• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.1-15
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• 2006

As the imports of foreign agricultural products are liberalized and the consumption of agricultural products declines, abandoned rice paddy fields continues to rise. However, such abandoned rice paddy fields has not been precisely surveyed yet. In this backdrop, a necessity to develop technology to utilize such abandoned rice paddy fields has emerged. Utilization of abandoned rice paddy fields as wetlands may be a good example. This study aimed to survey the current status and characteristics of wetlands created within abandoned rice paddy fields by selecting abandoned rice paddy fields throughout the nation and conducting field surveys on the sites that had transformed into wetlands. The abandoned rice paddy fields almost transformed into wetland and the types of wetlands transformed from abandoned rice paddy fields were mainly Inland/Moutain/Depression/Abandoned rice paddy fields/Marsh/Phragmites communis community and Inland/Moutain/Depression/Abandoned rice paddy fields/Swamp/Salix koreensis community. Abandoned rice paddy fields that had transformed into wetlands was depending heavily on waterways for water supply than other reservoirs and lakes do. Abandoned rice paddy fields transformed into wetlands was most observed in mountainous area. Abandoned rice paddy fields are because agricultural land is no longer profitable due to international and social changes and is not cultivated as government policy. Wetland period and dimension originated from abandoned rice paddy fields are very various and its surrounding land its mostly forest and the next largest follow roads and rural community. The abandoned rice paddy fields transformed into wetlands is mostly deserted currently. Despite their value as wetlands, no restoration and utilization efforts are made in Korea today. Therefore, it is imperative to conduct a precise current status survey on these areas and introduce management and restoration plans at the government level in the case of important habitats.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.35-42
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• 2011

The current study analyzed appropriateness of abandoned rice paddy wetlands as habitats for the Amphibia by assessing functions and value of abandoned rice paddy wetlands within land development districts as a habitat for living creatures and researching into the Amphibia living in the subject districts. For this purpose, the study designated abandoned rice paddy wetlands within Hwaseong A District and Pangyo B District under land development as subject lands. Those wetlands went through succession after abandonment of farming. Detailed study results are as follows. From classification of wetland types and an analysis of their characteristics, it was found that herbaceous plants such as smartweed communities, horsetail communities and reed communities, and woody plants such as pussy willow communities appeared in both districts. These abandoned rice paddy wetlands shows typical characteristics of palustrine wetlands. As a result of a vegetation structure research, it was observed that succession has been progressed for at least over 2~3 years. In assessment of wetland functions by item, it was found that they are developing into fine wetlands in terms of functions because they are ranked over Moderate Class except separate distance from streams. Also from a research into animals living in the abandoned rice paddy wetlands, it was found that main inhabitants are Rana nigromaculata,Rana dybowskii, Hyla japonica, Bufo bufo gargarizans, etc. It can be confirmed that the abandoned rice paddy wetlands are providing appropriate conditions as habitats to the Amphibia in a view that those species have life cycles of inhabitation (shores and wetlands) - egg-laying (rice paddy, puddles and swampy places) - hibernation (rice field banks and swampy places). From this point of view, it was found that abandoned rice paddy wetlands that developed because of abandonment of farming can be used as means to improve structure and functions of habitats.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.52-66
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• 2009

The increase of rice productivity, the decrease of rice demand, aging farmers, and the market-opening of rice along with the domestic and international conditions changes have been led to the increase of the abandoned rice paddy fields. Such abandoned rice paddy fields have been left in many areas and most of them have become wetlands. The purpose of this study is methodology of selection to the wetland for development in the abandoned rice paddy fields along with surroundings. The selection of habitat suitability index assessment study to conservation and restoration was done through hydrology, wild animals habitation, wetland vegetation, outside disturbance, and natural purification capacity assessment. In addition, the same method was applied to assessment items and standards for both the restoration site selection and the type of restoration. Both assessment items and standards were applied to the sites, drawn on the maps, and overlayer for the comprehensive map, and then the wetland suitability index was applied to the suitable site. The development technique was applied to 10 sites near the Banwol Stream watershed in Gunpo, Gyeonggi province. The selection of conservation, restoration, and the optimal sites can lead to not only the biodiveristy increase in agricultural or semi natural areas but also to the establishment of ecological networks in national level.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.131-140
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• 2013

