하천에 설치된 인공구조물이 어류군집의 분포에 미치는 영향을 파악하기 위하여, 2012년 4월부터 10월까지 서해로 유입되는 독립하천인 대천천에 서식하는 어류상을 조사하였다. 본 연구에서 확인된 어류는 총 13과 42종이었으며, 개체수에 있어서 우점종은 Zacco platypus(32.3%)와 Tridentiger brevispinis(12.8%)가 우점하였고, 생체량에 있어서는 Z. platypus(27.7%)와 Chelon haematocheilus(11.9%)가 풍부하였다. 한국고유종은 8종(19.9%), 법적보호종인 Rhodeus pseudosericeus, 회유성어종인 Anguilla japonica, 외래도입종인 Carassius cuvieri와 Micropterus salmoides 가 출현하였다. 우점종인 Z. platypus 개체군의 전장-체중의 관계식에 의한 회귀계수 b값은 3.21~3.29, 비만도지수는 평균 0.89로 비교적 양호한 성장도를 유지하고 있었다. 유사도분석을 통한 대천천의 어류군집은 청천저수지 상류구간(St. 1), 성업사보 하류구간(St. 5)과 St. 2~4 구간의 세 그룹으로 나뉘어졌으며, 조사지점별 우점종은 Zacco koreanus(St. 1), Z. platypus(St. 2~4), T. brevispinis(St. 5) 등 이었다. 대천천의 어류군집은 하천에 설치된 인공구조물인 저수지와 보에 의해 뚜렷하게 나뉘어졌다.

The distribution of benthic macroinvertebrates in Daecheon stream, an urban stream of Busan, was investigated to analyze the community structure of benthic macroinvertebrates. The collection was peformed monthly at five(A~E) sites divided into three parts, upper, middle and lower, of stream from January to November, 2004. In physicochemical analysis of environmental factors, water quality parameters such as BOD, COD, conductivity and ABS were relatively increased in sites B and C. Whereas sites A, D and E showed little variations with good water quality parameters. However, water quality parameters in all surveyed sites showed gradual decrease with time toward improvement of water quality. A total of 8,226 individuals including 4 phyla, 6 classes, 9 orders, 302 families and 44 species were identified from five sites. The most dominant group was insect(class Insecta), and order Ephemeroptera and Diptera among insect was the largest member in species(30.6%) and individuals(75.0%) of benthic macroinvertebrates, respectively. The primary dominant species were Gammarus sp. and Ephemera strigata in site A, whereas Chironomus sp. and Brenchiura sowerbyi were dominated commonly in the other sites. In community analysis of benthic macroinvertebrates of Daecheon stream diversity index showed relatively low values, whereas dominance index was significantly high. Diversity index was the highest in site A, whereas the dominance index was the highest in site B. However, diversity index showed gradual increase with time showing adverse mode in dominance index. From these results, it can be suggested that long-term ecological monitoring of benthic macroinvertebrate fauna is needed for sustainable management of Daecheon stream.