• Journal of Wetlands Research
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.359-369
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• 2015

Stream ecosystems are highly valued natural resources, however, stream environments are currently under threat in several respects. We evaluated vegetation and ecological characteristics according to different revetment types. The distribution of vegetation differed with revetment type, with a 42~45 taxa found in natural revetments, and 23~38 taxa in vertical revetments. Thus, natural revetments host more diverse vegetation than vertical revetments. We also found more plants belonging to the families Labiatae and Cyperaceae growing in natural revetments than in vertical revetments. We proposed that habitat space be apportioned to introduce annual plants as part of stream restoration projects. And, we identified 7 families and 18 taxa of naturalized plants, majority taxa were either biennial or perennial. Moreover, naturalized ratio was higher in vertical(14.3%) than natural(12.1%), we proposed a plan to promote and improve natural streams and revetments. Furthermore, we applied a waterfront evaluation method developed by the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the USDA-NRCS, which confirmed that stream health can be improved in most regions by controlling naturalized plants and ensuring shrub and tree growth. We adopted a new method to remove naturalized plants and establish natural revetments to ensure shrub and tree growth to aid in small-stream restoration and improvement. In future studies, we hope to develop methods for small-stream restoration projects in rural areas.

• Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.29-38
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• 2014

This study analyzed shear stress and erosion characteristic of a vegetated levee embankment with root fiber quantity, which is an important factor for evaluating the stability of it. The averaged root fiber quantity in a vegetated levee revetment was measured by the sampler manufactured by this research. The Phragmites Japonica Steud which is somewhat dominant species in a vegetated levee embankment was selected as an experimental vegetation. As a result of experiment of each flow regime, the shear stress was increased while root fiber quantity was increased and the erosion rate was exponentially decreased as the root fiber quantity was increased. The erosion rate was exponentially decreased as the shear stress was increased which is shown that the increase of shear stress by root fiber quantity results in the increase of erosion resistance in a vegetated soil. The relationship between shear stress and erosion rate with root fiber quantity were analyzed and their regression equations were suggested with high determination coefficients. The hydraulic stability is governed by the increase of shear stress by root fiber quantity and the Froude number of flow characteristic in a vegetated levee revetment.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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• v.32 no.5
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• pp.84-101
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• 2004

This study presents an ecological management plan for wildbird habitat conservation, an nature-friendly enhancement of bio-diversity using the riverside of the Tancheon Ecosystem Conservation Area in Seoul by analyzing environmental and ecological characteristics. As a result of analyzing actual vegetation, vegetation type was classified into 34 types. Humulus japonicus association covers an area of 441,568.6㎡(31.44％), and Artemisia princeps var. orientalis association covers an area of 89,690.1㎡(6.39％). Sandy plain as valuable wildbird habitat covers an area of 89,965.9㎡(6.4％). 125 taxa including 34 families, 93 genera, 107 species, and 18 varieties were recorded and the number of naturalized plants were 41 taxa at the survey site. Total naturalized index(NI) and urbanized index(UI) were recorded as 32.8％, and 15.5％. As a result of analyzing the herb plants association structure by surveying 8 belt-transects, the humid native plants was dominant in the partially adjacent revetment edge and damp riverside. On the other hand, naturalized plants was so extensively dominant that it was necessary to establish an ecological management plan. The observed wildbirds belonged to 50 species, 6,118 individuals, and 7 restricted species by law, which were Accipiter gentilis, Falco tinnunculus, Buteo hemilasius, and Buteo buteo. Oriolus chinensis,Hirundo rustica, and Alcedo atthis. The ecological administration plan for Tancheon Ecosystem Conservation Area as follows: in ecological land-use planning, the conservation area(695,518.5㎡) has native woody and herb vegetation and sandy plain with water as an wildbird habitat. The restoration area(653,702.7㎡) has a naturalized plants distribution are with artificial revetment. The nature-friendly Riverside Area(55,414.9㎡) was an easily approached area with damaged riverside vegetation, and a safe area to wildbird habitat. In riverside restoration planning, the artificial riverside should be restored to its natural riverside vegetation, and the artificial embankment should be restored with edge shrubs for wildbird habitat or revegetated for natural riverside landscape. For naturalized plants management planning, we selected naturalized plant species to be weeded out, and suggested an application method for ecological management.

