• Journal of Plant Biology
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.17-32
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• 1983

The aboveground production, nutrient distribution and nutrient cyclings were compared between two Phragmites communis communities growing in the different salt contents of soil in a coastal salt marsh. Inorganic nutrient contents of soil for plant growth were greater at the low salt stand than at the high salt stand except for sodium(Na). Maximum aboveground biomass of the plant at the low and the high salt stands were 2,533 and 1,719 g dw/$m^2$, respectively, in August. Seasonal changes of nutrient content of biomass in dry weight decreased with growth except for Na. Nutrient contents in biomass per unit land area increased continuously as biomass increases, although the amount of potassium(K) reached the maximum content in July and thereafter decreased. Vertical distributions of total nitrogen(T-N) and phosphorus(P) increased with plant height, but Na showed the reverse trend. That of K was similar to the patterns for T-N and P in the leaves, and to the pattern of Na in the stems. The Na was greatly accumulated in underground biomass but transported scarcely to aboveground. At the low and the high salt stands, the ratios of the inorganic nutrients contained in the plant were 100 : 66 for T-N, 100 : 61 for P, 100 : 62 for K and 100 : 97 for Na. the ratios of the amounts of nutrients retrieved to soil were 100 : 242 for T-N, 100 : 408 for P, 100 : 127 for K and 100 : 269 for Na, respectively. Turnover times of the T-N, P, K and Na in the communities were 56, 1, 15 and 174 years at the low salt stand, and 75, 2, 24 and 323 years at the high salt stand, respectively. In nutrient cyclings, all of the nutrients retrieving to soil were less than uptake by plant. Among the nutrient, especially P is expected to be exhausted from soil, sooner or later, because of the harvest by men.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제28권1B호
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• pp.161-168
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• 2008

대규모 연안개발에 따른 매립사업으로 연안역의 갯벌 또는 염습지 등의 연안생태환경공간은 해마다 감소하고 있다. 이에 따라 연안역 자연환경의 완화조치(Mitigation)의 일환으로 인공갯벌 및 염습지 개발의 필요성이 대두되어 활발한 연구가 진행되고 있으나, 인공 연안공간 조성시 복원정도의 정량적 평가에 관한 연구는 미흡한 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 연안생태환경공간 조성지의 복원정도 평가에 대한 기초적인 연구로서, 준설토 배합비에 따라 구분되는 인공갯벌(Zone. P1) 및 염습지(Zone. P2) 현장시험구를 조성하여 생물-화학적 환경인자인 시험구 내 대형저서동물 군집의 생물다양성과 개체수 및 생체량/식생(갈대)의 정착률/종속영양세균수/이화학적 특성(COD, IL, TN, TP, pH)에 대한 환경성 모니터링을 수행하였다. 이 결과를 바탕으로 각 환경인자들의 복원정도를 나타내는 복원지수를 제안하여 연안생태환경공간 조성에 따른 복원정도를 정량적으로 평가하였다.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.133-140
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• 1985

Aboveground net productions of four stands in the coastal salt marsh of Incheon were estimated with three different methods: first method was to measure peak live standing crop; second to measure both live and dead standing crops; thrid to measure live and dead standing crops and dead disappearance as well. Net productions estimated by the first method were lowest with a difference of 28~50% from those by the third method. Whereas estimates by the second method approximated considerably to those by the third method with a difference of 4~15%. The third method figured out the highest values and seemed to be most appropriate in estimating net production of herbaceous community. Form these results it is known that live standing crop, dead standing crop and dead disappearance respectively accounted for about 60, 30, 10% of net production estimated by the third method. Annual net productions estimated by the third method for Suaeda japonica-Salicornia herbacea, Artemisia scoparia-Limonium tetragonum, Calamagrostis epigeios, and Sonchus brachyotus-Setaria viridis stand were 650, 1, 080, 1, 409 and 1, 126 g.$m^{-2}.yr^{-1}$, respectively.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.61-72
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• 2019

Background: Organic carbon stored in coastal wetlands, which comprises the major part of oceanic "blue carbon," is a subject of growing interest and concern. In this study, organic carbon storage in coastal wetlands and its economic value were estimated using the raw data of 25 studies related to soil carbon storage. Data were collected from three tidal flats (one protected and two developed areas) and two estuarine salt marshes (one protected and one restored area). Bulk density, soil organic matter content, and standing biomass of vegetation were all considered, with Monte Carlo simulation applied to estimate the uncertainty. Results: Mean carbon storage in two salt marshes ranged between 14.6 and $25.5kg\;C\;m^{-2}$. Mean carbon storage in tidal flats ranged from 18.2 to $28.6kg\;C\;m^{-2}$, with variability possibly related to soil texture. The economic value of stored carbon was estimated by comparison with the price of carbon in the emission trading market. The value of US $ $6600\;ha^{-1}$ is ~ 45% of previously estimated ecosystem services from fishery production and water purification functions in coastal areas. Conclusions: Although our study sites do not cover all types of large marine ecosystem, this study highlights the substantial contribution of coastal wetlands as carbon sinks and the importance of conserving these habitats to maximize their ecosystem services.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.20-23
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• 2016

