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.

Abstract
 1. 서 론
 2. 연구방법
 3. 결과 및 고찰
  3.1. 낙동강하구 우점종 및 기후변화 생물지표종 분석
  3.2. 분류군, 계절성, 국내 중요도 및 분포현황을 고려한조류종 선정
 4. 결 론
 감사의 글
 REFERENCES

• 김범수(부경대학교 생태공학과, Dept. of Ecological Engineering, Pukyong National University) | Bum-soo Kim
• 여운상(부산발전연구원, Busan Development Institue) | Unsang Yeo
• 오동하(부산발전연구원, Busan Development Institue) | Dongha Oh
• 성기준(부경대학교 생태공학과, Dept. of Ecological Engineering, Pukyong National University) | Kijune Sung Corresponding author