• Journal of Industrial Technology
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• v.29 no.B
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• pp.207-213
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• 2009

The propose of this study is to survey the revetments installed in Gangwon Province for identifying their characteristics. The survey showed that in eastern Gangwon Province, gabion, retaining wall and concrete blocks took about 63% or more, and in western Gangwon Province, dry wall, gabion and retaining wall, 68% or more. Gabion and dry wall had better vegetation coverage in western Gangwon Province than in eastern Gangwon Province. That is thought to be due to slope of river and under-water frequency.

• Journal of Wetlands Research
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.91-103
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• 2013

In this Research, in order to improve problems of not enough technical validation and structural and hydraulic stability evaluation when nature-friendly revetment block is applied to field, hydraulic stability evaluation according to hydraulic behavior change of porosity soil block for vegetation reinforcement that secures ecological function was reviewed. By selecting object section, numerical analysis and hydraulic model experiments were performed; for numerical analysis, by using 1-dimensional numerical analysis model HEC-RAS and 2-dimensional numerical analysis RMA-2, one-dimensional(1D) and two-dimensional(2D) numerical analysis were performed; by applying Froude's similarity law, reduced-scale hydraulic model experiments according to vegetation existence were performed. In hydraulic model experiment, for validity of experiment result, the result of velocity and tractive force of reduced-scale hydraulic model experiments was converted to prototype so that it can be compared and reviewed under the same condition of one-dimensional(1D) and two-dimensional(2D) numerical analysis result; as a result, it was confirmed that comparatively united result appeared, and by comparing prototype-converted tractive force result with revetment's allowable tractive force coming from an existing research, block's hydraulic stability was suggested.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.35-50
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• 2002

This study aims to understand wetland distribution and type-specific classification features with a focus on Tumen River downstream in China by adjusting and improving the classification system used in Korea with a reference to international wetland classification systems and their criteria & methods. In this study, wetland types were determined based on hydrology, vegetation, and soil conditions, which are the most basic elements of wetlands. Also, topography analytical map, vegetation analytical map, and soil analytical map for wetland classification were developed and used based on currently available topography map, vegetation map, and soil map. In addition, codes were defined based on topography, location, hydrology, and vegetation. The result shows that, in the Tumen River downstream, wetlands are often found near natural revetment and terrace land & river-bed lakes. In the discovered wetlands, riverine, lacustrine, and inland wetlands were mostly found at system level. Riparian and human-made wetlands were also identified. At a sub-system level, perennial and seasonal wetlands were found to a similar degree. At a class level, perennial open water, herbal plants, and shrubs were mostly found and sandy plain, hydrophytes, and forest tree types were also observed. An overall detailed classification shows that a total of 17 wetland types were found and a large distribution of sand dunes and river-bed lakes, which are scarce in Northeast Asia, indicates that other rare wetland types such as palustrine seasonal sand plain wetland and lacustrine seasonal sand plain wetland may be discovered.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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• v.40 no.2
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• pp.112-129
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• 2012

