• 환경생물
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.101-113
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• 2003

여름철 광양만의 저서환경 상태를 파악하기 위해서 2001년 6뭘 광양만의 38개 조사정점에서 대형저서동물의 분포를 조사하였다. 출현한 대형저서동물은 총 154종 이었고, 다모류가 출현종수와 개체수에서 가장 우점한 동물분류군이었다. 다모류의 Tharyx sp.(44.8%),Lumbrineris longifolia (14.0%), 이매패류의 Mytilus edulis (6.5%), 단각류의 Corophium sinense (4.5%), 다모류의 Heteromastus filiformis(3.6%), Sigambra tentaculata (1.7%)등이 주요 우점종이었다. 광양만의 묘도 서쪽에 위치한 정점들에서 종수와 개체수가 적었고, 광양만의 주수로역에서 풍부한 생물상을 보였다. 저서오염지수 (BPI)와 생물계수(BC)에 의한 저서군집의 건강도지수서는 주수로역의 일부 정점을 제외한 전 정점이 현재 정상상태 또는 약간 오염된 상태에 있었고, 광양만 입구 지역에서는 유기물오염에 잘 적응한 다모류의 대량 출현이 있어서 유기물 오염의 징후로 보여 향후 지속적인 감시가 필요한 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.771-781
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• 1997

연안역의 환경을 오염이란 관점에서 가장 객관적이고 효율적인 평가 방법을 선정하기 위하여 인천연안역을 대상으로 저서동물군집을 이용한 환경평가 방법인 종-개체수-생물량곡선 (SAB), 순위-빈도 곡선 (RFD), 개체수-생물량 비교법 (ABC), 대수-정규 분포 곡선 (LND), 내서 동물 식성지수를 응용한 저서 오염 지수 (BPI)에 적용하여 환경평가를 실시하였다. 그래프를 이용한 평가방법은 환경상태를 한 눈에 파악 할 수 있는 장점이 있지만, 충분한 생물자료가 요구되기 때문에 지역적으로 또는 세부적으로 비교${\cdot}$분석될 수 없는 단점이 있었다. 반면 저서오염지수에 의하면 정점간의 비교가 가능하였으며, 집괴분석의 결과에서 얻을 수 없는 출현종의 기능적인 면을 고려하여 오염의 정도나 경로까지 추적할 수 있었다. 여러 환경평가방법을 적용한 결과를 종합해 볼 때, 인천연안역은 외해역 보다는 영종도 북동쪽 해역이 다소 오염의 영향을 받고 있었으며, 특히 인천항이 오염의 영향을 크게 받고 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• 생태와환경
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.198-205
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• 2008

Benthic macroinvertebrates were examined to elucidate community structures of a set of 9 shallow ponds from a total of 6 parks located in Seoul metropolitan area, Korea. The result showed that macroinvertebrates were diverse and abundant, and aquatic macrophyte provide habitat diversities in ponds. The differences among benthic macroinvertebrate community compositions seemed to be attributed to local biotic and abiotic interactions. We surveyed benthic macroinvertebrate, biotic (macrophyte), abiotic (turbidity, nutrient concentrations, conductivity, heavy metal concentration) and morphometric (area, depth) of the lentic systems. Generally, the benthic macroinvertebrates were dominated by Cloeon dipterum or Coenagrion sp.. Distribution of the aquatic macrophyte community was correlated with the species composition of macroinvertebrates. The result demonstrated a significant and positive relationship between habitat quality and macroinvertebrate composition.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.610-618
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• 2015

This study was conducted to find out the influence of sample size (accumulated survey areas) on the seven biological indices of benthic macroinvertebrates. BMI, the index similar to Zeilika-Marvan’s saprobic index, tended to be independent on the variations of sample size. The other indices (Shannon-Weaver’s diversity, Margalef’s richness, Menhinick’s richness, Pielou’s evenness, and Lenat’s EPT index) showed the considerable variations along with the increase of sample size and environmental conditions. To get the appropriate index values, it should be sampled at least 6 replicates more based on 30×30cm Surber sampler. In addition, the habitat heterogeneity index of benthic macroinvertebrates suggested in this study, it will be able to be used for evaluating the heterogeneity of habitats.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.68-79
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• 2014

There are marked differences in climate condition between east-facing slopes and west-facing slopes in Mt. Seorak (1,708 m). This study was conducted to find out the differences of benthic macroinvertebrate communities between both slopes of Mt. Seorak. Quantitative (Surber net; $30cm{\times}30cm$, mesh: 1mm) and qualitative (Hand net; mesh: 1mm) samplings ware carried out seasonally in each site which had 100-meter-high difference from November 2010 to November 2011. Most of the survey sites showed sound environmental conditions because they were located in the protection area of the national park. The benthic macroinvertebrates collected from all survey sites were composed of 158 species, 62 families, 17 orders, 7 classes and 5 phyla. DCA (Detrended Correspondence Analysis) ordination based on the abundance of benthic mactoinvertebrates showed that altitude was a major factor governing the structure of benthic macroinvertebrate community. There was no significant difference of the communities between both slopes.

