Patterning habitat preference of avifaunal assemblage on the Nakdong River estuary (South Korea) using self-organizing map

Ecological Informatics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 89-96

  Lee, Chan Woo ^a   Jang, Ji Deok ^b   Jeong, Kwang Seuk ^c   Kim, Dong Kyun ^d   Joo, Gea Jae ^c  

^a Gyeongsangnamdo Ramsar Environmental Foundation   (South Korea)

^b Upo Wetland Ecology Centre   (South Korea)

^c Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Avifaunal distribution; Habitat clustering; Mallard; Nakdong River estuary; Self organizing map (SOM)

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BIODIVERSITY; DATA SET; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT SELECTION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SEABIRD; SEASONALITY;

NAKDONG ESTUARY; PUSAN [SOUTH KOREA]; SOUTH KOREA;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; AVES;

EID: 77649188651     PISSN: 15749541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2009.09.014     Document Type: Article

References (43)

1. Alhoniemi E., Himberg J., Parhankangas J., and Vesanto J. SOM Toolbox for Matlab (2000)
2. Bibby C.J., Burgess N.B., Hioo D.A., and Mustoe S. Bird Census Techniques (2000), Academic Press, London
3. Bryce S.A., Hughes R.M., and Kaufmann P.R. Development of a bird integrity index: using bird assemblages as indicators of riparian condition. Environmental Management 30 (2002) 294-310
4. Busan Metropolitan City. Ecosystem Monitoring in the Nakdong River Estuary, Busan (2006)
5. Chang F.J., Chang L.C., and Wang Y.S. Enforced self-organizing map neural networks for river flood forecasting. Hydrological Processes 21 (2007) 741-749
6. Chon T.-S., Park Y.-S., and Park J.H. Determining temporal pattern of community dynamics by using unsupervised learning algorithms. Ecological Modelling 132 (2000) 151-166
7. Cody M.L. Competition and the Structure of Bird Communities (1974), Princeton University Press, Princeton
8. Emilien Lasne B.B., Lek S., and Laffaille P. Fish zonation and indicator species for the evaluation of the ecological status of rivers: example of the Loire basin (France). River Research and Applications 23 (2007) 877-890
9. Fredrickson L.H., and Reid F.A. Wetland and riparian habitats: a nongame management overview. Management of Nongame Wildlife in the Midwest. In: Hale J.B., Best L.B., and Clawson R.L. (Eds). A Developing Art (1986), The Wildlife Society, Grand Rapids, MI 59-96
10. Garcia H.L., and Gonzalez L.M. Self-organizing map and clustering for wastewater treatment monitoring. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence 17 (2004) 215-225
11. Giraudel J.L., and Lek S. A comparison of self-organizing map algorithm and some conventional statistical methods for ecological community ordination. Ecological Modelling 146 (2001) 329-339
12. Hecht-Nielsen R. Neurocomputing (1990), Addison-Wesley, NY 433 p
13. Hong Y., Chiang Y.M., Liu Y., Hsu K.L., and Sorooshian S. Satellite-based precipitation estimation using watershed segmentation and growing hierarchical self-organizing map. International Journal of Remote Sensing 27 (2006) 5165-5184
14. Jeong K.-S., Kim D.-K., and Joo G.-J. Delayed influence of dam storage and discharge on the determination of seasonal proliferations of Microcystis aeruginosa and Stephanodiscus hantzschii in a regulated river system of the lower Nakdong River (South Korea). Water Research 41 (2007) 1269-1279
15. Joo G.-J., and Jeong K.-S. Modelling community changes of cyanobacteria in a flow regulated river (the lower Nakdong River, S. Korea) by means of a Self-Organizing Map (SOM). In: Lek S., Scardi M., Verdonschot P.F.M., Descy J.-P., and Park Y.-S. (Eds). Modelling Community Structure in Freshwater Ecosystems (2005), Springer, Berlin 273-287
16. Kalteh A.M., Hiorth P., and Bemdtsson R. Review of the self-organizing map (SOM) approach in water resources: analysis, modelling and application. Environmental Modelling & Software 23 (2008) 835-845
17. Kim G.-Y. Grazing impact of wintering waterfowl on growth dynamics of Schoenoplectus triqueter in the Nakdong River Estuary, Pusan National University, Busan (2006)
