Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment (생태와환경)

The Korean Society of Limnology (한국수생태학회)
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Ecological Health Assessments, Conservation and Management in Korea Using Fish Multi-Metric Model

어류를 이용한 한국의 하천생태계 건강성 평가

  • An, Kwang-Guk (College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Jae (College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University)
  • Received : 2018.01.05
  • Accepted : 2018.03.21
  • Published : 2018.03.31
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Abstract

The objective of this study was to describe the development and testing of an initial ecological health assessment model, based on the index of biological integrity (IBI) using fish assemblages, before establishing the final and currently used model for ecological health assessment, conservation and management of freshwater fish in Korea. The initial fish IBI model was developed during 2004~2006 and included 10 metrics, and in 2007 the final IBI 8-metric model was established for application to streams and rivers in four major Korean watersheds. In this paper, we describe how we developed fish sampling methods, determined metric attributes and categorized tolerance guilds and trophic guilds during the development of the multi-metric model. Two of the initial metrics were removed and the initial evaluation categories were reduced from six to four (excellent, good, fair, poor) before establishing the final national fish model. In the development phase, IBI values were compared with chemical parameters (BOD and COD as indicators of organic matter pollution) and physical habitat parameters to identify differences in IBI model values between chemical and physical habitat conditions. These processes undertaken during the development of the IBI model may be helpful in understanding the modifications made and contribute to creating efficient conservation and management strategies for stream environments to be used by limnologists and fish ecologists as well as stream/watershed managers.

본 연구의 목적은 국가하천의 생태건강도 평가, 보존 및 관리를 위해 현재 국가에서 이용되는 확립된 하천다변수 모델이 개발되기 이전의 초기에 개발된 어류를 이용한 생물통합지수에 기반을 둔 생태건강도 평가모델을 소개하는 것이다. 초기의 어류를 이용한 IBI 모델은 2004~2006년 사이에 개발되었고, 연구 초기에 건강성 평가모델은 10개 메트릭 모델로 구성되었고, 이후에 현재 국가에서 어류에 의거한 생태건강성 평가를 위한 8개 메트릭 모델로서 4대강 수계의 하천 및 강들에 적용하기 위해 최종적으로 확립되었다. 본 논문에서는 어류조사법이 어떻게 확립되었고, 어떻게 메트릭 속성이 선정되었는지를 설명하며, 어류메트릭 모델 개발과 함께 내성도 길드 및 트로픽 길드가 어떻게 분류체계를 대별하게 되었는지를 제시한다. 초기에 제시된 10개의 메트릭 모델은 현재 쓰는 8개의 메트릭 모델로 전환되었고, 이 모델에서는 초기모델에서 포함된 M2 및 M7 메트릭이 제거되었다. 또한 초기에는 건강도의 기준이 6개 범주로 나누었으나, 현재는 4개 범주 (최상, 양호, 보통, 불량)로 대별하여 이용하고 있다. 이런 초기의 모델은 4대강의 여러 강 및 하천에 적용평가 되었다. 2000년대 초반에 모델 개발을 위해 어류 IBI 값들은 화학적 변수(BOD, COD: 유기물 오염 지표) 및 물리적 서식지 변수들과의 값들과 비교평가 한 후, 화학적 지표를 이용한 수질과 물리적 서식지 변수를 이용한 서식지 건강성을 비교 평가하여 왜 차이가 나타나는지를 설명하였다. 이런 초기의 IBI 모델 개발 프로세스는 적용된 IBI 모델 및 메트릭 속성의 확립을 이해하는 데 도움이 될 것이다. 따라서, 이런 노력은 하천 및 수계 관리자들에게 뿐만 아니라 육수학자 및 어류 생태학자들에게 효율적인 생태계 보존 및 관리전략을 제공할 것으로 사료된다.

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