• Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.79-85
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• 2023

The Tibetan Plateau is home to the only alpine crane species, the black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis). Conservation efforts are severely hampered by a lack of knowledge on the spatial distribution and breeding habitats of this species. The ecological niche modeling framework used to predict the spatial distribution of this species, based on the maximum entropy and occurrence record data, allowed us to generate a species-specific spatial distribution map in Ladakh, Trans-Himalaya, India. The model was created by assimilating species occurrence data from 486 geographical sites with 24 topographic and bioclimatic variables. Fourteen variables helped forecast the distribution of black-necked cranes by 96.2%. The area under the curve score for the model training data was high (0.98), indicating the accuracy and predictive performance of the model. Of the total study area, the areas with high and moderate habitat suitability for black-necked cranes were anticipated to be 8,156 km² and 6,759 km², respectively. The area with high habitat suitability within the protected areas was 5,335 km². The spatial distribution predicted using our model showed that the majority of speculated conservation areas bordered the existing protected areas of the Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary. Hence, we believe, that by increasing the current study area, we can account for these gaps in conservation areas, more effectively.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.96-109
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• 2024

Background: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government initiated the Billion Tree Tsunami Afforestation Project including regeneration and afforestation approaches. An effort was made to assess the distribution characteristics of afforested species under present and future climatic scenarios using ecological niche modelling. For sustainable forest management, landscape ecology can play a significant role. A significant change in the potential distribution of tree species is expected globally with changing climate. Ecological niche modeling provides the valuable information about the current and future distribution of species that can play crucial role in deciding the potential sites for afforestation which can be used by government institutes for afforestation programs. In this context, the potential distribution of 8 tree species, Cedrus deodara, Dalbergia sissoo, Juglans regia, Pinus wallichiana, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Senegalia modesta, Populus ciliata, and Vachellia nilotica was modeled. Results: Maxent species distribution model was used to predict current and future distribution of tree species using bioclimatic variables along with soil type and elevation. Future climate scenarios, shared socio-economic pathways (SSP)2-4.5 and SSP5-8.5 were considered for the years 2041-2060 and 2081-2100. The model predicted high risk of decreasing potential distribution under SSP2-4.5 and SSP5-8.5 climate change scenarios for years 2041-2060 and 2081-2100, respectively. Recent afforestation conservation sites of these 8 tree species do not fall within their predicted potential habitat for SSP2-4.5 and SSP5-8.5 climate scenarios. Conclusions: Each tree species responded independently in terms of its potential habitat to future climatic conditions. Cedrus deodara and P. ciliata are predicted to migrate to higher altitude towards north in present and future climate scenarios. Habitat of D. sissoo, P. wallichiana, J. regia, and V. nilotica is practiced to be declined in future climate scenarios. Eucalyptus camaldulensis is expected to be expanded its suitability area in future with eastward shift. Senegalia modesta habitat increased in the middle of the century but decreased afterwards in later half of the century. The changing and shifting forests create challenges for sustainable landscapes. Therefore, the study is an attempt to provide management tools for monitoring the climate change-driven shifting of forest landscapes.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.45-58
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• 2020

This study was conducted to comprehend the spatial distribution characteristics, habitats and appearances of Hydropotes inermis by using the biotope mapping in Daebudo Island, Ansan-si. The result is base data to understand status and manage potential inhabitation of Hydropotes inermis in Daebudo Island through the Maximum Entropy model. The study used 105 traces from the primary investigation and 452 traces in the secondary investigation. The biotope types were distinquished Hydropotes inermis habitats largest from the order of natural forest (15.1%), natural coast (13.7%), marshy cultivated land (12.6%), and dry cultivated land (11.7%), and from the inhabitation trace results. Hydropotes inermis appearanced biotope types were the greatest in the order of cultivated land (49.73%) > forest (18.85%) > coast (7.00%) > grassland (6.28%). Since forests in Daebudo Island have low slope and altitude, it was concluded that Hydropotes inermis would live in most of the forests. A high number of Hydropotes inermis was found to appear in areas where the grassland is formed including cultivated lands (include unused paddies and fields) and marshy grasslands, which would result in direct damage of crops. According to the Maxent modeling analysis that used location information of Hydropotes inermis, the AUC value was 0.635 based on the ROC curve. In Daebudo Island, areas with over 0.635 potential inhabitation value are distributed all over the place, and it was concluded that each population would have a different scope of influence and home range. Hydropotes inermis living in Daebudo Island have high habitat suitability mainly around the cultivated lands near the roads, but due to the bare lands and roads, it is expected that their habitats would be fragmented and damaged, which would have a direct and indirect effect in maintaining the Hydropotes inermis population. Also, considering habitat disturbance, diverse methods for reducing damage including capturing some individuals within the limit that does not disperse Hydropotes inermis population in Daebudo Island must be carried out.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.91-102
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• 2008

