대표적인 간척 습지인 경기도 안산 농어촌연구원 배후 습지에서 식물상과 현존식생 현황을 조사하였다. 방형구내에서 출현종의 피도와 빈도를 측정하여 중요도를 계산하고 총질소, 전기전도도, 유효인, 질산태 질소, 도로에서의 거리를 환경 인자로 하여 서열분석(Detrended Canonical Correspondence Analysis)을 수행하였다. 육상 천이로의 진행 상황을 알아보기 위해서 습지내로 침입한 목본의 기저면적을 산출하였다. 조사 결과, 46과 158종의 식물이 기록되었고, 현존 식생으로 갈대가 우점하였다. 서열분석 결과, 종의 분포는 토양내 총질소와 질산태 질소함량에 의해서 유의하게 설명되었다. 기저면적이 22.3m2과 1.6m2인 아까시나무와 리기다소나무가 습지내부로 침입하여 일부 지역이 육상화되는 교란이 있음을 보여 주었다. 수위 조절과 이동 도로에 의한 구획화가 습지를 훼손하는 원인이 되고 있으므로 이에 대한 조절이 필요함이 제안되었다.

Floral study and present vegetation survey were conducted at a representative reclaimed wetland located behind the Rural Research Institute at Ansan, Gyeonggi-do. The importance values were calculated from the ground cover and frequency of recorded species within quadrats and detrended canonical correspondence analysis was conducted using environment variables, such as total nitrogen, electric conductivity, available phosphate, nitrate nitrogen and the distance from the inner roads. And basal areas for the trees encroaching on the reclaimed wetland were estimated to take a look at the on-going situation about the succession routes on land. As a result, 46 families and 158 species of plants were recorded and Pragmites communis was found to be a dominant species as the present vegetation. The ordination analysis results showed that species distribution was purposely explained by total nitrogen in soil and its content in nitrate nitrogen. The invasion of Robinia pseudoacacia and Pinus rigida whose basal areas were 22.3m2 and 1.6m2 respectively, into the interior areas of the reclaimed wetland was found to cause a disturbance making some parts of the wetland into land. The zoning program using water level control and migratory roads is becoming a contributing factor in destroying a wetland, so it's suggested that some adjustments should be needed to take care of it.

• 김기대 | Kim, Kee-Dae