• 생태와환경
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.527-536
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• 2007

In this study, we applied 10-metric health assessment model, based on the Index of Biological Integrity (IBI) during 2006 in the Changwon Stream, which is located in the Changwon city, Gyeongnam province, S. Korea, and then compared with water quality data. The Index of Biological Integrity (IBI) in the Changwon Stream varied from 18 to 38 in the watershed depending on the sampling location and averaged 30.3 (n=6) during the study. Analysis of tolerance guilds showed that the proportion of sensitive species was 13%, but tolerant and intermediate species were 34% and 53%, respectively. Qualitative Habitat Evaluation Index (QHEI) averaged 43.3 (range: 65-104, n=6) indicating non-supporting condition, based on the criteria of U.S. EPA (1993). Values of QHEI showed a typical longitudinal decreases from the headwater reach to the downstream location, except for Site 1 with a low QHEI value by artificial habitat by concrete construction. Minimum QHEI was found in Site 4 where fish diversity was minimal. Conductivity increased continuously along the gradients and especially showed abrupt increases in the downstream sites along with turbidity. Stream ecosystem health of IBI matched to the values of QHEI except for S6. Low IBI values in the sites 4 and 5 was considered to be a result of combined effects of chemical pollutions and habitat degradations. Our results support the hypotheses of Plafkin et ai. (1989) that physical habitat quality directly influences the trophic structure and species richness, and is closely associated with IBI values.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.505-515
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• 2015

The objectives of this study were to determine the effects of stream nutrient regime, N:P ratios and suspended solids on fish tolerance/trophic compositions and stream ecosystem health, based on multi-metric model, during 2008-2013. Also, stream ecosystem health was evaluated in relation to chlorophyll-a (CHL) as a measure of algal productivity or indicators of trophic state to water chemical parameters. Total number of sampled fish species were 50 and showed a decreasing trend from 2008 to 2013. The minnow of Zacco platypus, based on the catch per unit effort (CPUE), was the most dominant species (25.9%) among the all species. Spatial heterogeneity was evident in the fish tolerance guilds that showed the dominance of sensitive species (89%) in the headwaters (S1) and the dominance of tolerant species (57%) in the urban. These conditions were directly influenced by concentrations of nutrients and organic matter (COD). The N:P ratios, as a barometer of water pollution, had a negative linear function (R² = 0.40, P < 0.01) with CHL, and the ratios had an important role in changes of COD concentration (R² = 0.40, P < 0.01). Under the circumstances, the N:P ratio directly influenced the relative proportions of fish trophic/tolerance compositions. According to the regression analysis of omnivore (O_m) and insectivore sp. (I_n) on total nitrogen and total phosphorus, nitrogen had no significant influences (P > 0.05) to the two compositions, but phosphorus influenced directly the two guilds [slope (a) = -32.3, R² = 0.25, P < 0.01 in the I_n; a = 40.7, R² = 0.19, P < 0.01 in the O_m]. Such water chemistry and fish trophic guilds determined the stream ecosystem health, based on the multi-metric fish model.

• 한국지역지리학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.105-113
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 대구광역시의 신천을 대상으로 거대홍수가 도시하천의 하천생태계에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 신천의 경우 외곽의 인공제방이 튼튼하여 거대홍수에도 범람하지 않았으므로, 거대홍수의 영향은 인공제방 내에서만 발생하였다. 신천의 하도 주변을 수변공원화 하기 위하여 하도 내에 콘크리트 보와 고무 보를 설치하고 물을 가두었으나, 거대홍수 시에는 이들 시설이 유수를 방해하는 저항으로 작용하여 주변 저수로의 제방이 붕괴되었다. 이러한 시설이 없는 구간에서는 하상의 기복이 사라져 하천생태계의 서식환경이 단순화 되면서 하천생태계의 다양성이 파괴되었고, 저수로를 범람한 유수는 고수부지의 약한 부분을 파괴하였다. 단순하게 변한 하상이 이후 소규모 홍수를 빈번하게 겪으면서 점차 원상태를 회복하면, 서식환경이 다양화됨으로써 하천생태계도 활기를 띠게 될 것이다.