This study was conducted to obtain the basic information about Siberia Musk Deer (Moschus moschiferus), and to establish a conservation area for the replacement of Siberia Musk Deer into Mt. Odea National Park, South Korea. We analyzed the main habitat for Siberia Musk Deer restoration in Mt. Odae National Park, Korea. We recorded Siberia Musk Deers' field signs (i.e., bedding sites, feeding areas, feces and tracks), and habitat variables such as nearest distance to the watercourse, trails, slope, aspect, forest type and land cover etc. from Dec. 2004 to Aug. 2007 in Mt. Jiri, Mt. Seorak, and Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Rocky areas, ridges, mixed coniferous forest (Red pine and Mongolian oak), southern and southeastern slope, elevation of above 800m, and distance from watercourse shorter than 300m etc. were dominant habitat types of Siberia Musk Deer. Based on the significant habitat types, a proper conservation plan should be prepared for the restoration of habitats in order to reintroduce, and to increase the population of Siberia Musk Deer in Mt. Odea National Park, South Korea. Small population size, and limited ecological data are the major constraints for the establishment of conservation areas. Furthermore, other anthropogenic factors including human activities, poaching, and residential area around the park caused the difficulties to qualify as a conservation area. For the successful establishment of conservation area in the future, it is recommended to conduct a comprehensive ecological research, and to survey human disturbances including their impacts on the habitats of Siberia Musk Deer in the Mt. Odea National Park.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.11-22
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• 2011

This study was established to build and suggest the Ecological Performance Standards for replaced wetlands as the mitigation strategies for the construction projects. The request performance and assessment factors and standards were derived by bibliographic review and verified by the field survey for the reference wetlands. And the weights for each factor were derived by AHP(Analytical Hierarchy Process) method. The results are as follows : 1) Assessment factors were induced by in-depth research of many wetland assessment models and benchmarks evaluated ecological functions. This study proposed final 12 assessment factors through ecological specialist and experts interviews added with literature analysis. 2) 10 natural wetlands were selected as Reference Wetlands as the measure to propose assessment factors and assessment criteria. Those reference wetlands are well-conserved inland natural wetlands classified to the one having worthy to conserve (grade "high") according to RAM(Rapid Assessment Method). Reference wetlands chosen by the study are Parksilji, Jeongyangji, Mulkubi, Bawineupkubi, Jilnalneup, Jinchonneup, Doomoso, Haepyung wetland, Whangjeong wetland, and Whapo wetland. The research developed assessment criteria for the performance assessment factors based on several explorations of the reference wetlands. 3) "Requiring performance" of replaced wetlands is defined as "to carry out similar or same ecological functions provided by natural wetlands", in overall. The detailed requiring performances are as follows; ${\bullet}$ to play a role of wildlife habitats ${\bullet}$ to have biological diversity ${\bullet}$ to connect with other ecosystems ${\bullet}$ to provide water environment to perform good ecological functions 4) The assessment factors for required performance are categorized by wildlife habitat function, biological diversity, connectivity of adjacent ecosystem, and water environment. Wildlife habitat category is consisted of wildlife habitat creation, size of replacement wetland, and site suitability. Biological diversity category contains the number of plant species, the number of wildlife species, and number of protected species as the sub-factors. Connectivity of adjacent ecosystem is comprised of wildlife corridor, green network and distance from other ecosystem. Finally, water environment make up with water quality, depth of water body, and shape of waterfront. 5) Finally, every assessment factors were verified and weighted by the AHP methods and the final standards were proposed. The weights of factors of requiring performance suggested as habitat (0.280), connectivity (0.261), diversity (0.260), hydraulic environment (0.199). And those of detailed sub-factors are site suitability (0.118), protected species (0.096), distance to neighbor ecosystem (0.093), habitat creating (0.091), green corridor (0.090) etc.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제56권9호
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• pp.553-562
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• 2023

