• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.249-252
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• 2013

A taxonomic study of the Korean Hydrochus Leach is presented. They inhabit in the margins of shallow lentic water with plentiful vegetation. The genus Hydrochus Leach contains about 28 species in the Palaearctic region and only H. japonicus Sharp is recently listed in Korea. Here, two species are recognized, one of which is reported for the first time in Korea (H. chubu Balfour-Browne & Sat$\hat{o}$). This species are distinguished from H. aequalis Sharp by impressed pronotum and from H. japonicus by dark brown elytra. Habitus photographs, descriptions, and diagnostic characters with illustrations of the species are provided.

• 한국농공학회지
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• 제44권5호
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• pp.96-105
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• 2002

As an useful water purification system for non-point source pollution in rural watersheds, interests in constructed wetlands are growing at home and abroad. It is well known that constructed wetlands are easily installed, no special managemental needs, and more flexible at fluctuating influent loads. They have a capacity for purification against nutrient materials such as phosphorus and nitrogen causing eutrophication of lentic water bodies. The Constructed Wetland Design Model (CWDM), developed through this study is consisted mainly of Database System, Runoff-discharge Prediction Submodel, Water Quality Prediction Submodel, and Area Assessment Submodel. The Database System includes data of watershed, discharge, water quality, pollution source, and design factors for the constructed wetland. It supplies data when predicting water quality and calculating the required areas of constructed wetlands. For the assessment of design flow, the GWLF (Generalized Watershed Loading Function) is used, and for water quality prediction in streams estimating influent pollutant load, Water Quality Prediction Submodel, that is a submodel of DSS-WQMRA model developed by previous works is amended. The calculation of the required areas of constructed wetlands is achieved using effluent target concentrations and area calculation equations that developed from the monitoring results in the United States. The CWDM is applied to Bokha watershed to appraise its application by assessing design flow and predicting water quality. Its application is performed through two calculations: one is to achieve each target effluent concentrations of BOD, SS, T-N and T-P, the other is to achieve overall target effluent concentrations. To prove the validity of the model, a comparison of unit removal rates between the calculated one from this study and the monitoring result from existing wetlands in Korea, Japan and United States was made. As a result, the CWDM could be very useful design tool for the constructed wetland in rural watersheds and for the non-point source pollution management.

• 한국농공학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.93-102
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• 1989

With an objective to provide basic information for the management and the prediction of eutrophication in lentic water Systems, total amount of Kjeldahl nitrogen(T-N) and phosphorous(T-P) from irrigated water and drained water from flooded paddies were investigated during the rice growing period of 1988. A 29.3 ha paddies near Jungnam-myun, HwaSung-gun, Gyungi Province, Korea was instrumented for measuring runoff and sampling irrigated water and drained water from paddies. The following conclusions may be drawn from the result of this study. 1.During 115 days of investigation, T-N load for paddies was 362.6kg and T-P 63.44kg.These would be converted to 12.4kg T-N/ha and 2.17kg T-P/ha, respectively. 2.The T-N and T-P loadings in different periods showed a significant difference. The 25% of T-N loading was drained soon after fertilization period and 60% was drained during the rainy season from July 5 to July 24. 3.Annual loadings from paddies could be calculated to 30kg T-N/ha/year and 52kg T-P/ha/year considering non-measurement periods. 4.After the rainy season, the nutrient loads from drained water showed much less than those from irrigated water, and it may be suggested that the paddies would act as a stabilization pond. 5.The average concentrations of nutrients at 0.9km downstream from investigated paddies were 2.02(T-N) mg/l and 0.52(T-P) mg/I, which were 1.82(T-N) mg/l and 0.056(T-P)mg/l lower than those of drained water from paddies.

• 생태와환경
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.130-141
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• 2016

