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Comparison of the Floodplain Vegetation Structure According to Existence of Lateral Connectivity in Streams

하천의 횡적 연결성 유무에 따른 홍수터 식생 구조의 비교

  • Chu, Yunsoo (Environmental Impact Assessment Team, National Institute of Ecology) ;
  • Jin, Seung-Nam (Department of Biological Sciences, Inha University) ;
  • Cho, Hyunsuk (Department of Biological Sciences, Inha University) ;
  • Cho, Kang-Hyun (Department of Biological Sciences, Inha University)
  • Received : 2017.07.19
  • Accepted : 2017.08.21
  • Published : 2017.08.31
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Abstract

The flood pulse in streams enhances the biodiversity and ecosystem services of the channel-floodplain ecosystems by exchanging water, nutrients, sediments and organisms. However, the lateral connectivity in most streams of Korea has been disrupted by the levee constructions for the purpose of flood control and land use of floodplains. To compare the characteristics of floodplain vegetation according to existence of lateral connectivity in streams, we investigated the geomorphological and soil environmental factors and structures and distribution of vegetation in the floodplains connected and isolated by levee to the channel in Cheongmi Stream, Seom River, Hwangguji Stream, Mangyeong River, Gomakwon Stream, and Boseong River, Korea. In comparison of soil environments, moisture and clay contents were higher in the isolated floodplain than in the connected floodplain. According to the result of principal component analysis (PCA) using environmental data, the environments of the connected floodplain and the isolated floodplain were separated by soil moisture contents, soil texture and distribution altitude of the vegetation. The results of detrended correspondence analysis (DCA) using vegetation data showed that the isolated floodplain was dominated by the hydropythic communities of diverse life form and that the connected floodplain was dominated by the hygrophytic communities that endure disturbance. In conclusion, it is thought that the vegetation of the floodplain changed to the lentic wetland vegetation dominated by diverse hydrophytes as the floodplain was isolated from the channel by artificial levees.

하천의 수로-홍수터 생태계에서 주기적인 범람은 물, 영양염류, 하상재료 및 생물을 상호 교환시킴으로써 생물다양성과 생태계 서비스를 증진시킨다. 그러나 치수와 토지이용의 목적으로 건설된 제방에 의하여 하천의 횡적 연결성이 훼손되었다. 본 연구에서는 하천의 횡적 연결성 유무에 따른 홍수터 식생의 특성을 비교하기 위하여, 청미천, 섬강, 황구지천, 만경강, 고막원천 및 보성강에서 본류와 수리적으로 연결된 홍수터와 제방에 의해 단절된 홍수터에서 지형, 토양환경요인과 식생 구조와 분포를 조사하였다. 토양의 수분과 점토 함량은 횡적 연결성이 단절된 홍수터에서 연결된 홍수터보다 많았다. 환경요인 자료를 이용한 주요인분석 (PCA)의 결과에서 단절된 홍수터와 연결된 홍수터의 환경은 수분함량, 토성 및 식생 분포고도에 의하여 구분되었다. 식생 자료를 이용한 탈경향대응분석 (DCA)의 결과에 따르면 홍수터의 식생은 다양한 생활형의 수생식물이 우점하는 단절된 홍수터와 교란에 강한 습생식물이 우점하는 연결된 홍수터로 분리되었다. 결론적으로 제방에 의해 횡적 연결성이 단절된 홍수터에서는 정수성 습지 환경에서 수생식물이 우점하는 습지 식생이 분포하여 수로와 연결된 홍수터의 식생과 차이를 나타내었다.

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