• Journal of Korea Spatial Information System Society
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.81-93
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• 2008

Current re-arrangement of river and waterway has been made uniformly ignoring characteristics of individual rivers thereby aggravating artificial river restructuring. Subsequently this severely affects the rivers' physical, chemical, and biological phenomenon. On the contrary, quantitative techniques to evaluate the aftermath of artificial river disturbance such as uprising of river bed, intrusion of foreign fisheries, and changes of ecological habitats are not available. To establish such quantitative techniques, analysis of river changes to evaluate the major causes of the river disturbance and its impacts is essential. Therefore, this study mainly focused on proposing a method which can be applied for the development of techniques to investigate river disturbance according to the major factors for the domestic rivers using airphotos and GIS techniques. For the analysis, the study area on the downstream of the river was selected and airphotos of the area were converted into GIS format to generate 'shape' files to secure waterways, river banks, and auxiliary data required for analyzing river disturbance. Trend analysis of the waterway sinuosity and changes of the flow path leaded to detailed verification of the river disturbance for specific location or time period, and this enabled to relatively accurate numbers representing sinuosity of the waterway and relevant changes. As the major results from the analysis, the relocation of waterways and the level of river sinuosity were quantified and used to verify the impacts on the stability of the waterways especially in the downstream of the dam. The results from this study enabled effective establishing proper measures against waterways' unstability, and emphasized subsequent researches for identifying better alternatives against river disturbances.

• Development and Reproduction
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.95-100
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• 2000

A large number of man-made chemicals that have been released into the environment have the potential to disrupt the endocrine system of animals and humans. There is a critical developmental period during which sexual brain differentiation proceeds irreversibly under the influence of gonadal hormone. Recently we identified KAP3 gene expressed during the critical period of rat brain sexual differentiation. KAP3 functions as a microtubule-based motor that transports membranous organelles anterogradely in cells, including neurons. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the effect of endocrine disrupter, Dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane (DDT), on the KAP3 gene expression during critical period of rat brain development. Maternal exposure to DDT increased the level of KAP3 mRNA in male and female fetus brains when examined on the gestational day 17 (GDl7). In postnatal day 6, DDT suppressed the expression of KAP3 gene in male and female rat brain. Also, the body weight and fertilization rate were decreased in the DDT exposured rats. These results showed that endocrine disrupter, DDT, can affect the transcriptional level of brain sexual differentiation related gene, KAP3, in the prenatal and the neonatal rat brain and that maternal exposure to endocrine disruptors may lead to a toxic response in embryonic differentiation of brain. And so KAP3 gene may be used a gene maker to analyse the molecular mechanism for toxic response in animal nerve tissues exposed to endocrine disruptors.

• Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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• v.2 no.3
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• pp.191-197
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• 2015

Invasive alien species are considered to be one of the main factors that cause biodiversity loss. Establishment of management strategies through continuous monitoring and risk assessment is a key element for invasive alien species management policy. In the present study, we introduce examples of ecological risk assessment tools developed in Japan, Germany-Austria and Belgium. Invasive alien species have been designated in Japan based on the assessment of risks to ecosystems, human health and primary industry. German-Austrian Black List Information System categorized alien species into Black List, White List and Grey List according to their risks to biodiversity. In the Harmonia Information System developed in Belgium, invasiveness, adverse impacts on native species and ecosystem functions and invasion stages were assessed and alien species were categorized into Black List, Watch List and Alert List. These international risk assessment tools may be helpful to improve our national risk assessment protocol for the prioritization of invasive alien species management.

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.45 no.3 s.144
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• pp.309-316
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• 2006

Three sex pheromone components (cis-8-dodecenyl acetate (Z12Ac), trans-8-dodecenyl acetate (E12Ac), cis-8-dodecenol (Z12OH)) of the Oriental fruit moth, Grapholita molesta, were chemically synthesized. Especially to increase the composition of cis-stereoisomer, a triple bond intermediate was hydrogenated at $-20^{\circ}C$ with catalytic $Pd/BaSO_{4}$. The resulting product consisted of the acetates with a stereoisomer ratio in 92:8 (Z:E). The biological activity of the synthesized pheromone compounds was analyzed both in male responses and orientation disruption. The indoor pheromone effect was determined by male flight behavior showing wing movement in response to lure. Different mixtures of the synthetic pheromone components were prepared by mixing acetate and alcohol components in 100:0, 99:1, and 90:10 (g/g) and tested with a comparison of a standard commercial pheromone lure. The highest pheromone effect was observed in only acetate mixture (100:0) and the effect was reduced with the addition of the alcohol component. This indoor pheromone effect could be observed in field monitoring trial, in which 100:0 mixture showed the highest trap catches. Orientation disruption assay was conducted indoor by using a cage, in which the center had a commercial lure on sticky plate and the four candidates were placed at 6 cm away from the central lure on each of four directions. Test males were released to the arena during overnight (12 h) and then the caught males on the sticky plate were counted. The synthesized pheromone as well as the commercial pheromone showed 100% orientation disruption. However, the orientation disruption effect was reduced with decrease in the number of the surrounding disrupting pheromone baits. These results clearly suggest that the synthesized sex pheromone of G. molesta is biologically active and can be used for field mating disruption.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Fisheries Technology Conference
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• 2000.10a
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• pp.152-153
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• 2000