The aim of this study was to provide basic data in managing the project that was carried out on Bulgwangcheon in a nature-friendly way to improve the conditions around the areas, which was brought to completion in 2002, based on changes in ecological characteristics. For this propose, this study examined documents related to the project, compared physical and enviromnental changes before and after the project was conducted and analyzed changes in the stream ecosystem. The result showed that in areas that effluent water was often observed, especially when it rained, the river wall was washed away and vegetation was found damaged. As for actual vegetation, this study compared planting coverage of each section of the research area and actual vegetation charts. The results indicated that Lespedeza spp., Aster koraiensis among mixed seeds that were planted in the reservoir path were almost swept away while Festuca arundinacea dominated the areas. Phragmites communis, Miscanthus sacchariflorns and Salix gracilistyla which had been planted in a small number were also almost washed out though a small number of them were left to form a colony. After examining the topography and structure of the plant community, this study found that areas where mixed seed were planted had changed into two types of vegetation: First type of area is dominated by P and R which are usually raised in apron with abundant floating particles. The second type of area is dominated by dry gramineous plant such as F and A. Areas around low flow channel where Phragmites communis, Miscanthus sacchariflorus and Salix gracilistyla planting construction method is applied was washed away with the width of low flow channel reduced. Though P, M and S formed a small community in some areas around the low flow area, they were in small number and in composition of simple plant species. Two ways were suggested in this study to manage the stream in an ecological way. First, adequate revetment construction methods should be applied by monitoring the flow of the stream as well as considering the flood control of urban streams. Second, target vegetation communities that are suitable for the environment of the stream should be chosen and be plantedconstantly with high density. At the same time, ornamental native plants shouldn't be planted as they have been and disturbing vegetation should be removed.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.1102-1106
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 현재 제방 사면에 적용된 자연친화적인 호안공 중 블록공을 대상으로 수리적인 안정성 및 식생 활착성 등을 검토하는 것을 주요 목적으로 하였다. 일반적으로 블록 호안공은 수리적인 안정성을 갖지만, 호안공 배면에 토사유출 방지를 목적으로 부직포를 설치하는데, 이 경우 호안공 두께가 그리 크지 않아 홍수시 또는 인위적인 행위에 의해 호안공이 쉽게 어긋날 우려가 있다. 또한 부직포 위에 호안공을 설치하는 까닭에 마찰이 적어 홍수시 흐름의 소류력에 의해 쉽게 미끄러질 우려가 있으며, 경사면과 부직포 사이로 물이 들어갈 경우 부직포가 배수가 되지 않기 때문에 부직포 배면의 토사는 부분 흘러내림 현상으로 토사 유출에 따른 부등침하와 블록의 내려앉음 현상이 발생되는 우려가 발생된다. 현지조사 결과 블록공 배면에 설치되는 부직포는 식물 뿌리가 뚫고 들어가지 못하므로 식생활착이 불충분함이 나타났다. 따라서 상기 결과를 종합하여 볼 때, 수리적인 안정성과 식생 활착을 동시 만족시키는 호안공은 부직포가 설치된 호안공으로서 부직포는 식물 뿌리가 뚫고 들어갈 수 있는 형태이어야 하며, 호안공 공극에 충분한 식생이 활착할 수 있는 면적을 갖는 형태이어야 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.457-463
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• 2009

식생만으로 제방을 보호하는 식생호안이 충분한 수리적 안정성을 확보할 수 있으면 생태적 건전성을 확보할 수 있음은 물론 호안을 건설하는 비용을 절감할 수 있을 것이다. 본 연구는 이러한 필요성에 따라 식생의 뿌리가 호안의 수리적 안정에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 이를 위해 하천의 수변부에 서식하는 초본식생에 대하여 식생이 외력에 저항하는 저항특성을 파악하고자 인발시험을 실시하였다. 식생의 뿌리는 외력으로 작용하는 하천수의 흐름에 대해 저항하고, 하천사면의 토양을 조정시켜 사면을 안정화시키는 역할을 하고 있다. 현장인발시험은 광주광역시 황룡강 및 광주천 일대의 4개 지역에서 총 6종 27개 개체에 대해 수행하였으며, 휴대용 Pushpull-Gauge를 이용하여 식생의 뿌리가 뽑힐 때까지의 최대인발력을 측정하였다. 측정된 최대인발력에서 토양의 무게를 제거한 뿌리만의 순수인발력을 산출하였으며, 이를 이용하여 인발강도를 계산하였다. 인발강도에 영향을 미치는 요소로서 식생뿌리체적을 선정하여 체적과 인발강도의 관계를 분석하였다. 분석결과 뿌리의 체적이 증가할수록 인발강도가 비례적으로 증가하는 것으로 나타났다.

• Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.26-38
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• 2001

본 연구는 우리 나라 최초의 생태공원인 여의도샛강생태공원을 대상으로 자연생태계 모니터링을 통하여 생물서식환경 조성기법을 평가하고 관리방안을 제시하는 것을 목적으로 하였다. 모니터링은 생물서식환견으로서는 수환경과 토양환경을 분석하였고, 생물상 모니터링으로 식물상, 식물군집구조, 동물상으로 구분하였고, 동물상은 조류와 어류의 변화에 국한하여 고찰하였다. 구체적인 모니터링 내용은 식물상의 변화와 식물군집의 천이과정, 두 연못에 적용된 식생호안 공법별 식생피복룰과 발생식물상의 변화, 귀화식물의 발생 정도에 따른 귀화율의 비교이었으며 이를 기반으로 조류와 어류의 변화를 평가하였다.