In Korea, many paddy fields in mountainous area have been abandoned because of their low accessibility and rice price and the abandoned paddy terraces have changed into natural lentic wetlands. To understand the relationship between characteristics of environmental conditions and early development of plant community in abandoned paddy terraces, we investigated at four well-maintained abandoned paddy terraces in 3 different climatic zones in Korea. Soil texture of abandoned paddy terraces was mostly kinds of loam and electric conductivity of soil was also similar among abandoned paddy terraces. On the other hand, contents of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, magnesium, and calcium in soil were relatively low and significantly different among abandoned paddy terraces. Water depth was different within sites and inter-sites. Although environmental conditions including climate, soil condition and water depth were different among abandoned paddy terraces, the compositions of plant communities were relatively similar in all abandoned paddy terraces. 55 dominant taxa out of 141 recorded species were commonly recorded over sites and they were mostly perennial obligate wetland plants and facultative wetland plants. 8 taxa out of 55 dominant taxa occurred at all abandoned paddy terraces with over 10% coverage. Several site-specific species occurred at site, which have some area with deep water level. This result indicates that early development of plant community in abandoned paddy terraces of similar water regime is similar in the entire area of Korea even though environmental conditions such as climate, biogeographic history and soil are different.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.81-91
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• 2020

묵논을 생태적으로 활용하기 위한 방법의 일환으로 논의 특성을 고려하여 생활형이 다른 멸종위기식물 9종의 현지외보전 대상지로서의 잠재력을 확인하였다. 한국의 전통적인 논의 구성요소인 둠벙을 조성하기 위해 묵논의 일부를 변형하여 수분 환경을 다르게 하였다. 묵논에 각 식물들의 유성생식체(seed, sapling)와 무성생식체를 이식하여 1년간 생존률과 식물계절학 반응을 관찰하였고 그 후 2년간 모니터링을 실시하였다. 그 결과 묵논에 도입이 가능한 수생식물은 4 분류군 (가시연꽃, 삼백초, 전주물꼬리풀, 조름나물), 지중식물은 1 분류군 (큰바늘꽃), 반지중식물은 1 분류군 (독미나리) 이었다. 도입시 가시연꽃, 전주물꼬리풀, 조름나물은 둠벙에 도입해야하고, 삼백초, 큰바늘꽃, 독미나리는 논습지에 도입해야한다. 또한, 가시연꽃과 순채의 생육은 초본류에 의해 저해되었고 큰바늘꽃의 생식생장은 섭식자에 의해 저해되었다. 따라서 묵논에 도입한 멸종위기식물의 효율적인 정착을 돕기 위해서는 생육을 저해하는 초본류들의 제거와 섭식자의 관리가 필요하고, 논둑에 목본 또는 식생 매트를 형성하는 초본류를 식재하여 둑의 붕괴를 방지할 필요가 있다. 특히 묵논을 생태적으로 활용할 때 생물다양성을 높이기 위해서는 둠벙을 조성하여 수분환경을 다양화시키는 것이 효과적이다.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.465-472
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• 1993

The heavy metal contents are more abundant in stream waters, paddy soils and rice plants in the vicinity of abandoned mines compared to the surrounding areas in the Kyungpook province. However, these contents tend to decrease with distance from mines, and show some variation under different geological and geochemical environments. The Sin-stream waters have high contents of Cu=4.9 ppm, Pb=0.1 ppm, Zn=3.5 ppm and other heavy metals (Ni, Co, Cd) at Dalsung abandoned mine and low contents of Cu=0.4 ppm, Pb=0.1 ppm, Zn=0.1 ppm and other metals= 0.002 ppm in the surrounding area. The high contents decrease in the downstream in the area of calcareous sedimentary rocks. The paddy soils have high contents of approximately Cu=51 ppm, Pb=83 ppm, Zn=211 ppm, and Cd=11.3 ppm in the vicinity of Gunwi abandoned mine but low contents of Cu=4.5 ppm, Pb=2.9 ppm, Zn=60 ppm and Cd=0.4 ppm in the surrounding area. The Dadeog abandoned mine also shows similar trends to Gunwi mine. The contents of heavy metals of rice plants are high in the roots but trends to decrease through stem+leaf and become low in brown rices.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.185-192
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• 2013

