미생물학회지 (Korean Journal of Microbiology)

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  • Pages.137-151
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  • 2014
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  • 0440-2413(pISSN)
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  • 2383-9902(eISSN)
한국미생물학회 (The Microbiological Society of Korea)
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온대지역 댐 하류의 탈질화 능력과 탈질화균 분포

Denitrification Potential and Denitrifier Abundance in Downstream of Dams in Temperate Streams

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  • 이승훈 (연세대학교 토목환경공학과) ;
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  • 정석희 (연세대학교 토목환경공학과) ;
  • 강호정 (연세대학교 토목환경공학과)
  • Vo, Nguyen Xuan Que (School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Lee, Seung-Hoon (School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Doan, Tuan Van (School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Jung, Sokhee P. (School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Kang, Hojeong (School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University)
  • 투고 : 2014.04.03
  • 심사 : 2014.05.26
  • 발행 : 2014.06.30
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댐의 존재가 하천 생태계에 미치는 영향을 연구하기 위해 다양한 연구가 지금까지 수행되어 왔지만, 댐이 하류의 탈질화에 미치는 영향은 잘 알려져 있지 않다. 대한민국 낙동강의 댐 원류에서 탈질화 효소 활성도(잠재 탈질율)와 탈질균 분포(nirS, nirK, nosZ 유전자를 표지유전자로 사용)를 조사하였다. 자갈 혹은 모래로 채워진 하천의, 갈대가 우거진 하변지역과 강바닥의 침전물을 채취하여 조사하였다. 이 실험의 가설은 다음과 같다. (i) 하천 침전물의 N과 C의 사용유효량이 높을수록 대조군에 비해 미생물 군집의 탈질화 작용이 더욱 증진한다, (ii) 하천생태계마다 상이하게 나타나는 잠재 탈질율 간의 차이는 탈질 미생물의 양에 비례한다. 30여 년간 댐에 의해 수문학적으로 큰 차이가 있었고 또한 댐 하류의 저서에 무기질소와 용존유기탄소 농도가 대조군에 비해 매우 높았음에도 불구하고, 탈질균 군집의 양과 잠재 탈질율은 하천 간에 큰 차이가 없었다. 하지만 nirS 유전자와 nosZ 유전자의 양과 잠재 탈질율은 댐 하류에 존재하는 자갈이 많은 하변과 모래가 많은 하천 바닥에서 홍수빈도와 계절별 온도변동에 관련하여 크게 증가함을 알 수 있었다. nirK 유전자는 모든 시료에서 발견되지 않았다. Canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) 분석결과는 탈질균 군집 양과 영양염류 가용도와 잠재 탈질율 사이에는 약한 상관관계가 있음을 보여주었다.

Various studies have been conducted to investigate effects of dams on river ecosystems, but less information is available regarding damming impacts on downstream denitrification. We measured denitrification enzyme activity (potential denitrification rate) and denitrifier abundances (using nirS, nirK, and nosZ as markers) in dammed headstreams of the Nakdong River in South Korea. Sediments in Phragmites-dominated riparian areas and in-stream areas across streams (dammed vs. reference) with different streambed materials (gravel and sand) were sampled occasionally. We hypothesized that (i) the higher available N and C contents in sediments downstream of dams foster larger denitrifier communities than in the reference system and (ii) differences in potential denitrification rates across the systems correspond with denitrifier abundances. Despite 30 years of different hydrological management with dams and greater inorganic N and DOC contents in sediments downstream of dams, compared to the references, abundances of denitrifier communities and potential denitrification rates within the whole sediment were not significantly different across the systems. However, nirS and nosZ denitrifier abundances and potential denitrification rates were considerably increased in specific sediments downstream of dams (gravelly riparian and sandy in-stream) with regard to flooding events and seasonal temperature variation. nirK was not amplified in all sediments. Canonical correspondence analyses (CCA) revealed that the relationship between abundances of denitrifier communities and nutrient availabilities and potential denitrification rates was a weak one.

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