Coastal environmental assessment and management by ecological simulation in Yeoja Bay, Korea |
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| Authors: | Dae-In Lee Jeong-Min Choi Yeon-Gyu Lee Moon-Ock Lee Won-Chan Lee Jong-Kyu Kim |
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| Institution: | aMarine Environmental Impact Assessment Center, National Fisheries Research & Development Institute, Haean-ro, Gijang-up, Gijang-gun, Busan-si 619-705, Republic of Korea;bDivision of Marine Technology, Chonnam National University, Dundeok-dong, Yeosu-si, Jeollanam-do 550-749, Republic of Korea;cDivision of Environmental Management, National Fisheries Research & Development Institute, Haean-ro, Gijang-up, Gijang-gun, Busan-si 619-705, Republic of Korea |
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| Abstract: | An eco-hydrodynamic model was used to estimate the carrying capacity of pollutant loads and response of water quality to environmental change in Yeoja Bay, Korea. An energy-system model also was used to simulate the fluctuation in nutrients and organic matter in the bordering wetland. Most water quality factors showed a pulsed pattern, and the concentrations of nutrients and organic matter of seawater increased when input loads of nutrients increased due to freshwater discharge. The well-developed tidal zones and wetlands in the northern area of the bay were highly sensitive to input loads. Residence times of water, chemical oxygen demand (COD), and dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) within the bay were estimated to be about 16 days, 43.2 days, and 50.2 days, respectively. Water quality reacted more sensitively to the effects of nitrogen and phosphorus input than to COD. A plan to reduce the present levels of COD and dissolved inorganic phosphorus (DIP) by 20–30% and DIN by at least 50% in pollutant loads is needed for satisfying the target water quality criteria. The natural removal rate of nutrients in wetlands by reeds was assessed to be approximately 10%. |
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| Keywords: | eco-hydrodynamic model carrying capacity water quality energy-system model wetland Yeoja Bay |
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