농촌인구의 감소와 잉여생산작물로 변화된 쌀의 수요에 대비해 최근 20-30년간 휴경논, 즉 묵논이 증가하여 왔으나, 새로운 작물재배지로의 전환 또는 용도지역 변경으로 인한 형질변경이 수반되지 않는 오지의 묵논은 점차 식물생태복원의 주요한 입지로 새롭게 부각되고 있다. 묵논의 입지적, 수리적 여건상 묵밭에 비해 식물의 천이가 활발하고, 습지로서의 기능과 다양한 생물 서식지로서의 기능 등 생태적으로 긍정적인 역할을 담당하게 될 묵논은 연차별로 식물군락의 변화양상이 달라진다. 본 연구에서는 우리나라 전역에 분포하는 묵논을 대상으로 초기, 중기, 후기묵논으로 구분짓고, 각 시기별 식물군락의 변화양상에 대한 식물사회학적 연구가 수행되었다. 강원 경기 5개 권역, 충청남 북 2개 권역, 경상남 북 18개 권역, 전라남 북 10개 권역 등 총 35개 권역을 대상으로 총 203개소의 조사구에서 획득한 식생조사표를 이용하여 군락분류, 군락생태, 군락동태에 대한 비교분석이 이루어졌다. 본 연구를 통해 우리나라 초기, 중기, 후기의 천이단계별 식물군락은 각각 뚝새풀군락, 골풀군락, 버드나무군락으로 특징지어졌으며, 삼림 내 묵논 일부 지역에서 드물게 후기천이 단계에서 오리나무군락이 분포하는 것으로 확인되었다. 이러한 군락의 발달은 대기후적, 지리적 조건과 관계없이 유사한 패턴을 보였다. 묵논식생의 천이단계는 일년생식물기-다년생식물기-관목식물기-교목림기로 발달해가는 천이단계로 구분할 수 있으나 중기묵논에서는 단계별 우점종이 뚜렷이 구분되지 않고 여러 종이 유사한 우점도로 혼생하였다. 군락분류를 통한 우리나라의 연차별 묵논의 식생특성을 분석한 결과, 새로운 생태복원모델로 관심이 높아지는 묵논식생의 변화양상을 파악하였으며, 이러한 결과는 휴경지의 생태복원 및 보전을 위한 기초 자료로써 매우 유효한 정보를 제공하게 될 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.93-101
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• 2022

