• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.228-235
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• 2015

Stream ecosystems are closely related to many human activities. Therefore, streams are affected by anthropogenic disturbances such as riverine development and gravel-mining as well as deterioration of water quality. The goal of this study was to elucidate the recolonization process of the macroinvertebrate community after a small-scale anthropogenic disturbance. Field studies were conducted at three sites in a natural stream. The number of recolonizing species tended to increase slightly over time, exceeding the total species number of the control. Ephemeroptera contributed the most to shaping the recolonizing pattern of the entire community. From the result of changes in dominant species, the early recolonizers of each site were the species that showed more frequent occurrence particulary at each sites. But the late recolonizers are Chironomidae at all the sites commonly. This result implies that the actual differences exist among the recolonizing trends of each benthic macroinvertebrate taxon. Collector-gatherers and scrapers comprised about 70% of the recolonizing species. These results indicate that the recolonizing process of an aquatic community after an artificial disturbance depends on the environmental conditions(particularly substratum composition or organic pollution) of the habitat.

• 한국해양바이오학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2007

Coral reefs are among the most dynamic and various ecosystems on tropical ecosystem. They provide a large number of important ecosystem services. Despite their importance, they appear to be one of the most susceptible marine ecosystems. Dramatic decreasing of coral reefs has been reported from every part of the world. Indonesia contains 18% of coral reefs of world's total. Unfortunately the status of coral reefs in Indonesia is already in critical and poor condition. Coral reefs communities in Indonesia are subjected to a variety of environmental disturbance. Threats to Indonesia's coral reefs resources can be divided into two main types: anthropogenic and natural disturbances. The major anthropogenic disturbances on coral reefs in Indonesia are destructive fishing, pollution, coastal development, mining and harvesting live fish and coral, tourism. The natural disturbances such as cyclones, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunami and predator also contribute to coral reefs destruction in Indonesia. In my paper I tried to compare between natural and anthropogenic disturbances on coral reefs in Indonesia and raised these questions: (i) how the natural disturbances differ from anthropogenic area (ii) which type of disturbances has caused the greatest impact on coral reef ecosystem. My finding is that both of anthropogenic and natural disturbances give major impact on coral reefs in Indonesia. The important issue here is coral reef resilience could be disturbed by synergistic effects between various anthropogenic and natural disturbances. This phenomenon has significant conservation and management implication. The appropriate management should be conducted to protect coral reefs ecosystem in Indonesia. Mangrove management will succeed only when local people are involved and get sustainable benefits from mangrove ecosystem. Community based management and Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) are type of management that can be applied on coral reef ecosystems in Indonesia.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.56-68
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• 2013

Community drinking water (CDW), mostly naturally flowing groundwater, plays important roles in supplying drinking water for urban and rural residents in Korea. Over 1,600 CDW facilities are distributed throughout the country, many of them situated in the outskirts of metropolitan cities. A large proportion of Korean people have become dependent on CDW for drinking due to a distrust of piped water's quality and a strong belief in the special medicinal effects of some CDWs. However, administrative and official management and the control of CDW facilities have been inadequate when compared with the strict examination and control of commercial bottled water, which is physically treated groundwater from deep bedrock aquifers. In this study, even though signs of anthropogenic contamination were not generally found, the tested chemical compositions of selected CDWs featured high enrichment of some constituents including Ca, Mg, Na, and HCO3 with natural origins such as water-rock interactions. Careless consumption of particular CDWs, which has no scientific basis, will not guarantee health improvement. Consequently, more intensive management of CDW facilities and a long-term interdisciplinary examination of the health effects of CDWs are needed to effectively protect people's health.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.143-157
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• 2023