흰수마자(Gobiobotia naktongensis)는 멸종위기야생동물 I급 담수어류로 지정된 대한민국 고유종이다. 흰수마자가 최초로 발견된 낙동강의 지류 중 하나인 내성천은 고운 모래하상과 여울이 발달되어 과거 흰수마자에게 최적의 서식 환경을 제공했었다. 현재 영주댐이 건설되고 지자체가 과도한 하도준설을 시행하여, 댐하류 지역의 하상 조립화가 가속화되면서 흰수마자의 서식환경은 악화되고 있는 추세이다. 본 연구에서는 내성천 하상 입경 변화에 따른 흰수마자 서식처 적합도 변화 양상을 물리서식처 모형인 River2D를 활용하여 가중가용면적(Weight Usable Area, WUA)에 근거하여 분석하였다. 분석의 공간적 범위는 영주댐 하류 석탑교에서부터 회룡교까지의 구간이며, 하상 입경 변화는 2010년과 2020년에 각각 분석된 중앙입경을 이용하였다. 내성천의 2020년 하상 입경은 2010년 하상 입경보다 굵어졌으며 전반적으로 모래입자 조립화 현상이 뚜렷하였다. River2D 분석결과 전체 모의구간의 흐름 영역 면적 대비 흰수마자의 서식이 가능한 영역은 2010년에 약 0.75%에 불과하였고, 이마저도 2020년에는 하상조립화로 인해 0.55%로 감소하였다.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.83-93
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• 2023

본 연구는 남생이의 출현에 영향을 주는 환경변수를 파악하고 남생이와 환경변수 간의 관계를 파악하기 위해 전라남도 구례군의 주요 저수지에서 남생이 생태 특성을 고려한 17개의 환경변수를 선정하여 서식지 환경 조사를 실시하고, 서식지와 비서식지의 조사 결과를 통계 분석하였다. 남생이의 서식지 적합성 모델을 개발한 결과, 변수 예측값은 logit (p) = -3.68 + (0.17 × 낙엽층두께) + (1.55 × 육상아교목층 피도량) + (0.71 × 육상초본층 피도량) + (0.96 × 수상초본층 피도량)으로 산출되었다. 남생이는 낙엽층두께가 두꺼울수록, 육상교목층 피도량, 육상관목층 피도량, 수상초본층 피도량이 높을수록 출현확률이 높아지는 것으로 파악되었다. 남생이의 출현에 영향을 주는 이러한 환경요인에 대한 정보는 추후 남생이 분포조사 시 도움이 되며, 남생이의 실질적인 서식지 보전을 위해 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제30권2B호
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• pp.211-217
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 2차원 수치모형을 이용하여 댐 발전방류로 인한 어류 물리 서식처의 변화를 분석하였다. 이를 위해 River2D 모형을 이용하였으며, 대상 어종은 피라미를 선정하였다. 먼저 구축된 모형의 검증을 위하여 계산된 수위를 기존의 현장 측정 데이터와 비교하였으며 잘 일치함을 보였다. 한편, 피라미의 성장 단계별 가중가용면적 및 유량 별 복합서식처적합도 분포도를 계산하여 비교하였다. 그 결과, 댐 하류 만곡부 부근에서 피라미 서식처가 가장 좋은 것으로 나타났으며, 약 9 $m^3/s$의 유량일 때 성어기 피라미의 가중가용면적이 최대의 값을 이루는 것으로 예측되었다. 또한 일주일 간의 발전 방류량 및 갈수량 조건에 대한 계산 결과, 일주일 평균 발전 방류량이 갈수량에 비해 약 39% 더 큰 것으로 나타났지만 계산된 가중가용면적은 약 60-100% 작은 것으로 예측되었다. 즉, 발전 방류로 인해 하류단 서식처의 면적이 크게 감소되는 것을 확인하였다.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제55권12호
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• pp.1041-1052
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• 2022

