• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.65-70
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• 2003

Shihwa tidal freshwater marsh was constructed recently to treat pollutants entering Shihwa lake. In this study, we examined the spatial and temporal patterns of heavy metal accumulation in soils of Shihwa marsh and sought correlations between several soil variables (pH, electrical conductivity, organic matter, and acid ammonium oxalate-extractable Fe and Al contents) and the heavy metal concentration of soils. Surface soil samples (0∼20 cm) were collected in June 2000, November 2000, and July 2001, and were analyzed for heavy metals (Zn, Cd, Pb, Cu, Cr, As, and Hg) and soil chemical properties. The neutral pH and water-saturated conditions of Shihwa marsh appeared to favor immobilization of heavy metal through adsorption onto soils. The concentrations of heavy metal (especially Zn, Cu, and Cr) in soils of Shihwa marsh increased along the sampling occasions, suggesting that soils of Shihwa marsh serve as a sink of heavy metal. Among the sub-marshes, metal concentrations were highest in Banweol high marshes and lowest in Samhwa marshes. The temporal and spatial variations in the heavy metal concentrations of soils were correlated positively with organic matter and oxalate extractable Fe and Al contents, but negatively with electrical conductivity. These results suggest that organic matter and hydrous oxide of Fe/Al may playa key role in removing heavy metals in soils of Shihwa marsh, and that heavy metal removing capacity would increase with desalinization. However, the removal patterns of heavy metal by reeds warrant further studies to evaluate the total removal capacity of heavy metals by Shihwa marsh.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.359-364
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• 2002

시화지구 인공습지에 식재된 정수식물인 갈대(Phragmites australis)의 관리 방안을 모색하기 위해 갈대에 의한 질소 및 인 흡수 제거 양상과 갈대 생장과 관련된 토양 특성을 조사하였다. 습지 조성 초기에 갈대의 생장은 토양 염농도에 의해 저해된 것으로 나타났으며, 토양 유기물 함량은 갈대 비생육기 동안 고사체의 집적에 의해 증가하였지만, 서서히 분해되어 감소한 것으로 조사되었다. 갈대의 건물중과 질소 및 인 흡수량은 생장기인 여름과 가을에는 증가하였지만, 비생육기인 가을에는 감소하였다. 따라서 생장기 동안 갈대의 흡수에 의해 상당한 양의 질소와 인이 제거되었지만, 비생장기 동안 갈대 고사체의 형태로 토양에 환원되어 미생물의 분해에 의해 영양염류가 재방출될 가능성이 높은 것으로 판단되었다. 본 연구 결과에 의하면 인공습지 조성의 목적인 수질 정화와 생태공원으로서의 기능을 위해서는 갈대를 생육기간 중에 수확하는 방안을 적극적으로 모색해야 될 필요성이 있다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.264-276
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• 2021

Background: Salt marshes provide a variety of ecosystem services; however, they are vulnerable to human activity, water level fluctuations, and climate change. Analyses of the relationships between plant communities and environmental conditions in salt marshes are expected to provide useful information for the prediction of changes during climate change. In this study, relationships between the current vegetation structure and environmental factors were evaluated in the tidal flat at the southern tip of Ganghwa, Korea, where salt marshes are well-developed. Results: The vegetation structure in Ganghwa salt marshes was divided into three groups by cluster analysis: group A, dominated by Phragmites communis; group B, dominated by Suaeda japonica; and group C, dominated by other taxa. As determined by PERMANOVA, the groups showed significant differences with respect to altitude, soil moisture, soil organic matter, salinity, sand, clay, and silt ratios. A canonical correspondence analysis based on the percent cover of each species in the quadrats showed that the proportion of sand increased as the altitude increased and S. japonica appeared in soil with a relatively high silt proportion, while P. communis was distributed in soil with low salinity. Conclusions: The distributions of three halophyte groups differed depending on the altitude, soil moisture, salinity, and soil organic matter, sand, silt, and clay contents. Pioneer species, such as S. japonica, appeared in soil with a relatively high silt content. The P. communis community survived under a wider range of soil textures than previously reported in the literature; the species was distributed in soils with relatively low salinity, with a range expansion toward the sea in areas with freshwater influx. The observed spatial distribution patterns may provide a basis for conservation under declining salt marshes.