• Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.34-43
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• 2017

The Naeseong Stream as a tributary of Nakdong River has conserved the unique structure and function of a typical sand-bed stream ecosystem. However, it is expected to change the stream bed environments and then the fish fauna in the downstream of the dam after the operation of the Yeongju Dam from 2016. We collected fishes and investigated their habitat environments from 2014 to 2016 in the downstream of the Yeongju Dam under construction in order to monitor changes in habitat environment, fauna and community structure of fishes in the Naeseong Stream. The size of the bed materials increased immediately downstream of the Yeongju Dam under construction. Before the operation of the Yeongju Dam, Zacco platypus was dominated and Opsarichthys uncirostris amurensis, Coreoleuciscus splendidus, Hemibarbus longirostris and Pseudogobio esocinus were sub-dominated according to the different sampling sites. Hemibarbus labeo, H. longirostris, Pseudogobio esocinus, Gobiobotia nakdongensis, Cobitis hankugensis and Leiocassis ussuriensis were found as a psammophilous fish specific to sand stream in the Naeseong Stream. At the downstream of the dam, the fish community was classified into a group of gravel-bed fishes such as Microphysogobio yaluensis, Coreoleuciscus splendidus and Coreoperca herzi and a group of sand-bed fishes such as Hemibarbus labeo, Cobitis hankugensis and Gobiobotia nakdongensis. These fish communities gradually tended to change from sand-bed fish community to gravel-bed fish community during the construction of the Yeongju Dam. Therefore, it is necessary to collect the baseline data for the stream ecosystem conservation in the sandy stream by continuously monitoring changes in the environment and fish in the downstream of the Youngju Dam.

• Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.50 no.4
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• pp.411-421
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• 2017

Understanding the need for temperature regulation, behavior, and ecology of hibernating bats provides the possibility of conservation and management for target species. Our objective in this study was to improve understanding of the population trend and ecological requirement in Myotis formosus population in South Korea. From 2007 to 2016, total of 58 hibernacula for Myotis formosus were found across the country. Of the 58 hibernating sites of Myotis formosus, 86% (n=49) were abandoned mines and 14% (n=8) were natural caves. During the survey period, 28 (5%) bats of total 570 bats were observed in natural caves (n=8) and 542 (95%) bats were observed in abandoned mines (n=49). The internal environments of hibernacula of M. formosus were highly stable despite dramatic variation in the external environment. Specifically, we examined the population trend of the endangered bat Myotis formosus in South Korea by long-term monitoring for hibernation sites. The population trend of endangered species M. formosus showed a marked stable in hibernating population. Our results indicate that a tightly collected long-term data set may help to establish the initial approximation of population trends and manage to threats for the endangered bat species.

• Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.93-103
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• 2017

The purpose of this study is to assess the recovery rate of vegetation structure after restoration works at the damaged Nogodan area in Jirisan National Park. Fourteen monitoring plots were set up at restoring work area and twelve control plots were set up at natural forest near monitoring plots. Flora, Relative Importance Percentage and Similarity Index were analyzed. Mean Similarity Index between monitering plot and control plot near helliport area showed thirty five point two percent and height of shrub layer recovered up to twenty percent, approxomately durindg twenty three years after experimental restoration works. Mean Similarity Index between monitering plot and control plot around Nogodan peak area showed seventeen point six percent but height of shrub layer recovered up to twenty percent, approxomately during ninteen years after restoration works. Mean similarity index between monitering plot and control plot on transfered millitary area showed thirty four point three percent but coverage of shrub layer showed twenty percent,approxomately during seven years after restoration works. Long term monitering shall be necessary for developing assessment criteria of ecologial restoration and ecological restoration technology.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2008.05a
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• pp.1536-1539
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• 2008

