Standing crop distribution of aquatic plants in the West Nakdong River and riparian wetlands inthe Nakdong River were surveyed in May, July and September, 2010. Total 25 aquatic macrophyte species(submerged: 9, leaf-floating: 3, free-floating: 5, emergent: 8) were observed during the survey periods.Distribution area of aquatic plants and proportion of submerged communities were highest in Garakchi-deung(212,032m2, 72.7%). The distribution area of aquatic plants was highest in Phragmites australiscommunity(421,584m2), followed by Hydrilla verticillata-Vallisneria natanscommunity(181,511m2), Potamogetonwrightii-Vallisneria natanscommunity(61,604m2), and Hydrocharis dubiacommunity(49,709m2). Garakchi-deung(212,032kg) also had the highest aquatic plant production, followed by Suanchi-deung(15,546kg),Daedong(5,813kg), Dunchi-do(3,963kg), Maekdo(1,463kg), Yeommak(571kg), Jungsa-do(530kg), andShinan(300kg). Average standing crop of the study area were 147.8±20.8g DW∙m-2in 1988, 96.1±20.0gDW∙m-2in 2000, and 172.6±76.1g DW∙m-2in 2010. For a sustainable management of river habitat andfood source, aquatic plant should concurrently be surveyed with river environmental variables(i.e. sediment,nutrient, flow).

본 연구는 얕은 수심의 습지에서 발달된 수생식물의 피도와 종류가 동물플랑크톤 밀도와 다양성에 미치는 영 향을 파악하기 위해 경상남도에 위치한 32개의 습지에서 2011년 5~6월까지 조사를 수행하였다. 조사 결과, 총 65 종의 동물플랑크톤이 출현하였으며, 대부분의 습지에서 는 부유성 종보다 부착성 종이 더 많은 수를 보였다(40 종). 조사된 모든 습지에서는 수생식물이 매우 우점하였 으며, 이는 부착성 동물플랑크톤 분포와 밀접한 관련을 가지는 것으로 나타났다. 1×1 (m) 방형구를 이용하여 측 정된 수생식물의 피도와 동물플랑크톤간의 상관성을 분 석한 결과, 부착성 및 부유성 윤충류는 상관성이 나타나 지 않았으나, 부착성 지각류는 뚜렷한 상관성를 나타냈 다(r2=0.39, p⁄0.05, n=32). 부착성 동물플랑크톤에 대 한 수생식물의 영향을 파악하기 위해 조사된 습지 중 수생식물이 가장 잘 발달된 우포늪과 장척호의 갈대(Phragmites communis)와 붕어마름(Ceratophyllum demersum) 에 부착된 동물플랑크톤의 채집을 수행하였다. 대부분의 부착성 동물플랑크톤은 갈대보다 붕어마름에서 더 높은 밀도를 보였으며, 이 중 Lepadella, Monostyla, Testudinella는 두 식물간에 매우 뚜렷한 밀도 차이를 나타냈다 (One-way ANOVA, p⁄0.05). 붕어마름은 갈대보다 부착 할 수 있는 공간이 상대적으로 넓으며, 복잡한 구조를 가 지기 때문에 많은 동물플랑크톤이 부착할 수 있는 기질 표면 또한 풍부한 사료된다. 결론적으로 수생식물은 부착 성 동물플랑크톤의 서식을 위한 매우 중요한 요소이며, 이들의 밀도와 종 다양성 증가에 크게 기여하는 것으로 판단된다.

A phytoremediation study has been conducted to see if some known aquatic plants can remove the pesticides, endosulfan-α, β and fenitrothion which are frequently used in the crop protection and golf course management, and are likely to exist as residual pollutants in the aquatic ecosystems. Among the five aquatic plants tested in the microcosms, water lily Nymphaea tetragona Georgi showed the highest degradation efficacies (85~95%) for the three pesticides as opposed to the control(13~26%). The efficacies for the other plants were in the range of 46~80% in the order of Pistia stratiotes, Cyperus helferi, Eichhornia crassipes, and Iris pseudoacorus. Fenitrothion, an organo-phosphorus pesticide, was much more vulnerable to the phytoremediation than the organo-chlorine pesticides, endosulfan-α and endosulfan-β. The kinetic rate constants (min-1) for removal of the three pesticides were more than 10 times higher than the control (non-planting) in case of Nymphaea tetragona Georgi. This aquatic plant showed kinetic rate constants about 2 times as much as the lower kinetic rate constants shown by Iris pseudoacorus. The reason for the highest degradation efficacy of water lily would be that the plant can live in the sediment and possess roots and broad leaves which could absorb or accumulate and degrade more pollutants in association with microbes. These results indicate that some of the selected aquatic plants planted near the agricultural lands and wetlands could contribute to remediation of pesticides present in these places, and could be applicable to protection of the aquatic ecosystems.