• 생태와환경
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.242-254
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• 2010

인위적 요인에 의해 특성이 바뀐 하천은 인류에게 좋은 기능을 제공하기도 하나 역기능을 주기도 한다. 역기능은 주로 교란으로서 교란이 나타나면 하천의 구조 및 기능 상실은 시간의 경과에 따라 심화된다. 따라서 이 악순환을 끊기 위하여 현황에 대책 마련이 바람직하다. 낙동강에서 하천교란이 이루어진 3개 구간 및 대조구간에서 3년간 어류상을 활용하여 하천생태를 평가하였다. 2007년부터 2009년까지 낙동강의 6개 조사지점에서 나타난 어류상은 3목 10과 41종이었다. 확인된 어종 중 한국고유종은 14종 (34.1%), 외래어종은 3종 (7.3%)이었다. 하천 생태평가 시 출현 종 수, 군집분석, 생태계 구조 및 서식처 다양성을 적용하였다. 6개 지점의 3년 종합 자료 평가를 보면 안동댐 하류, 내성천 수계에서는 출현어종의 수적 불안전성을 나타낸 반면 감천은 안동댐 수계보다 출현종의 다양성이 나타나고 있었다. 안동댐 하류, 내성천, 그리고 감천을 포함하는 모래하천은 임하댐 하류 및 길안천을 포함하는 자갈하천보다 생물 다양성과 서식처 다양성이 우수한 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제49권6호
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• pp.11-20
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• 2007

In order to make the way to determine the instream flow more practically, we have investigated many case studies and reviewed reports and papers. To validate instream flow level suggested by the case studies, DAWAST and HEC-RAS model were applied to the Gap-stream watershed in Daejeon city. Flow-duration analysis was performed both with the stream flow data gauged in the Indong, Boksu, and Hoeduck stations, and with the stream flow data estimated by the DAWAST model and the specific discharge method. Instream flow was determined among the flow-duration analysis, DAWAST, HEC-RAS model and mass balance approach. It was satisfied with various factors such as target water quality, water depth for eco-system and resorts, water surface width, flow velocity for landscape in dry season. The study suggested that the mean low flow could be replaced into the instream flow for the preliminary study because the instream flow considering ecosystem, landscape, water-friendly environment and water quality was generally close to the mean low flow.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.85-95
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• 2015

Recent years, nationwide projects for ecological restoration are implemented with emerging issues on the stream ecosystem. In order to enhance effectiveness of the ecosystem restoration and reduce negative impact, the appraisal of effectiveness through the follow-up monitoring and the adaptive management process are executed in consecutive phase. In this study, planning phase, monitoring and adaptive management in Hakui stream which is part of An Yang stream restoration project is introduced as representative ongoing case of effective adaptive management. The aim of this study is to verify the adaptive management process and suggest direction of effective restoration. Restoration project of Hakui stream resulted in increasing number and diversity of species (vegetation, fish, bird, invertbrates, amphibian and reptilia) according to monitoring from 2004 to 2013, and enhancing natural river landscape by evaluation of river naturalness among 2001(before restoration), 2007 (after), 2015 (recent). However, excessive vegetation expansion or sediment deposition on channel over time caused unexpected results such as terrestrialization or degradation of habitats. Adaptive management action such as removing disturbance species (Humulus japonicus)(2007), coppicing willow (2007), release of march snail (2007), creation of wetland (2014) were implemented based on monitoring results. And then appraisal of management action was discussed.