본 연구는 바지락과 쏙의 서식 구역이 대비되는 보령 주교 갯벌의 인위적인 환경 영향에 의한 저서동물 군집 특성을 확인하였다. 조사 기간 내 대형저서동물은 총 55종이 출현하였으며, 평균 서식밀도는 338 ind./m², 생체량은 212.2 gWWt/m²이었다. 출현 종수는 상부(27종)에서 하부(37종)로 갈수록 증가하였고, 우점종은(상부: 둥근가시사자머리참갯지렁이, 중부: 고리버들갯지렁이, 하부: 바지락) 조위별로 다르게 나타났다. 집괴분석과 다차원척도법을 이용한 상위 10종의 저서동물 군집구조는 하부의 바지락 어장과 쏙 서식공 밀도가 높은 중부 정점 중심의 두 그룹으로 나뉘며, 특정 생물 종의 영향을 반영하였다. 쏙 서식 공간의 퇴적물 입도 조성은 변동 폭이 컸으나 연간 유지되었으며, 분급은 2.1 𝜑로 낮아져 같은 입자로 구성된 비율이 증가하였다. 특히, 중부는 인위적인 영향이 높음에도 고리버들갯지렁이가 우점하고, 쏙 서식공 밀도와의 연관성을 보여 이는 종간 상호작용에 기인하는 것으로 판단된다.

• Weed & Turfgrass Science
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.50-55
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• 2014

본 연구는 멸종위기 II급 식물인 물고사리의 낙동강 유역권 분포와 자생지에 발달하고 있는 식물군락의 식물사회학적 특성을 밝히고자 이루어졌다. 식물사회학적 연구는 Z.-M. 학파의 방법에 의해 수행되었으며, 전통적 분류방법과 수리통계적 분류방법이 동시에 고려되었다. 물고사리우점군락은 둔치도 일대에 분포하고 있으며, 종조성에 의해 물고사리-흰꽃여뀌군락, 물고사리-밭뚝외풀군락, 물고사리-민구와말군락으로 구분되었다. 군락을 결정짓는 주요환경요소는 수분환경, 입지안정도, 답압의 영향, 인위적 관리에 의한 이차적 에너지 투입, 범람의 빈도 등인 것으로 밝혀졌다. 군락 구성종 가운데 물고사리의 상대기여도가 지배적인 고유식생형으로 분포하고 있음이 밝혀졌으며, 주기적인 간섭에 적응되어 일년생식물의 구성비율이 월등히 높은 것으로 확인되었다. 현재와 같은 전통농법이 유지될 경우 자생지를 중심으로 점차적으로 분포를 넓혀갈 것으로 판단되며, 군락과 서식처에 대한 지속적인 모니터링 연구가 요구된다.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.1-17
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• 2016

The study was aimed to understand the ecological status of the Maebongsan urban forest in Cheongju-si through investigating the vegetation, soil characteristics, and soil microarthropods. Phytosociological analysis for twenty plots revealed that the plant communities were classified into Pinus rigida community, Robinia pseudoacacia community, Castanea crenata community, Quercus acutissima community, Pinus strobus community, Pinus koraiensis community, and Larix kaempferi community. The importance value showed that afforestation tree species like Castanea crenata, Robinia pseudoacacia, and Pinus rigida dominate the urban forest. DBH analysis indicated that although the plant communities seem to be under the succession to Quercus forest, the dominance of Castanea crenata and Robinia pseudoacacia might still persist for several more decades. The properties of soils from the plant communities showed that loamy sand and sandy loam in soil texture, low organic matters, and severe acidification. The abundance of soil microarthropods were not different among the plant communities except Castanea crenata community and Pinus koraiensis community. The two communities showed especially low abundance of collembola and acarina. Thus, we can say that Castanea crenata community and Pinus koraiensis community seem to have been influenced strongly by anthropogenic activities.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.24-32
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• 2014