본 연구는 하천을 가로막고 있는 기능을 상실한 횡단구조물 철거를 통하여 하천 생물들이 자유로이 이동할 수 있는 생태통로를 복원하기 위한 연구이다. 이를 위하여 기능을 상실한 보인 경기도 연천군 전곡읍 한탄강 소재의 길이 190m, 높이 2.8m 규모의 고탄보를 철거하여 철거에 의한 보 상하류에서 하상변동과 하천형태 변화와 같은 물리적 영향, 수질 변화와 같은 화학적 영향, 보 상하류에서의 어류/저서동물/식생의 생태 서식처 변화와 같은 생물적 영향을 분석하였다. 그 결과, 어류의 경우, 철거 이전에 보 최상류역 대조구간에서 조사된 16종이 26종으로 늘어났으며, 특히, 뱀장어, 강준치, 쏘가리와 같은 어류의 개체수가 증가되었다. 보 철거를 통하여 이동통로가 확보됨으로써 종다양도 지수가 전반적으로 상회하는 경향을 나타내었다. 저서무척추동물의 경우, 보 철거로 인하여 정수역었던 곳이 유수역으로 변모함에 따라 철거 전에 출현했던 잠자리와 다슬기 종류는 발견되지 않았던 반면, 철거 전에 출현되지 않았던 날도래류가 출현하는 등 출현 종에 다소의 변화를 보였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2010.06c
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• pp.11-15
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• 2010

최근 들어 정보기술의 발전으로 인해 타 연구 분야와 정보기술을 접목하여 새로운 연구를 수행하려는 IT 융합 연구의 비중이 커지고 있다. 지구환경 보호를 위해서 국내외 환경 및 생태학 분야에서도 정보기술을 기반으로 한 연구가 많이 수행되고 있다. 하나의 예로 미국 위스콘신대학교를 중심으로 정보기술자와 생태학자가 협력하여 미국, 뉴질랜드, 대만 등의 호수와 하천의 생태학적 관측 자료를 수집하여 웹기반으로 연구자에게 제공하는 GLEON(Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network) 연구 사업이 진행되고 있다. 국내에서도 강원대학교에서 소양호와 의암호 등지에 센서를 설치하여 고해상도 모니터링을 시도한 사례가 있었다. 이에, 본 논문에서는 하천 및 호수에 설치된 센서에서 수집되는 다량의 데이터를 처리하여 환경 및 생태학자들이 활용 가능하도록 한국과학기술정보연구원(KISTI)이 보유한 사이버인프라스트럭처를 기반으로 환경.생태분야 e-Science 게이트웨이를 설계하고자 한다. 이를 위해 1) GLEON 등의 해외 관련 사이트를 조사하였으며, 2) 강원대학교에서 설치하여 운영 중인 소양호, 의암호 등에서 센서 관측 데이터를 수집하고, 3) 수집된 데이터를 처리하기 위한 메타데이터와 데이터베이스 스키마를 설계하고, 4) 환경.생태학자들이 연구에 활용 가능하도록 웹 기반 e-Science 게이트웨이인 KLEON(Korean Lake Ecological Observatory Network)을 설계하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.91-107
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• 2018

It is required to monitor and assess the desertification in Tunisia, where the Sahara Desert, which is located in the southern part of Tunisia, is recently expanding northward. In this study, by using remote sensed data, land cover changes were examined, and the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Topsoil Grain Size Index (TGSI) and Albedo are used to monitor and assess desertification in Tunisia. Decision Tree was constructed, and the frequencies and trends of each assessment indicator, desertification degree and land cover were identified. In addition, we analyzed the correlation between assessment indicators and precipitation. As a result, desertification is generally intensifying northward, especially in areas with high levels of desertification. Also, bivariate correlation analysis showed that Albedo, NDVI and TGSI were all highly correlated with precipitation. It indicates that changes in precipitation have also been shown to affect Tunisian desertification. In conclusion, this study has improved the usability of various methodologies considering the assessment indicators based on satellite imagery, Decision Tree, which is a method of evaluating them complexly, and trends of land cover change.

