• 한국습지학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.26-34
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• 2023

Wetlands are very critical for the conservation of aquatic ecosystems, while also serving as the breeding/ nesting/ resting grounds for water birds. Generally, wetlands support both resident and migratory birds, thus serving as connecting dots in the global flyways. The Rajasthan state of India has two Ramsar sites (Keoladeo National Park and Sambhar Lake) and many other water bodies/wetlands. However, most of these areas are segregated in the eastern, southeastern, southern, and northern parts. In the western part of Rajasthan, where lies the Great Indian or Thar desert, there are no such reported prominent wetlands drawing attention towards a substantial number of resident and migratory water birds. The author is an Indian Forest Service officer, who was posted in the Thar Desert region and during that time had identified a hidden wetland in the desert landscape. This study deliberates on the wetland location and its faunal diversity with prospects of developing the area as a proper wetland conservation zone. India is a signatory to the Central Asian Flyway of migratory species and serves as an important member in terms of having significant wetlands and reported migratory birds count. The need of preserving and bring the arid zone's hidden wetlands to the forefront can serve as an important tool to conserve water birds and comply with worldwide bird migration conservation efforts.

• 한국동물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국동물학회 2003년도 한국생물과학협회 학술발표대회
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• pp.37-37
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• 2003

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• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제26권6D호
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• pp.1011-1017
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• 2006

습지 생태계는 환경의 변화에 민감하여 인위적 간섭에 매우 취약하다. 습지는 육상과 수상생태계의 전이지대이며 인간생활에 매우 중요하다. 따라서 습지의 보전과 관리대책 마련이 필수적이다. 습지 분포지역의 명확한 위치정보, 속성자료를 포함하는 수치지도와 지리정보시스템(GIS)을 이용한 Environment-GIS(E-GIS)의 개선이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 산지습원에 대한 통합 DB로서 습지관리의 기초자료를 구축하는 방법의 표준안을 제시하였다. 기준점 측량방식을 이용하여 수치지도를 이용한 정확한 위치를 규정하였고 습지분포 수치지도 영역을 표현하였다. 이로써 지리정보를 이용한 GIS DB로 전환하여 도형, 속성정보를 수치화 하였다. 본 연구에서 구축된 습지정보를 기반으로 연구범위 내 환경부 지정 대표 보존습지의 구성인자인 지형, 지질, 동 식물상 분포를 분석하여 발견되지 않은 습지 분포지역을 예측 할 수 있는 활용방안을 제시하였다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.97-107
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• 2015

육상과 수계의 전이지대에 위치한 습지는 빈번한 침수, 육상생태계로부터의 영양염류의 유입, 수계와 토양에 적절하게 적응된 식생의 존재 및 토양 내 산소 결핍과 같은 독특한 특징을 가지고 있다. 이러한 생지화학적 특성과 독특한 식생의 존재는 유기물의 분해과정에 물리적 화학적 영향을 미치고 있는데, 특히 미생물에서 생산되는 체외효소 활성도는 유기물의 분해 과정과 관련을 맺고 있다. 체외효소는 고분자 유기물을 간단한 형태의 유기탄소, 무기 질소, 인, 황으로 분해하여 미생물과 식물이 용이하게 이들 영양물질을 흡수할 수 있도록 도움을 주기 때문에, 체외효소에 대한 연구는 습지 토양 내에서의 유기물 분해와 물질순환의 기작을 이해하는 데 필수적인 요소이다. 본 연구는 습지 토양 내 ${\beta}$-glucosidase, ${\beta}$-N-acetylglucosaminidase, phosphatase, arylsulfatase, phenol oxidase와 같은 체외 효소활성도에 영향을 미치는 물리적 생지화학적 요소가 무엇인지 문헌연구를 통하여 고찰하였다. 물리적 요소로써, pH와 유기물의 입자 크기는 체외효소 활성도에 크게 영향을 미치지 않았으나, 온도에 대한 영향은 미생물의 극한 온도에서의 적응성 정도에 따라 다양하게 나타났다. 화학적 요소로써, 탄소, 질소, 인의 첨가는 습지 토양의 영양상태, C:N 비율과 제한 요소, 및 체외효소의 종류에 따라 그 영향이 다양하게 발현되었다. 특히, 유기물의 기질 특성(Substrate quality)은 다른 어떤 요소보다도 체외효소 활성도에 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 향후 연구 과제로써는 기후 변화와 질소 침적의 증가에 따른 효소 활성도의 변화 및 분자생물학적 접근을 통한 미생물 군집과 체외효소 기능간의 관계를 규명하는 연구가 필요하다. 또한, 습지 토양내 체외효소 활성도를 극대화 할 수 있는 환경을 조성함으로써, 앞으로 습지 토양이 오염물질을 제거하고 습지의 생태학적 기능을 최대화 할 수 있는 연구가 요구된다.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.189-211
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• 2005

