중요한 생태계로서 습지는 막대한 직접적인 경제적 이익을 가져다줄 뿐만 아니라 확실한 생태학적·사회적 가치를 가지고 있다. 습지의 고유한 생태적 서비스기능과 사회·경제적 가치는 국가 및 세계적 생태환경 안보와 사회적 지속가능성을 보장하는 중요한 전략적 자원일 뿐 아니라 인류의 생존 및 발전과 관련된 다양한 제품과 서비스를 제공할 것으로 기대된다. 본 연구는 중국 하북성 소재 형수호 습지를 연구 대상으로 습지의 생태계 서비스기능을 객관적이고 다층적으로 논의한 것이다. 본 연구에서는 시장가치법, 여행비용법, 성과참조법, 그림자공학법, 탄소세법 그리고 생태가치법 등 다양한 생태계서비스에 대한 가치평가 방법을 채택함으로써 균형적인 습지의 물질 생산가치, 수자원 공급가치, 레저 관광가치, 과학연구 교육가치, 홍수조절 가치, 수질정화 가치, CO2흡수와 O2배출 가치 그리고 생물서식지 가치를 평가하였다. 또한 내재가치 측면에서는 조건부 가치평가법을 사용하여 응답자의 지불의사에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 연구 결과를 개괄하면 형수호 습지의 내재가치는 사용가치보다 컸는바 이는 간접사용가치가 직접사용가치보다 크다는 것을 시사하는 것으로 습지의 생태서비스기능이 물질생산 등의 경제적 가치를 상회하고 있음을 반증한다. 본 연구 결과가 형수호 습지생태계의 서비스 가치를 정확히 진단하고, 이를 바탕으로 향후 지속가능한 방법으로 습지를 보호 개발하는 데 기초자료로 활용되기를 기대한다.

The two main hypotheses that explain why invasive alien plants successfully colonize new environments are: 1) invasive alien plants are functionally different from native plants in a community, and 2) the plants can adapt well to new environments because they are functionally similar to native plants. The present study investigated the functional traits of naturalized alien herbaceous plants and their native neighbors in a riparian park area near the Hapcheon-Changyeong weir along the Nakdong River to determine which of the two hypotheses applied to the study area. According to the results, leaf functional traits, such as leaf area, specific leaf area, leaf thickness, leaf dry matter content, leaf nitrogen content, and leaf carbon content differed between naturalized alien and native plants, which could be attributed to the higher leaf nitrogen contents in naturalized alien plants than in native plants. The high leaf nitrogen contents are associated with high photosynthetic rates, which lead to effective resource use and rapid growth; therefore, naturalized alien plants growing in the study area were considered to have such functional traits. The results of the present study support the hypothesis that the successful establishment of invasive alien plants is attributed to the functional trait differences between invasive and native plants.

This review discussed the properties of biological factors affecting the function of phosphorus (P) sink of wetlands, and proposed the applicability of microbes, especially periphyton in phosphorus removal. Microbes have a large potential in natural purification of water, because they have fast growth rates and outcompete macrophytes in taking up P. The degree of P uptake by microbes, especially periphyton appears largely to depend on P and light availability and their biomass. As long as there is sufficient light, periphyton can accrue biomass in the system, assuming losses from herbivory and disturbance are not too great. This large periphyton biomass can reduce P concentrations in the water column via uptake and adsorption, and thereby being able to reduce algal blooms. This idea can be applicable to ameliorate water quality by introducing constructed wetlands and shallow ponds in the incoming region of rivers or lakes. The future studies are required to accumulate data on P cycling between microbes and environmental parameters in wetlands.

