• Spatial Information Research
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.501-513
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• 2002

Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) is one of endangered wildlife species whose population size is declining in Korea. To manage and conserve habitat for Eurasian otter, it is crucial to understand which habitat components affect otter habitat qualities. The objectives of this study were to develop a habitat suitability model of Eurasian otter in Soraksan National Park, to validate the model in Odaesan National Park. The research methods of this study were as follows. First, trace data and characters of Eurasian otter habitat were collected with Geographic Information System (GIS) data and Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers between 2000 and 2002. Second, the habitat use factors were identified as habitat characteristics of Eurasian otter and classified with habitat use and availability analyses. Third, significant factors of habitat model were extracted by Chi-square test. The last, Eurasian Otter Habitat Suitability Model (EOHSM) was employed by logistic regression method. Otter habitat use was positively associated with the reeds and shrubs areas adjacent to streams, the size of boulders, and low human disturbance in Soraksan National Park by EOHSM. This model had a classification accuracy of 74.4% at cutoff value of 0.5. Model validation showed a classification accuracy of 86.6 % at cut off value of 0.5 for otter habitat in Odaesan National Park.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.28-38
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• 2004

Korean goral (Nemorhaedus caudatus raddeanus) is one of the endangered species in Korea, and the rugged terrain of the Soraksan National Park (373㎢) is a critical habitat for the species. But the goral population is threatened by habitat fragmentation caused by roads and hiking trails. The objective of this study was to develop a potential habitat suitability model for Korean goral in the park, and the model was based on the concepts of fuzzy set theory and multi-criteria evaluation. The process of the suitability modeling could be divided into three steps. First, data for the modeling was collected by using field work and a literature survey. Collected data included 204 points of GPS data obtained through a goral trace survey and through the number of daily visitors to each hiking trail during the peak season of the park. Second, fuzzy set theory was employed for building a GIS data base related to environmental factors affecting the suitability of the goral habitat. Finally, a multiple-criteria evaluation was performed as the final step towards a goral habitat suitability model. The results of the study were as follows. First, characteristics of suitable habitats were the proximity to rock cliffs, scattered pine (Pinus densiflora) patches, ridges, the elevation of 700∼800m, and the aspect of south and southeast. Second, the habitat suitability model had a high classification accuracy of 93.9％ for the analysis site, and 95.7％ for the validation site at a cut off value of 0.5. Finally, 11.7％ of habitatwith more than 0.5 of habitat suitability index was affected by roads and hiking trails in the park.

• 한국BIM학회 논문집
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.72-79
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• 2018

Rapid developments around the world have resulted in urban expansion, habitat destruction, habitat fragmentation, and pollution problems, which are the main reasons for the decline in biological diversity. The United Nations warns that many animals and plants will die out in the near future if this continues. This study was performed to propose a map of eco-corridor suitability analysis of Korean water deer(Hydropotes Inermis) to enhance biodiversity in Chuncheon city. Eight factors affecting habitat suitability were elevation, aspect, slope, forest type, distance to the road, distance to the stream, land use and green connectivity. Previous study analysis on the mobility behaviour of the Korean water deer(Hydropotes Inermis) produced a habitat suitability map by determining the threshold and assigning a value between 0 and 1 depending on the habitat suitability using the fuzzy function. A method of analysis was proposed for a number of eco-corridor through comparative analysis of the data from the produced habitat suitability map and the road-kill point. The previous studies were focused on Backdudaegan region and national parks except for urban cities. The potential habitat map of Korean water deer could be helpful as a way to prevent habitat disconnection and increase species diversity in urban areas.

• Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.134-142
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• 2016

기후변화에 의한 온도 상승 및 강수량 변화는 수량 및 수질을 포함한 수환경의 변화로 이어져 결과적으로 수생생물의 서식지에 영향을 미친다. 이와 같은 서식지 변화는 생물종의 서식적합도 변화로 이어지고, 서식적합도에 의해 종분포가 결정된다. 따라서 기후변화에 의한 담수 어류의 서식적합성 변화를 예측하기 위하여 기존의 서식적합성 모형을 비교 및 분석하였다. 서식적합성 모형은 PHABSIM, CCHE2D, CASiMiR, RHABSIM, RHYHABSIM, River2D과 같은 서식지-수리 모형과 CLIMEX와 같은 서식지-생리 모형으로 구분하여 조사하였다. 서식지-수리 모형들은 수리학적 인자 (유속, 수심, 기질)를 이용하여 서식적합도를 예측하기 때문에, 수온을 포함한 수질의 영향을 평가할 수 없다. 반면, CLIMEX는 기후 인자에 대한 생물의 생리학적 반응을 평가하기 때문에, 물리적 서식지 (수리학적 인자)의 영향을 평가할 수 없다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위하여 서식지-수리 모형인 PHABSIM과 서식지-생리 모형인 CLIMEX의 구동 원리를 융합하여 기존의 모형들보다 다양한 환경 인자에 대한 영향을 예측할 수 있는 새로운 모형인 생태학적 서식적합성 모형 (EHSM)의 개념을 제안하였다. 이 모형은 기후변화에 의한 어류의 서식적합도 변화를 더욱 정확하게 예측할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.229-242
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 괴산댐 하류 달천에서 성어기 피라미에 대한 물리 서식처 모의를 수행하였다. 이를 위하여 퍼지논리에 의한 서식처 적합도 지수를 산정하는 CASiMiR 모형을 이용하였다. 또한 모의결과를 서식처 선호도 곡선을 이용하여 서식처 적합도 지수를 산정할 수 있는 수리모형인 River2D 모형의 결과와 비교, 분석하였다. CASiMiR 모형의 수위 자료는River2D 모형을 통한 수위계산결과를 활용하였으며 현장측정자료와 비교한 결과 잘 반영하는 것을 확인하였다. 대상구간의 만곡부 상류 직선구간에 있는 여울에서 성어기 피라미의 서식처가 가장 적합한 것으로 나타났다. CASiMiR 모형의 경우$7.23m^3/s$의유량조건에서가중가용면적이최대값을보였고, River2D 모형은$9m^3/s$의 유량에서 최대 가중가용면적을 예측하였다. 또한 갈수량(Q355), 저수량(Q275), 평수량(Q185), 풍수량(Q95) 유량조건에서CASiMiR 모형은River2D 모형에 비해 가중가용면적을 0.3~25.3% 정도 과대 추정하는 결과를 보였다.

• Spatial Information Research
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.85-99
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• 2000

보호동물사에 대한 서식지 분포정보는 개발압력이 심한 우리나라에서는 서식지 관리에 있어 매우 중요하다. 본 연구는 GIS와 로지스틱 회귀분석을 이용하여 멧돼지의 서식지 적합성모형을 개발하여 서식지 분포도를 작성하고 본 연구의 결과를 토대로 현재 우리나라의 멸종위기종과 야생동물보호종들의 서식지 관리를 위한 기초를 마련하고자한다. 서식지 모형을 구현하기 위한 연구내용 및 방법은 다음과 같다. 첫째, 멧돼지의 서식지 특성을 파악하기 위하여 GIS 자료를 구축하였다. 멧돼지의 위치파악을 위해 원격무선측정기법과 GPS를 이용하였다 둘째, 멧돼지의 서식지 이용과 유용성에 영향을 미치는 환경인자를 파악하기위해 원격무선측정기법과 GPS를 이용하였다. 둘째, 멧돼지의 서식지 이용과 유용성에 영향을 미치는 환경인자를 파악하기 위해 χ²검정(Chi-square test)을 실시하였다. 마지막으로, 최적 서식지의 분포를 예측하기위한 서식지 적합성모형 개발을 위해 로지스틱 회귀분석을 이용하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 멧돼지의 서식지 이용특성 분석의 결과, 성별 그리고 활동유형별에서는 뚜렷한 차이를 볼 수 없으나, 계절별 그리고 서식지 유형별에서는 서식지 이용특성의 차이가 뚜렷한 것을 볼 수있었다. 둘째, 서식지 유용성 분석의 결과 멧돼지의 서식환경에 영향을 미치는 자연적인 환경요인으로 표고, 향, 임상 그리고 영급이 유의성이 있는 인자로 나타났다. 반면에, 경사, 능선/계곡 , 물 그리고 일사량의 경우 통계적 유의성이 적어 전반적으로 서식지를 결정하는 환경인자라고 볼 수 없었다. 마지막으로, 개발된 서식지 적합성모형의 결과 예측확률 0.5를 기준으로 전제서식지는 75.00%, 커버서식지는 84.26% 의 높은 분류정확도를 나타내었다. 모형검증의 결과 대상지 내부의 경우 전체서식지가 75.00%로 나타나 본 모형이 신뢰성이 있는 것으로 판단되었다.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.28-38
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• 2008