• Journal of Wetlands Research
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.374-383
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• 2019

The Wangpo stream located in the Buyeo-gun was a small stream with both low water quality and quantity due to the cultivated land and settlement area through the stream. In order to restore ecosystem, the Sustainable Structured wetland Biotop system was applied to treat 1,500 to 7,000 ㎥/d amount of effluent water pumped from the Buyeo sewage treatment plant facility as well as inflowed from nonpoint pollution source of Wangpo stream. As a result of continuous monitoring for 2 years from 2016 to 2018 after completing restorative construction, the average BOD₅ as an index of organic pollution was 7.3 mg/L and the average effluent concentration became 2.1 mg/L, showing an improvement by 71.2%. The average inflow concentration of T-N was 7.953 mg/L and the average outflow concentration was 3.379 mg/L, showing 57.5% of improvement. The average inflow concentration of T-P was 0.177 mg/L and the average outflow concentration was 0.052 mg/L, showing about 70.7% improvement. The results of ecological monitoring after creating biotope by reuse of treated waste water and nonpoint pollution source of the Wangpo Stream are as follows. The plant taxa founded in water SSB(Sustainable Structured wetland Biotop) system of the Wangpo Stream was total 41 species in 21 families, showing a higher proportion of naturally introduced plant than that of artificially planted species. In case of other terrestrial animals, both amphibian and reptile group were confirmed as 3 species in 6 families, avian group was 25 species of 15 families, and mammal group observed 5 species in 5 families, respectively. All species have been created and enhanced through purified water inhabited in the SSB(Sustainable Structured wetland Biotop) system as a treatment wetland, eventually migrating to the Wangpo Stream.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society of Environmental Toocicology Conference
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• 2001.05a
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• pp.36-41
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• 2001

환경변화 모니터링을 위한 지표생물로서의 척추동물의 중요성 생태계 에너지피라미드(energy pyamid)에서는 영양단계가 한 단계 올라갈 때마다 포식자들은 섭취한 먹이량의 약 90%를 생활에 필요한 호흡과 생리작용을 통해 소비하고 단지 10% 정도만이 다음 영양단계로 올라간다고 알려져 있다(Brum et al 1994). 그러나 염화탄화수소와 같은 오염물질들의 생체내에서의 대사효율은 다른 먹이의 약 20%에 불과하여 결국 50% 정도가 다음 단계의 소비자에게 전달되게 되는 셈이다. (중략)

• Information and Communications Magazine
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• v.21 no.6
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• pp.89-101
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• 2004

최근 저전력의 무선통신과 적응형 자가조직(Self-organization)능력을 가진 초소형 마이크로센서의 하드웨어 기술 발전으로 다양한 기능의 센서를 이용한 무선 센서 네트워크의 구축이 가능하게 되었다. 무선 센서 네트워크는 현실세계의 여러 이벤트를 감지하는 센싱 작업을 기반으로 주로 과학용이나 군사용으로 많이 사용되고있다. 즉, 직접 접근이 용이하지 않은 전장에서의 적군감시, 열악한 환경을 모니터링 하는 지진감지, 교통의 감시와 제어를 위한 지능형 교통통제, 장기간의 관찰이 요구되는 생태감시 등 그 응용범위가 다양하게 확장되고 있다. (중략)

• Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.276-289
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• 2013

In developing offshore wind farms, many environmental issues arise because of the concentration on supply demand and economic logic. Accordingly, community conflict is induced. Especially, recent studies regarding the capacity and location of offshore wind development have been conducted considering wind states and ocean conditions, etc. of coastal seas in Republic of Korea. Nevertheless, studies on the impact of marine environments and ecosystems are very limited so far. Environmental monitoring that follows development projects has been actively done in the offshore wind farms in many developed European countries. In contrast, there is no domestic monitoring data regarding environmental impacts caused by installing and operating offshore wind power. Therefore, the environmental impacts under construction and operation phases as well as the guidelines in the stage of environmental impact assessment suited for domestic coastal seas are well presented in this study by analyzing monitoring cases and references of overseas offshore wind farm. For this reason, this research is ultimately aimed at minimizing the environmental impact in offshore wind farm development and thus simplify administrative procedures in Korea.