• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.43-61
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• 2017

The wetlands are facing environmental changes such as desiccation that occurs with the passage of time and reduced ecosystem services from wetlands in the city. In order to maintain the ecosystem services provided by wetlands in urban areas, a system thinking about the trade-off phenomenon of ecosystem services occurring as the wetlands undergo environmental changes is needed. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to develop strategies for wetland design using system thinking approach to enhance the resilience of ecosystem services degraded by the desiccation of wetlands and other disturbances. The objectives of this study include the system boundary and variables. Second, analyzing the dynamics of wetland design strategy. Third, it analyzes the trade-off phenomenon of ecosystem services in terms of the hydrology, hydric soil, and plants strategies to mitigate these effects. Fourth, wetland basic design to improve the resilience of ecosystem services. A wetland in Abuk-Mountain Neighborhood Park, Miryang-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, has been selected as a case study. Causal loop diagrams(CLDs) are used to analyze feedback in the wetland regime. In summary, hydrology, hydric soil, and plants is suggested as system boundaries to design plan. Design strategies for the wetland focused on robustness, redundancy, rapidity, and resourcefulness as a result of CLD analysis are first proposed in order to effectively maintain the wetland regime over the long term. Secondly, in a section related to hydrology, the CLD results show the trade-offs between provisioning-cultural services and regulating services. In order to control these services, a "water cycling system" has been implemented due to its strength in terms of robustness. The CLDs for hydric soil showed the trade-offs between regulating services and supporting services. An "installation of storm drainage for maintaining water levels" was selected due to the strength offered in terms of redundancy and rapidity. The CLDs for plants showed the trade-offs between provisioning - cultural services and regulating services. In order to control the strategic points, the "planting of indigenous vegetation" was suggested given the strength in terms of redundancy. In this study, a wetland design method is proposed that can improve the resilience of wetland ecosystem services by analyzing the dynamics overtime. The results of this research can theoretically be applied to help restore ecosystem services in wetlands using ecological landscape design. In addition, this study will contribute to reducing maintenance costs by improving wetland resilience.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2013

In South Korea, the conflict between development and conservation policy still exist among government ministries, and conventional development plan often has priority over conservation policy. Establishment of sustainable development and comprehensive management policy employing the results of ecosystem service studies are highly warranted, but researchers in South Korea are still limited and often misuse the concept of ecosystem services. Thus, we aimed to introduce the concept of Ecosystem Service (ES) and related terminologies such as Social-Ecological Systems (SESs), ecosystem function, trade-off, and human well-being in this paper. Additionally, this article reviewed and arranged key approaches in ES studies as follows: 1) field works, 2) mapping ecosystem services, 3) valuing ES, 4) quantifying trade-offs between ES and 5) understanding SESs. Based on those results, we suggest that field works for basic information have the first priority to be conducted among ES studies. Once basic information is sufficiently accumulated, researchers can perform applied ES research with accuracy. Finally, results of ES studies conducted by five approaches allow decision makers to consider both natural system and society simultaneously, and hence the results can be utilized for sustainable development and conservation policy based on ecosystem-based management.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.67-87
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• 2021

Provisioning service, which is one of the ecosystem service functions, means goods and services such as food and fuel that people get from ecosystem. Provisioning functions are closely related to the primary industry, a sector of economy. Excessive demand and use of human society can cause trade-offs among regulation, cultural, and supporting services. Therefore, it is important to perform evaluation ecosystem services periodically and to monitor the time series fluctuations to identify the impact of provisioning services on other ecosystem services (trade-off) and to maintain sustainable provisioning service. When it comes to the precise assessment of provisioning service, it is necessary to get the statistical data and standardize indicators and methods. In this study, indicators and methods, which are applicable to the spatial level of national-local-protected areas, were derived through literature analysis and expert survey. The result of this study implies that provisioning services measurement by spatial level improve the efficiency of the establishment of environmental conservation plans by whose purpose.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.137-143
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• 2024

Background: The study was carried out to analyze the temporal changes of trade-offs (TOs) between two ecosystem services (ESs) before and after thinning in a Pinus koraiensis plantation on Mt. Gari from 2006 to 2021. As target variables, aboveground carbon (AGC) storage and species richness (SR) were chosen for regulating and supporting services. Thinning was applied from 2007 through 2008 with three treatments: 1) light thinning (LT), 2) heavy thinning (HT), and 3) control (Con). Results: Thinning influenced both AGC and SR. In 2021, AGC in the Con (111.1 t C ha^-1) was significantly higher compared to the LT (82.0 t C ha^-1) and HT (60.4 t C ha^-1) after thinning from 2007 to 2008. Also, SR was marginally higher in the LT (94 species) than in the Con (55 species) and HT (87 species) in 2011. Relative benefits of AGC and SR showed similar trends with the obtained values. In addition, the effects of thinning on TO varied among treatments and over time, demonstrating different degrees of TO between the two ESs. In the LT, TO was 0.13 in 2006 and slightly increased to 0.2 by 2021. TO in the HT exhibited a relatively rapid increase from 0.22 in 2006 to 0.58 by 2021, while To in the Con fluctuated, rising to 0.36 in 2011 from 0.1 in 2006 and decreasing to 0.25 by 2021. Among the three treatments, the degree of TOs between the two ESs was the lowest in the LT. Conclusions: Depending on thinning intensities, the responses of ESs and the degree of TOs vary. Regarding the balance between enhancements and TOs in ESs among treatments, the LT treatment showing intermediate carbon storage, higher SR, and lower TOs will be a proper silvicultural application.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.31-45
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• 2023

