• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.759-770
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• 1998

biotic indices scoring with the benthic macroinvertebrates were assessed as pollution monitoring tools in the north branch of the Han River system, Korea. We investigated the temporal variability of water quality at unpolluted, moderately polluted and heavily polluted sites using several biotic indices and assessed appropriate biological monitoring indices for lotic systems in Korea. The following biotic and chemical indices were employed in order to compare their applicability to the lotic systems : Trent Biotic Index (TBI), Chandler's Biotic Index-Average Score per Taxon (CBI-ASPT), Modified Biological Monitoring Working Party Score System-Average Score per Taxon (BMWP-ASPT), Hilsenhoff's biotic Index (BI) and Family-level Biotic Index (FBI) models for biotic analyses and National Sanitation foundation's Water Quality Index (NSFWQI) and comprehensive Chemical Pollution Index (Pb/n) for chemical analyses of water quality. Index and score values were compared with each other and with 24 water chemistry parameters. All biotic indices were significantly auto-correlated (p<0.001) and BI and FBI/ROK among them were highly correlated (r=0.84). BI and BMWP-ASPT models were also highly correlated with NSFWQI, while TBI values showed high correlation with the Pb/n. The BI and BMWP-ASPT were highly correlated with the most water chemistry parameters. We conclude that the BI model, which includes indicator species and abundance of taxa, is best suited for the bioassessment of lotic systems in Korea. For rapid field-based assessments, FBI/ROK and BMWP-ASPT models are also appropriate.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.544-550
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• 2008

본 연구는 2004년 5월부터 2004년 11월까지 총 4회 조사를 실시하였으며, 수서곤충은 과별 생물지수(FBI)와 물리적 서식환경(PHA)을 이용하여 원주천의 건강도를 평가하였다. 원주천 9개 지점을 통해 출현한 수서곤충은 총 8목 37과 62속 92종이었다. 과별생물지수의 경우 지점 1, 2, 3에서 $4.55{\sim}4.82$로 가장 건강한 하천생태계를 유지하고 있는 것으로 확인되었다. 물리적 서식환경과 과별생물지수 간의 상관관계는 지점 2가 각각 100, 4.82의 값으로 가장 좋은 서식환경을 나타내었다. 그러나 지점 7과 9는 45, 6.17과 6.97로 가장 낮은 서식환경을 나타내어 물리적 서식환경의 개선이 필요한 것으로 나타났다. 또한 물리적 서식환경과 과별생물지수는 서로 역의 상관성을 나타내었다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.152-164
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• 2019

In this study, a Benthic Macroinvertebrates Family Index (BMFI) was developed using 100 indicator groups (99 families including Chironomidae with 2 phena). Families were assigned a score between 1 and 10 depending on their sensitivity to organic pollution. The BMFI was composed of the sensitivity and relative abundance of the indicator taxa. Sensitivity values of each group were generally similar to Biological Monitoring Working Party (BMWP) scores or Walley, Hawkes, Paisley, Trigg (WHPT) scores of UK, Japanese BMWP scores, and the FBI tolerance values of North America. However, sensitivity values of some taxa were significantly different from those of foreign countries, which seemed to have resulted from discrepancy in species composition, difference of taxonomic classification system, or methodological difference for estimation of sensitivity. As an annual average level, BMFI showed significant correlation with concentration of 5-day biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) (correlation coefficient r = -0.80, n = 569 sites), total suspended solids (r = -0.68), and total phosphorus (r = -0.79). In addition, BMFI revealed strong correlation with Shannon-Weaver's species diversity (r = 0.85), Margalef's species richness (r = 0.85) and McNaughton's dominance (r = -0.84). Correlation between BMFI and water quality parameters or community indices such as species diversity did not show significant difference compared to that of species-level indices such as BMI (Benthic Macroinvertebrates Index). This means that BMFI is a more useful indicator in terms of easy identification of organisms. BMFI was used to assess the environmental status of 3,017 sites of Stream Ecosystem Survey conducted by the Korean Ministry of Environment between 2016 and 2018. As a result, about half of all sites appeared to be in good condition, and a quarter in poor condition.

