• Journal of Wetlands Research
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.277-288
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• 2012

Estuary is unique habitat ground under substantial changes of water quality, river side, bed material, and micro topography. Construction of SinGok underwater weir with excessive dredging for downstream of weir has changed hydraulic conditions of Han River. This study investigates spatial changes of estuary and expansion process of vegetation on sandbar for JangHang estuary in Han River through analysis of physical and ecological characteristics. As a result of investigation, we found that area of sandbar in JangHang estuary is expanded six times compared between 1985 and 2006, and area of Phragmites australis is gradually decreased while area of Salix subfragilis Anderson. is increased. Also the analysis result of soil layer shows that the Jang-Hang wetlands are created by effect from river, and woody plants are settled from middle part of wetlands, then spread to upper and lower part of wetlands.

• Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.66-76
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• 2003

Wetland is the ecotone between aquatic ecosystem and land ecosystem, and is much valuable in terms of ecology and economic. The stream wetland among inland fresh wetlands occupies the largest area but has been recognized as only a channel not a habitat. The purposes of this paper are to consider the characteristics of natural wetlands formed in the tributary flowing into the downstream reach of Nakdong River and to find its optimal management policy. Natural wetlands in the middle-size streams (2nd${\sim}$3rd order) are large marshlands, and were formed at the places from the mainstream away, because natural wetlands were formed in the reach of longitudinal profiles during the last glacial and the post-glacial period meet in disharmony. In order to conserve these natural wetlands effectively, we should compile the inventories of wetlands and make precise distribution maps. And we should do 'reverse-reclamation' which means the alteration of some farmlands reclaimed from natural wetland into natural wetland ecosystem, and develop the place or the space for wildlife education and ecotourism.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.1-11
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• 2012

This study prepared the list of planning components required for constructing environment-friendly industrial complex and grasped major environment-friendly planning components by measuring the importance per each planning component via the survey for specialists. As a result of measuring the importance of planning component according to each field for constructing environment-friendly industrial complex, it is indicated that important planning components in natural environment field are establishing complex location plan considering its configuration and slope, excluding projects for steep slope-land, establishing countermeasures for reducing contaminants per its source, and separated location of contamination industry around living space. In living environment field, proposed planning components having relatively high importance are separated location of pollution causing industry, establishing energy saving land use plan, linking with green way, circulation network plan, lowering noise level at roadside, plan for separating between pedestrian and vehicle, securing parking space, extending green park and proper location, installing green buffer zone, conserving and forming landscapes, land use for raising energy efficiency, and expansion of energy source. In case of ecological environment, core planning components such as conserving upper class of ecological naturality degree, conserving main habitat, and biotope forming plan are suggested. This study is limited to find out planning components for constructing environment-friendly physical environment of industrial complex which is a part of non-production process. The approach to solve environmental problem by linking spatially production process and non-production process. There is a need to conduct follow-up study to constructing technique for environment-friendly industrial complex considering production & nonproduction process afterward.

• Journal of The Korean Society of Grassland and Forage Science
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.29-33
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• 1978

Five districts; Su-weon, An-seong, Ok-cheon, Jin-ju and Je-ju, were chosen and growth characteristics of Glyclns soja in fifteen places were studied. The results obtained are summerized as follows: 1. Growth state was good on the levee of the brook where the soil was wet and fertile. 2. They showed high significant correlation (r=0.76**) between grain yield and phosphate content of the soil, an d also showed positive correlation (r=0.63*) between grain yield and soil pH. 3. Nitrogen content of the plant was high as Glycine soja growed well. 4. Shoot growth and leaf development curve showed similar pattern and the root noddle was prosperous in the middle stage while shoot growth was well in the late stage. 5. Glycine soja was expexted as a hopeful forage ceop, as it grow swell, easy to harvest seeds and nutritional value is high.

• Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.43 no.4
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• pp.503-512
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• 2010

