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Development Needs and Direction of an Ecological Grading System of Korean Tidal Flats

한국 갯벌 생태 등급도의 개발 필요성과 방향

  • 유재원 (한국연안환경생태연구소) ;
  • 이창근 (한국연안환경생태연구소) ;
  • 고병설 (국립수산과학원 갯벌연구소) ;
  • 이시완 (한국환경생태연구소) ;
  • 한동욱 (PGA습지생태연구소) ;
  • 최근형 (한국연안환경생태연구소) ;
  • 김창수 (한국연안환경생태연구소) ;
  • 홍재상 (인하대학교 자연과학대학 해양과학과)
  • Received : 2010.02.22
  • Accepted : 2010.05.04
  • Published : 2010.06.30
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Abstract

There is a host of habitat assessment systems available to evaluate and grade tidal flat ecosystems in Korea. Nevertheless, we recognize the need to develop a better ecological scheme to improve reliability and accuracy given the importance of using an empirical approach in assigning grades to indicators and the limitation of current systems which evaluate tidal flats on a regional basis. A preferable system would be one that enables habitat mapping within a tidal flat, provides a diagnosis of ecological stress/health, has a high level of ecological relevance, communicability, and statistical robustness, and enables evaluation of diverse habitats within a tidal flat. The following points should be considered in framing such a system. Indicators should discriminate habitat quality into five to seven grades accomodating diverse characteristics and conservation value of a habitat, and the grading should be made from frequency distribution of indicators based on nationwide data.We suggest the following tasks in crafting such a system: i) The decision on selection of indicators should be made based on accuracy of assessment and practical application; ii) effects of physical habitat conditions on variability of indicators should be reflected; and, iii) further works on stress/health indicators should be addressed for adopting a multiple-indicator approach which reduces misdiagnosis.

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