본 연구는 2011년~2013년 사이에 춘천시에 위치하고 종적으로 분포하는 2개 하천(공지천, 신촌천)을 대상으로 각각 2개의 조사 지점에서 저서성 대형무척추동물 군집의 계절 및 공간별 조사를 시행하였다. 본 연구는 하천에서의 인위적인 교란이 저서성 대형무척추동물의 종수 및 개체수의 감소에 미치는 영향을 고찰하였다. 본 연구의 상류구간인 신촌천(St.1, St.2)과는 달리 공지천 구간(St.3, St.4)은 공지천생태하천조성사업의 진행에 따른 인위적인 교란에 빈번하게 노출된 구간이었다. 이 사업 이후 물 흐름의 정체시간이 장기화됨으로 인하여 2012년 하절기에 신촌천 상류(St.1)와 공지천 하류(St.4) 사이에 커다란 수온의 차이(최대 $9^{\circ}C$까지) 및 $30^{\circ}C$ 이상 수온이 증가하는 현상을 보였다. 또한 매년 몬순강우는 저서성 대형무척추동물의 종수 및 개체수 그리고 종 다양도지수의 감소를 초래하였다. 분류군에 따른 우점 양상을 보면, 신촌천 상류에서만 날도래류가 우점하였을 뿐, 그 외의 지점들에서는 파리류가 우세하게 출현하였다. 저서성 대형무척추동물의 시 공간적인 변동은 인위적인 하상의 교란(하상변화, 수온 증가) 및 몬순강우 등으로 인한 토사유입과 같은 물리적인 요인들의 영향을 반영하는 지표생물로서 중요하다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.127-145
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• 2011

Various environmental ecosystems are valuable sources for microbial ecology studies, and their analyses using recently developed molecular ecological approaches have drawn significant attention within the scientific community. Changes in the microbial community structures due to various anthropogenic activities can be evaluated by various culture-independent methods e.g. ARISA, DGGE, SSCP, T-RFLP, clone library, pyrosequencing, etc. Direct amplification of total community DNA and amplification of most conserved region (16S rRNA) are common initial steps, followed by either fingerprinting or sequencing analysis. Fingerprinting methods are relatively quicker than sequencing analysis in evaluating the changes in the microbial community. Being an efficient, sensitive and time- and cost effective method, T-RFLP is regularly used by many researchers to access the microbial diversity. Among various fingerprinting methods T-RFLP became an important tool in studying the microbial community structure because of its sensitivity and reproducibility. In this present review, we will discuss the important developments in T-RFLP methodology to distinguish the total microbial diversity and community composition in the various ecosystems.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.1-13
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• 2022

The objective of this study is to find out phytosociological characteristics of Quercus acutissima dominant forest in Anseong city. A total of 39 phytosociological relevés were sampled. 4 syntaxa were classified to use the Z.-M. School's methodology. Species compositions in which this study adopted were Oplismenus undulatifolius-Quercus acutissima community(typicum subcommunity, phytolacca americana subcommunity), Quercus acutissima community, Pinus densiflora-Quercus acutissima community. All syntaxa were distributed in a high proportion of synanthropophyte where lower-slopes with low elevations and inclinations. Oplismenus undulatifolius-Quercus acutissima community was mainly distributed in the west side of Anseong city where high intensity and frequency of human impacts was experienced. While in the east where most of the areas are covered mountains, Quercus acutissima community and Pinus densiflora-Quercus acutissima community were distributed. As a results, phytolacca americana subcommunity belong to Oplismenus undulatifolius-Quercus acutissima community is sytaxon that reflects change in species composition of Quercus acutissma dominant forest due to the continuous landuse changes in Anseong city.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.11-22
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• 2004

Benthic pollution assessment based on macrobenthic community structure with environmental variables was carried out at twelve stations during two periods on a presumed pollution gradient in Gamak Bay. Univariate and multivariate methods were applied to investigate structural changes in the benthic communities. A clear gradient of pollution effects on the macrobenthic community was observed from the interior to the exterior of the bay. The community on the northwestern basin was severely disturbed due to a low level of hydrodynamics and a large amount of pollutant input from nearby cities. Exterior regions on the southern basin appeared to have the best benthic environmental characteristics among all stations according to most methods of analysis. Central ridge regions and two stations around the islets in the mouth of the bay exhibited intermediate levels of perturbation when compared to the more disturbed interior and undisturbed exterior regions. Pollution effects on the communities were attenuated at the southern area of the central ridge during spring compared to those of summer, where aquacultural farming was densely distributed. The environmental variables primarily correlated to the macrobenthic community structure were total organic carbon (C), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), and tributyltins (TBTs), contents found on the surface sediment, as anthropogenic variables indicating organic materials.