• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.101-113
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• 2003

The spatial distributional pattern of macrobenthic fauna was investigated to assess the summer benthic environmental conditions in Gwangyang Bay, the southern coast of Korea. The macrobenthic faunal community from 38 sites in Gwangyang Bay comprised 154 species and showed an overall mean density of 1,280 individuals $m^{-2}$. Polychaetes were the most important component of the macrofaunal community in species richness, abundance and biomass. The dominant species in abundance were polychaetes like Tharyx sp. (44.8%), Lumbrineris longifolia (14.0%), Heteromastus filiformis (3.6%), a mussel Mytilus edulis, and an amphipod crustacean Corophium sinense. The abundance and biomass in the western part of the bay were lower than those in the channel regions and mouth of the bay. The community indices showed the same trend in the spatial distribution with the abundance and species richness. All macrobenthic faunas were assigned into a specific functional group according to their ecological responses to the environmental stress. The benthic community health based on the Benthic Pollution Index (BPI) or Biotic Coefficient (BC) seemed to be in the normal to unbalanced er transitional condition, indicated by the dominance of small polychaete worms like Tharyx sp. in the mouth part of the bay.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.22 no.11
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• pp.1515-1522
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• 2012

The phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) plays an important role in the adaptive response of plants to abiotic stresses. ABA also regulates many important processes, including seed dormancy, germination, inhibition of cell division, and stomatal closure. OsABF2 (Oryza sativa ABRE binding factor2) is one of the bZIP type transcription factors, which are involved in abiotic stress response and ABA signaling in rice. Expression of OsABF2 is induced by ABA and various stress treatments. Findings show that survival rates of OsABF2 over-expressing Arabidopsis lines were increased under drought, salt, and heat stress conditions. The germination ratio of OsABF2 over-expressing Arabidopsis lines was decreased in the presence of ABA. Results indicate that OsABF2 over-expressing Arabidopsis lines have enhanced abiotic stress tolerance and have increased ABA sensitivity.

• The Korean Journal of Zoology
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• v.38 no.4
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• pp.570-579
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• 1995

Ultrastructural and histochemical changes of mucous cells In the freshwater and seawater-adapted guppy (Poecflia reticulatus) gills were observed by the light, scanning-and transmisslon~lectron microscopes. The mucous cells were usually located in the epithelium of primary lameilne projected from the gill arch. The rough endoplasmic retIculum and Golgi complex were hIghly developed In immature mucous cells. The mature mucous cells were nearly filled with the mucous granules. In the freshwater guppy, the histochemical properties of the mucous cells were a mixture of the neutral mucin, sialomucin and sulfomucin. When guppy was adapted to the seawater, the content of acid glycoproteins (slalomucln and sulfomucin) was decreased. In addition, the number of mucous cells in the seawater-adapted group was less than a third of those in the freshwater one. These results suggest that the seawater-adapted guppy would react to the changed osmotic stress of the seawater. And also, the environmental change by the increased salt concentraion might lead to reduce the chance of infections.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.23 no.6
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• pp.470-473
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• 2008

A pilot-plant biofilter ($1750\;m\;W{\times}2750\;mm\;L{\times}2000\;mm\;H$) packed with polyurethane foam ($20\;m\;W{\times}20\;mm\;L{\times}20\;mm\;H$) was installed in an pharmaceutical plant emitting gas streams containing n-hexane and alcohols. The biofilter was successfully operated for 74 days under highly fluctuating incoming concentrations at a residence time of 12.8-24.8 sec. Alcohols and n-hexane were removed by more than 90% from 5 and 20 days after start up, respectively. Malodor was also removed more than 95% from 20 days after start up.

• Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.266-274
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• 2010

This study aim to investigate fundamentally the growth and physiological responses of tomato plants in responses to two different levels of water deficit, a weak drought stress (-25 kPa) and a severe drought stress (-100 kPa) in soil. The two levels of water deficit were maintained using a micro-irrigation system consisted of soil sensors for the real-time monitoring of soil water content and irrigation modules in a greenhouse experiment. Soil water contents were fluctuated throughout the 30 days treatment period but differed between the two treatments with the average -47 kPa in -25 kPa set treatment and the -119 kPa in -100 kPa set treatment. There were significant differences in plant height between the two different soil water statuses in plant height without differences of the number of nodes. The plants grown in the severe water-deficit treatment had greater accumulation of biomass than the plants in the weak water-deficit treatment. The severe water-deficit treatment (-119 kPa) also induced greater leaf area and leaf dry weight of the plants than the weak water-deficit treatment did, even though there was no difference in leaf area per unit dry weight. These results of growth parameters tested in this study indicate that the severe drought could cause an adaptation of tomato plants to the drought stress with the enhancement of biomass and leaf expansion without changes of leaf thickness. Greater relative water content of leaves and lower osmotic potential of sap expressed from turgid leaves were recorded in the severe water deficit treatment than in the weak water deficit treatment. This finding also postulated physiological adaptation to be better water status under drought stress. The drought imposition affected significantly on photosynthesis, water use efficiency and stomatal conductance of tomato plants. The severe water-deficit treatment increased PSII activities and water use efficiency, but decreased stomatal conductance than the weak water-deficit treatment. However, there were no differences between the two treatments in total photosynthetic capacity. Finally, there were no differences in the number and biomass of fruits. These results suggested that tomato plants have an ability to make adaptation to water deficit conditions through changes in leaf morphology, osmotic potentials, and water use efficiency as well as PSII activity. These adaptation responses should be considered in the screening of drought tolerance of tomato plants.

• Korean Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.298-306
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• 2016

Planting date shift is one of the means of adapting to climate change in Kimchi Cabbage growers in major production areas in Korea. This study suggests a method to estimate the potential yield of Kimchi Cabbage based on daily temperature accumulation during the growth period from planting to maturity which is determined by a plant phenology model tuned to Kimchi Cabbage. The phenology model converts any changes in the thermal condition caused by the planting date shift into the heat unit accumulation during the growth period, which can be calculated from daily temperatures. The physiological maturity is estimated by applying this model to a variable development rate function depending either on growth or heading stage. The cabbage yield prediction model (Ahn et al., 2014) calculates the potential yield of summer cabbage by accumulating daily heat units for the growth period. We combined these two models and applied to the 1km resolution climate scenario (2000-2100) based on RCP8.5 for South Korea. Potential yields in the current normal year (2001-2010) and the future normal year (2011-2040, 2041-2070, and 2071-2100) were estimated for each grid cell with the planting dates of July 1, August 1, September 1, and October 1. Based on the results, we divided the whole South Korea into 810 watersheds, and devised a three - dimensional evaluation chart of the time - space - yield that enables the user to easily find the optimal planting date for a given watershed. This method is expected to be useful not only for exploring future new cultivation sites but also for developing cropping systems capable of adaptation to climate change without changing varieties in existing production areas.

• Proceedings of the Korean Aquaculture Society Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.46-146
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• 2003

해양환경의 대표적 오염물질인 PAHs가 양식굴의 생리대사에 미치는 영향을 파악하고자, 서로 다른 PAHs 농도에 노출된 굴의 여수율, 호흡율, 배설율 및 동화율의 변화를 조사하였다. 부착생물을 깨끗하게 제거한 굴을 실험실로 옮겨 3일정도 순치시키고, 이후 각각의 0, 50, 100, 200ppb의 농도별로 약 10일간 미리 노출시켰다. 이후 각 개체별로 2L 들이 2$0^{\circ}C$항온수조에서 0.2$\mu\textrm{m}$ 여과해수를 사용하여 실험하였다. 여수율은 Chaetoceros simplex를 지표생물로 하여 수조내 시간당 감소율을 구하여 Kim(1995)의 식에 의해 구하였다. 호흡율은 유동파라핀으로 외부와의 공기접촉을 단절시키고, 수조내 단위시간당 DO meter로 산소변화를 측정하여 Widdows and Johnson(1988)의 식을 변형하여 계산하였다. 배설율은 단위시간동안 수조내 NH$_4$-N 농도 증가량으로 조사하였고, NH$_4$-N은 HACH Inc.에서 제공하는 측정법을 따랐다. 여수율은 500ppb에서 다소 영향을 받아 증가하였다. 호흡율과 배설율은 노출농도가 증가함에 따라 증가하였지만, 50ppb와 100ppb에서는 다소 차이가 없었다. 따라서 양식굴이 PAHs와 같은 오염물질에 노출되었을 경우, 초기에는 여수율의 변화는 없고 배설율과 호흡율이 상승하여 체내 에너지 요구량이 증가하는 것으로 생각된다.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.266-271
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• 2009