본 연구는 지형 및 토지피복에 따른 묵논습지의 분포 특성을 분석하기 위해 수행되었다. 충남도 서산시, 당진시, 보령시, 태안군을 대상으로 GIS와 현장답사를 통해 묵논습지를 찾아내어 경사도와 고도 및 토지피복유형에 따른 분포현황을 분석하였다. 연구결과, 4개시군의 묵논습지는 총106개로 확인되었고, 각 묵논습지가 위치한 지점의 평균 고도는 38.85m(S.D. 32.76)이고 평균 경사도는 6.27˚(S.D. 5.39), 총면적은 24,200km²로 나타났다. 경사도 5˚ 미만의 평지에 63개(12,121.07km²), 5~10˚ 27개(9,524.15km²) 등 10˚ 미만의 평지 또는 완경사지에 90개(84.9%)의 묵논습지가 분포하고 있었다. 면적은 21,645.22km²로서 전체 묵논습지 면적의 89.5%에 이른다. 고도 25m 미만의 저지대에 48개(12,326km²), 50m미만 29개(4,909.4km²) 등으로서, 모두 77개(72.7%)의 묵논습지가 고도 50m 이내의 저지대에 분포하고 있으며, 면적으로는 17,235.8km²로서 전체 묵논습지 면적의 71.2%에 이른다. 묵논습지 환경요인 중 경사도와 고도 사이에 통계적으로 상관관계는 없는 것으로 나타났다. 토지피복 분류에 따라서는 인공초지(38), 논(33), 밭(22) 등에 많이 분포하였다.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.11-23
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to identify the ecological characteristics and biological interactions between species of the abandoned rice paddy field in mountainous areas and to suggest a management strategy for stable food chain formation and biodiversity enhancement. The study site is located in Uldae wetland of Songchu district Bukhansan National Park, site characteristics and biological habitat characteristics were identified through site survey and literature survey. With regard to physical environment, among geographical features, the Uldae Wetland and the neighborhood inside the basin was a gently sloping area($5{\sim}15^{\circ}$). And 64.0% of basin faced the north. With regard to water environment, the Uldae Wetland was wetland of rainfed paddy field depending on precipitation and the system of stream flowing into the wetland from valley. According to the results of examining flora in plant ecology, in general, they were herbaceous wetland species. 88.6% of existing plants inside the Uldae Wetland basin was a forest in the mountain. And Quercus spp. community and Pinus densiflora community accounted for 64.6% of that, and was dominant. Except for that, Salix koreensis community was distributed. The existing vegetation of Uldae Wetland inhabited wetland species and terrestrialization indicator species, and it was thought that partial terrestrialization inside the Uldae Wetland was in progress after the discontinuation of paddy cultivation, such as the expansion of Salix koreensis distribution area. In the status of appearing faunae in the Uldae Wetland with regard to wildbirds of appearing principal species, The Uldae wetland was based on a abandoned rice paddy field various wildlife, and was a wildlife feeding, spawning, and resting place. The water environment was an important factor in maintaining the wetland living creatures function, habitat of waterbirds and benthic macroinvertebrates, amphibians and odonate are spawning ground and habitat, it was affecting the vegetation ecosystem based on wetlands. In order to maintain the diversity of wildlife, it was important to maintain smooth water supply and water level. A stable food chain will be formed and the Uldae wetland biodiversity will be abundant by establishing the relationship between the species of Uldae wetland, which is abandoned rice paddy field, and the habitat environment favored by species belonging to the ecosystem stepwise linkage. The ecological characteristics of the Uldae wetlands and the relation between the species were analyzed and the environmental conditions were reflected in the planning and management plan of Uldae wetland ecology.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.199-206
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• 1996

휴경논의 증가가 쌀 생산량 감소의 원인이 됨에 따라 휴경논의 합리적 재이용을 위한 생태환경 변화 양상을 구명하기 위하여 중서부 평야 기후권에 속하는 경기도(수원 외 9)지역을 대상으로 휴경년수별로 토양특성과 식생변화를 조사한 결과는 아래와 같다. 1. 휴경논 토양의 pH, Ca, Mg 변동(變動)은 휴경기간이 길수록 심토보다 표토부분이 증가(增加)하는 경향을 나타내었다. 2. 미생물상은 휴경기간이 길수록 세균은 감소하고, 방선균은 증가 하였으나, 사상균은 변화가 작은 경향을 나타내었다. 3. 휴경논의 식생에 대한 휴경기간별 분포비율을 평균(平均)해서 비교해보면 일년생은 1년: 89.5%, 2년: 30.7%, 3년: 33.1% 다년생은 1년: 10.5%, 2년: 69.3%, 3년: 66.9%로 일년생 초종에서 급격히 다년생 초종으로 변화하였고, 초종수(草種數)도 종합하면 1년: 38종(種), 2년: 37종(種), 3년: 25종(種)으로 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 4. 휴경논에서 자라는 버드나무는 휴경기간이 길수록 본수, 직경, 초장이 증가하였으며 휴경논의 재경작시 가장 큰 문제 식생으로 생각되었다.