본 연구는 낙동강 본류의 안동댐 하류(4,565.7 km²) 하천을 대상으로 1차원 물리적 서식처 모형인 PHABSIM과 2차원 물리적 서식처 모형인 River2D를 활용하여 대상어종에 대해 환경생태유량을 산정하고 어류서식처에 대한 2차원 공간분석을 수행하였다. 서식처 모형의 구축을 위해 낙동강유역의 하천기본계획보고서를 활용하여 하천단면정보와 수리학적 입력자료를 수집하였다. PHABSIM 구축범위는 구담수위관측소(GD)로부터 약 410.0 m, River2D의 경우 GD를 포함한 약 6.0 km에 대해 구축하였다. 대상어종 선정 및 HSI 구축을 위해 대상하천의 하류에 위치한 풍지교에서 어류 현장조사를 수행하였다. 어류 현장조사 결과, 피라미가 우점종으로 나타나 피라미(Zacco platypus)를 대상어종으로 선정하였고 피라미의 물리적 서식처 특성을 활용하여 HSI를 구축하였다. 피라미의 최적 HSI 범위는 유속에서 0.3~0.5 m/s, 수심에서 0.4~0.6 m, 그리고 하상재료는 모래에서 잔자갈로 나타났다. HSI를 PHABSIM에 적용하여 환경생태유량을 산정한 결과, 대상하천의 최적 환경생태유량은 20.0 m³/sec로 산정되었다. River2D를 활용하여 어류서식처의 2차원 공간분석을 수행한 결과 WUA는 환경생태유량 조건에서 107,392.0 m₂/1000 m으로 산정되었고, Q₃₅₅ 조건과 비교하여 하천 전반적으로 어류서식처가 확보되는 것을 확인하였다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.47-55
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 유량점증방법론에 입각하여 물리 서식처 모의 시스템의 기반을 둔 2차원 수리 및 서식처 모의인 River2D를 적용하였다. 대상 지점은 전주천 상류부이며, 수리모의 결과에 대한 비교는 갈수량 조건에서 검정된 HEC-RAS 수리모의 결과를 바탕으로 River2D와 유속, 수심 모의 결과를 비교, 평가하였다. 그 결과 유속의 RMSE는 0.18, NSE는 0.71, 결정계수는 0.78이고, 수심의 RMSE는 0.02, NSE는 0.71, 결정계수는 0.73으로 수리모의 결과가 실측치에 잘 반영되는 것으로 평가된다. 서식처 적합도 지수를 구축하기 위해 선정한 대표 어종은 10년간 어류 모니터링을 통하여 가장 출현빈도가 높은 피라미, 쉬리 어종에 대하여 선정하였다. 또한 평수량, 조건에서의 서식처 적합도 지수를 바탕으로 가중가용면적-유량 관계곡선을 산출하였으며, 한강 및 금강 수계에서 적합도 지수를 구축한 강형식(2010)의 지수를 가지고 모의한 결과와 비교, 평가하였다. 생태유량 산정 결과 피라미는 $1.5{\sim}2.0m^3/s$ 쉬리는 $1.8{\sim}2.0m^3/s$으로 산정되었다. 대상유역의 수질, 하도 구성, 생물 다양성 등이 매우 양호한 생태이고, 모의 결과 값을 유황분석과 비교해볼 때, 산정된 어류별 생태유량은 전주천 상류부에 적합한 것으로 평가된다.