Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment (생태와환경)

The Korean Society of Limnology (한국수생태학회)
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Selection of Biodiversity Indicators for a National Assessment in Korea

국내 생물다양성 평가를 위한 지표 선정

  • Inyoung Jang (Carbon and Climate Change Research Team, National Institute of Ecology) ;
  • Sung-Ryong Kang (Carbon and Climate Change Research Team, National Institute of Ecology)
  • 장인영 (국립생태원 기후탄소연구팀) ;
  • 강성룡 (국립생태원 기후탄소연구팀)
  • Received : 2023.11.20
  • Accepted : 2023.12.18
  • Published : 2023.12.31
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Abstract

This study was conducted to select indicators for assessing national biodiversity. For this purpose, 140 biodiversity-related indicators were identified as a result of inventorying biodiversity-related indicators used in Korea and abroad, and when these indicators were applied to the pressure, status, and response indicator system, it was found that status indicators accounted for the largest number of indicators, with 29 pressure, 59 status, and 44 response. We also categorized the status indicators into genes, species, habitat, function, and quality, and found that species and habitat indicators accounted for the majority. Pressure indicators were categorized into direct exploitation, pollution, alien species, climate change, and habitat change. As a result, it was found that direct exploitation and pollution accounted for most of the pressure indicators. In addition, this study used internationally used indicator selection criteria to establish criteria for selecting domestic biodiversity assessment indicators. Using this list of indicators and indicator selection criteria, we evaluated the prioritization of domestically applicable biodiversity indicators through relevant expert consultations. 1) Vegetation class, 2) Land cover indicators, and 3) Change of protected area ranked highly. In fact, these indicators have been used in many studies due to the availability of assessable data. However, most of the highly scored indicators are based on ecosystem area, and further consideration of ecosystem functions and components(species) is needed.

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Acknowledgement

본 논문은 국립생태원의 "생태계 유형별 탄소-생물다양성 연계 평가지표 개발(NIE-고유연구-2023-43)"에 의해 지원되었습니다.

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