• Proceedings of KOSOMES biannual meeting
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• 2018.06a
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• pp.187-187
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• 2018

• Journal of Wetlands Research
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.199-206
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• 2019

To understand vegetational characteristics of abandoned paddy terraces (APTs), species composition and plant species richness of APTs were compared with those of other natural- and constructed wetlands (NWs and CWs, respectively). Based on frequency of major vegetational components, Phragmites japonicus was more common in APTs (23.9%) than NWs (10.8%) and CWs (10.8%), whereas P. australis was less frequent in APTs (18.3%) than NWs (43.1%) and CWs (35.4%). Typha orientalis was common only in APTs (19.7%), whereas T. angustifolia was relatively common in NWs (21.5%) and CWs (32.3%). In addition, some wetland obligate species such as Leersia japonica, Oenanthe javanica, and Sium suave were frequently found only in APTs. In particular, APTs showed higher plant species richness ($6.3{\pm}2.2\;species/m^2$) than NWs ($4.9{\pm}1.8\;species/m^2$) and CWs ($3.9{\pm}1.3\;species/m^2$). APTs exhibited not only their distinctive vegetational characteristics but also higher ecological value in terms of plant species richness. Further attention on APTs as valuable biotopes supporting diverse plant species and continuous effort for management and conservation are needed more.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.2083-2087
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 대전에 위치한 갑천을 대상으로, 하도 내 생물서식처를 10개의 유형으로 분류하였고, 다음 단계로 2차원 수리모형인 RIVER2D를 이용하여 10개 유형의 생물서식처 중 '개방형하도 습지'를 대상으로 수생 물리 서식처의 잠재적 가치를 분석하였다. 본 연구를 통하여 2차원 수리모델인 RIVER2D는 특정 복원 목표 어류 종의 수생물리서식처 조건 평가에 적용하기에 적합한 것으로 나타났다. 개방형 하도습지는 어류 서식처로서 평균이상의 잠재적 가치를 가지고 있었으며 이는 목표 종인 피라미를 통해 검증하였다. 또한 이 모델을 보다 유용하게 운용하기 위해서는 다양한 어류에 대한 풍부한 현장 데이터 자료의 수집 및 확립을 통해 각각의 HSI 수립이 필요하다. 또한 계절적 영향에 의한 수위변화, 지역적인 여건의 차이 등이 반드시 고려되어야 할 것이다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2019.05a
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• pp.208-208
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• 2019

습지는 해안선 안정화, 생물의 다양성 유지, 수질정화 그리고 관광, 여가활동 그리고 습한 시기에는 물을 흡수하고 건조한 시기에는 방류하는 역할을 하며 인간에 삶에 있어 다양한 역할을 하고 있다. 이처럼 습지의 기능 및 다양성을 보전하기 위해서는 습지내 유량이 유지되어야 하지만, 최근 기후변화로 인한 온도상승 및 불규칙한 강수 패턴으로 인해 습지의 유량이 유지되지 못하고 있다. 특히 산지습지의 경우 습지의 특성상 규모가 작고 고립되어있으며, 환경변화에 민감하기 때문에 물의 순환이 변화하게 되면 다른 내륙습지에 비해 쉽게 습지의 육화 및 건조화가 진행된다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 천연기념물 및 수생식물 등 다양한 생물종이 서식하는 보전가치가 높은 금정산에 위치한 산지습지를 대상으로 분석을 실시하였다. 습지의 상류와 중앙 집수구역에 3개의 수위계를 설치하여 강수에 따른 수위변동 패턴을 분석하였고, 습지 하류부에는 강수계 및 온 습도계를 설치하여 습지의 실측 기상자료를 활용하여 분석을 실시하였다. 또한 물수지 방법을 기반으로 하는 유출모형인 SWAT모형을 활용하여 습지의 유출특성을 분석하고 습지의 유량 변동을 파악하였다. 본 연구에서 분석한 결과를 토대로 향후 금정산 산지습지의 보전을 위한 유지관리 방안을 제안하고자 한다.

• Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.159-172
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• 2008

This study was carried out to obtain ecological information necessary for a conservation plan based on the distributional patterns, wetland types, and hydrophytic characteristics of urban wetlands in Seongnam City, Kyunggi Province where representing the various patterns of land use made by rapid urbanization since 1970s. Total 162 sites of four wetland types were identified as urban wetlands during the first survey. The sites were classified into 55 forested swamps, 4 riverine wetlands, 62 abandoned paddy fields, 37 small ponds, and 4 reservoirs, etc. The second survey targeted 107 sites which were identified as good wetlands. It showed that 42 sites(about 39%) were already degraded due to drainage, landfill, and crop cultivation at 6 months intervals. Both hydrologic conditions and hydrophytic characteristics of 27 good wetlands help maintain current ecological status, but most wetlands have been degraded by artificial impacts. Among 184 species identified, only 75 species(about 40.7%) were hydrophytes. Prevalence Index of hydrophyte based on three categories of OBL(obligatory wetland plant), FAC(facultitative plant), UPL(obligatory upland plant) was 3.7, indicating that vegetation data alone is inadequate to designate as wetlands. This study revealed that as critical habitats for wildlife they playa vital role in ecotone between both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem with its proper distributional pattern in spite of their small areas compared to the entire geographic region of the City.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.41 no.4
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• pp.683-696
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• 2023

The conservation of wetland ecosystems has a significant role in climate change. Notably, the Han River Protected Area, including the Siam-ri wetland and Janghang wetland, provides high biodiversity value. Thus, it is necessary to comprehensively evaluate the function and value of wetland ecosystems. This study evaluated the ecosystem services of Siam-ri and Janghang Wetlands located in the Han River Protected Area using the Rapid Assessment Wetland Ecosystem Services approach, a function-oriented ecosystem analysis. The results were calculated using the Ecosystem Services Index formula to analyze wetland ecosystem services. We also assessed the key ecosystem services based on a focus group interview. We identified that the supporting and cultural services index scores were relatively high in the study area. The results can provide helpful information for sustainable wetland conservation, conservation planning as primary data, and raising awareness for the Han River Protected Area.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.52-68
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• 2009

The purpose of this study is to establish the management area using assessment of the conservation value on forest wetland, Sandeul wetland in Mt. Jaeyak, Miryang-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea. The six assessment factors were selected through the review of previous researches and written evidences such as wetland vegetation, hydrological factor, soil factor, topographical factor, naturalness and risk. The assessment data were built on the basis of digital topographic maps, digital detailed soil maps, high resolution satellite images and field surveys of three times. According to the result of assessment of the conservation value and establishment the management area, the core area which has the highest conservation value was occupied by 1.9ha and the conservation area which conservation value is 2 grades was occupied by 33.7ha. The buffer area surrounded core area and conservation area was analyzed by 33.7ha. The transition area which conservation value is 4 grades showed by the widest area(151.2ha) and restoration area that is the ecological hazard area was occupied by 1.7ha. In conclusion, these results can provide methods and basic informations for conserving and managing wetlands because the management area was classified scientifically considering rational processes.

• Journal of Wetlands Research
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.1-14
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• 2008

This study was to describe the ecological survey of wetland plants from Sinbul Mt. and suggest the ways of the sustainable ecological management and wise use. We found 167 plant species. Molinia japonica HACK was the most dominant species and Asarum maculatum NAKAI, Drosera rotundifolia L. and Utricularia racemosa WALL were considered as the most important species. Thus, it was concluded that this area need strong conservation due to the necessity for species diversity. Such several management schemes as the designation for national wetland conservation area, continuous monitoring, cautious surveillance and wise management were suggested to implement successful conservation.

• Journal of Wetlands Research
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.303-315
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• 2012

This study developed a wetland inventory describing the characteristics and change of Nakdong estuary wetland ecosystem. The data which are used to develop the inventory are Landsat TM(April 1, 1986; June 23, 1987; June 18, 1997), Kompsat(Jan. 12, 2008) and LiDAR(March 1, 2009) images and published monitoring data of Busan metropolitan city. The developed inventory was utilized for the classification of wetland cover, the spatiotemporal analysis of wetland and landscape pattern, the distribution of benthos species etc. Furthermore, the developed 3 dimensional wetland map showed a better way to delineate wetland boundary and understand wetland dynamics. Considering these results, it's concluded that it is possible to use the similar techniques for the development of wetland inventory in Korea.

• Journal of Wetlands Research
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.89-104
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• 2004

In the aftermath of nation-wide controversy over "conservation vs. development" of the costal wetland in the Saemangeum, Korea could legislate the laws of wetland conservation and costal management in 1998. Since then, the public interest in the costal mudflats and its conservation has increased greatly, but the controversy on the economic value of mutflat wetland and the futher (un)necessity of reclamation) is not yet settled. In the cases of Korea dealt, economic valuation of wetland was performed mainly in the milieu of reclamation(development) vs conservation conflict, or from interest of recreational use. Korean studies used to estimate economic value of development case and conservation case respectively and then tried to compare these two value, as is sometimes done also in other countries. But the scrutiny of the results of these studies leads us to conclude that the revealed wide discrepancy among estimated values, above all other methodological problems, denies any practical applicability to the actual policy use. Benefit transfer as a convenient alternative method of valuation can not be usable either in our cases, because there is too few reliable estimated economic values of mudflat wetlands.