• Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.845-856
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• 2011

In order to establish fundamental data for stream restoration and environmental flow, we investigated inhabitation and species diversity of fish to substrate size in the typical streams of Geum River Basin. Field monitoring including fish sampling was conducted from October 2007 to October 2009. Substrate size was determined according to six different : silt (Si), sand (Sa), fine gravel (Fg), coarse gravel (Cg), cobbles (Co) and boulders (Bo). A total number of fish caught in the 18 sites was 7,649 representing 10 families 50 species, and Si, Sa, Fg, Cg, Co and Bo stations occupied 30, 29, 38, 30, 27 and 17 species, respectively. The most frequently found species in number was pale chum (Zacco platypus, 29.7%, n=2,275) followed by Z. koreanus (22.5%, n=1,720) in total stations. Biological diversity with increase of substrate size from the dominance of part species showed higher values as dominance index, lower and diversity, richness and evenness index. Index of biological integrity (IBI) and qualitative habitat evaluation index (QHEI) scores decreased with increase of substrate size. Therefore, it is necessary to make an effort on stream rehabilitation with evaluation of physical habitat condition by indicator species in order to maintain biodiversity and perform ecological restoration.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.33 no.8
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• pp.564-571
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• 2011

In order to establish fundamental data for stream restoration and environmental flow, we investigated fish fauna, community and physical habitat conditions in the Dal Stream of Han River Basin. Field monitoring including fish sampling was conducted from September 2008 to October 2009. A total number of fish caught in the 5 sites was 2,080 representing 9 families 35 species, and 19 species (54.3%) including Acheilognathus koreensis and Iksookimia koreensis were Korean endemic species during the study period. The most frequently found species in number was pale chub (Zacco platypus, 25.7%, n = 632) followed by Coreoleuciscus splendidus (18.0%, n = 375) and Z. koreanus (13.0%, n = 272). The lower reach of Dal Stream was more abundance of species, high diversity, evenness and richness, and lower dominance index than those of the upper reach. According to the dendrogram established at 0.63 level of similarity rate, sampling stations were divided into 2 groups. Most of upper streams in Korea consist of riffles and runs that are repeatedly followed by another one. However, stream channelization and leveling have caused reduction of habitat diversity. Therefore, it is necessary to make an effort on stream rehabilitation with evaluation of physical habitat condition by indicator species in order to maintain biodiversity and perform ecological restoration.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.293-307
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• 1998

This study has been divided into two parts, 1) literature review and 2) a case study. Based on literature review and case studies found in Korea and abroad, this study aimed at classifying wildlife passages and establishing their development procedures in order to establish a theoretical ground for the development of wildlife passage as a way to link habitats that have been fragmented by the construction of roads and other developments. The results of the literature review are as follows : 1) Impact of road construction on surrounding ecological environment is found in various aspects. Along with damage of habitats as direct impact, decrease of biodiversity and simplification of species due to limited breeding and movement are cited as possible indirect impact. 2) In order to lessen the impact generated from fragmented habitats, various types of wildlife passage are being developed in Europe and are showing positive results. 3) In Korea, interests on animal passages have been rising recently. The ministry of Environment and local authorities are establishing development plans for the passages. However, practical materials on the usefulness of adoped methods are not available.4) In order to create an effective wildlife passage, decisions have to be made first on basic factors of planning and designing such as ecosystem rehabilitation methods and surveys on wildlife movement routes and habitat environment. Based on this, in a planning and designing stage, the location and type of a passage, size and measures to attract animals and prevent a collision need to be finalized. This should be followed by a series of process of maintenance, management and monitoring after the development. Based on the results of a theoretical study to develop an wildlife passage, Part 2 of this study deals with the results of an experiment through a specific planning and design that includes a process of ecological surveys, site selection, type selection, ecosystem infrastructure, planting design and construction details on an actual study area and presents them as a model project.

• Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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• v.28 no.3
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• pp.418-425
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• 2012

Dam construction in a river can change its hydrological pattern and trap sediments, which results in ecological changes in the downstream. It is a common phenomenon in the downstream of dams to have decreased sediment flow and increased periphyton. Artificial floods and sediment application are suggested as mitigation practices in order to simulate natural process of flood; transporting sediment and sloughing periphyton off. In this study the effects of artificial floods on periphyton were examined by applying sand artificially and discharging water from a dam (Yangyang Dam, Korea). The study area has been suffering from turbidity problems caused by shore erosion of the dam. The accumulation of inorganic sediments and increase of periphyton on the river bottom are the major factors of habitat deterioration in the downstream reaches. Artificial flood and artificial addition of sand was performed in summer and the effects were measured. Piles of applied sands were washed off easily by discharge and it enhanced the periphyton sloughing effect. The removal efficiency of periphyton was 50 ~ 80% within the 2 km reach from the dam. In conclusion artificial floods and sand application can be a good mitigation measure for the habitat rehabilitation after a dam construction in streams.

• Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.43 no.2
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• pp.242-254
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• 2010

Streams changed by artificial factor those support positive functions but also negative function to humanbeing. Time and pathway exceed the lost of structure and negative function appearing as disturbance. Therefore, it is desirable to prepare right situation to break of a vicious circle. Stream ecology was evaluated with using ichthyofauna during three years at the three disturbed sites and reference sites in Nakdong River. Forty-one species belonging three orders and ten families were identified in six surveying sites of Nakdong River during 2007~2009. Korean endemic species (14 species, 34.1%) and alien (3 species, 7.3%) were identified in Nakdong River ichthyofauna. Species number, species diversity, ecosystem structure and habitat variability of ecosystem were applied to evaluate stream ecosystem. In view of three year comprehended data at six sites; numeric instability appeared Andong Dam and Naeseongcheon sites worse than Gamcheon and reference site, otherwise more numeric diversity appeared Gamcheon and reference site than Andong Dam and Naeseongcheon. As a result of integration, sand stream including downstream of Andong dam, Naeseongcheon and Gamcheon has been having more diversified biodiversity and habitat diversity than those in the pebble stream.

• Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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• v.113 no.1
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• pp.118-130
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• 2024

Rehabilitation of mining areas can reduce damage to ecosystems. However, the effects of rehabilitation on ecosystem services (ESs) and its contribution to local communities are not well known. Thus, the aims of this study were to clearly identify the ES beneficiaries affected by mining activities, to determine how the beneficiaries profit from surrounding areas in cooperation with local stakeholders, and to manage the rehabilitation areas for the ESs that the beneficiaries want. This study chose 18 ESs (4 provisioning, 7 regulating, 5 cultural, and 2 habitat services) based on The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity. A semi-structured questionnaire survey using an 11-point Likert scale was conducted among 87 community residents to investigate social awareness and identify key ESs. The survey results from two local communities showed high awareness and demands mainly on cultural (mental and physical health, aesthetic appreciation, and recreation) and regulating services (local climate and air quality, and moderation of extreme events). These services were related to the daily lives of residents in local communities, provided positive benefits, and potentially improved the residents' future livelihoods. However, the average questionnaire scores were limited to 6-7 points, indicating that the benefits to local communities were meager. The residents' awareness of provisioning service was negative, even if it provided goods and profit opportunities. This indicated a disconnection between local communities and provisioning services due to forest rehabilitation that did not consider local communities that traditionally relied on specific provisioning services before the onset of mining activities. Future forest rehabilitation in abandoned mine areas must consider the welfare of local communities for sustainable use of rehabilitated forests and enhancing ESs. In this study, only a qualitative evaluation based on frequency analyses was conducted. The quantification and valuation of key ESs are warranted in the future to promote ESs from forest rehabilitation in abandoned mine areas. The study results would be useful for developing site-specific ES promotion strategies for reforesting mine areas.

• Water for future
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.161-176
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• 1996

Methods for determining the instream flow in the stream were explored and examined through careful reviews and evaluations of available literatures. Development of the instream flow estimation method is based on the reviewed results and methods which can be used within the acceptable levels.The newly-developed method was tested on the streams which require maintaining some riverine functions, such as the instream flow and river-management flow at the specific channel reach or representative station of the river. The riverine functions mainly considered in this study are the minimum flow, water quality conservation, fish habitat rehabilitation and conservation, riverine aesthetics, river navigation and recreation, and so on. As a result, the newly-developed instream flow estimation method is expected to be used effectively for determining the instream flow, which is necessary in order to maintain the natural or artificial riverine functions.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.175-191
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• 2011

Colonization patterns and community changes in benthic macroinvertebrates in the Cheonggye Stream, a functionally restored stream in downtown Seoul, Korea, were studied from November 2005 to November 2007. Benthic macroinvertebrates were quantitatively sampled 15 times from five sites in the stream section. Taxa richness (59 species in total) increased gradually over the first year, whereas the density revealed seasonal differences with significantly lower values in the winter season and after flood events. The benthic macroinvertebrate fauna may have drifted from the upstream reaches during floods and from the Han River, arrived aerially, or hitchhiked on artificially planted aquatic plants. Oligochaeta, Chironommidae, Psychodidae, and Hydropsychidae were identified as major community structure contributors in the stream. Swimmers and clingers colonized relatively earlier in the upper and middle reaches, whereas burrowers dominated particularly in the lower reaches. Collector-gatherers colonized at a relatively early period throughout the stream reaches, and collector-filterers, such as the net-spinning caddisfly (Cheumatopyche brevilineata), predominated in the upper and middle reaches after a 1-year time period. Cluster analyses and multi-response permutation procedures demonstrated that the Cheonggye Stream shares more similarities with the Jungnang Stream than with the Gapyeong Stream. Detrended correspondence analysis and nonmetric multidimensional scaling demonstrated that physical environmental factors (depth, current velocity, dissolved oxygen, and pH) as well as nutrients (total nitrogen and total phosphorous), water temperature, and conductivity could affect the distribution of benthic macroinvertebrates in the study streams.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.437-441
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• 2009