This study was conducted to elucidate the structure of river ecosystem in the watershed of the Seom River and Hoengseong Reservoir located in Hoengseong of Kangwon Province from February to October 2007. Topics of the survey were mainly rainfall, discharge, water quality in abiotic factors and attached algae, benthic macroinvertebrates, fish, birds and mammals of flora and fauna in a biotic factors, respectively. Specifically, the Seom River could be seen as a typical flow rate of the stream is controlled to the effect of the dam. Basic water qualities were great to seasonal effects, it was relatively clean. Diatom Achnanthes, Cymbella, Gomphonema, and Navicula were distributed predominantly in the periphytic algae. Benthic macroinvertebrates were mostly aquatic insects and freshwater shellfish, the aquatic insects were abundant Ephemeroptera and Trichoptera. Freshwater fish was the dominant Zacco platypus, fish species varied toward the downstream. Birds were mainly observed in four species, and species Egretta garzetta, which was distributed in a wide area of the Seom River. In mammals, Lutra lutra of Mustelidae was identified that the number of inhabit widely. In aspects of the ecological trophic level, the Seom River was maintained at a relatively stable state in the producer and the consumer relationship. The results of this study will expected to be utilized as a useful data for understanding the structure and function of the lotic and lentic ecosystems.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.483-501
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 2005 - 2006년 기간 동안 국내 인공호의 환경영향평가를 위해 LEHA 다변수 생태모형(Lentic Ecosystem Health Assessment Model)을 청평호에 적용하였고, 생태 건강도 모델값을 산정하였다. LEHA 생태 평가모형은 생물학적 변수($B_p$), 물리적 변수($P_p$), 화학적 변수($C_p$)의 11개 주요 메트릭으로 구성되었고, 이를 통합하여 생태 건강도 등급을 평가하였다. 생물학적 변수($B_p$)는 수환경의 질적 저하에 따라서 감소하는 민감종 메트릭($M_2$, NSS) 및 충식종 메트릭($M_5$, % $I_n$)이 이용되었고, 두 메트릭 모델값은 각각 1.5%, 32.4%로서 낮게 나타났다. 반면, 내성종($M_3$, % $T_s$)과 잡식종 메트릭($M_4$, % $O_m$) 값은 43%, 62%로서 높게 나타나 호수생태계의 질적 저하가 확인되었다. 물리적 서식지 변수($P_p$)는 수변 식피율($M_9$, % $V_c$)로서 1차 조사에 비해 2차 조사에 높게 나타났으며, 상류에서 하류로 갈수록 메트릭 모델 값이 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 이는 정수역의 증가로 서식환경의 단순화와 인근 수체에서 실시되고 있는 잦은 골재 채취로 인한 서식지의 하상구조 변경이 악영향을 준 것으로 사료되었다. 한편, 화학적 수질특성 변수($C_p$)는 수체의 이온(양이온/음이온) 특성을 나타내는 전기전도도($M_{10}$, $C_I$)와 부영양 상태를 평가하는 Chl-a의 부영양화 지수($M_{11}$, $TSI_{CHL}$)로서 메트릭 모델값은 계절별 변이는 크게 나타났고, 지점 간의 공간변이는 미미한 것으로 나타나, "양호상태"로 평가되었다. LEHA 다변수 모델에 의거한 청평호의 환경영향평가에 의하면, 생태 건강도 LEHA 모델값은 1차 조사에서 30.7로 "보통-악화상태", 2차 조사에서 28로 "악화상태"를 보여 계절 변이 특성을 보였다. 지점별 LEHA 모델값은 호수의 정수대(S5)에서 28로 최소치를 보였고, 그 외 지점들도 29 - 30으로 지점 간 미미한 차이를 보였다. 청평호의 종합적인 환경영향평가에 의하면, 이 화학적인 수질기준 측면에서는 "양호상태"를 보인 반면, 생물학적 기준에서는 "악화상태"를 보였는데, 이는 빈번한 준설작업으로 인한 물리적 서식지 교란이 영향을 준 것으로 사료되었다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.104-110
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• 2010

Eutrophication is a well-known phenomenon in lentic habitats, however it is receiving increasing attention in shallow streams of Korea due to the increase of periphyton to a nuisance level. In this study temporal and spatial variation in periphyton standing crop and nutrient concentrations were surveyed in the upper reach of the Han River (the Inbuk Stream) that used to be a pristine rural stream until 1980s. Chlorophyll-a concentration per unit surface area of bottom substrate was examined monthly for one year period at nine sites along the Inbuk Stream together with environmental factors such as phosphorus, nitrogen, and water velocity. The standing crop of periphytic algae ranged from $4{\sim}242mgChl.a/m^2$ with a median of $55mgChl.a/m^2$, often exceeding the nuisance level criterion. Along the stream periphyton increased significantly from $39{\pm}48mgChl.a/m^2$ to $94{\pm}49mgChl.a/m^2$ after merging of a tributary in an intensive agricultural basin with high phosphorus concentrations. Seasonally periphyton biomass was highest in autumn (median $171{\pm}76mgChl.a/m^2$) from October through December when water flow velocity was low (median $0.4{\pm}0.3m/s$), while it was higher in flood season (median $1.2{\pm}0.4m/s$) and freezing season (median $0.2{\pm}0.3m/s$) was lower. The result shows that this rural stream often shows characteristics of eutrophication according to periphyton standing crop and it may be regulated by phosphorus and water velocity.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.325-335
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• 2015

Concerns about water quality in the Nakdong River have been raised because the Nakdong River will change from a lotic environment to a lentic environmental due to the installation of eight weirs to be constructed as part of the Four Major Rivers Restoration Project. The rapid urbanization and industrialization of the middle and the lower reaches of Nakdong River causes the indiscreet discharge of uncleanly living sewage and industrial wastewater. And the water quality of lower reaches of Nakdong River is getting seriously worse. Owing to the water shortage of Nakdong River and the closing of reaches because of the estuary dyke in the dry season, the velocity of a moving fluid is almost accumulated under 0.03m/sec. Then a pollutant is piled up on the bottom of the river. Polluted sediment is formed and nutrition level of water is increased more and more. The eutrophication state propagated to dark brown or green from eutrophication often comes out. Therefore in this study, we measured Chl. a of chlorophyll sensor (YSI6600V2) and aceton extraction through field observation in the Nakdong River and Samrangjin. And we evaluated the reliability of chlorophyll sensor. In correlation analysis between chlorophyll sensor and aceton extraction, it shows high relation in general. And it also shows high relation among the chlorophyll sensor and aceton extraction of the dominant diatom (Skeletonema costatum), Dinophyta (Prorocentrum minimum) in the Nakdong River estuary by laboratory analysis results.

