Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment (생태와환경)

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Analysis of Food Web Structure of Nakdong River Using Quantitative Food Web Parameters Obtained from Carbon and Nitrogen Stable Isotope Ratios

낙동강 수생태계 먹이망 구조 분석: 안정동위원소 비 기반의 정량적 생태정보를 이용한 영양단계 시공간 분포 경향 파악

  • Oh, Hye-Ji (Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Jin, Mei-Yan (Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Choi, Bohyung (Department of Marine Sciences and Convergent Technology, Hanyang University) ;
  • Shin, Kyung-Hoon (Department of Marine Sciences and Convergent Technology, Hanyang University) ;
  • La, Geung-Hwan (Department of Environmental Education, Sunchon National University) ;
  • Kim, Hyun-Woo (Department of Environmental Education, Sunchon National University) ;
  • Jang, Min-Ho (Department of Biology Education, Kongju National University) ;
  • Lee, Kyung-Lak (Watershed Ecology Research Team, National Institute of Environmental Research) ;
  • Chang, Kwang-Hyeon (Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kyung Hee University)
  • Received : 2019.02.26
  • Accepted : 2019.03.12
  • Published : 2019.03.31
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Abstract

Recently, quantitative analyses of food web structure based on carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes are widely applied to environmental assessments as well as ecological researches of various ecosystems, particularly rivers and streams. In the present study, we analyzed carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios of POM (both planktonic and attached forms), zooplankton, benthic macroinvertebrates and fish collected from 6 sites located at Nakdong River. Samples were collected from upstream areas of 5 weirs (Sangju, Gangjeong-Goryeong, Dalseong, Hapcheon-Changnyeong, and Changnyeong-Haman Weirs) and one downstream area of Hapcheon-Changnyeong Weir in dry season (June) and after rainy season (September). We suggested ranges of their carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios and calculated their trophic levels in the food web to compare their temporal and spatial variations. Trophic levels of organisms were relatively higher in Sangju Weir located at upper part of Nakdong River, and decreased thereafter. However, the trophic levels were recovered at the Changnyeong-Haman Weir, the lowest weir in the river. The trophic level calculated by nitrogen stable isotope ratios showed more reliable ranges when they were calculated based on zooplankton than POM used as baseline. The suggested quantitative ecological information of the majority of biological communities in Nakdong River would be helpful to understand the response of river food web to environmental disturbances and can be applied to various further researches regarding the quantitative approaches for the understanding food web structure and function of river ecosystems as well as restoration.

본 연구에서는 낙동강 5개 보의 상류 및 하류 총 6개 지점(상주보, 강정고령보, 달성보, 합천창녕보, 창녕함안보 상류와 합천창녕보 하류)에서 서식 생물의 탄소 및 질소 안정동위원소 비를 분석, 낙동강 생태계 구조를 정량적으로 파악하고자 하였다. 대상 생물은 식물플랑크톤을 포함하는 입자성유기물(부유 및 부착), 동물플랑크톤, 저서성 대형무척추동물 및 어류를 포함하며, 강우 전 갈수기(6월) 와 강우 직후(9월), 두 차례에 걸쳐 시료를 채집, 안정동위원소 비를 분석하였다. 채집된 생물의 탄소 안정동위원소 비의 범위를 비교하고 질소 안정동위원소 비를 이용하여 각 생물의 영양단계를 산출, 시공간 분포를 분석하였다. 동물플랑크톤과 저서성 대형무척추동물은 상류에 위치한 상주보에서 높은 값을 나타낸 후 점차 감소하여 하류의 창녕함안보에서 다시 증가하는 경향을 나타냈다. 이들 값은 홍수 전과 후, 상이한 값을 나타내어 하절기 홍수로 인한 육상 기원 유기물의 영향을 받는 것으로 조사되었으나, 그 반응은 생물군에 따라 상이한 것으로 분석되었다. 질소 안정동위원소 비를 이용해 계산된 각 생물들의 영양단계는 그 기준(baseline)으로 POM보다 동물플랑크톤을 이용하는 것이 보다 타당한 범위를 보이는 것으로 나타났다. 본 논문에서는 생태계 먹이망 구조 해석에 대한 정략적 접근에 요구되는 주요 생물군의 생태정보를 제공하여 향후 생태계 반응을 평가, 예측하는 다양한 연구분석에 활용될 수 있도록 하였다.

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