• Journal of Wetlands Research
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.364-371
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• 2021

Public awareness of alien species can vary by generation, period, or specific events associated with these species. An understanding of public awareness is important for the management of alien species because differences in public awareness can affect the establishment and implementation of management plans. We analyzed digital texts on social media platforms, news articles, and internet search volumes used in conservation culturomics to understand public interest and sentiment regarding alien freshwater species. The number of tweets, number of news articles, and relative search volume to 11 freshwater alien species were extracted to determine public interest. Additionally, the trend over time, seasonal variability, and repetition period of these data were confirmed. We also calculated the sentiment score and analyzed public sentiment in the collected data using sentiment analysis based on text mining techniques. The American bullfrog, nutria, bluegill, and largemouth bass drew relatively more public interest than other species. Some species showed repeated patterns in the number of Twitter posts, media coverage, and internet searches found according to the specified periods. The text mining analysis results showed negative sentiments from most people regarding alien freshwater species. Particularly, negative sentiments increased over the years after alien species were designated as ecologically disturbing species.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2007.05a
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• pp.1130-1134
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• 2007

콘크리트 호안블럭으로 처리된 하천의 제방 단면에 드릴로 구멍을 낸 후 하천변에 전형적으로 생육하는 갯버들과 버드나무를 도입하며 부분적 복원을 실행한 후 그 효과를 외래종 억제 측면에서 검토하였다. 복원 후 4년 경과 후 버드나무의 높이는 4cm 이상으로 자랐으나 갯버들의 높이는 2m 이내로 낮았다. 버드나무가 식재된 부분에서 외래종인 단풍잎돼지풀의 식피율은 5% 이내로 낮았으나 갯버들이 식재된 지소에서는 20%수준을 유지하였다. 복원된 지소와 미복원 지소에서 수집된 식생자료를 서열법으로 처리한 결과, 양지소는 서로 분리되어 서로 다른 종 조성을 유지하고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 갯버들, 버드나무 및 단풍잎돼지풀의 지소별 출현 현황을 비교한 결과, 버드나무와 단풍잎돼지풀은 서로 대조적인 출현 추세를 보였지만 갯버들과 단풍잎돼지풀의 출현 현황은 그러한 경향이 약했다. 종 다양성은 이러한 결과로부터 하천복원에서 큰키나무 도입의 필요성을 알 수 있었다.

• Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.80-92
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• 2015

Some of alien plants, which were introduced from foreign countries, have caused problems in Korea. Invasion of these alien plants in the ecosystem threatens the habitat of endemic species, reducing biodiversity, and causing a disturbance in the ecological system. In urbanized areas of campus universities, a diverse range of organisms were found and a comparison between the sites, near roads or housing sites were made because the campuses provided a large biotope. Although the campus had been exposed to interferences like gardening, it was also a place for most organisms to live in an active floating population due to free access. This research investigated the flora of alien plants that appeared in Beakseok University, Sangmyung University, Hoseo University and Dankook University, and relationship between the distribution of alien plants and the campus and green areas and distance from the highway. The total number of plant species and naturalized species found in the four universities was 189 and 43 species. Those of Dankook University were 136 and 35 species, Hoseo 108 and 25 species, Sangmyung 103 and 31 species, and Baekseok 97 and 26 species, respectively. The abundance of natural plants for each respective university tended to be higher as it became closer to the highway. Also, the closer the walking distance to the university, the greater the tendency for the degree of similarity to be higher. As a result, we may conclude that the distribution of alien plants and anthropogenic activities may be closely related.

• Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.48 no.3
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• pp.195-202
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• 2015

We identified research trends for freshwater exotic species in South Korea using text mining methods in conjunction with bibliometric analysis. We searched scientific and common names of freshwater exotic species as searching keywords including 1 mammal species, 3 amphibian-reptile species, 11 fish species, 2 aquatic plant species. A total of 245 articles including research articles and abstracts of conference proceedings published by 56 academic societies and institutes were collected from scientific article databases. The search keywords used were the common names for the exotic species. The $20^{th}$ century (1900's) saw the number of articles increase; however, during the early $21^{st}$ century (2000's) the number of published articles decreased slowly. The number of articles focusing on physiological and embryological research was significantly greater than taxonomic and ecological studies. Rainbow trout and Nile tilapia were the main research topic, specifically physiological and embryological research associated with the aquaculture of these species. Ecological studies were only conducted on the distribution and effect of large-mouth bass and nutria. The ecological risk associated with freshwater exotic species has been expressed yet the scientific information might be insufficient to remove doubt about ecological issues as expressed by interested by individuals and policy makers due to bias in research topics with respect to freshwater exotic species. The research topics of freshwater exotic species would have to diversify to effectively manage freshwater exotic species.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.43 no.9
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• pp.1357-1362
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• 2014

This study compared the antioxidant effects of two kinds of black raspberry extract, obtained from fruits of Rubus coreanus and Rubus occidentalis, which can be found in Korea. The fruits of R. coreanus and R. occidentalis were each extracted with 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% ethanol (EtOH). Among the extracts of these two varieties, 50% EtOH extract of R. occidentalis showed the highest contents of total polyphenols ($46.96{\pm}2.78mg/g$) and flavonoid compounds ($11.77{\pm}0.81mg/g$). The 50% EtOH extract of R. occidentalis showed the highest antioxidant activity ($84.77{\pm}0.97%$) in terms of DPPH radical scavenging activity. On the contrary, 25% EtOH extract of R. occidentalis showed the best antioxidant activity ($29.65{\pm}2.41%$) in terms of ABTS radical scavenging activity. In the results of ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assay, 50% EtOH extract of R. occidentalis showed the highest antioxidant activity ($0.49{\pm}0.02%$). In the cytotoxicity test stimulated with $H_2O_2$, the extracts of 75% and 100% EtOH from R. occidentalis showed the highest cell viability ($93.54{\pm}3.37%$ and $97.19{\pm}0.74%$, respectively). According to our results, extracts of R. occidentalis showed higher antioxidant activities than extracts of R. coreanus. Especially, total polyphenol and flavonoid contents of R. occidentalis showed the highest significant correlation with FRAP by Pearson's correlation (P=0.005 and P=0.013, respectively).

• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.41 no.2
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• pp.138-144
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• 2023

The main factor of biodiversity decline in major biological populations around the world is invasion of alien species. To protect native species, it is necessary to manage alien species. Recently, to eradicate ecosystem disturbance caused by alien species in Korea, many efforts have been made to capture individuals using nets and purchase captured individuals. However, there is no standard for classifying species due to the form of nest site or external characteristics of eggs of freshwater turtles. Thus, Mauremys reevesii eggs might be discarded due to mistaking as eggs of alien turtles. Based on more data, this study aims to compare and analyze external differences among eggs of Trachemys scripta elegans, Pseudemys concinna, and M. reevesii and use them as reference materials in the process of eradicating alien turtles. This study measured characteristics of eggs of the three turtle species. As a result of comparison, all variables of external characteristics of alien turtles and M. reevesii eggs showed significant differences. The shape of egg was also different, with eggs of T. scripta elegans and P. concinna showing a bicone shape and those of M. reevesii showing an ellipsoid shape. In conclusion, based on results of previous studies and the present study, eggs of M. reevesii, T. scripta elegans, and P. concinna are different in shape and structure. Thus, it is possible to distinguish between M. reevesii and invasive alien turtle using their eggs.

• Proceedings of the Plant Resources Society of Korea Conference
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• 2018.10a
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• pp.65-65
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• 2018

외래종이라 함은 도입종, 귀화종, 침입종을 통칭하는 용어로 특정한 인위적 목적 여부에 관계없이, 본래의 자생지가 아닌 외부에서 들어와 다른 생물의 서식지를 점유하여 번식하는 생물종을 지칭하는 것으로, 침입외래종은 생태계에 도입되고 확산되면서 생물다양성과 연계된 생태계서비스를 위협하거나 또는 악영향을 미치는 외래종을 의미하며, 위해우려종이란 국내에 유입될 경우 생태계 등에 위해를 미칠 우려가 있어 환경부장관이 지정 고시하는 생물종 (살아있는 것으로서 개체의 일부 알 종자 등을 포함)을 지칭한다. 본 연구는 환경부고시에 따른 한반도 미유입 환경위해우려종43종에 대하여 농업환경위해성 평가를 실시하고, 분류동정 기법을 개발하는 등 기초 자료를 제공하고자 수행되었다. 이를 위해, 해외식물표본 확인과 미국 현장조사를 실시하였으며, 우선적으로 8종의 미유입 식물에 대하여 보고하고자 한다. - Carduus acanthoides L. (Asteraceae), Carduus tenuiflorus W. Curtis (Asteraceae), Onopordum acanthium L. (Asteraceae), Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M. King & H. Rob. (Asteraceae), Hydrocotyle ranunculoides L.f. (Apiaceae), Oenanthe pimpinelloides L. (Apiaceae), Ehrharta erecta Lam. (Poaceae), Paspalum conjugatum P.J. Bergius (Poaceae).

• Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.357-379
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• 2011

The problem of invasive species has been recently emerged as one of complicated issues due to increasing globalisation and its consequence of species immigrations. Since in most cases of invasive species it is less likely to fully eradicate them through human efforts, it is often interested in reducing the possibility of ecological disaster caused by the invasive species. This paper provides an optimal control model to minimize such possibility while allowing the stochastic nature of biological growth of the invasive species. Conditions under which the partial eradication effort is optimal are derived. Simple numerical illustration is provided using H1N1 data which is categorized as an invasive disease in microorganism level.

• Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.127-138
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• 2000

도로건설에 의한 식물생태계 영향을 종합적으로 고찰하기 위하여 도로로부터 산림 내부에 이르는 거리에 따른 식물군집구조의 변화, 비탈면에 도입한 외래종의 식생천이 및 확산현황, 귀화식물의 분포현황을 파악하였다 도로로부터 거리에 따른 식물군집구조 분석결가 도로건설로 인해 발생된 비탈면과 비탈면 끝지점에서 산림방향으로 10~20m 구간까지 종구성의 변화가 나타났다. 절개비탈면 급속녹화용으로 도입된 큰김의털(Tall Fescue) 경관 및 식물생태계에 악영향을 미치고 있었다 성토비탈면에 파종된 외래종들은 빗물이나 바람을 따라 산림 내부로 유입되어 햇빛이 잘 드는 계곡부나 산림 내부에 잔조하고 있어 식물생태계에 영향을 미치고 있는 것으로 판단되었다 성삼재관통도로변에서 조사된 귀화식물은 총 13과 35속 44종 1변종으로 45종류이었고 도로건설로 나지가 넓게 분포하는 곳이나 이용객이 집중되는 지역에서 출현종수 및 빈도가 높았다.

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.41 no.2
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• pp.145-150
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• 2002

An exotic Chrysomelid species, Ophraella communa Lesage, which is originally distributed in North America and recently discovered in Korea, is reviewed with its morphological characteristics from egg to adult, brief biological notes, local distribution, and dispersal prospect in Korea.