In 2020, the diversity of benthic macroinvertebrate communities was investigated in the Sohan stream, an ecological and landscape conservation area, and the results were compared with the previous research conducted in 2011. In total, 42 species (two phyla, three classes, and seven orders) were found in the Sohan stream. Species richness and abundance sharply decreased at all sampling sites because of Typhoons Haishen and Maysak in 2020, which had a direct impact on the stream. In the functional feeding group, the ratio of collector-gatherers was the highest at all sampling sites. However, during the autumn season, the shredder ratio increased from 13.4% to 42.4% in the uppermost stream site. Compared with the diversity of benthic macroinvertebrates surveyed in 2011, a total of 53 species (two phyla, three classes, and eight orders) were found. The percentage of species richness and abundance of Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera was more than 50% both in 2011 and 2020. Only the richness of Ephemeroptera was significantly different between them (2011: 2.9 and 2020: 6.7). In this study, the abrupt changes of species richness and abundance in benthic macroinvertebrate were not observed before and after the designation of an ecological and landscape conservation area. However, it is necessary to monitor benthic macroinvertebrates in order to confirm that biodiversity is continuously maintained long after the designation of the ecological and landscape conservation area.

본 연구는 경남지역 야계사방사업지의 적지적소를 판정하기 위해 사방댐 총 526개소와 계류보전시설 총 230개소의 기시공지 및 시공예정지를 대상으로 입지 및 임상, 수문조건을 분석하였다. 사방댐 시공 지과 계류보전시설은 입지환경인자 중 퇴적암, 표고 201∼400m, 경사 21∼30°, 산사태위험등급 2등급 인 곳에 가장 많이 시공되었고, 임상환경인자인 임상, 경급, 영급, 밀도 중 소경급, Ⅲ영급 임분에서만 시공빈도가 유사하였다. 또한 사방댐의 크기 및 개소수를 결정하는 수문환경인자 중 유역면적의 경우 50ha 이하, 수계밀도 2.1∼4.0km/km2, 종장형 수계, 1시간당 최대강수량 61∼90mm, 1일 최대강수량 201∼300mm인 곳에서 가장 많이 시공되었다. 따라서 사방댐 시공지와 계류보전시설지 간의 입지 및 수문조건이 다소 유사한 것으로 추후 야계사방사업을 실시할 경우 산각붕괴 및 침식 발생위험이 높은 지역에 한해서는 사방댐과 계류보전시설의 병행이 가능한 것으로 판단된다.

Riparian management has become important as stream water quality as well as riparian ecosystem gain more public attentions. The objective of this study was to determine riparian widths based on the functions of nutrient removal and wildlife habitat protection and to apply for the Jinwee stream area as a preliminary case. Nitrogen and phosphorus filtration efficiencies were considered in water quality aspect, while the habitat radii of amphibian and reptiles were used for wildlife conservation purpose. In addition, observation of endangered species and human impact on wildlife disturbance in riparian area were also taken into account in determining riparian widths. The stream confluence zone was emphasized by doubling the riparian widths as the focal point for wildlife habitat conservation. As the results, three different levels of riparian widths were proposed depending on the major riparian functions and applied to the Jinwee stream section as the case study. The proposed method can be used to determine riparian width in other stream areas based on different functional focus, ie, water quality or riparian conservation purposes.