Background: The structures and soil factors of Suaeda glauca-Suaeda japonica zonal communities and Phragmites australis-S. japonica zonal communities were studied in salt marshes of west and south coasts of South Korea to provide basic data for coastal wetland conservation and restoration. Results: S. glauca community mean length was 67 m and S. japonica community mean length was 567 m in zonal communities, and P. australis and S. japonica community mean length were 57 m and 191 m in zonal communities. Regarding the electrical conductivity, sodium content, and clay contents in Upnae-ri, Shinan-gun, there were significant differences among zonal communities at significance level of 0.05 for two-sided t test. However, other factors were not significantly different. Conclusions: The results indicate that multiple factors such as electronic conductivity, total nitrogen level, clay, and sodium might play important roles in the formation of zonal plant communities of salt marshes.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.265-270
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• 1999

전라남도의 해안에 방치된 염전에 생육하고 있는 식생에 대하여 군락 분류학적 연구와 토양의 특성에 대한 연구가 수행되었다. 본 연구는 종조성을 바탕으로 Mueller-Dombois와 Ellenberg 법에 따라 수행되었다. 본 연구의 목적은 전남 해안에 방치되어 있는 폐염전의 식물군락분류를 통한 식생형을 규정하고, 군락생태를 밝히는데 있다. 폐염전에 분포하는 일년생 초본 염생식물군락은 퉁퉁마디군락, 칠면초군락, 해홍나물군락, 가는갯능쟁이군락, 갯개미자리군락으로 밝혀졌다. 그리고 다년생 초본 염생식물군락으로는 갯개미취군락, 천일사초군락, 갈대군락으로 분류되었다. 본 연구의 결과는 해안 습지 식생에 대한 군락분류 및 구성종에 대한 정보의 축적을 가능하게 하고, 아울러 해안 습지 생태계 보전을 위한 기초자료로 유용한 정보를 제공한다.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 1989

낙동강 하구 옥류등에 형성되어 있는 갈대, 천일사초 및 갯잔디 군락의 실소와 린의 동태를 조사하였다. 실소와 린의 흡수량 및 현존량은 식물군락의 물질생산과 단위 무게당 이들 무기영양소의 함량이 달랐다. 실소의 연 흡수량은 갈대, 천일사초, 갯잔디 군락에서 각각 224, 111 그리고 156 kg/ha이었고, 린의 연 흡수량은 각각 22, 29 그리고 21 kg/ha이었다. 염습지의 관속식물 군집은 다량의 질소와 인을 흡수하기 때문에 연안수의 당영양화를 일시적으로 경감시키는 역할을 할 수 있는 것으로 생각되었다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.123-129
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• 2012

Salt marsh is an important transitional zone among terrestrial, riverine, and marine ecosystems and is a productive habitat that interacts extensively with adjacent landscape elements of estuarine and coastal ecosystems. Nowadays, in addition to various human activities, a variety of natural processes induce changes in salt marshes. This study aims to provide background information to restore disturbed salt marshes and to propose their ecological restoration using seed banks. The study area is a prepared area for the Gwangyang Container Port located in the southern Korea. This area was formed by accumulating mud soils dredged from the bottom of the forward sea. This land was created in a serial process of preparing the Gwangyang container port and the salt marsh was passively restored by seeds buried in mud soil dredged from seabed. As a result of stand ordination based on vegetation data collected from the land, stands were arranged according to tolerance to salinity in the order of $Suaeda$ $maritima$, $Salicornia$ $europaea$, and $Phragmites$ $communis$ communities on the Axis 1. Landscape structure of the projected area was analyzed as well. Edges of the projected area were divided from the marginal waterway by the dike. Four types of vegetation appeared on the dike: $Alnus$ $firma$ plantation, $Robinia$ $pseudoacacia$ plantation, $Lespedeza$ $cyrtobotrya$ plantation, and grassland. In the more internal areas, two types of vegetation sequences appeared: $Aster$ $tripolium$ community-$Suaeda$ $glauca$ community-$Salicornia$ $europaea$ community sequence and $Aster$ $tripolium$ community-$Suaeda$ $maritima$ community-$S.$ $europaea$ community sequence. Mixed community showed the highest species diversity (H' = 0.86) and $S.$ $europaea$ community showed the lowest (H' = 0.0). Evenness is the highest in Mixed community (J' = 2.26) and the lowest in $S.$ $maritime-S.$ $europaea$ community (J' = 0.0). Several plant communities were successfully established on the land created by mud soil dredged from the bottom of Gwangyang Bay. Moreover, community diversity in this area approached a similar level with those from other studies involving natural salt marshes. Therefore, restoration effect based on community diversity obtained in our study can be evaluated as a successful achievement. In this respect, although most salt marshes in Korea and other places worldwide have been destroyed or disturbed by excessive land use, feasibility of seed bank as a restoration tool is greatly expected.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.175-192
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• 1988

