Stream Restoration Guidelines by Evaluation of Fish Habitat and Introducing of the Keystone Species - Geo-seok Stream and Cheonglim Wetland in Upper Stream of Buan-Dam -

어류서식처 평가 및 목표종 도입을 통한 하천복원방향 - 부안댐 상류 거석천과 청림습지를 대상으로 -

  • Park, Sun A (Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Lee, Myung Woo (Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Chonbuk National University)
  • Received : 2008.02.18
  • Accepted : 2008.08.09
  • Published : 2008.08.29

Abstract

The essence of a natural stream restoration project is providing habitats for various creatures in terms of the stream's environmental function. This research suggests the problems of natural stream restoration project by studying streams in terms of habitats for creatures and reviewing the national and international cases on existing natural stream restoration project. As a solution for the above, this research suggests a preservation method for biotope of upper stream areas focusing on the fish biotope area considering the ecological characteristics and preservation value of the respective stream so that the stream can be preserved as habitats for creatures. The research was carried out on Cheonglimli Baekcheon region which is an upper stream area of Buan-Dam located in the public park in Byunsanbando, Buangoon, Jeonlabookdo. We suggest the preservation method based on the habitat environment and keystone species of fish. The habitat environment evaluation was carried out mainly being divided into three groups namely, habitats and surrounding environment, reservoir's features and fish way and the diversity of fish. By improving the problematic elements discovered through such evaluation, it tries to improve the biotope of the stream and continuously preserve the stream. In addition, in order to restore the stream as habitats for various creatures, this research suggests to select keystone species which are suitable for the stream environment and restore the habitats based on the keystone species rather than restoring habitats for all species. Fish not only plays the role of a consumer of Epilithic algae and water beetles but also plays an important ecological role as a food for birds or small mammalia. If such ecologically important biotope for fish is preserved, the ecological environment of the stream will be maintained more stably.

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