• Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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• v.31 no.4
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• pp.241-249
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• 2022

Humans and wild birds coexist in cities, where habitat fragmentation due to urbanization threatens the habitat and movement of birds. In this study, in order to identify landscape features associated with wild bird collide, we characterized landscape composition within a 500 m radius and points of wild bird carcasses in Suwon-city, South Korea. Dead birds were identified as having a Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) of 0.3, Normalized Difference Built-up Index (NDBI) of -0.05, and Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI) of -0.16 at the points of collide. And there were NDVI of 0.34, NDBI of -0.01, NDWI of -0.18, building height of 13.8 m, and soundproof wall length of 227.3 m within a radius of 500 m. Land cover type was dominated by grassland, used area, and bare land. In particular, the edges of urbanized areas, where apartments bordered forests, reservoirs, and golf courses, were identified as high-risk spaces. In order to minimize bird mortality risk in urban environments, the impact of changes to a vertical landscape should be reviewed from an environmental impact assessment approach. In addition, a preventive management plan that considers the temporal and spatial features that wild animals can safely avoid and adapt to in urbanized spaces should be prepared.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2018.05a
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• pp.478-478
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• 2018

하천의 횡단구조물은 하천을 횡단하는 시설물로 하상유지공, 보 등이 있으며 현재 국내 하천에는 수많은 보가 존재한다. 하천에 설치된 보는 하천 유황을 변화시키기 때문에 보 상 하류로부터 상당히 멀리 떨어져 있는 하도 구간에 대해서도 수환경을 변화 시키게 된다. 이로 인하여 하천을 터전으로 생활하는 다양한 생물의 서식처를 손상시키며, 어류와 야생 생물 각 개체의 생활상을 흔들어버린다. 이에 본 연구에서는 금강을 대상으로 횡단구조물 중 보 설치 이전과 이후의 수질의 변화에 따라 생태환경의 변화특성을 분석하였다. 연구대상지인 금강의 수질자료는 보 설치 이전 6년간(2003년 ~ 2008년)과 보 설치 이후 7년간(2011년 ~ 2017년)의 자료를 조사하였고 수생태환경의 변화를 분석하기 위한 부착조류, 저서성 무척추동물, 어류를 9년간(2008년 ~ 2016년) 조사하였다. 금강에 보가 설치된 이후 본류 전체적으로 BOD와 SS, T-N 등의 농도가 낮아지는 등 개선된 것으로 나타났지만 COD는 개선효과가 전혀 없었고, 보지점에서는 수온증가는 미미하지만 Chl-a가 계속적으로 증가하여 최근까지 금강에 녹조발생을 일으키고 있다고 판단된다. 금강본류 전체적으로 저서성무척추동물과 어류의 개체수가 감소하는 추세이며 수생태 건강성분석 결과 다른생물종에 비해 어류의 건강성등급이 하향하는 추세로 악화되고 있음을 확인하였다. 이는 Chl-a와 COD의 증가로 판단되며 최근들어 BOD도 증가하고 있어 앞으로 어류건강성이 저하가 우려되기 때문에 하천의 유속증가나 수문개방을 통해 건강성을 회복할 필요가 있다고 판단된다.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.41 no.4
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• pp.530-538
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• 2023

This study conducted an investigation into the effects of fruit type and cultivation practices (organic and conventional) on soil characteristics and soil arthropod communities within apple, blueberry, grape, peach, and pear orchards. The collection of soil arthropod communities was achieved through the utilization of pitfall traps, with concurrent measurements taken for soil moisture content, electrical conductivity, and temperature. The findings of this study unveiled substantial impacts attributed to fruit type and cultivation practices on soil characteristics. Specifically, within organic apple orchards, discernibly higher levels of soil moisture content, electrical conductivity, and temperature were observed when compared to their conventional counterparts. The investigation into soil arthropod communities yielded a total of 1,527 individuals, classified in to five phyla and 15 orders. The range of abundance, species richness, and diversity indices varied across conventional and organic orchards. Cultivation practices were found not to exert a significant influence on soil arthropod community characteristics. However, Non-metric Multidimensional Scaling (NMDS) analysis indicated a significant differentiation in soil arthropod community structure based on cultivation practices. This study underscores the importance of considering vegetation structure and environmental characteristics that may influence soil arthropod communities comprehensively when assessing the impact of cultivation practices on soil arthropods. Furthermore, it emphasizes the need to account for both the characteristics and structure of soil arthropod communities in understanding the implications of cultivation practices on these organisms.

• Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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• v.35 no.3
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• pp.256-264
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• 2021

Rapid urbanization around the world has negatively affected wildlife habitats, including birds. Wild birds settled in the city are adapting to the changed surroundings, and are typically known to make nests using materials that are easy to find around the city. This study was conducted for the purpose of analyzing the nesting materials on the Paridae using artificial bird nests installed in cities. In this study, the researchers established a total of 33 artificial bird nests in urban parks (22) and forests (11) in Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do. Then we collected 4 artificial bird nests in urban parks (18.19%) and 5 in urban forests (45.46%) to compare the characteristics of bird nest materials by the nest, species, and urban green area types. Eight nests, excluding a nest abandoned by a pair of Paridae, were used for the material analysis. The collected nests were dried, and classified into natural materials (vegetable materials, animal materials, moss, and soil) and artificial materials (cotton, paper pieces, plastics, vinyl, and synthetic fibers), and then each nest was weighed. The classification result shows that the portion of moss (50.65%) was the highest in all nests, followed by soil (21.43%), artificial material (13.95%), vegetable material (5.78%), animal material (4.57%), and others (3.59%) in that order. Artificial materials were used in all nests in urban green areas. Moreover, although the Paridae used about 5.16% more vegetable material than the Parus varius, it was not significant (t=2.17, p=0.07). Plant materials and soil were most preferred in urban forests, and moss, animal, and artificial materials were widely used in that order in urban parks. There was a significant difference in the use of vegetable materials between urban parks and urban forests (t=3.07, p<0.05^*). In the habitats like urbanized and dry areas, where artificial materials are highly accessible, artificial materials replaced some roles of natural materials. This study is a basic study for the analysis of the types of materials used in artificial bird nests to understand the habitat system of urban ecosystems. It can be used as the basic data for ecological studies and conservation of the Paridae species.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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• v.44 no.6
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• pp.13-25
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• 2016

This study aims to analyze the change process in order to set the improvement strategies for the zoo in the Seoul Children's Grand Park. The zoo can be reviewed through three significant time periods with noticeable changes. As a framework to analyze the major changes that happened in the zoo, this study looks at the changes in terms of the planning aspect as well as the animal welfare and program operation aspect. The findings are as follows: first, the era of general theme park turned out to have focused on exhibiting animals to meet visitor demands by expanding the zoo area of the zoo without enlarging stockyards for the animals. Second, the environmental park era created a zoo having entertaining and educational functions by arranging animal houses with the concept of zoological taxonomy and introducing animal behavioral enrichment, animal welfare programs and visitor participatory programs. The era of the zoo as an Urban Cultural Park improved old animal houses and facilities for the welfare of the animals and increased educational programs to preserve species and provide environmental education. The current status of the zoo turns out not to meet the conditions for creating an ecological zoo, which is the overall goal for contemporary zoos. The improvement strategies based on the analysis through three different eras are three-fold. First, the zoo needs to improve the boundary conditions of the animals to showcase animal wildness through landscape immersion. Second, the zoo should provide a shared environment for animals from the same habitats by changing the classification methods from the existing polyphyletic taxon to a classification that considers ecological habitat. Third, the zoo needs to develop various ecological education programs by supplementing specialists in professional education.

• Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.907-914
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• 2011

This study aims at monitoring the efficiency of wildlife corridor in the city of Sungnam, Gyunggi Province. During 2008-2010 for 13 months the CCTV in the city office followed number and population density using the wildlife corridor. Based on the monitoring Korean raccoon dog(Nyctereutes procyonoides) and water deer(Hydropotes inermis), Korean hare(Lepus coreanus), Korean yellow-weasel(Mustela sibirica), Korean squirrels(Sciurus vulgaris) used most often and counting 884 individuals.. This counts over 73% of targeted species and also verifies the project objectives. In future the monitoring should be increased and identify behavioral patterns focusing on ecological networks of previously fragmented habitats.

• The Korean Journal of Zoology
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• v.36 no.2
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• pp.193-199
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• 1993

The protein po;vmorphisms and allele frequencies of wild house rat (Rattus norvegicus) population in Korea were studied. The studied proteins and enzymes were transferrin (Tf), albumin (Alb), fumarate hvdratase (FH), phospho!loucomutase (PGM), lactate dehvdrogenase A (LDHA) and lactate dehvdrogenase B (LDHB). There were two transferrin alleles, TP and Tf in Korean wild house rat popu1ation. The Tf2 allele was found for the first time by a starch gel, and confirmed by a polvacrvlamide gel isoelectric focusing and immunoblotting. The allele frequencies of TP and TF were 0.985 and 0.015, respectively. Two common alleles fumarate hydratase, FHa and FHb were found, and frequencies of FHa and FPP were calculated to be 0.714 and 0.286, respectively. The kequenw of FH in Korean wild house rat was higher than that of Finnish and Czechoslovakian population. Alb, PGM, LDHA and LDHB are only one phenotype each and all. Therefore, these proteins seem to be monomorphic in Korean wild house rat population.

• Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.184-190
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• 1997

Herpetofauna in Soraksan National Park was carried out both Apr. 27, Apr. 28, 1996 and Aug. 19, Aug. 20, 1996. 6 stecies of 4 Families in Amphibian and 2 species of 2 Families in Reptilian were observed in this survey. It was observed relatively poor biota to other National Park that caused to excessive visitor and impacts by divelopments. Onychodactylus fischeri which was revealed Specific Endangered Animal assigned by Minister of Environmemt distributed abundantly along the Chohangnyong. So Chohangnyong should be conserved by prolonging the Year of Natural Rest.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.75-84
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• 1994

About 6,950 fEather mites were isolated from field collections and examination of bird study skins at the zoological specimen room of Kon-Kuk University in Seoul. Among them, 3 species of Kramerellidae, Dermonoton longiventer (Megnln & Trouessart, 1884), Kramerella bubonis (Lonnfors, 1937) , Neopetitotcl bubonis Atyeo & Philips, 1984, and 1 species of Pterolichidae, EpopoLichn atelw Gaud, 1981 were newly recorded from Korea. They were redescribed with their new hosts.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Environment and Ecology Conference
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• 2011.04a
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• pp.98-103
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• 2011

도심하천에서 채집된 어류는 총 7과 17종 315개체가 확인되었으며, 자연하천에서 채집된 어류는 6과 21종 1,033 개체가 조사되었다. 도심하천에서 출현한 한국 고유종은 치리(Hemiculter eigenmanni)와 얼룩동사리(Odontobutis interrupta) 2종(11.8%)이었으며, 생태계교란야생동물에 속하는 종인 배스(Micropterus salmoides)가 폐쇄형 하도습지에서 출현하였다. 자연하천에서 출현한 한국고유종은 쉬리 (C. splendidus), 배가사리(Microphysogobio longidorsalis) 등 총 13종(61.9%)으로 고유종의 빈도가 높았고, 멸종위기 II급에 속하는 종인 묵납자루(A. signifer)와 가는돌고기(Pseudopungtungia tenuicorpa) 등 2종(9.5%)이 조사되었다. 두 하천의 군집분석을 비교한 결과 도심하천이 자연하천에 비해 우점도와 균등도 지수가 높게 나왔다. 이와 같은 결과는 도심하천과 자연하천이 같은 유형의 서식처이지만 도심하천의 경우 양안 수변대와 제방구축, 하천정비, 고수부지의 시멘트화 등의 원인과 오염원의 유입, 풍부한유기물 때문인 것으로 판단된다.