| Title |
A Plan for Utilizing the Buffering Vegetation based on the Land use Type |
| Authors |
안지홍 ( Ji Hong An ) ; 임치홍 ( Chi Hong Lim ) ; 임윤경 ( Yun Kyung Lim ) ; 남경배 ( Kyeong Bae Nam ) ; 피정훈 ( Jung Hun Pi ) ; 이창석 ( Chang Seok Lee ) |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.15681/KSWE.2016.32.5.465 |
| Keywords |
Artificial plant island; Land use type; Riparian vegetation belt; Treatment wetland |
| Abstract |
Since Gyungan stream is included in the protected zone of the water supply source of the Metropolitan area in Korea, the water quality needs to be continuously managed. Therefore, a measure is required that can inhibit the flow of water pollutant into the water body and facilitate the ecological restoration of riparian vegetation. A field survey was conducted on the hydrological characteristics of the landscape elements established on the downstream catchment of the Gyungan stream, the result of which showed that the paddy field and urbanized area can be regarded as point pollution sources. The upland field can be regarded as a non-point pollution source. In order to improve the water quality in the Paldang lake, we first recommended creating a riparian vegetation belt. We also suggested introducing a treatment wetland and an artificial plant island to places in which the creation of a riparian vegetation belt is not ensured. We recommend creating a treatment wetland equipped with diverse functional groups. For creating the plant island, we recommend Zizania latifolia and Typha orientalis, which showed the highest productivity among aquatic plants. The former could be introduced around the outlet of a paddy field and the estuary of tributaries, while the latter could be introduced to a water body directly sourced from mountainous land. |