Bird species (BS) of the Nakdong River estuary (NRE) were selected to suggest conservation and management strategies, taking habitats and major threats into consideration. Five BS (Cygnus spp., Calidris alpina, Sterna albifrons, Fulica atra, and Anser fabalis) were selected following analysis of their dominance, national importance, seasonality, taxonomic group, and distribution within the NRE. The BS comprise two winter birds, one summer, one passage bird, and one resident bird. They can also be classified into four taxonomic groups: two under ducks and geese (Anatidae), and one each under gulls (Laridae), shorebirds (Scolopacidae), and diving birds (Rallidae). The results show that BS could be a useful tool in guiding estuary management because their habitats are clearly distinct, and include important areas of the NRE. A reduction of feeding and resting places—such as tidal flats, Scirpus planiculmis habitat, and agricultural farmland—and climate change are major threats to BS, therefore countermeasures to such threats should be considered in future estuary management plans.

본 논문에서는 2차원 하상변동 수치모형인 CCHE2D 모형을이용하여 유사량 공식과 유사이송형태별 이류-확산 방정식의 선택이 하상변동 수치모의결과 값에 미치는 영향을 분석하고 실제 현장자료와 비교하였다. 또한 이러한 분석을 기초로 낙동강하구둑 상류 접근수로에서의 최적의 유사량 공식과 유사 이송형태별 이류-확산 방정식을 제안하였다. 낙동강하구둑 상류 접근수로에 대해 Ackers and White와 Engelund and Hansen의 유사량 공식과 소류사와

For providing basic data on estuary conservation and pattern of vegetation succession of sand bar, the flora of delta was investigated from March 2004 to August 2006 in the Nakdong River estuary of Korea. The flora in the eight surveyed areas was composed of total 159 taxa that belonged to 46 families, 123 genera, 133 species, 1 subspecies, 20 varieties, and 5 forms. Among them, naturalized plants and evergreen broad trees were 31 taxa and 5 taxa, respectively. The communities of main species at delta of estuary were composed of 16 species such as Rosa rugusa community, Scirpus triqueter community, Phragmites communis community, Carex kobomugi community, Digitaria ciliaris community. Especially, Rosa rugusa community which are important to establish the southern limit line of distribution as the northern factor was distributed through Jinwoodo. The succession of main vegetation community in the new delta (Doyodeung) was in order of Carex scabrifolia, Scirpus triqueter, Phragmites communis, Imperata cylindrica var. koenigii and Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens. Therefore, the succession order of the surveyed area seems to predict the pattern of the vegetation succession of another deltas in Nakdong River estuary.

부산 신항만 및 녹산공단 지역을 포함하는 낙동강 하구 유역에는 두꺼운 점토질퇴적물이 퇴적되어 연약지반을 구성하고 있다. 이곳의 4개의 시추공에서 채취한 점토퇴적물에 대해 광물성분과 공학적 토질물성을 분석하여, 깊이에 따른 변화를 검토하고 그들의 상관관계를 검토하였다. 그 결과 점토퇴적물 속에 함유된 일부 광물조성은 토질물성과 약간의 상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 즉, 석영의 함량은 습윤단위중량과 정의 관계이고, 액성한계와는 부의 상관관계를 보였다. 함수량은 장석의 함량과는 부의 관계이고, 점토광물의 함량과는 정의 관계를 나타냈다. 습윤단위중량은 점토광물의 함량과는 부의 관계를 나타냈다. 그리고 복합적 인자에 의한 상관분석 결과에서 소성지수는 점토광물, 스멕타이트, 점토입토의 함량과 일정의 관계식을 가지는 것으로 나타났다.

