• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.208-214
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• 2010

This study aimed at the introduction of desktop method for assessment of environmental flows developed by International Water Management Institute (IWMI) recently and its application to Geum river basin. This scheme simulated the influence on aquatic ecosystem caused by watershed development and in turn the decrease of water quantity keeping the river's own flow regime. It was found to be as very effective method although it had simple structure. Flow duration curves for different environmental classes at Sutong and Gongjoo sites were estimated according to the natural conditional scenario of Geum river basin and the results were relatively compared well with the previous studies. The behaviors of monthly average runoff time series of both sites showed the level of A class. The results of this study would provide the fundamental data to establish the future plans of monitoring or management for aquatic ecosystem of Geum river basin.

• International Journal of Contents
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.45-51
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• 2011

To protect water pollution and scarcity in lake and river, water quality monitoring applications have become important tools to understand the change of aquatic ecosystem. KLEON (Korean Lake Ecological Observatory Network) is designed to manage and share the ecological observations. The various kinds of water quality and phytoplankton observations are collected from the selected observatories such as seven lakes/rivers/wetlands. To deeply understand the collected observations with weather, KLEON also manages the observatory information such as lake, dam, floodgate, and weather. The accumulated observation and analyzed results are used to improve the water quality index of the observatories and encourage the ecologists' cooperation.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.179-185
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• 2007

Understanding dietary habits is one of the most important factors in studying food webs and other ecological processes. Here we designed universal primers to amplify portions of the 18S and 28S rDNA sequences to examine gut contents using PCR techniques. The gut contents of sailfin sandfish (Arctoscopus japonicus) and pacific squid (Todarodes pacificus) were examined. In total, 11 families of prey were identified with 18S and 28S rDNA using the universal primers. The DNA sequence data indicated that the primer sets successfully amplified a wide spectrum of species and represented gut contents in a relatively convenient way. We found that information in the NCBI database was not yet sufficient to discriminate the species we isolated. In addition, technology for the separation of heterogeneous PCR products and better resolution and quantification protocols would help increase data accuracy.

• 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수자원학회 2010년도 학술발표회
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• pp.933-937
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• 2010

This study aimed at the introduction of desktop method for assessment of environmental flows developed by IWMI(International Water Management Institute) recently and its application to Geum river basin. This scheme simulated the influence on aquatic ecosystem caused by watershed development and in turn the decrease of water quantity keeping the river's own flow regime. It was found to be as very effective method although it had simple structure. Flow duration curves for different environmental classes at Sutong and Gongjoo sites were estimated according to the natural conditional scenario of Geum river basin and the results were relatively compared well with the previous studies. The behaviors of monthly average runoff time series of both sites showed the level of A class. The results of this study would provide the fundamental data to establish the future plans of monitoring or management for aquatic ecosystem of Geum river basin.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.294-303
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• 2023

Beside that the fish species and their sub-populations are highly important as a keystone species in the coastal and marine ecosystem, there are very few studies on their presence, distribution and temporal variations within and around the lagoon ecosystems in Albania. This paper provides an updated review on the life cycle, fishery, exploitation state and management of the main species that are subject of commercial fishing in the Karavasta lagoon, southeastern Adriatic coast of Albania. Due to the fact that lagoons represent a continuum between continental and marine aquatic ecosystems they play a crucial role in species life cycles. Further on in the circumstances of rapid utilizations and environmental changes, anomalies in salinity and temperatures, accelerated anthropogenic influences their rate of vulnerability is highly increased. Following the requirements of the Water Framework Directive, transitional water, coastal lagoons and estuaries there is a need for urgent monitoring and management approaches. The commercial species include: European eel (Anguilla anguilla), species of Family Mugilidae (Mugil cephalus, Liza ramada, Liza salienes and Chelon labrosus), Seabream (Sparus aurata), Seabass (Dincentrarchus labrax), etc. Fish productivity is oscillating from maximum value of 61.95 kg/ha is recorded in period of 1975-80 and lower value of 31 kg/ha in year 2020. Our study highlights importance of fish and fishery long-term monitoring, and contributes to understand the driving factors in productivity, migration patterns and species ecology in the vital coastal ecosystems.