This study was conducted to evaluate fish fauna, species composition, and various guilds against stream orders along with analysis of fish community structure and diversity in Geum River watershed from 2005 to 2007. The total number of fish collected was 4,216 representing 12 families with 56 species. Zacco platypus was the most abundant fish species with 26% in relative abundance (RA). Korean endemic species were 24 species including Zacco koreanus, Microphysogobio yaluensis, Gobiobotia nakdongensis, and Iksookimia koreensis, etc. We also collected endangered fish species such as G. nakdongensis, Liobagrus obesus, and Pseudopungtungia nigra, etc., and their new distribution sites were found in the survey, providing some sites of the fish conservation and protection. Fish tolerance and trophic guilds analysis showed that the proportion of sensitive species, intermediate species, and tolerant species were 33.4%, 29.3%, and 37.3%, respectively and omnivores and insectivores were 48.1 % and 38.4%, respectively. Analysis of site-base study indicated that tolerant species and omnivore species were high in some polluted tributary streams (i.e., Gap and Miho stream) and sensitive and insectivore species were low. In the functional relations, expressed as simple linear regression equations, of stream order on fish metric attributes, showed that the number of species and the number of individuals increased as the stream order increases. This phenomenon was explained by greater availability of stable water volume, rich food, and higher physical habitat capacity. Such guild compositions and stream order characteristics of the river influenced the community structures, based on species diversity, dominance and evenness index in the study. This study may be used as important data in the future for comparisons of fish fauna and compositions before and after two weir (dam) constructions in the middle of Geum River by the government.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.41 no.6
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• pp.173-181
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• 2017

Background: This study was undertaken to analyze the distribution and ecological characteristics of invasive alien plant species on Jeju Island, and to provide basic data for their management and control. Results: A field research was conducted at 436 locations on Jeju Island. The field research identified nine species of invasive alien species growing on Jeju Island. Based on the distribution pattern, Hypochaeris radicata L., Rumex acetosella, and Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. were found to be distributed horizontally throughout Jeju Island, with vertical growth in two or more vegetation zones, from warm temperate to the subalpine zone. Widely distributed species penetrate various habitats, such as grasslands, ranches, roadsides, farmlands, and empty lots, and have an immensely negative impact on the ecosystem, including declining biodiversity on Jeju Island. Paspalum distichum var. indutum Shinners, Paspalum distichum L., Solanum carolinense L., and Aster pilosus Willd. were distributed in some areas as a biased distribution species, whereas Lactuca scariola L. and Solidago altissima L. were found only in certain areas as centralized distribution species. Conclusions: The centralized distribution species and biased distribution species of the invasive plants in the ecosystem of Jeju Island should be physically eliminated, keeping in mind the short- and mid-term perspectives and monitoring, and by considering expansion of additional distribution areas. Due to limitations of physical/chemical elimination, time, and cost, widely distributed species require to be eliminated and managed, mainly to restore the integrity of the ecosystem, by planting native species to reestablish the habitat.

• Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.334-343
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• 2014

The number of malaria cases has been undulating for the past 10 years in Korea since the reemergence of malaria in early 1990's. Considering the spatial variations of malaria incidence across the northmost border areas near the demilitarized zone (DMZ), the occurrence of the disease seems to be influenced by the natural and human environment in the region. Malaria is an infectious disease that is transmitted to humans by the bites of vector-mosquitoes that carry malaria parasites, and its incidence rate depends on specific climatic and sociodemographic factors. This study found that the spatial characteristics of malaria incidence have varied depending on relative proportions of mosquito habitats, distance between mosquito habitats and human residence, the physical and sociodemographic environments of the city by urbanization, and local topography.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.52 no.spc2
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• pp.855-863
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• 2019

