Changes of Landscape Structure for the Recent 20 Years in the Wangsuk Stream Basin of the Central Korea

Lee, Chang Seok; Cho, Yong Chan; Shin, Hyun-Chul; Lee, Seonmi

doi:10.5141/jefb.2006.29.4.405

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“…Extension of urbanized areas dominated such landscape change (Lee et al . , ). Expansion of the urban sprawl results in functional, structural and visual landscape degradation and loss of biodiversity (Naveh & Lieberman ; Devictor et al .…”

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“…Landscape structure and biodiversity in Gyungan stream basin Rivers and/or streams are of great importance for plants, invertebrates, fish, birds and mammals (including humans) but the diversity and quality of their habitats have declined greatly in recent years (Lee et al 2006a). Extension of urbanized areas dominated such landscape change (Lee et al 2006a(Lee et al , 2006b). Expansion of the urban sprawl results in functional, structural and visual landscape degradation and loss of biodiversity (Naveh & Lieberman 1994;Devictor et al 2008).…”

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“…Land use activities change the landscape structure by altering the relative abundance of natural habitats and introducing new land cover type (Lee et al . ). Habitat loss negatively affects breeding success (Kurki et al .…”

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“…These losses are usually caused by habitat loss and degradation of habitat quality such as fragmentation (Gibbs 2000;Fahrig 2003;Primack 2008). Land use activities change the landscape structure by altering the relative abundance of natural habitats and introducing new land cover type (Lee et al 2006a). Habitat loss negatively affects breeding success (Kurki et al 2000), dispersal success (With & Crist 1995;Pither & Taylor 1998;With & King 1999;Bélisle et al 2001), predation rate (Hartley & Hunter 1998;Bergin et al 2000) and aspects of animal behavior that affect the foraging success rate (Mahan & Yahner 1999).…”

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Relationship between biodiversity and landscape structure in the Gyungan stream basin, central Korea

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Kim

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Entomological Research

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The relationship between landscape structure and biodiversity was investigated in the Gyungan stream basin, central Korea, in order to prepare a biodiversity conservation plan. The study area was divided into upstream, midstream, downstream and Gonjiam stream sub‐watersheds based on the land use pattern of each sub‐watershed. The quality of the terrestrial landscape was assessed by connectivity and percentages of deciduous broad‐leaved forest and urbanized area. The quality of the terrestrial landscape was the highest in the downstream sub‐watershed followed by Gonjiam stream, midstream and upstream sub‐watersheds. The quality of the riparian landscape assessed by percentages of the number and the area that the wetland vegetation elements occupy in the whole area showed a similar trend to that of terrestrial landscape. The diversity of all taxa including fish, reptiles and amphibians, birds, mammals and wetland vegetation except benthic macroinvertebrates was the highest downstream. The diversity of benthic macroinvertebrates was the highest in the Gonjiam stream sub‐watershed. Thus, biodiversity was shown to be the highest in the downstream sub‐watershed, followed, in order, by Gonjiam stream, midstream and upstream sub‐watersheds in proportion to landscape quality. On the other hand, the quality of the aquatic environment based on the ecological score of benthic macroinvertebrate (ESB) index was the highest downstream, followed, in order, by upstream, Gonjiam stream and midstream areas. This trend is different from that of biodiversity. In order to improve landscape quality degraded by excessive land use and to increase biodiversity, we recommended a restoration plan that addresses both ecosystem and landscape.

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Relationship between biodiversity and landscape structure in the Gyungan stream basin, central Korea

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“…The Wangsuk Stream watershed (~200 km 2 ) in central Korea was selected for this study (Lee et al, 2006). The Gwangneung flux tower (37 o 45 25.37 N, 127 o 09 11.62 E) was installed in the west-central area of the watershed (Fig.…”

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The role of remotely sensed soil moisture to predict surface water elevation at the watershed scale in Korea

Park

Choi

Chun³

2011

KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering

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Soil moisture is one of the most important key physical parameters in hydrological and environmental processes. During the past decade, remote sensing measurements have been widely used to provide mean surface soil moisture on a large spatial scale because conventional ground based measurements are not always available and require more time and cost. However, very few studies have been conducted to estimate the potential of remotely sensed soil moisture to correlate with hydrological processes. This study identified that remotely sensed soil moisture data, Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer E (AMSR-E), had a reasonable relationship with surface water elevation after statistical scaling. Simple regression models as a function of soil moisture were developed to predict surface water elevation. This study identified the potential of remotely sensed soil moisture to better understand hydrological processes.

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Succession of the Abandoned Rice Fields Restores the Riparian Forest

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Seol

Kim

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IJERPH

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The vegetation changes in the abandoned rice fields with different abandonment histories were analyzed across the country of South Korea. The successional process was confirmed by changes in vegetation profiles and species composition. The vegetation profile showed the process of starting with grassland, passing through the shrub stage, and turning into a tree-dominated forest. DCA ordination based on vegetation data showed that the process began with grasslands consisting of Persicaria thunbergii, Juncus effusus var. decipiens, Phalaris arundinacea, etc., then partially went through shrubland stages consisting of Salix gracilistyla, S. integra, young Salix koreensis, etc., and ultimately changed to a Salix koreensis dominated forest. In order to study the relationship between the succession process of the abandoned rice paddies and riparian vegetation, information on riparian vegetation was collected in the same watershed as the abandoned rice paddies investigated. Riparian vegetation tended to be distributed in the order of grasslands consisting of Phragmites japonica, Miscanthus sacchariflorus, P. arundinacea, etc., shrubland dominated by Salix gracilistyla, S. integra, etc., and a S. koreensis community dominated forest by reflecting the flooding regime as far away from the waterway. The result of stand ordination based on the riparian vegetation data also reflected the trend. From this result, we confirmed that the temporal sequence of the vegetation change that occurred in the abandoned rice fields resembled the spatial distribution of the riparian vegetation. Consequently, succession of the abandoned rice fields restored the riparian forest, which has almost disappeared in Korea and other Asian countries that use rice as their staple food.

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Changes of Landscape Structure for the Recent 20 Years in the Wangsuk Stream Basin of the Central Korea

Cited by 4 publications

References 12 publications

Relationship between biodiversity and landscape structure in the Gyungan stream basin, central Korea

Relationship between biodiversity and landscape structure in the Gyungan stream basin, central Korea

The role of remotely sensed soil moisture to predict surface water elevation at the watershed scale in Korea

Succession of the Abandoned Rice Fields Restores the Riparian Forest

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