1990년대 이후 하천환경에 대한 관심은 치수적 과점에서 이수적 관점, 환경적 관점으로 확대되어 가고 있으며, 이에 부응하여 하천환경을 개선하기 위한 노력이 1990년대 말부터 자연형 하천개발이라는 이름으로 확산되어 우리나라의 하천환경을 크게 변모시켜 나가고 있다. 실제로 자연형 하천은 우리 주변의 하천경관 및 수질을 많이 개선하는 효과를 거두어 왔으나, 하천의 보전 및 복원에 대한 구체적인 기술개발이 없는 상태에서 경쟁적으로 시행되어 비효율성, 비생태성, 비안전성의 문제를 노출시키고 있다. 특히 하천의 다양한 물리적 인자와 복합되어 형성되는 하도서식처 환경들에 대한 이해의 부족은 하천에 서식하는 다양한 생태계의 순환과정 및 연계성을 단절시키고 근본적인 하천환경복원을 어렵게 한다. 최근에 하천환경 복원사업의 근본 목표는 그 하천 고유의 하천경관이나 생태계 등의 특성을 회복(Rehabilitation)시키거나 복원(Restoration)시키는 것으로, 평여울, 급여울, 폐쇄형 하도습지, 웅덩이 등과 같은 하도서식처로서의 물리적 자연환경을 인위적으로 조성하여 원활한 생태환경이 자생될 수 있도록 하기 위한 노력의 일환이다. 그러나 하천 생태계는 물리적 환경에 의해서만 지배되는 것은 아니며, 하천생태계가 원활하게 조성되기 위해서는 그에 따른 적정한 수질이 유지되는 것 또한 중요하다. 물론 자연생태계의 순환과정이 원활해진다면, 하천의 자정능력 향상을 가져오게 되고 그로 인하여 수질도 생태환경에 적합하게 유지되는 것은 자연스러운 이치이다. 결국 자연적으로 조성된 하천에서의 물리적 서식처 환경이 수질에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 파악하는 것은 앞으로 하천환경 복원사업에 있어서 매우 중요한 요소 중의 하나이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 물리적 환경인 하도서식처 환경을 조사하고 그에 따른 화학적 특성을 평가해 보았다. 본 연구의 결과는 앞으로 하천복원에 있어서 물리적 서식처 조성과 수질의 상호 연계성 및 복원기술의 타당성을 평가하는데 중요한 지표가 될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2007.05a
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• pp.633-637
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• 2007

하천환경 복원사업이나 자연형하천 정비사업의 근본 목표는 그 하천 고유의 하천경관이나 생태계 등 특성을 회복(Rehabilitation)시키거나 복원(Restoration)하는 것이다. 현재 이 치수기능 확보를 위한 댐 보의 건설, 하천정비 및 골재채취 등 하천의 인공화가 계속되고 있으며, 이에 따른 하천 및 하도의 물리, 화학, 생물에 미치는 영향은 심각한 수준이다. 이러한 하천의 인위적 교란은 요인, 규모, 빈도 및 강도는 다르지만 하천생태 서식처의 물리적, 화학적 특성이 변형, 변질되어 하천생태계가 변화, 단절, 절멸되는 심각한 상태가 빈발하고 있다. 하천교란(River disturbance)은 요인에 따라 유량 및 유사량 변화, 하상변동, 하도준설, 인공호안, 생태통로 차단 등 하천의 물리적 환경 변화를 초래하고, 그에 따른 영향으로 생물종의 감소 및 단순화, 개체수 감소 등과 같이 하천 생태계가 변화하게 된다. 그러나 하천의 교란평가에 대한 연구가 미흡하고, 또한 표준화된 평가체제가 구축되어 있지 않을 뿐 만 아니라 하천환경의 복원에 대한 의식 보급도 부족한 것이 현실이다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 하천의 교란정도를 파악하기 위한 하천교란평가기법 개발을 위한 전단계로서 일본의 하천수변 국세조사, 영국의 River Habitat Survey, 호주의 River Assessment System, 미국의 Stream Corridor Restoration 등에서 제시하는 하천모니터링 및 평가체제를 비교, 분석하였다. 외국사례 분석 결과를 토대로 하천교란 요인을 하천정비, 댐건설, 골재채취로 유형화하고 교란요인별 조사해야 할 물리적 인자로서 유량, 유사량, 하도 제원, 특징적 내용, 하도형상, 여울과 소, 점사주, 인공구조물, 제방 호안의 재료 및 특징 등으로 선정, 검토하였으며, 생태계 인자로서는 제방 마루의 토지이용 및 식생구조, 하도의 식생유형, 하도주변 토지이용, 하안(bank) 형상 및 구조, 수종 및 구조, 하도 및 하안 특징 및 구조 등으로 선정, 검토하였다. 이상의 하천교란과 관계되는 지표를 선정하여 물리적, 생태적 조사 및 교란평가기법(안)을 개발, 제시하였다.