민간공원 특례사업이 시행됨에 따라 장기미집행 도시공원 개발로 인한 생태계 서비스 저하가 우려된다. 본 연구는 장기미집행 도시공원인 경기도 광주시의 중앙근린공원을 대상으로, 민간공원 특례사업이 도시공원의 생태계 서비스에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 민간공원 특례사업 계획부터 도시공원 조성 후까지의 생태계 서비스 변화를 복합적으로 파악하기 위해 시스템 사고를 활용하여 연구를 진행하였다. 연구결과 첫째, 민간공원 특례사업 시행 원인은 지자체의 재정 부족이었다. 둘째, 민간공원 특례사업을 통한 도시공원 조성은 초기에는 문화 서비스를 저하시키지만, 시간이 흐를수록 향상되는 반면, 조절 서비스와 지지 서비스는 지속적으로 낮아지는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 도시공원 조성 후, 생태계 서비스(문화 서비스, 조절 서비스, 지지 서비스) 간에 상충관계(trade-off)가 나타남에 따라 이를 줄일 수 있는 도시공원 조성 계획 및 관리방안 마련의 필요성을 확인했다. 이에 '지방재정', '녹지 면적', '생물다양성'을 주요 전략으로 도출하였으며, 도시공원 경영, 주민참여, 전 과정 평가, 스마트 기술 도입 필요성 등을 제시했다. 연구결과는 도시공원 조성 계획 및 관리방안 수립 시 시간의 흐름에 따른 환경변화와 생태계 서비스의 영향 관계에 대한 이해가 필요함을 시사했다.

• 농촌계획
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.35-46
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• 2021

Ecosystem services play a role in promoting sustainable development by contributing to human welfare. For sustainable development, a balance between supply and demand for ecosystem services must be made. In this regard, in this study, factor analysis was performed using the results of measuring ecosystem services for the supply of ecosystem services and national statistical data representing socio-economic factors for demand for ecosystem services The results of analysis for Gyeong-gi Province are as follows. The service supply based on the result of ecosystem services was divided into the mixed service provisioning as factor1, the food provisioning as factor2, and the P retention service provisioning area as factor3. As for the demand for services based on socio-economic factors, factor1 is divided into urbanized areas, factor2 is forest development area, and factor3 is agricultural activity development area. Local governments that maintain balance were evaluated as Pocheon, Yangpyeong, Icheon, Pyeongtaek, Goyang, Suwon, Gwangmyeong, and Osan, and imbalanced local governments appeared in Gimpo, Uiwang, Anseong, and Yeoju. A management plan to maintain the balance between supply and demand of ecosystem services was suggested. The analysis method and results of this study are expected to be applicable to various local governments through regional expansion.

• 한국농림기상학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.307-316
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• 2010

산지복잡지형은 지구표면의 약 20%를 차지하며, 절반 정도의 인류에게 맑은 물을 제공하는 지역이고, 대부분의 주요하천의 발원지로서 국가 혹은 지역 간 사회-경제적 경쟁과 정치적 논란의 대상지역이기도 하다. 산지경관생태계는 우리에게 폭넓은 생태계 생산물과 서비스(맑은 물, 에너지, 식량 및 산림자원 등)를 제공하며, 관광과 휴식활동의 대상으로 크게 부각되고 있다. 이들 지역은 특히 매우 높은 생물다양성과 육상탄소의 주요 저장원이기도 하다. TERRECO사업은 산지복잡지형의 생태계 과정에 대한 이해를 증진하고, 생태계 서비스와 관련한 생태계 기능들을 공간적으로 평가하는 데에 중점을 둔다. 특히 정교한 평가체계를 개발함으로써 산지복잡지형에서의 기후와 토지이용변화에 따른 생태계 서비스 기능의 변화를 정량화할 것이다. 이러한 구도에서 산지복잡지형의 수문학, 수자원, 생산성, 생물다양성, 토양생지화학, 미량가스방출 및 수질 등을 복합적으로 규명하고 있다. TERRECO사업은 총 34개의 세부연구과제로 구성되었으며, 한국산지복잡지형에서의 공동연구를 통해 연구기법의 개발 및 적용을 수행 중에 있다. 세부연구과제들은 산지복잡지형의 경관비균질성에 따른 (1) 물순환과 수자원, (2) 용존유기탄소(DOC), 미세입자상 유기탄소(fPOC), 질소화합물(TN)과 인 함유 물질(TP)의 수송과 수질에 영향을 미치는 탄소와 질소 저장원, (3) 환경적 관심이 높은 미량가스($CO_2$, $N_2O$, $CH_4$)의 포집과 방출, (4) 경관의 생물다양성과 생물다양성에 기인한 생태계 서비스들, 그리고 마지막으로 (5) 농업과 산림 생산성의 차이를 조사하도록 고안하였다. 따라서 TERRECO사업은 한국 산지복잡지형의 생태계 서비스를 조절하는 원리들을 규명하고, 총 34개 세부연구과제의 결과들이 생태계 서비스의 정량적 평가체계를 수립하는 데에 기여하도록 조직화함으로써 새로운 수준의 학제간 정보교환프로그램을 개발하는 데에 기여할 것으로 기대된다.