습지의 훼손과 파괴에 따른 피해가 증가함에 따라 습지의 기능과 중요성을 인식하고 습지 보존과 보호를 위한 노력이 진행되고 있다. 특히, 하도습지는 인간의 생활과 밀접한 관련이 있기 때문에 적절한 관리방안이 수립될 필요가 있다. 합리적인 습지 관리방안을 마련하기 위해서는 습지가 가진 특성과 기능을 고려해야 하며, 이를 위해서는 습지가 수행하고 있는 기능을 먼저 파악할 필요가 있다. 습지 기능평가 방법 중 수리·수문/지형/생태학적 측면을 고려한 HGM(Hydrogeomorphic) 방법이 최근에 많이 사용되고 있다. 그러나 이 방법은 대상습지가 기준습지보다 기능이 우수할 경우 오히려 기능지수가 낮게 산정되는 문제점이 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 이러한 문제점을 개선하고, 시간이 지남에 따라 변화하는 습지의 기능을 파악하여 습지 관리방안 수립에 활용하고자 수정 HGM 방법을 제시하였다. 본 연구에서 제시한 수정 수문지형학적 방법을 임진강 하도습지에 적용하여 기능평가를 수행한 결과, 임진강 하도습지는 우포늪과 거의 유사한 수준의 기능을 수행하는 것으로 평가되었으며, 이는 향후 다른 하도습지의 기능평가 수행 시 기준습지 선정에도 활용할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다. 또한, 보다 정확한 기능평가를 수행하기 위해서는 기초자료에 대한 중장기적인 모니터링을 통한 자료구축이 필요하며, 이와 더불어 주기적인 기능평가가 수행된다면 하도습지의 관리와 보존방안을 수립하는 데에도 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

The pond wetlands in agricultural landscape are important natural resources that carry out the function of bio-diversity conservation. However, recently, those have been gradually embedded as their utility value were disappeared. And, the assessment methods used for pond wetlands are insufficient. Therefore, this study was conducted to examine the conservation value of pond wetlands by using the modified RAM, and present the improvement of assesment methods. The study sites, a total of 32 pond of 4 types by land use, were selected on the basis of Ramsar Convention. Through the analysis of precedent studies, the weighted 8 functions were adjusted. According to the assessment results, pond wetlands made the largest contribution to Fishery and Herpetile Habitat function. In addition, it also made large contribution to Floral Diversity, Wildlife Habitat, and Water Quality Protection function. On the other hand, it made a small contribution to Aesthetics and Recreation, Runoff Attenuation, Shoreline /Stream Bank Protection, and Flood/Storm Water Storage function due to the characteristics of small-scale pond wetlands. In the assessment of 8 functions, house type showed the worst assessment result, and mountain type showed the best assessment result. It is thought that those are due to land use type in terms of vicinity. 10 items among 52 of the modified RAM showed the same assessment results in all land use types. Accordingly, it is required to be deleted and modified the assessment method. On the other hand, it is required to add age, interference, and water use to the assessment method. It is thought that these results can be utilized for the development and modification of assessment methods focused on pond wetlands in rural area.

This study was performed to assess functions of 10 man-made wetlands in Gunsan City, Jeollabuk Province by means of RAM (Rapid Assessment Method), a technique recommended by Ramsar Convention to appraise wetlands. The assessment of the wetlands value found Gunsan reservoir to have the highest function points while Bukchosan reservoir was estimated to have the lowest function among the wetlands surveyed. By detailed factors of valued 10 man-made wetland, the wetlands were found to function most favorably in terms of vegetational variety and as habitat for wild animals. They need to have more improved functions as habitats for fish and amphibians․reptiles, for preservation and betterment of water quality as well as for supplement of underground water, though. From the assessment of vegetational naturalness of the surveyed reservoirs, Gunsan reservoir turned out to be the most favorable wetland from the viewpoint of vegetation science whereas, however, Anjeong wetland was rated as the lowest in the assessment of vegetational value due to simplicity in its vegetation and lots of dangers in its neighborhood threatening its vegetation and ecology. The assessment of vegetational values for Gunsan, Gongchang, Daewi, Bukchosan, Anjeong, Geumgul, Changan and Chuksan reservoirs showed the same orextremely similar results as RAM function assessment. Geumsan reservoir only, however, featured the opposite result.