This study was about three genus of Viola: V. rossii, V. japonica, and V. dissecta var. chaerophylloides which can live together under a deciduous forest canopy. The aim of the study was to directly compare reproductive characteristics of the three species under the same environmental condition. By taking a census of the morphologically different flowers, the results indicate that all three species opened chasmogamous flowers before the canopy of forest closed, but continuously opened cleistogamous flowers after the canopy closed. Numbers of seeds in a capsule followed an ascending order from V. rossii to V. japonica. Mass of seeds followed a descending order from V. rossii to V. japonica. Both results had statistical significance. In terms of characteristics of seed production, V. rossii has been adapted more than V. japonica, and V. dissecta var. chaerophylloides under the deciduous forest.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.61-65
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• 2001

In this study, a BTX degrading microbial consortium was obtained from the activated sludges of a BTX releasing sewage water and city sewage water treatment plant. The MY microbial consortium was developed for benzene and toluene degradation, whereas the MA microbial consortium was developed for xylene isomers. The major microorganism of the MA consortium was identified as Rhodococcus ruber DSM 43338T, whereas that of the MY consortium was Rhodococcus sp. In terms of the degradation of a single component, the removal rate of benzene was fastest and decreased in order; toluene, o-xylene, p-xylene and m-xylene. For degradation of mixed BTX, most BTX were degraded within 108 hours and the degradation rate showed either stimulatory or inhibitory effects depending on the composition. MA and MY microbial consortium obtained in this study may be used effectively to remove BTX biologically.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.801-805
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• 2009

하천의 골재는 도로, 항만, 주택건설 등 다양한 건설재료로 이용되어 왔으며 급속한 산업화와 더불어 국가건설사업, 지방자치단체의 수익사업으로 인해 골재 수요가 급격히 증가해 왔다. 그러나 체계적인 조사 및 연구가 없이 무분별하게 행해진 하천준설은 하상저하, 하천의 불안정, 하상의 장갑화 등 물리적 영향뿐만 아니라 주변 하천의 식생, 저서생물의 서식처 등 수서생태계의 파괴, 하천정화능력 저하, 교각의 노출 등 생물적 경제적인 측면에서 악영향을 미치고 있다. 본 연구에서는 하천준설사업이 꾸준히 진행 중에 있는 낙동강 유역의 감천을 연구대상지역으로 선정하여, 2차원 수치모형인 RMA-2를 이용하여 준설에 따른 동수역학적 흐름특성의 변화를 모의하고, SED2D를 이용하여 단기하상변동을 예측하였다. 지형자료는 수치지도 및 실측자료를 토대로 하여 구축하였으며, 준설 전 후의 하상변동을 모의해 비교 분석한 결과, 하도중심에서의 흐름특성은 준설전에 비해 수위가 평균 0.85 m 저하되었고, 하상은 평균 0.56 m 저하되었다. 대상유역의 수위와 유속은 준설전에 비해 준설후에 안정적인 특성을 나타냈다. 또한, 준설전 후 전반적으로 하상상승이 발생하였으며 이는 상류에서의 유사유입량이 많아 퇴적이 많이 일어난 것으로 판단되며, 준설후는 준설전에 비해 하류에서의 퇴적량이 적게 나타났으며 이는 준설구간에서의 퇴적으로 인해 하류 유사이송이 적게 일어난 것으로 판단된다. 본 연구의 결과는 하천준설에 따른 하천환경 및 물리적 영향을 최소화하고, 교란하천의 복원 및 관리 등에도 활용될 수 있을 것이다.