The efficiency of fishway installed in rivers can be directly evaluated by means of fish monitoring. On the other hand, when it is difficult to monitor the fish in certain conditions, or when planning a fishway, the efficiency can be evaluated indirectly through the hydraulic analysis. In this study, the hydraulic analysis technique for evaluating the efficiency of a fishway was presented. The River-2D model with the fish physical habitat module was used for the analysis of the attraction efficiency, and the weighted usable area was proposed as an index of the efficiency. In the analysis of passage efficiency, the three-dimensional model, Flow-3D, was used as an evaluation tool to describe the fluid behavior on a hydraulic structure with free surface. The ice-harbor type fishway at Baekgok weir in the Deokcheon River was selected as a test-site, and the efficiency was estimated using the hydraulic analysis. And then it was compared with fish monitoring data acquired from the river. As a result, it is difficult to replace the hydraulic analysis results with the efficiency quantitatively, but it can help to grasp the general tendency.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2016.05a
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• pp.509-509
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 원주천 16 km 구간을 대상으로 안정하도 설계를 위한 하천구조물의 개선 재배치 철거에 따른 물리적 교란과 생물학적 교란을 분석하였으며, 그에 따른 구조물의 최적 배치 방안을 도출하였다. 대상구간은 20개 구간으로 나누었으며, Engelund-Hansen 공식을 이용하여 안정하도를 평가하였다. 원주천의 안정하도 설계를 위한 21개의 구조물 배치 시나리오를 도출하였으며, 1차원 HEC-RAS 수치모의를 통해 시나리오별 5년 후의 수리특성과 하상변동 결과에 따른 안정하도와 물리적 교란개선 평가를 실시하였다. 현재의 원주천에서는 총 20개 구간 중 17개 구간에서 안정하도로 나타났으며, 3개 구간에서 불안정으로 나타났다. 물리적 교란개선 평가 결과는 평균 120.1점으로 나타났다. 현 상태를 제외한 20개 시나리오에 따른 구조물의 재배치 후 안정하도 평가와 물리적 교란개선 평가를 수행한 결과 제시한 최적의 구조물 배치 결과는 총 20개 구간 중 19개 구간에서 안정, 1개 구간에서 불안정 평가가 나타났으며, 물리적 교란개선 평가 결과는 125.28점으로 구조물의 재배치 후 안정하도 구간과 교란개선 평가 결과가 증가하였다. 생물학적 교란 평가는 PHABIM 모형을 이용하였으며, 원주천의 대표어종인 갈겨니의 서식적합도(HS, habitat suitability)와 가중가용면적(WUA, weighted usable area)을 분석하였다. 현 상태의 경우 HS는 0.21, WUA는 $508m^2$으로 나타났으며, 현 상태에서 5년경과 후의 HS는 0.19, WUA는 $403m^2$으로 나타났다. 아울러 최적 구조물 배치 시나리오의 평가 결과는 HS가 0.19, WUA가 $382m^2$으로 나타났으며, 구조물 재배치 후 HS와 WUA가 현 상태보다 다소 감소하였으나 현 상태에서의 5년경과 후의 결과와 유사하게 나타났다. 따라서 원주천에서의 어류 서식적합도와 안정하도 설계 및 물리적 교란개선을 향상할 수 있는 최적 구조물 배치를 제시하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.293-293
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• 2017

하천복원 또는 서식환경조성에 있어서 흐름영역을 통한 하천생태계 서식처 공간의 조성은 매우 중요하며 최적서식공간을 조성하기 위한 공간 확보 및 복원의 기술은 가장 중요하게 개발해야할 대상이다. 본 연구에서는 공간 확대에 따른 수환경 변화가 어류 물리서식처에 미치는 영향을 분석하기 위해 2차원 물리서식처 모형인 River2D를 적용하였다. River2D의 구동에 필요한 지형데이터는 만경강 유역의 봉동, 소양, 하리 3개의 지점을 경계지점으로 하여 대상영역 내 저지대 상습 침수구역인 만경강 본류와 소양천 합류지점을 복원대상지로 선정 후, 이 구역의 현재하도(공간복원전)와 합류부에서 제방을 없애 공간을 확보한(공간 복원후) 하도의 지형을 구축하였다. 그리고 과거 만경강 봉동일대에서 출현하였던 감돌고기를 대상어종으로 하여 감돌고기에 대한 생애주기별 서식처 적합도 지수(HSC)를 산정한 결과를 분석에 이용하였고, 유황조건은 IHA를 이용하여 산정된 5가지 유황조건을 경계조건으로 하여 분석을 실시하였다. 가중가용면적-유량관계곡선의 도출을 통해서 최적유량 산정시 중요한 지표인 WUA의 산정결과 현재 하천공간보다 공간 복원후 하천공간이 더 많은 가중가용면적을 확보하고 있음을 알 수 있고 동일한 유황의 조건에서 하천공간의 확보 및 복원을 통해 최소유량의 최대서식처 개선효과를 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 공간복원 후에 감돌고기에 대한 최대 가중가용면적은 20.4% 증가하였고, 최적유량변동은 20m3(57.1%) 저감하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 감돌고기의 생애주기별 복합서식처 적합도 분포결과는 복원후 전체 공간분포 중 소양천 합류부 및 복원 홍수터에서 서식처 적합도의 공간분포가 높게 나타났고 가중가용면적도 복원후 산란기(4~6월)에 57.7%, 성장기(7~8월)에 6.0%, 성어기(9~11월)에 41.9%로 가중가용 면적이 증가하였으며, 특히 산란기와 성어기의 가중가용면적이 하천공간 확보를 통해 크게 증가되었다. 이러한 결과들을 바탕으로 수생태계에서 하천어류의 서식환경을 보호하고 유지하기 위해서 적절한 서식공간의 확보가 선행되어야 하며 복원사업에 따른 제방제거 및 하상변동으로 발생하는 유속의 변화로 인한 다양한 영향을 충분히 검토하여야 할 것으로 판단된다.