• 수산해양교육연구
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.253-261
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• 2015

The chemical water quality and fish assemblage of Dong Stream to assessment of environmental improvement after discharge seawater were investigated from July to December 2013. BOD and DO were significantly different between before and after discharge seawater, while pH and SS did not significant. A total of 11 fish species, 218 individuals and 10,525.1g were collected. Dominant fish species were Mugil cephalus, Konosirus punctatus, Acanthogobius flavimanus and Leiognathus nuchalis which account for 77.5% of total individuals collected, and they were estuarian species. Peak number of species and individuals, and biomass occurred in September, whereas diversity index were highest in November. The water ecosystem of Dong Stream have been changed estuarian environment. As a result of stream assessment on water quality and ecosystem, water quality have been improved as 'III' grade. These results suggested that stream restoration policies such as drain pipes maintenance, management of pollution sources and riverbed dredging to improve environment and recover habitate of Dong Stream were need for set up and establishment of regular monitoring system.

• 한국환경생물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경생물학회 2004년도 학술대회
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• pp.68-69
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• 2004

• 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수자원학회 2004년도 학술발표회
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• pp.516-520
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• 2004

하천자연도란 하천 생태계의 자연스러운 정도를 의미한다. 하천자연도평가는 인위적 환경훼손의 영향을 상대적으로 평가하여, 현재 하천이 자연스러움에서 어떻게 어느 정도 벗어나 있는지를 가늠하며, 그리고 그러한 차이가 하천생태계에 어떤 중요성이 있으며, 자연에 가까운 하천구조를 다시 만들기 위해서는 얼마나 큰 행동이 필요한지를 보여주기 위해서 시행하는 것이다. 금번 연구에서는 국내외 하천자연도평가에 관한 연구성과를 검토하여 문제점을 개선하고 홍천강에 적용성을 검토하여 우리나라의 하천특성에 맞는 하천자연도 평가 방법을 제안하였다. 금번 제안한 하천자연도 평가는 하천의 치수 및 이수기능을 증진하고 하천생태계의 서식처 기능을 확보하기 위해, 하천의 환경적인 측면에서의 건전성을 평가하여 하천환경정비의 방향성을 제시할 수 있는 지표로 활용될 것으로 기대된다.

• Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.259-273
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• 2021

We conducted a study to investigate the characteristics of the carbon cycle of two streams (located in Shig a Prefecture, Japan), having similar size, namely, the Adokawa stream (length: 52 km, area: 305 km², watershed population: 8,000) and the Yasukawa stream (length: 62 km, area: 380 km², watershed population: 120,000), but with different degree of human activity. Samples were collected from these two streams at 14 (Adokawa stream) and 23 (Yasukawa stream) stations in the flowing direction. The dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) concentration and the stable carbon isotope ratio of DIC (δ¹³C-DIC) were measured in addition to the watershed features and the chemical variables of the stream water. The δ¹³C-DIC (-9.50 ± 2.54‰), DIC concentration (249 ± 76 µM), and electric conductivity (52 ± 13 µS/cm) in Adokawa stream showed small variations from upstream to downstream. However, the δ¹³C-DIC (-8.68 ± 2.3‰) upstream of Yasukawa stream was similar to that of Adokawa stream and decreased downstream (-12.13 ± 0.43‰). DIC concentration (upstream: 272 ± 89 µM, downstream: 690 ± 37 µM) and electric conductivity (upstream: 69 ± 17 µS/cm, downstream: 193 ± 37 µS/cm) were higher downstream than upstream of Yasukawa stream. The DIC concentration of Yasukawa stream was significantly correlated with watershed environmental variables, such as, watershed population density (r = 0.8581, p<0.0001, n = 23), and forest area percentage of the watershed (r = -0.9188, p<0.0001, n = 23). δ¹³C-DIC showed significant negative correlation with the DIC concentration (r = -0.7734, p<0.0001, n = 23), electric conductivity (r = -0.5396, p = 0.0079, n = 23), and watershed population density (r = -0.6836, p = 0.0003, n = 23). Our approach using a stable carbon isotope ratio suggests that DIC concentration and δ¹³C-DIC could be used as indicators for monitoring the health of stream ecosystems with different watershed characteristics.