Interactions between Urban Stream Structure and Waterbird Community Composition

ABSTRACT This study sought to clarify the relationship between stream structure and waterbird community composition in the Jungnangcheon stream, Seoul metropolitan district, South Korea from February 2018 to November 2020. Stream structure was assessed along the stream corridor. There were differenc...

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Published inPakistan journal of zoology Vol. 55; no. 6; p. 2511
Main Authors Kim, Kyu-Jung, Rhim, Shin-Jae
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Lahore Knowledge Bylanes 31.12.2023
AsiaNet Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd
Subjects
Aquatic birds
Bed material
Bends
Biodiversity
Community composition
Composition
Conservation
Creeks & streams
Ecological research
Environmental aspects
Food
Habitats
Levees
Levees & battures
Nature conservation
Regression analysis
Rivers
Streams
Urban ecology
Variables
Water birds
Water depth
Waterfowl
Wetlands
Wildfowl
South Korea
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Summary:ABSTRACT This study sought to clarify the relationship between stream structure and waterbird community composition in the Jungnangcheon stream, Seoul metropolitan district, South Korea from February 2018 to November 2020. Stream structure was assessed along the stream corridor. There were differences in water width, depth, transparency, flow, bed materials, form of levee, and number of bends. The major waterbirds were cormorants, large wading birds, dabbling ducks, diving ducks, gulls, and small wading birds. The multiple linear regression analysis revealed close relationships between stream structure variables and major waterbirds. Waterbird community conservation requires wetland-based management programs that are applied to habitat complexes at the landscape scale to support the needs of waterbirds. The results of this study can help with the conservation of habitats and landscapes in urban streams. Further research should be conducted on the conservation of waterbirds and their habitat in the future.
ISSN:0030-9923
0030-9923
DOI:10.17582/journal.pjz/20220608080644