화포천 습지의 어류 군집 특성을 밝히기 위해 2020년 5월부터 9월까지 3회 조사를 실시하였다. 조사기간 동안 8개 지점에서 채집된 어류는 7과 21종 735개체였다. 우점종은 치리(Hemiculter eigenmanni, 23.8%), 아우점종은 배스 (Micropterus salmoides, 10.3%), 그 다음으로 피라미(Zacco platypus, 9.5%), 붕어(Carassius auratus, 9.4%), 참붕어 (Pseudorasbora parva, 9.0%), 참몰개(Squalidus chankaensis tsuchigae, 6.7%), 큰납지리(Acheilognathus macropterus, 5.4%), 블루길(Lepomis macrochirus, 5.2%), 모래무지(Pseudogobio esocinus, 4.1%), 끄리(Opsariichthys uncirostris amurensis, 3.7%), 떡붕어(Carassius cuvieri, 3.3%) 등의 순으로 우세하였다. 법정보호종은 환경부지정 멸종위기 야생생물 II급의 백조어(Culter brevicauda) 1종이 확인되었고, 한국고유종은 참몰개 1종(4.8%)이 출현하였다. 외래종은 배스, 블루길, 떡붕어 3종이, 육봉형 어류는 밀어 1종이 채집되었다. 선행연구 결과와 비교하면, 유수역에 서식하는 어류의 비율은 감소하고 정수역에 서식하는 어류의 비율은 증가하는 경향을 보였는데, 특히 생태계교란 야생생물로 지정된 배스와 블루길은 점차 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 어류 군집분석 결과, 본류 지점들(St. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8)은 우점도는 낮으나 다양도와 풍부도는 높았고, 지류(St. 2, 7) 등의 지점들은 우점도는 높으나 다양도와 풍부도는 낮았다. 어류를 이용한 하천 건강성은 나쁨(6개 지점), 보통(1개 지점), 매우 나쁨(1개 지점)으로 평가되었다. 수질 등급은 화학적산소요구량(COD)과 총유기물질(TOC), 부유물질(SS), 총대장균군수(TC) 등으로 인해 약간 나쁨으로 평가되었으며, 연도별 수질은 생물학적산소요구량(BOD), 화학적산소요구량, 부유물질, 클로로필-a(Chl-a) 등이 점차 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 화포천 습지의 안정적인 어류 서식 및 하천 건강성을 향상시키기 위해서는 수질개선 및 생태계교란종(배스, 블루길)의 체계적인 관리가 요구된다.

경상남도 김해시의 화포천습지 생태공원에서 2015년 4월부터 10월까지 월 1회씩 4가지의 방법을 이 용하여 육상 곤충상을 조사한 결과 총 11목 98과 281종 4,163개체가 채집․조사 되었다. 이 중 우점종은 애긴노린재(Nysius plebejus) (노린재목), 아우점종은 맵시잎벌레(Chaetocnema concinna) (딱정벌레목), 그 다음으로 알락귀뚜라미(Loxoblemmus arietulus) (메뚜기목), 그물등개미(Pristomyrmex pungens) (벌목) 순으로 조사되었다. 목별 종 수는 노린재목이 72종(25.5%)으로 가장 우점하였고, 딱정벌레목이 69종(24.6%), 파리목이 31종(13.1%)으로 그 다음으로 나타났다. 목별 개체수 또한 노린재목이 1,265개 체(30.3%)로 가장 많았고, 딱정벌레목이 911개체(21.8%), 메뚜기목이 848개체(30.4%)로 그 다음이었다. 군집 분석 결과, 우점도 지수(DI)는 0.15, 다양도 지수(H')는 4.48, 풍부도 지수(RI)는 33.60, 균등도 지수(EI)는 0.80으로 조사되었으며, 한반도 고유종 2종, 국외반출 승인 대상종 18종, 기후변화 생물지 표종 3종, 생태계 교란종 1종이 채집되었다.

Most of the extensive areas in the lower parts of the Nakdonggang River are characterized as zones of the diversely geomorphological features: the riparian wetland and floodplains, the riverine sand island on the river channel and riverine wetlands along the river. It aims to introduce the floodplains of the Nakdonggang River and its tributary (Hwapocheon Stream), and to evaluate their utilities in the process of the watershed management and the stream restoration in future. The lowland floodplains are developed over the 1,000 ha area beyond the riverbank in the middle and lower parts of the river. Furthermore, the 19 sand islands distribute on the river channel and the riverine wetlands are situated over 11 locations along the riverside. The most floodplains along the river had been converted to agricultural and other land uses, especially paddy fields, and two wetlands - the Hwaponeup Wetland in the Hwapocheon Stream and the Wooponeup Wetland in the Topyeongcheon Stream - barely keep in existence of the natural type one. In the Hwapocheon Watershed, the lowland below the 50 m elevation covers 61% of the basin area and the wetland interiorly spread along the stream bank. The area of the Hwaponeup Wetland is 250 ha to rank second level next to Wooponeup Wetland in sizes or scopes of inland ones. The Hwaponeup Wetland displays a unique landscape with the various willowtree population and waterside plants to have the high biological diversity. The 448 ha floodplain area in the lower zone and the 259 ha area in the mid-zone of the stream had been already reclaimed in the past, and in the present, the lowland floodplains around the stream-type wetland had been exclusively occupied with the paddy farms. In recent year, as the wetland and floodplain restoration have emerged as a key component in local watershed management programs over the world, these lands should have the greatest potential for future ecosystem recovery and restoration because the ecological values of the Hwapocheon Stream could increase more than those of the other areas. The restoration, creation and enhancement of the wetland provides opportunities for solving existing flood control or erosion, ecological habitat or biological diversity, other water resource problem. In these context, the network systems to connect the stream channels and riparian floodplains are a basic concept in the watershed management. In view of the natural resources, the Hwapocheon Stream will have the better advantage to control the flooding and water quality in the process of the stream restoration or watershed management in the local area.

Hwapocheon stream is located in Gimhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, and a part was declared a protected wetland area in 2017. In 2020 and 2021, we investigated the community structure of benthic macroinvertebrates of the Hwapocheon stream to provide ecological information for the management of the wetland. As a result, 4 phyla, 6 classes, 20 orders, 51 families, 83 species, and 2,621 individuals of benthic macroinvertebrates were identified. The average indices of diversity, richness, and evenness were the highest in the midstream area, whereas the highest average index of dominance was observed upstream. Seven biological water quality evaluations based on the distribution of benthic macroinvertebrates showed that the Biological Monitoring Working Party was an extremely suitable method for environmental evaluation of the Hwapocheon stream. Regarding functional feeding groups, the number of species of predators and gathering-collectors was the highest, and considering habitual dwelling groups, the number of species of clingers and sprawlers was the highest. The species number of Odonata, Hemiptera, and Coleoptera increased toward the downstream area, whereas the community loss index was the highest upstream. We also investigated relative resistance and resilience based on the distribution of aquatic insects and found that community stability was the highest downstream, whereas the lowest upstream.