The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of micro-topography to vegetation pattern in Dunchon-dong wetland. To
characterize the effect of micro-topography, changes in water level and vegetation pattern were monitored from 2007 to 2008.
Depending on the relative elevation, the study site was divided into 4 sectors. The relative areas of sectors in ascending order
were 11%, 10%, 18% and 24%, respectively. During investigation period, average water pH was 6.10 (±0.13), electron
conductivity was 51.5 (±6.0)㎲/cm, PO4-P, NO3-N and NH4-N concentration were 0.04 (±0.02)mg/L, 0.14 (±0.07)mg/L, and
lower than 0.01mg/L, respectively. Water level was very changeable in low-water season because the area of lowest sector was
small. This characteristic increased the effect of difference of accumulated precipitation from March to April in 2007 and 2008
to plant community composition in lower sectors. Different plant guilds dominated respective sectors and annual plants were
major dominant species in the study site. This study suggested that the elevation gradients are necessary to create the habitats
for various plant guilds in wetland.