Aquatic plants serve the crucial function of helping to balance water reservoir ecosystem, as they filter and remove major minerals required for algal growth such as nitrogen, ammonia, and nitrates. Aquatic plants provide food, shade, and protection for the aquatic biome in and around the reservoir. Thus, it is important to accurately determine the existence and areal extent of the aquatic plants. In the present study drone-based facilities were used for this purpose. In the Muncheon water reservoir, Gyeongbuk, the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Surface Algal Bloom Index (SABI) were used to determine the existence status of the aquatic plants. The data so obtained exhibited reasonable accuracy; drone-based facilities can be used in future to identify the areal extent of aquatic plants.

This experiment was conducted to acquire the draft data for the artificial wetland greening. The aquatic flora was investigated in Korea National Arboretum and Hantaek Botanical Garden. As a result, total 40 species, 22 families, 32 genus were classified. The dominant species were Cyperaceae, Gramineae and Compositeae. For artificial wetland greening, hydrophyte of 6 species(Acorus asiaticus var. angustatus, Lythrum ances, Lobelia sessilifolia, Juncus effusus var. decipiens, Caltha palustris var. membranacea, Typha orientalis) were planted in the size of the artificial wetland to be 0.5 meters in width, 1 meters in length, and 0.05 meters depth. Two months after planting, the ornamental value showed in Caltha palustris var. membranacea, Lythrum ances for optimum results. The covering rate of nine months after planting was Typha orientalis 87.5% and Lythrum ances 80.3%. Whereas Caltha palustris var. membranacea displayed 15.4%, and Juncus effusus var. decipiens and Lobelia sessilifolia appeared 16.7 % and 20 % respectively. The height of plant was the higest in Typha orientalis and smallest in Lobelia sessilifolia.

도시 내 연못을 조성할 때 필요한 기초 자료를 얻고자 주요 수생식물의 인공연못에서의 환경적응력, 피복도, 줄기 신장량, 관상가치를 조사하고, 식재 전 인공연못 내 토양과 수질 환경을 분석한 결과 다음과 같았다. 식재 1개월 후 9월 11일 조사에서 관상가치가 가장 좋았던 것은 수련이었으며 어리연꽃과 부들, 왜개 연꽃이 그 다음으로 높았다. 창포와 노랑어리연꽃은 다소 떨어졌으며 특히 창포는 9월에 잎 끝이 마르는 현상이 관찰되었다. 2개월 후에는 부들의 식재 1개월 후의 피복율은 노랑어리 연꽃이 85.2%로 가장 높았으며 다음이 어리연꽃으로 48% 이었다. 그러나 2개월 후에는 수련이 92.3%, 노랑어리연꽃이 91%으로 높게 나타났다. 연간 줄기 신장량 부들이 가장 컸고, 왜개 연꽃이 가장 작았다.

Presently, aquatic plants are used for the water purification in inland water. This study was carried out to investigate the water purification effect of aquatic plants, Oenanthe javanica and Typha angustata. The experiment was conducted in outdoor flowing water was conducted for ten days. Water quality was measured in terms of water temperature, COD(chemical oxygen demand), SS(suspended solids), Total N, Total P. The results of field experimentation showed that hydraulic retention time was the earliest in July and August 2003, and there were not any particular changes of monthly water temperature in inflow water and outflow water. As we look at the changes taken place in inflow water and outflow water throughout the whole experiment period, the change of water quality in summer was salient, especially SS removal ratio showed distinguished change as 25%, when the pebble filter and aquatic were attached to it. The removal rate of COD, total N total P were 14.7%, 8% and 9%, respectively. In relating the length of water extension to the change in water quality, the water quality tended to get lower generally in proportion to hydraulic retention time.