This paper makes an effort to compare the recently evolved soft classification method based on Linear Spectral Mixture Modeling (LSMM) with the traditional hard classification methods based on Iterative Self-Organizing Data Analysis (ISODATA) and Maximum Likelihood Classification (MLC) algorithms in order to achieve appropriate results for mapping, monitoring and preserving valuable coastal wetland ecosystems of southern India using Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS) 1C/1D LISS-III and Landsat-5 Thematic Mapper image data. ISODATA and MLC methods were attempted on these satellite image data to produce maps of 5, 10, 15 and 20 wetland classes for each of three contrast coastal wetland sites, Pitchavaram, Vedaranniyam and Rameswaram. The accuracy of the derived classes was assessed with the simplest descriptive statistic technique called overall accuracy and a discrete multivariate technique called KAPPA accuracy. ISODATA classification resulted in maps with poor accuracy compared to MLC classification that produced maps with improved accuracy. However, there was a systematic decrease in overall accuracy and KAPPA accuracy, when more number of classes was derived from IRS-1C/1D and Landsat-5 TM imagery by ISODATA and MLC. There were two principal factors for the decreased classification accuracy, namely spectral overlapping/confusion and inadequate spatial resolution of the sensors. Compared to the former, the limited instantaneous field of view (IFOV) of these sensors caused occurrence of number of mixture pixels (mixels) in the image and its effect on the classification process was a major problem to deriving accurate wetland cover types, in spite of the increasing spatial resolution of new generation Earth Observation Sensors (EOS). In order to improve the classification accuracy, a soft classification method based on Linear Spectral Mixture Modeling (LSMM) was described to calculate the spectral mixture and classify IRS-1C/1D LISS-III and Landsat-5 TM Imagery. This method considered number of reflectance end-members that form the scene spectra, followed by the determination of their nature and finally the decomposition of the spectra into their endmembers. To evaluate the LSMM areal estimates, resulted fractional end-members were compared with normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), ground truth data, as well as those estimates derived from the traditional hard classifier (MLC). The findings revealed that NDVI values and vegetation fractions were positively correlated ($r^2$= 0.96, 0.95 and 0.92 for Rameswaram, Vedaranniyam and Pitchavaram respectively) and NDVI and soil fraction values were negatively correlated ($r^2$ =0.53, 0.39 and 0.13), indicating the reliability of the sub-pixel classification. Comparing with ground truth data, the precision of LSMM for deriving moisture fraction was 92% and 96% for soil fraction. The LSMM in general would seem well suited to locating small wetland habitats which occurred as sub-pixel inclusions, and to representing continuous gradations between different habitat types.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.377-390
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• 2017

Space-based Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) observations have been widely and successfully applied to acquire invaluable temporal and spatial information on wetlands, which are unique environments and regarded as important ecosystems. One of the best studied wetland area is Everglades, which is located in southern Florida, USA. As a World Heritage Site, the Everglades is the largest natural and subtropical wilderness in the United States. The Everglades wetlands have been threatened by anthropogenic activities such as urban expansion and agricultural development, as well as by natural processes, as sea level changes due to climate change. In order to conserve this unique wetland environment, various restoration plans have been implemented. In this review paper, we summarize the main studies using space-based SAR observations for monitoring the Everglades. The paper is composed of the following two sections: (1) review of backscattered amplitude analysis and observations, and (2) review of interferometric SAR (InSAR) analysis and applications. This study also provides an overview of a wetland InSAR technique and space-based SAR sensors. The goal of this review paper is to provide a comprehensive summary of space-based SAR monitoring of wetlands, using the Everglades wetlands as a case study.

