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Application of An Ecological Engineering Approach in Evaluating Protected Area at Local Scales

생태계 보호지역 평가에서 생태공학 도입과 활용

  • Received : 2020.03.04
  • Accepted : 2020.04.06
  • Published : 2020.04.30
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Abstract

This research developed an approach to identify ecologically important areas at local scales and explained how the results of this approach could contribute to extend the protected areas in the Republic of Korea (ROK). While most developed countries have considered various biotic and abiotic factors, ecological processes, migration routes, habitat connectivity, ecosystem services, and etc. to determine the protected areas, ROK has considered a few factors focusing on biodiversity, landscape, and the habitats of endangered organisms. However, for sustainable management of our nature, we need comprehensive understanding of various ecosystem factors and interactions among them at local scales in designating protected areas. Forthis, we developed a conceptual model based on the ecological engineering approach and then explained how the results of this approach could contribute to extend the protected areas. In particular, we considered future land-use and climate change in determining the priority areas for novel protected areas. Our research suggested an effective methodology 1) to include various ecosystem factors and 2) to consider future environmental changes as well as current environmental conditions in finding the ecologically important areas and prioritizing these areas. However, our approach has limitations on the real-world applications due to the lack of fundamental information and data on our ecosystems. To improve the effectiveness of our approach in the real-world applications, we need various long-term ecological research results, environmental and ecological monitoring data, and both current and future spatial environmental data.

본 연구에서는 다양한 생태계의 보전 및 생물다양성 보전과 증진을 통한 생태계의 지속가능한 이용을 위하여 우리나라 생태계 보호지역 확대를 위한 평가기법과 이의 정책적 활용 방향을 제시하였다. 이를 위하여 첫째, 생태계 보호지역 평가기법 활용 현황을 분석하였고, 둘째, 생태공학 기법을 기반으로 지역 규모의 생태계 보호지역 평가를 위한 개념 모형을 제시하였으며, 셋째, 이러한 분석 결과의 활용 방안을 제언하였다. 국외에서 보호지역 지정 시 다양한 분석 모형을 활용하고 있는 것과 달리, 우리나라의 경우 장기 생태계 모니터링 및 생태연구 자료가 부족하여 보호지역 지정 분석기법의 개발 및 적용이 미흡한 상태이다. 특히 미소 규모나 지역 규모보다는 국가 규모의 분석에 기반한 보호지역 지정이 주를 이루고 있어 지역 규모의 다양한 생태계가 반영되지 못하고 있다. 보호지역의 합리적인 지정과 효과적인 관리를 위해서는 다양한 인자들과 인자들 간의 상호작용을 고려한 지역 규모의 종합분석이 필요하며, 이를 위하여 본 연구에서는 생태공학 기법을 토대로 한 보호지역 분석의 개념 모형을 제시하였다. 본 연구에서 제시한 생태계 보호지역 분석은 다양한 생물 인자 및 비생물 인자, 그리고 이들의 상호작용 및 미래 환경변화를 고려한 각 지역 생태계의 특성을 반영하기 때문에 현재 우수한 생태계뿐만 아니라 앞으로 중요하게 보호해야 할 생태계를 보호지역으로 편입할 수 있는 근거를 제시하였다. 그러나 본 연구에서 제시한 분석 기법의 충분한 활용을 위해서는 각 지표항목과 지표항목에 속하는 인자들에 대한 개별 생태연구 자료 및 공간자료가 필요하다. 이러한 분석의 한계를 해결하기 위해서는 장기간의 생태자료와 종별 서식지 환경조건에 대한 연구 자료가 필요하며 서식지 모형, 생태모형, hybrid 모형 등 경관생태모형을 활용한 분석이 필요하다.

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