• 생태와환경
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• 제36권1호통권102호
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• pp.29-37
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• 2003

부산의 대표적인 자연형 계곡이 있는 범어사에서 도시하천인 온천천을 거쳐 수영강 합류부에 분포하는 저서성 대형무척추동물을 계절별로 조사하였다. 전 조사지점에서 층 4문 5강 10목 19과 23종이 조사되었다. 범어사에서는 하루살이류 (Ephemeroptera), 강도래류(Ple-coptera)등 다양한 분류군이 출현한 반면에 나머지 조사지에서 빈모류 (Oligochaeta)와 깔따구류 (Chirono-midae)가 우점하였다. 두 우점분류군의 출현시기는 7월12월과 3월은 빈모류군이 우점을 차지하였으나 9월은 깔따구류가 우점을 차지하여 차이를 보였다. 생물학적 지수인 TBI (Trent Biotic Index), BS (Biotic Score), BMWP (Biological Monitoring Working Party)를 조사하였는데 전체적으로 범어사 지점에서 하류로 가면서 각 지수들이 낮아지는 경향이 나타났다. 전체적인 지수 분포는 TBI 1-8, BMWP 1-93 그리고 CBI는 9-387의 분포를 보였다. 비지도 학습법인 코호넨 신경망을 통하여 지점별 저서생물 출현의 유형화가 잘 반영되어 표출되었다. 또한 하천의 지속적인 관리를 위해 생물학적 지수를 회귀신경망을 통하여 예측하였는데 전체적으로 각 지수의 예측은 실제치와 잘 일치하여 나타났다(TBI, BMWP와 CBI의 상관계수(correlation coefficient)는 각각 0.957, 0.979와 0.967).

• 생태와환경
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.303-316
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• 2009

Benthic macroinvertebrate communities collected from eight different streams in South Korea were analyzed to compare community and biological indices across different levels of water pollution. The Self-Organizing Map (SOM) was utilized to provide overview on association of the proposed indices. The sample sites were accordingly clustered according to the gradient of pollution on the SOM. While the general trends of the indices were commonly observable according to different levels of pollution, the detailed differences among the indices were also illustrated on the SOM. The conventional diversity and evenness indices tended to be high even though the water quality state was poor representing relatively weak gradient at polluted sites, while the index presenting the saprobic degree such as family biotic index showed the stronger gradient at the polluted area and was robust to present the gradient. Our results also confirmed the general characterization of two indices: The Shannon index is more strengthened by the number of species occurring at the sample sites, while the Simpson index is more influenced by the degree of evenness among the species. The patterning based on the SOM was efficient in comparatively characterizing the proposed indices to present ecological states and water quality.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.131-136
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• 1998

Attached algal community and several physico-chemicai characters were investigated at Seokjong hot spring in Chollabukdo in February and in April, 1997. The results of physico-chemicai factors are as follows : water temperatures were varied from 6.5$^{\circ}$C to 32.0$^{\circ}$C; pH range was 6.9 to 7.7; The levels of electric conductivity were 105 $\mu$mhos/cm to 477 $\mu$mhos/cm; chemical oxygen demand(COD) range was 1.5 mg/l to 21.2 mg/l; ammonia concentration was 0.20 mg/l to 8.74 mg/l; nitrate concentrations were 0.36 mg/l to 2.43 mg/l; phosphate concentration was N.D. to 0.52 mg/l; sulfur concentration was 14.6 mg/l to 66.1 mg/l. Attacched algal species were identified. Totally, 63 taxa were classified and composed of 4 phylum, 4 class, 10 order, 17 family and 31 genera. The total biomass of attacched algae was $1.036 \times 10^{7}$ cells/l that composed of $5.39 \times 10^{6}$ cells/l of blue-green algae, $4.05 \times 10^{6}$ cells/l of diatom and $0.93 \times 10^{6}$ cells/l of green algae. The succession of dominant species was Synechocystis thermalis. This could be due to the thermal wastewaters. in biotic indices tests, the values of dominance index(DI) were 0.33 to 0.67 in winter, 0.18 to 0.68 in spring. The values of diversity index(H') were 1.44 to 2.69 in winter, 1.62 to 2.89 in spring. And the values of eveness index (J) were 0.31 to 0.61 in winter, 0.37 to 0.65 in spring.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.512-522
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• 2012