The coastal vegetation of the southwestern coast of Korea was surveyed by the Braun-Blnquet's phytosociological sKDICe and its soil properties were also determined. Comparing with the coastal vegetation of Korea, Japan and Europe, the vegetation of this area could be classified into as follows; A. Thero-Salicornietea R. Tx. 1954(Salicor-nietum herbaceae assoc. nov.). B. Thero-Suaedetea Rivas Martwez 1979 (Suaedetum japonicae Miyawaki et Ohba 1966, Suaeda maritima commuity, Atriplici-Suaedetum maritimi Miyawaki et Ohba 1965, Suaeda asparagoided community) C. Asteretea tripolium Westhoff et Beeftink 1962 (Zoysietum sinice Ohba, Miyawaki et Tx. 1973, Limonietum tetragoni Miyawaki et Ohba 1969, Artemisietum scopariae assoc. nov., Aster tripolium community, Atriplex, gmelini community) D. Phragmitetea Tx. et Prsg. 1942 (Triglochietum maritimae assoc. nov., Carcetum scabrifoliae Miyawaki et Ohba 1969, phragmites communis community, Pyaceluretum latifolii Miyawaki et Okuda 1972, Scirpus fluviatilis community) E. Salsoletea komarovil Ohba, Miyawaki et Tx. 1973(Salsola komarovi community) F. Glehnietea littoralis ohba, Miyawaki et Tx. 1973(Caricetum pumilae assoc. nov., Meserschmidia sibirica community, Lysimachia mauri-tiana community Ishaemum anthephoroides community, Elymus mollis commuity, carex kobomugi community, Ixeris repens community) G. Viticetea rotundifoliae Ohba, Miyawaki et Tx. 1973 (Imperato cylindricae-Viticetum rotundifoliae ohba, Miyawaki ex Tx. 1973) and Opuntia ficus-indica var. saboten community. Among the soil properties, water potential seems to be one fo the most important factor on the distribution of the coastal plant community and it might be highly affected by water content in sand and salinity in low marsh.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.26-37
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• 2015

2008년과 2009년에 획득된 KOMPSAT-2 위성영상 자료와 야외조사를 병행하여 순천만과 벌교 연안습지의 염생식물 군락의 정밀한 분포경계를 확인하고 분포 양상과 면적을 구하였다. 순천만과 벌교 연안습지의 주요 군락은 갈대와 칠면초 우점군락으로 확인되었다. 퇴적특성을 파악하기 위해 조간대 표층의 수준측량과 퇴적상 분석이 수행되었다. 염습지의 퇴적상은 대부분 실트질 니와 니질 퇴적상을 보였으며 계절변화는 매우 작았고, 지형구배는 경사도가 $0.0007{\sim}0.002^{\circ}$로 매우 평탄하였다. 연구지역에서 염생식물은 평균해수면보다 0.7~1.8 m 높은 곳을 점하고 있었으며, 갈대우점군락은 평균해수면 위 1.1~1.8 m, 칠면초 우점군락은 평균해수면 위 0.7~1.3 m 높은 고도를 나타내는 범위에서 생육하고 있다. 2009년 분포를 기준으로 순천만 연안습지의 갈대 우점군락의 면적은 약 $0.79km^2$, 칠면초 우점군락의 면적은 약 $0.22km^2$로, 총 면적은 약 $1.01km^2$이다. 벌교천 하구 연안습지의 갈대 우점군락 면적은 약 $0.31km^2$, 칠면초 우점군락의 면적은 약 $0.031km^2$이며, 총 면적은 약 $0.341km^2$이다. 순천만-벌교 하구 염습지에서 각기 105개와 60개의 염생식물 단위군락의 분포양상과 면적이 제시될 수 있었다. 2008/2009년 위성영상에 의해 분석된 염생식물 군락의 정밀한 분포양상과 면적은 국내에서 가장 중요한 염습지인 해당 연구지역에서 향후 염습지 관련 모니터링의 기본자료로 매우 가치가 높을 것으로 판단된다.