낙동강 하구수에서의 변이원성 물질에 의한 오염 상황을 파악하기 위하여 1998년에 각 계절별로 1회씩 총 4회에 걸쳐 낙동강 하구 10개 지점에서 blue rayon법을 이용한 Ames test를 실시하여, 3환 이상의 다환화합물에의한 변이원성을 조사하였다. 이 중 5월에 공업지역 부근인 제 1지점(하단동 부근)과 제 4지점(장림동 부근)에서 채취된 시료에서 현저한 변이원성이 관찰되었는데, 제 1지점의 시료에서는 S9 mix존재 및 비존재 하의 TA98, TA100 세포주 모두 현저한 용량 의존적 양성반응을 나타내어, 이 지점은 frame shift형의 직접 및 간접돌연변이형 원인 물질과 염기치환형 직접 및 간접돌연변이형 원인 물질에 의하여 오염되어 있음이 밝혀졌다 또한 제 4지점의 시료에서는 S9 mix존재 및 비존재 하에서 TA98세포주가 양성반응을 나타내어, 이 지점에 대한 변이원성의 돌연변이형은 fram shift형의 직접 및 간접 돌연변이임을 시사해주고 있다. 그러나 7월 이후에는 변이원성이 관찰되지 않았는데, 이는 1998년의 경제성장률의 저하에 기인된 것으로 생각되었다. 한편, 주거지역에 인접한 제 5-10지역의 시료에서는 전 조사기간에 걸쳐 변이원성이 관찰되지 않았는데, 이는 주된 오염원이 생활하수인 이들 지역의 강물이 변이원성 물질에 의해 오염되어 있지 않았음을 시사해 주고 있다.

It is very important to interprete and simulate the variation of phytoplankton maximum region for the prediction and control of red tide. This study was composed of two parts, first, the hydrodynamic simulation such as residual current and salinity diffusion, and second, the ecological simulation such as phytoplankton distribution according to freshwater discharge and pollutant loads. Without the Nakdong river discharge, residual current was stagnated in inner side of this estuary, and surface distribution of salinity was over 25psu. On the contrary, with summer mean discharge, freshwater stretched very far outward and some waters flowed into Chinhae Bay through the Kadok channel, and low salinity extended over coastal sea and salinity front occurred. From the result of contributed physical process to phytoplankton biomass, the accumulation was occurred at the west part of this estuary and the Kadok channel with the Nakdong river discharge. When more increased input discharge, the accumulation band was transported to outer side of this estuary. The frequently outbreak of red tide in this area is caused by accumulation of physical processes. The phytoplankton maximum region located inner side of this estuary without the Nakdong river discharge and with mean discharge of winter, but it was moved to outer side when mean discharge of the Nakdong river was increased. The variation of input concentration from the land loads was not largely influenced on phytoplankton biomass and location of maximum region. When discharge was increased, phytoplankton maximum region was transferred to inner side of the Kadok channel. On the other hand, when discharge was decreased, phytoplankton maximum region was transferred to inner side of this estuary and chlorophyll a contents increased to over 20㎍/L. Therefore, if any other conditions are favorable for growth of phytoplankton, decrease of discharge causes to increase of possibility of red tide outbreak.

The estuary of Nakdong river is very influenced by the freshwater contained nutrients and organic materials. The response results of these influences are eutrophication and red tide outbreak in this region. Concentration of chlorophyll a was 0.78∼62.55㎍/L in February, 1.20∼21.29㎍/L in April, 1.88∼188.35㎍/L in June, and 0.78∼11.21㎍/L in August, respectively. The decrease of chlorophyll a is considered that residence time is shorten by increase of freshwater discharge, and unfavorable growth condition of phytoplankton is created by diffusion of low salinity and increase of turbidity. The phytoplankton maximum region located inner side of this estuary during winter season, whereas it was moved to outer side when mean discharge of the Nakdong river was increased. Therefore, the variation of phytoplankton maximum region was affected by input discharge from the Nakdong river basin.

This study was conducted to evaluate water quality utilizing principal component analysis in the Nakdong River Estuary. From the results of analysis, water quality in the Nakdong River Estuary could be explained up to 65.3 percentage by three factors which were included in river loading(wastes from the Nakdong River and rainfalls ; 39.1%), sediment resuspension(13.7%) and metabolism(12.5%). In the eastern part of estuary in flowing the Nakdong River, river loading factor score(factor 1)was higher than that in western part. Sediment resuspension factor score(factor 2) was high in shallow water, while metabolism factor score(factor 3) was high in deeper water. For seasonal variations of factors score, factor 1 was highly related to rainfall season.