This study is focused on fish fauna and distributional features along with physical gradients and stream orders in the Tamjin River basin, Korea. Fish sampling and investigation were conducted for 2 years from 2009 to 2010. Total number of fish species collected were 47 species of 16 family. The group of cyprinidae was mostly abundant. Both fish abundance and biotic index were declined with increasing altitude and longitudinal distance from the river mouth. Two species of Zacco temminckii and Pungtungia herzi were prevalent in most of sampling sites and showed no altitudinal and longitudinal differences. Most other species, however, were spatially restricted to specific regional altitudes. Several species including Zacco platypus, Squalidus gracilis majimae and P. herzi were broadly distributed from river mouth to 50 km. Eight species including Z. temminckii and Rhynchocypris oxycephalus only appeared in over 10 km from the river mouth. Both Odontobutis platycephala and Pseudobagrus koreanus were classified as "upstream dewelling species" observed only in over 30 km from the river mouth. High proportion of tolerant and omnivorous species were more dominated in the downstream zone of the dam, whereas intolerant and insectivorous species were abundant in the upstream zone of the dam. The variable of stream order showed positive relationship between number of fish species and total individuals collected. Sensitive species including insectivore had a declining tendency with increasing stream order, while tolerant specie including omnivore species had relatively increased with stream order. Overall, our study suggested that fish distribution considerably depends on altitudinal gradient and longitudinal distance from the river mouth as well as physical habitat.

• 생태와환경
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• 제56권1호
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• pp.45-56
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• 2023

본 연구는 저서성 대형무척추동물을 이용한 RIVPACS 유형의 국내 실정에 맞는 수생태계 예측 및 평가모델을 구축하기 위한 사전 연구로서 수행되었다. 자연상태의 하천인 887개의 참조하천을 선정하고, 참조하천을 저차하천과 고차하천으로 구분한 뒤 random forest 알고리즘을 이용하여 각각의 과에 대하여 예측모델을 구축하였다. 저차하천은 학습과 검증 데이터를 7 : 3의 비율로 나누어 구축하였으며, 고차하천의 경우에는 leave-one-out 방법을 이용하였다. 예측모델에 사용된 환경변수는 비계량 다차원 척도법(NMDS)을 이용하여 선정되었으며, 고도, 경사각, 평년평균기온, 숲의 비율, 하폭, 여울 비율, 하상 구조의 큰돌의 비율로 7개의 변수가 선택되었다. 3,224개의 조사대상 지점을 하천차수에 따른 유형에 따라 구분한 뒤, 각각의 유형에 해당하는 모델을 이용하여 30개 과에 대한 과 단위의 생물상을 예측하였다. 예측된 생물상(E)은 실제 생물상(O)과 생물지수를 이용하여 비교되었다. 생물지수는 BMWPK 지수를 과의 수로 나눈 ASPT를 이용하였다. 그 이후 EQR 지수(O/E)를 이용하여 각 조사지점의 건강성을 평가하였다. 마지막으로, EQR 값을 기존에 이용되고 있는 BMI 값과 비교하였다. 건강성 점수 평가 결과, 실제 군집은 0~20과, 예측된 군집은 0~19과 범위로 예측되어 유사하게 나타났다. 실제 ASPT는 평균 4.82 (±2.04 SD), 예측된 ASPT는 6.30 (±0.79 SD)으로 예측된 값이 더 높게 나타났다. ASPT와 BMI의 비교 결과, 대체로 EQR이 BMI 지수보다 높은 값을 보였다. 이는 참조하천 선정에 있어서 조금 교란된 지점도 자연상태로 가정하여 참조하천으로 이용되었기 때문으로 보인다. RIVPACS 모델은 생태학적 상태에 대한 단순하지만 명확한 진단을 제공해줌으로써 국내 하천 관리에 도움이 될 것으로 기대된다. 본 연구는 연구가 미진하였던 우리나라 실정에 맞는 RIVPACS 유형의 평가법을 개발하는 선행 연구로서의 의의가 있다.