18. Kim D.-K., Jeong K.-S., Whigham P.A., and Joo G.-J. Winter diatom blooms in a regulated river in South Korea: explanations based on evolutionary computation. Freshwater Biology 52 (2007) 2021-2041
19. Kohonen T. The self-organizing map. Neurocomputing 21 (1998) 1-6
20. Konan F.K., Leprieur F., Ouattara A., Brosse S., Grenouillet G., Gourene G., Winterton P., and Lek S. Spatio-temporal patterns of fish assemblages in coastal West African rivers: a self-organizing map approach. Aquatic Living Resources 19 (2006) 361-370
21. Korean Wetlands Alliance. National NGO Wetlands Report, Internationally important wetlands especially as waterfowl habitat, Seoul (1999)
22. Kruk A., Lek S., Park Y.S., and Penczak T. Fish assemblages in the large lowland Narew River system (Poland): application of the self-organizing map algorithm. Ecological Modelling 203 (2007) 45-61
23. Laubhan M.K., and Fredrickson L.H. Integrated wetland management: concepts and opportunities. Transactions of the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference 58 (1993) 323-334
24. Lee C.-W. Usage Patterns and Management of Waterbird Habitat in the Lower Nakdong River, Pusan National University, Busan (2007)
25. Lee W.S., Koo T.H., and Park J.Y. A Field Guide to The Birds of Korea (2000), LG, Seoul, Korea
26. Lee W.-S., Kwon Y.-S., Yoo J.-C., Song M.-Y., and Chon T.-S. Multivariate analysis and self-organizing mapping applied to analysis of nest-site selection in Black-tailed Gulls. Ecological Modelling 193 (2006) 602-614
27. Lee J., Kwak I.-S., Lee E., and Kim K.A. Classification of breeding bird communities along an urbanization gradient using an unsupervised artificial neural network. Ecological Modelling 203 (2007) 62-71
28. Lek-Ang S., Park Y.S., Ait-Mouloud S., and Deharveng L. Collembolan communities in a peat bog versus surrounding forest analyzed by using self-organizing map. Ecological Modelling 203 (2007) 9-17
29. Lin C.T., and Lee C.S.G. Neural Fuzzy Systems: A Neuro-Fuzzy Synergism to Intelligent Systems (1996), Prentice Hall, NJ 797 p
30. Lu R.-S., and Lo S.-L. Diagnosing reservoir water quality using self-organizing maps and fuzzy theory. Water Research 36 (2002) 2265-2274
31. Madhu N.V., Jyothibabu R., Balachandran K.K., Honey U.K., Martin G.D., Vijay J.G., Shiyas C.A., Gupta G.V.M., and Achuthankutty C.T. Monsoonal impact on planktonic standing stock and abundance in a tropical estuary (Cochin backwaters - India). Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 73 (2007) 54-64
32. McKinney R.A., McWilliams S.R., and Charpentier M.A. Waterfowl-habitat associations during winter in an urban North Atlantic estuary. Biological Conservation 132 (2006) 239-249
33. Ministry of Environment. Simultaneous Wintering Bird Survey 2005, Seoul (2005)
34. Mitsch W.J., and Gosselink J.G. Wetlands (1993), Van Nostrand Reinhold, NY 772 p
35. Mitsch W.J., and Grosselink J.G. Wetlands (2000), Elsevier Science, New York
36. Park Y.-S., Song M.-Y., Park Y.-C., Oh K.-H., Cho E., and Chon T.-S. Community patterns of benthic macroinvertebrates collected on the national scale in Korea. Ecological Modelling 203 (2007) 26-33
37. Penczak T., Kruk A., Grzybkowska M., and Dukowska M. Patterning of impoundment impact on chironomid assemblages and their environment with use of the self-organizing map (SOM). Acta Oecologica-International Journal of Ecology 30 (2006) 312-321
38. Primack R.B. A Primer of Conservation Biology (1995), Sinauer Associates, Sunderland
39. Reid G.K., and Wood R.D. Ecology of Inland Water and Estuaries (1976), D. Van Nostrand Co, New York
40. Sanders M.D. Enhancing food supplies for waders: inconsistent effects of substratum manipulations on aquatic invertebrate biomass. Journal of Applied Ecology 36 (2000) 66-76
41. Song M.Y., Park Y.S., Kwak I.S., Woo H., and Chon T.S. Characterization of benthic macroinvertebrate communities in a restored stream by using self-organizing map. Ecological Informatics 1 (2006) 295-305
42. Terborgh J. Where Have All the Birds Gone? (1989), Princeton University Press, Princeton
43. Velasquez C.R. Managing artificial saltpans as waterbird habitat: species' responses to water level manipulation. Colonial Waterbirds 107 (1992) 131-139