• 한국환경생물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경생물학회 2004년도 학술대회
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• pp.68-69
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• 2004

• 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수자원학회 2018년도 학술발표회
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• pp.355-355
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• 2018

Natural hydrology systems, including high flow and low flow events, are important for aquatic ecosystem health and are essential for controlling the structure and function of ecological processes in river ecosystems. Ecosystem responses to flow changes have been studied in a variety of ways, but little attention has been given to how episodic typhoons and atmospheric circulation patterns can change these hydrologic regime-ecological response relationships. In this diagnostic study, we use an empirical approach to investigate the salient features of interactions between atmospheric circulation, climate, and runoff in the five major Korean river basins.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.444-452
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• 2012

This study aims at assessing vulnerability of water quality and aquatic ecosystem to climate change by using proxy variables. Vulnerability to climate change is defined as a function of exposure to climate, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity. Detailed proxy variables were selected considering availability and then standardized by re-scaling concept. After adequate weights were assigned to standardized proxy variables by Delphi technique, vulnerability index was calculated. As results, vulnerability of adjacent regions to coastal areas include water quality and aquatic ecosystem is relatively higher than that of inland areas, and especially adjacent region to the western and southeast seas, and Jeju show high vulnerabilities. Vulnerability in the future was performed based on A1B scenario (IPCC, 2000). Temporally, the increase of vulnerability from 2050s to 2100s may be larger than the increase from 2000s to 2050s. Because vulnerability index was estimated through the relationship among various proxy variables, it is important to consider characteristics of local region with measurements and policies for reduction of sensitivity and enhancement of adaptive capacity on climate change. This study is expected to be useful in planning adaptation measures and selecting priority to the policy on climate change.

• 환경생물
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.533-544
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• 2017

본 연구는 서해로 유입되는 전남과 전북의 24개 독립하천들을 대상으로 2016년 3월부터 10월까지 어류상을 조사하고, 생물 및 비생물 평가지수(BAc index)를 선정하여 수생태계 건강성 평가를 실시하였다. 출현 어류는 총 18과 44속 59종 4,127개체가 확인되었다. 우점종은 피라미 (Zacco platypus)로 확인되었다. 한국고유종은 각시붕어 (Rhodeus uyekii) 등 12종이었다. BAc index는 통계적으로 유의한(p<0.01 또는 0.05) 상관관계가 확인되었다. 수생태계 건강성 평가의 단계별 분포는 보통 단계(Fair)가 41.7%로 가장 높은 비율을 나타냈다. 양호 단계(Good)와 불량 단계(Poor)는 20.8%, 최적 단계(Excellent)는 16.7%로 각각 나타났다. 독립하천의 수생태계 건강성은 생물학적 평가지수보다 지형적 특성, 인위적 자연적 제한 요소에 따른 비생물학적 평가지수의 영향을 더 받는 것으로 확인되었다.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.21-29
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• 2007

국내에서는 독성이 강한 화학물질 중 535종을 유독물로 지정하고 있다. 이들 유독물 중 약 10%만이 수질관련 기준으로 관리하고 있다. 타르색소도 화학물질이지만, 수계에 미치는 영향에 대한 자료가 미비한 상태이다. 본 연구에서는 형광 박테리아(Vibrio fischeri)와 큰물벼룩(Daphnia magna)을 이용하여 타르색소에 대한 생물검정을 수행하고자 한다. 국내에서 식용으로 허가되어 있는 7종 중 5종에 대한 타르색소의 독성을 평가하여 향후 연구의 기초자료를 제공하고자 한다. 물벼룩을 이용한 결과 독성순위는 적색 제2호, 황색 제5호, 적색 제3호, 황색 제4호, 청색 제1호순으로 그리고 형광성 박테리아를 이용한 Micorotox 독성시험은 15min-EC50을 기준으로 황색 제5호, 적색 제3호, 적색 제2호, 황색 제5호, 청색 제1호 순으로 나타났다. 타르색소들은 종류에 따라 수서생태계에 미치는 영향이 다르며, 수계에 타르색소들의 독성치 이상이 유출되었을 경우 먹이사슬에 의한 생물농축현상(bioconcentration)으로 수계와 인간에게 영향을 줄 것으로 생각된다.