• 생태와환경
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.382-394
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• 2008

본 연구는 대청댐 방류에 따른 하류 하천에 대한 수질의 시, 공간적 변이를 파악하기 위해서 2000$\sim$2007년까지 8년간 측정된 환경부 수질측정망 자료를 분석하였다. 총 8개의 수질변수를 이용하였으며, 이들의 수질 특성은 연별, 조사지점별, 댐 방류량별로 큰 변이를 보였다. 전기 전도도와 영양염류인 TN, TP는 계절 및 월별 분석에 의하면 하류 하천인 S4에서 장마기에 크게 감소하는 현상을 보였으며, 지점별로 분석에서 대청댐(S1)에서 하류 하천(S4)으로 갈수록 증가하는 양상을 보였다. 또한 BOD와 COD의 경우도 하류로 갈수록 증가하는 양상을 보인다. 이는 장마기에 정수대(Lentic ecosystem)인 S1에서는 외부로부터의 영양염류 및 기타 오염물질의 유입으로 소폭 상승하나 유수대(Lotic ecosystem)인 S4에서는 상류부 댐의 방류로 인하여 영양염류 및 기타 오염물질이 희석효과로 인하여 상대적으로 감소하는 양상을 나타냈다. SS의 지점별 특성을 보면, 장마기에 S1에 비하여 하류인 S4에서 높은 값을 보였는데, 이는 대전시에서 흘러나오는 지천의 영향이 하류 수질악화에 영향을 준 것으로 사료된다. DO의 월별 특성으로는 수온이 상승하는 장마기에 가장 낮은 값을 보여 수온과 상반되는 양상을 보였다. S1에서는 장마가 끝난 10월에 가장 낮은 값을 보였는데 이는 장마기 대청호로 중층 유입된 호수수가 장마 후기에 반영된 것으로 사료되었다. 반면, 수온의 월별 특성은 장마기에 증가하는 양상을 보였으며, 지점별로 댐내의 호수수와 최하류 하천수간에 큰 차이를 보였다. 이러한 하류하천의 수질특성들은 상류댐의 방류량과 밀접한 연관성을 나타내고 있고, 이런 특성은 상류부 댐의 방류량 조절이 하류 하천의 수질변화에 큰 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.131-140
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• 2013

In Korea, many paddy fields in mountainous area have been abandoned because of their low accessibility and rice price and the abandoned paddy terraces have changed into natural lentic wetlands. To understand the relationship between characteristics of environmental conditions and early development of plant community in abandoned paddy terraces, we investigated at four well-maintained abandoned paddy terraces in 3 different climatic zones in Korea. Soil texture of abandoned paddy terraces was mostly kinds of loam and electric conductivity of soil was also similar among abandoned paddy terraces. On the other hand, contents of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, magnesium, and calcium in soil were relatively low and significantly different among abandoned paddy terraces. Water depth was different within sites and inter-sites. Although environmental conditions including climate, soil condition and water depth were different among abandoned paddy terraces, the compositions of plant communities were relatively similar in all abandoned paddy terraces. 55 dominant taxa out of 141 recorded species were commonly recorded over sites and they were mostly perennial obligate wetland plants and facultative wetland plants. 8 taxa out of 55 dominant taxa occurred at all abandoned paddy terraces with over 10% coverage. Several site-specific species occurred at site, which have some area with deep water level. This result indicates that early development of plant community in abandoned paddy terraces of similar water regime is similar in the entire area of Korea even though environmental conditions such as climate, biogeographic history and soil are different.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.728-735
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• 2017

Many restoration projects are underway to revive disturbed streams. In order to achieve successful stream restoration, a variety of microhabitats should be created to promote biological diversity. Research on biological classification of microhabitats is essential for biological diversity. However, research on classification using only physical environmental factors has been carried out. The purpose of this study is to classify and quantify the microhabitat of the stream by using macroinvertebrates systematically. In this study, eight wadeable streams and four non-wadeable streams were surveyed to identify the benthic macroinvertebrates in these various microhabitats. Among the physical environmental factors (current velocity, water depth, substrate), the particle size of the substrate was the most influential factor in the emergence of the Habitat Orientaion Groups. Among the HOGs, clinger and burrower were highly correlated with physical environment factors and showed the opposite tendency. The distribution of clinger and burrower according to the physical environmental factors showed two tendencies based on the current velocity (0.3 m/s) and water depth (0.4 m). In addition, the particle size of the substrate showed three trends (${\leq}-5.0$, -5.0 < mean diameter ${\leq}-2.0$, > -2.0). Based on the abundance tendency of these two HOGs, the microhabitats were classified into nine types, from a eupotamic microhabitat to a lentic microhabitat. Classification of the microhabitats using HOGs can be employed for creating microhabitats to promote biological diversity in future stream restoration plans.