TBTC, TBTO는 주로 선박이나 어망, 어구 및 양식용 그물 등에 다른 생물이 부착하지 못하도록 바르는 방오페인트로써 많이 사용되고 있는 물질이며, TPTC는 원래 살충제로 많이 사용되었지만 방오페인트의 효과를 증대시키기 위해 이 물질을 혼합하여 사용하기도 한다. 하지만 이들 물질들은 수계에 존재하는 생물들의 내분비계를 교란시키고 있다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Fisheries Technology Conference
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• 2002.10a
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• pp.238-240
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• 2002

갯벌에 서식하는 저서동물은 어류나 다른 생물들에게 먹이가 됨으로서 해양생태계의 에너지 흐름에 중요한 역할을 수행하며 (Tyler, 1971), 생물 교란 (bioturbation)을 통해 생태계의 물질순환을 촉진하는 중요한 기능을 수행하고 있다 (Brey,1991). 압해도의 갯벌은 섬 전체의 면적과 비슷한 약 60$\textrm{km}^2$이며, 평균조차는 269.0cm로서 중조차 해역이다. 본 논문에서는 해양수산부의 갯벌 종합조사의 일환으로 압해도 갯벌의 저서동물 공간분포 양상을 파악하였다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Fisheries Technology Conference
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• 2000.05a
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• pp.366-368
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• 2000

연안 매립을 포함하는 방파제의 건설이나 호안의 건설은 자연적인 해류의 흐름을 방해하는 인위적 교란으로 나타나며 그에 따른 수력학적 변화에 의해 퇴적학적 특성은 물론 지형학적 변화를 유발하게 된다. 이러한 물리적 환경의 변화가 저서생물의 유생의 분포, 먹이입자의 퇴적작용, 그리고 퇴적상의 변화를 초래하고 결국 저서동물군집의 구조에 변화를 주게 된다(Seys et al., 1994). (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.447-451
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• 2009

최근 들어 하천의 치수와 이수 그리고 환경적 측면을 고려한 "자연형 하천정비공사"가 활발히 이루어지고 있다. 그러나 개별적 특성이 뚜렷한 각각의 하천에서 그 하천을 기반으로 생활하는 생물들의 서식조건을 충분히 고려하였다고 보기는 어려운 상황이며, 제한된 공법의 사용으로 획일화된 인공하천 조성 및 관행적 하도정비에 그쳐 하도서식처가 빈번하게 교란되고 있는 것이 현실이다. 특히, 하천에서의 하도서식처는 하천을 서식기반으로 살아가는 생물들에게 생활사의 각 단계(먹이섭취, 휴식, 피난, 산란, 우화, 번데기)에서 이용하는 특정 장소로서 중요한 의미를 가지며 하천을 복원하는 하나의 목표이기도 하다. 본 연구는 대전에 위치한 갑천을 대상으로 하천을 서식기반으로 살아가는 생물들의 하도서식공간의 유형을 구분하고 각각의 서식처의 물리 화학 생태적 특성을 규명하고, 그 입지에 적응하며 서식하는 생물 상호간 생태적 연관성에 대하여 검토하였다.

• Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.54 no.2
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• pp.108-119
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• 2021

We aimed to develop a naturalness index for forest-dwelling birds in four national parks in Korea and to simulate the effect of species loss on this naturalness index. Five bird specialists were asked to give 112 bird species a disturbance susceptibility score (DSS), and the naturalness index was calculated based on this. The 112 bird species represented 8 orders (Cuculiformes, Piciformes, Accipitriformes, Falconiformes, Columbiformes, Caprimulgiformes, Strigiformes, and Passeriformes). DSS was the highest for Terpsiphone atrocaudata and Pitta nympha, and lowest for Pica pica, Hypsipetes amaurotis, and Streptopelia orientalis. There was a significant negative relationship between a species' population number and its DSS. Among the four national parks, Mt. Songni had the highest naturalness index, followed by Mt. Wolak, Mt. Juwang, and Mt. Wolchul. We investigated the change in biodiversity indices under four scenarios, which assumed the extinction of species with less than 5 (Scenario 1), 10 (Scenario 2), 50 (Scenario 3), and 100 individuals (Scenario 4). The results showed that although all biodiversity indices decreased as the species loss increased, they all behaved differently. Fisher's alpha diversity decreased as the number of species proportionally decreased. There was almost no change in Shannon-Wiener H' index in Scenarios 1 and 2. The naturalness index showed increased sensitivity in Scenarios 1 and 4. Our future aims are to obtain the DSS for all forest-dwelling bird species, and to adopt the naturalness index to evaluate temporal and spatial changes in biodiversity.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.361-374
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• 2015

Endocirne disruptors (EDs) can cause fertility decrease, developmental disorder, and even cancer in animals. Until 90's, EDs were used in various synthetic products including paints, coatings, detergents, plastics, and plasticizers. Currently, in several countries, the production, trade and use of EDs or EDs-suspected chemicals have been regulated while activity to screen the alternatives for EDs including bisphenol-A, phthalate and nonylphenol is active. Although various toxicity test method was developed and applied for screening of alternatives, however, the safety of alternatives has been not fully demonstrated. Some alternatives have high structural similarity with existing EDs, raising the possible risk of endocrine disruption by alternatives. In an effort to develop the safe alternatives, we reviewed the effects of EDs such as bisphenol-A, phthalates, nonylphenol and their substituents. In addition, in-silico analysis for endocrine disrupting activities of some alternatives was presented.