. Vegetation cover of P. japonicus sharply decreased from 43% in 2011 to 16% in 2012 by the mechanical excavation. After 5 years from applying the treatment, Schoenoplectiella mucronata that was utilized in the planting became the predominant species instead of P. japonicus and the number of wetland plant species increased from 16 to 25 with the shift in species composition. This study showed the utility of three control methods of P. japonicas in a lentic wetland.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.73-83
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• 2016

Forest degradation reduces ecosystem services provided by forest and could lead to change in composition of species. In North Korea, there has been significant forest degradation due to conversion of forest into terrace fields for food production and cut-down of forest for fuel woods. This study analyzed the phenological changes in North Korea, in terms of vegetation and moisture in soil and vegetation, from March to Octorber 2013, using MODIS (MODerate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) images and indexes including NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index), NDSI (Normalized Difference Soil Index), and NDWI (Normalized Difference Water Index). In addition, marginal farmland was derived using elevation data. Lastly, degraded terrace fields of 16 degree was analyzed using NDVI, NDSI, and NDWI indexes, and marginal farmland characteristics with slope variable. The accuracy value of land cover classification, which shows the difference between the observation and analyzed value, was 84.9% and Kappa value was 0.82. The highest accuracy value was from agricultural (paddy, field) and forest area. Terrace fields were easily identified using slope data form agricultural field. Use of NDVI, NDSI, and NDWI is more effective in distinguishing deforested terrace field from agricultural area. NDVI only shows vegetation difference whereas NDSI classifies soil moisture values and NDWI classifies abandoned agricultural fields based on moisture values. The method used in this study allowed more effective identification of deforested terrace fields, which visually illustrates forest degradation problem in North Korea.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.71-78
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• 2013

계단식 묵논습지에서의 물이끼류(Sphagnum spp.) 서식이 경기도 안산시에서 최초로 확인되었다. 2011년 6월, 현장조사를 통해 인질산이나 칼슘 및 마그네슘 이온 등의 수질 분석을 위한 채수를 수행하였으며, 더불어 물이끼류의 분포 특성 및 동반종 파악을 위해 식생도 및 지형도를 작성하고 식물상을 조사하였다. 분석 결과, 안산 습지에 서식하는 물이끼류는 물이끼(S. palustre)로 확인되었으며 3,200 $m^2$의 습지 중 약 8%에 해당하는 면적에 분포돼 있었다. 물이끼는 주로 사초과나 벼과 등의 초본류에 의해 형성된 사초기둥(74%)이나 소나무류의 수관에 의한 차광이 이뤄지는 습지 주변부 경사면(26%)에서 미소지형을 형성하며 서식하고 있었다. 안산 습지는 고층습원 습지들에 비해 상대적으로 저지대에 속함에도 불구하고 인질산(유효태인산, $0.02{\pm}0.0$; 질산태질소, $0.25{\pm}0.3$; 암모니움태질소, $0.06{\pm}0.1$)과 더불어 물이끼 생육에 핵심적인 제한 요소인 칼슘($0.45{\pm}0.2$) 및 마그네슘($1.48{\pm}0.6$) 이온양이 굉장히 적어 물이끼의 서식이 가능한 것으로 판단된다.