The purpose of this study are to compare existing presence-absence predictive models and to predict suitable habitat for Goral (Nemorhaedus caudatus raddeanus) that is an endangered and protected species in Seoraksan national park using the best model among existing predictive models. The methods of this study are as follows. First, 375 location data and 9 environmental data layers were implemented to build a model. Secondly, 4 existing presence-absence models : Generalized Linear Model (GLM), Generalized Addictive Model (GAM), Classification and Regression Tree (CART), and Artificial Neural Network (ANN) were tested to predict the Goal habitat. Thirdly, ROC (Receiver Operating Characteristic) and Kappa statistics were used to calculate a model performance. Lastly, we verified models and created habitat suitability maps. The ROC AUC (Area Under the Curve) and Kappa values were 0.697/0.266 (GLM), 0.729/0.313 (GAM), 0.776/0.453 (CART), and 0.858/0.559 (ANN). Therefore, ANN was selected as the best model among 4 models. The models showed that elevation, slope, and distance to stream were the significant factors for Goal habitat. The ratio of predicted area of ANN using a threshold was 31.29%, but the area decreased when human effect was considered. We need to investigate the difference of various models to build a suitable wildlife habitat model under a given condition.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.65-72
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• 2023

The endangered species of Cyathea spinulosa (tree ferns) are among the least concerned ferns of Nepal that bring threats to them and their habitat. A way to reduce such threats is by maintaining a database of species' whereabouts and generating a scientific understanding the habitat preferences. This will eventually help in the formulation of conservation plans for the species. This research aimed to characterize the suitable habitat of C. spinulosa by enumerating the location of species in the Panchase Forests of central Nepal. The statistical index method was applied to relate the occurrence locations of species with various environmental factors for the development of indices. The suitable habitat of C. spinulosa (more and most suitable categories) covered 119 km² and accounted for 43% of the total area studied. 74.4% of occurrence locations of C. spinulosa were recorded from these habitats. The habitat characteristics suitable for C. spinulosa were: proximity to streams (high moisture), land covered by forested area (shady area), mid-elevations of hills about 1,000 m to 2,000 m (sub-tropical climate), slope gradient of 20° to 40° (steep slopes), and northern to eastern aspects. These habitat characteristics could be considered for in-situ protection of tree ferns and designating the conservation plots.

• 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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• 제42권4호
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• pp.227-239
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• 2018

Background: Predicting the potential habitat of plants in arid regions, especially for medicinal ones, is very important. Although Pergularia tomentosa is a key species for medicinal purposes, it appears in very low density in the arid rangelands of Iran, needing an urgent ecological attention. In this study, we modeled and predicted the potential habitat of P. tomentosa using maximum entropy, and the effects of environmental factors (geology, geomorphology, altitude, and soil properties) on some characteristics of the species were determined. Results: The results showed that P. tomentosa was absent in igneous formation while it appeared in conglomerate formation. In addition, among geomorphological units, the best quantitative characteristics of P. tomentosa was belonged to the conglomerate formation-small hill area (plant aerial parts = 57.63 and root length = 30.68 cm) with the highest electrical conductivity, silt, and $CaCO_3$ content. Conversely, the species was not found in the mountainous area with igneous formation. Moreover, plant density, length of roots, and aerial parts of the species were negatively correlated with soil sand, while positive correlation was observed with $CaCO_3$, EC, potassium, and silt content. The maximum entropy was found to be a reliable method (ROC = 0.91) for predicting suitable habitats for P. tomentosa. Conclusion: These results suggest that in evaluating the plant's habitat suitability in arid regions, contrary to the importance of the topography, some environmental variables such as geomorphology and geology can play the main role in rangeland plants' habitat suitability.