• 생태와환경
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• 제57권1호
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• pp.51-59
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• 2024

This note summarizes the application of zooplankton indices for water quality management and estimation based on main research topics of articles focusing on wetland ecosystems, topics that are remained poorly investigated in S. Korea. The aquatic ecosystem-based consists of indices that respond to different target environmental factors, including environmental disturbance. Among the major indicator species and biota, we reviewed that management strategy for the wetland environment has to be focused more on small-sizes, in terms of zooplankton ecology and indices. The ecology of zooplankton communities in freshwater ecosystem has been the focus of an increasing number of studies since 2019, and considerable progress has been made in understanding the major mechanisms involved in regulating their abundance, diversity and spatio-temporal patterns. Even though studies on the freshwater ecosystem in Korea have a long history, a few of studies on zooplankton biota were conducted at wetlands. We suggested the candidate zooplankton indices proposed by the U.S. EPA and EU to suit Korean conditions. In the step of selecting metrics, the best available metrics are species-related variables, such as composition and abundance, as well as richness and diversity. Overall, in spite of several limitations, the development of a plankton-based multivariate assessment method in Korea wetlands is possible using mostly field research data. Later, it could be improved based on qualitative metrics on zooplankton, and with the emergence of further survey data. The present information can be used as basic information for researchers who are dealing with aquatic environments and its interaction with organisms.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제24권12호
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• pp.415-427
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• 2021

Wetland ecosystems act as natural freshwater purification systems, but their rich biodiversity is being threatened with the introduction of the non-native freshwater snail, Pomacea canaliculata. This study was conducted to measure the herbivory effects and growth rate of P. canaliculata on common macrophytes: Ipomoea aquatica, Ipomoea batatas, Pandanus amaryllifolius and Cucurma longa. In separate experiments, the macrophyte species were served as the snails' food as individual species and simultaneously. In the individual treatment, the growth pattern and rate were based on the snails' weight (mg/snail/day; n = 9) while the individual feeding consumption (mg/snail/day) was calculated from the leftover food. In the simultaneous treatment, the herbivory effects were evaluated as the feeding preference (%) from observations every two hours, while the total feeding consumption (mg) was calculated based on the food remaining after a 12-hour experiment (3 replicates: total n = 27). The results indicated that the growth pattern was significant for snails grazing on I. aquatica but not when other macrophyte species were eaten. The individual feeding consumption was higher when using I. aquatica than P. amaryllifolius but the growth rate for snails grazing on I. aquatica and P. amaryllifolius did not differ significantly. Meanwhile, the consumption of C. longa deterred the snails' growth rate. Although the snails consumed all the macrophytes in the individual experiment, when given the species simultaneously, the feeding preference and total feeding consumption were directed significantly more toward I. aquatica than P. amaryfollius and C. longa. We conclude that P. canaliculata is a generalist feeder given a limited choice of food but tends to show a strong feeding preference after being introduced to more food choices. These findings indicate that the introduction of P. canaliculata into wetland ecosystems may increase the herbivory effects on macrophytes, making these ecosystems vulnerable to the impact of eutrophication and biodiversity reduction.

• 한국지역지리학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.1-13
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• 2013

담양습지보호지역은 전남 담양군과 광주광역시 북구 일원에 지정되어 있으며, 그 면적은 $980,575m^2$이다. 본 연구의 목적은 담양하천습지를 세부 지형단위로 나누고, 각 지형단위에 대한 퇴적물을 분석하여, 하천습지를 이루는 단위 생태계를 세분화하는 것이다. 하천습지는 하도습지와 범람원, 구하도 습지로 구분할 수 있는데, 담양하천습지는 하도습지의 유형에 속한다. 하도습지의 세부 지형단위를 분류하기 위하여, 1단계로 항공영상을 획득하여 세부 지형단위를 분류하였으며, 2단계로 현지 연구를 통해 분류 내용을 수정 보완하였다. 본 연구에서 담양습지보호지역은 22개의 생태계 단위로 구분된다. 그들의 퇴적물의 물리적 화학적 특성은 공간적으로 다양하게 나타나는데, 이는 담양하천습지의 서식환경이 다양함을 보여주는 것이다. 본 연구의 결과를 바탕으로 담양하천습지보호지역을 보다 효율적으로 관리할 수 있는 전략을 세울 수 있을 것이다. 이를 위해 담양습지에 형성된 다양한 하천지형과 이들을 서식지로 하는 생물들 간의 관계에 대한 학제적 연구가 필요하다.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.92-113
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• 2024

본 연구는 김해 화포천습지 보호지역에 분포하는 관속식물상의 특성을 조사하여 습지생태계 보전과 관리를 위한 기초정보를 제공하는데 목적이 있다. 관속식물상은 81과 221속 315종 9아중 12변종 2품종 등 339분류군으로 요약되었다. 희귀식물은 쥐방울덩굴, 자라풀 등 7분류군이며, 식물구계학적 특정종은 32분류군이고, 침입외래식물은 66분류군이며, 생태계교란종은 11분류군이었다. 수생식물은 29분류군이며, 정수식물은 16분류군, 침수식물은 3분류군, 부유식물은 4분류군, 부엽식물은 6분류군으로 나타났다.