• ALGAE
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.41-46
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• 2017

In rocky intertidal habitats, abiotic stress due to desiccation and thermal extremes increases with elevation because of tides. A study in Atlantic Canada showed that, at low elevations where conditions are benign due to the brief low tides, fucoid algal canopies (Ascophyllum nodosum and Fucus spp.) do not affect the structure of benthic communities. However, at middle and high elevations, where low tides last longer, fucoid canopies limit abiotic extremes and increase the richness (number of invertebrate and algal species, except fucoids) of benthic communities. Using the data from that study, this paper compares the intensity of facilitation and its importance (relative to all other sources of variation in richness) between middle and high elevations, which represent intermediate and high stress, respectively. Facilitation intensity was calculated as the percent increase in benthic richness between quadrats with low and high canopy cover, while the importance of facilitation was calculated as the percentage of variation in richness explained by canopy cover. Data for 689 quadrats spanning 350 km of coastline were used. Both the intensity and importance of facilitation were greater at middle elevations than at high elevations. As canopies do not affect benthic communities at low elevations, this study suggests that the facilitation-stress relationship at the community level is unimodal for this marine system. Such a pattern was found for some terrestrial systems dominated by canopy-forming plants. Thus, it might be ubiquitous in nature and, as further studies refine it, it might help to predict community-level facilitation depending on environmental stress.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.42-53
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• 2019

Objectives: The Yongpung reservoir in Korea is a crucial facility that supplies water to farms in its surrounding $2km^2$ area. However, its water quality is not suited to the needs of current residents who wish for the availability of environmentally friendly agricultural products and desire to use the waterfront area. The aim of this research was to evaluate the reservoir's fish and benthic macroinvertebrate distributions and determine its water quality and the heavy metal content in its sediment. This basic data can be used to establish environmentally protective plans for the Yongpung reservoir. Methods: Six sites were selected for analysis in this investigation. Three points (YP-1, YP-2, and YP-3) were evaluated for water quality and metal content in sediments; they were located upstream, midstream, and downstream of the reservoir. Samplings of the fish and benthic macroinvertebrate populations were performed at three other sites: St. 1, St. 2, and St. 3. Results: Based on chemical oxygen demand (COD) and total nitrogen (T-N) data, the quality of the Yongpung reservoir water corresponds to Class VI (very poor) according to Korea's lake environmental standards. The lead levels measured in the sediment at the midstream and downstream points of the reservoir were 76.7 and 72.7 mg/kg, respectively, while 8 orders, 15 families, and 16 species of benthic macroinvertebrates were identified in the reservoir. The ecological score of the benthic macroinvertebrate community (ESB) was between 8 and 23, denoting poor to very poor environmental conditions. Further, 4 families and 7 species of fish were identified in the reservoir, with Cyprinidae accounting for 94.3% of all observed freshwater fish. Conclusion: Based on these findings, we conclude that management plans, including the removal of lead from the sediment, are necessary to improve the quality of the agricultural water in this reservoir. The T. japonica, which cover almost 30% of the water area, must also be removed.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제39권11호
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• pp.613-625
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• 2017

낚시터로 장기 임대중인 농업용 저수지 2곳을 대상으로 낚시터 영향권(effective zone) 2지점의 퇴적물과 비영향권(ineffective zone) 1지점의 퇴적물을 호기(oxic)와 무산소(anoxic) 조건을 조성한 실험실 코어배양법(laboratory core incubation)을 이용해 영양염류 용출시험을 2회씩 실시하였다. 용출 실험동안 상등수 내 DO, EC, pH, ORP의 변화는 낚시터 영향구간과 비영향 구간 사이에 유의할만한 차이는 관측되지 않았으며(p>0.05), 농업용 저수지의 퇴적물-심층수 확산경계면과 유사한 환경으로 조성되었다. 질산성 질소($NO_3{^-}-N$)를 제외하고 암모니아성 질소($NH_4{^+}-N$), 총인(T-P), 인산염 인($PO{_4}^{3-}-P$)이 호기 보다는 무산조 조건에서 통계학적으로 유의한 수준(p<0.05)으로 퇴적물에서 상등수로 더 많은 용출량이 측정되었다. 이는 상등수 내 DO 농도 감소에 따라 미생물 매개의 암모늄화가 촉진되고 질산화 작용이 억제되어 암모니아성 질소가 퇴적물에서 상등수로 확산 용출되고, 퇴적물 표층의 산화층이 환원되어 유기물에 결합된 인과 금속 산화물과 결합된 인의 해리 등을 통해 인산염인이 퇴적물에서 상등수로 확산용출이 가속화되었기 때문이다. 낚시터 영향권과 비영향권 사이 영양염류 용출량(benthic nutrient diffusive flux)값의 차이는 통계학적으로 유의하지 않았다(p>0.05). 따라서 농업용 저수지 내 낚시활동이 퇴적물의 영양염류 용출량을 통계학적으로 유의한 수준으로 증대시키지 않는 것으로 조사되었다. 이러한 결과는 농업용 저수지 설립년도 대비 10여년의 단기간 낚시활동으로 인해 퇴적물 오염 기여도가 비교적 낮고, 코어배양법의 속도제한된 확산(rate-limited diffusion)으로 발생한 것으로 판단된다. 호기와 무산소 조건 모두에서 퇴적물 내 영양염류 총량과 영양염류 용출량 사이에 유의적 상관관계가 도출되지 않았다. 따라서 농업용 저수지 수질오염의 가속화가 낚시활동으로 인한 직접적 원인보다는 유역에서 유입되는 다양한 비점오염원 내 영양염류가 주요 요인으로 판단되며, 영양염류의 용출을 저감하기 위해 포기 및 물순환 등을 통해 심층수의 빈산소화를 억제할 필요가 있다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제39권spc1호
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• pp.180-188
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• 2006

We examined the effect of salt marsh vegetation on the benthic environment in macro-tidal flats at Donggeomdo, Ganghwa, on the west coast of Korea. Nine stations were established along a transect across the tidal flats, including salt marsh, and field sampling was conducted monthly from July 1997 to June 1998. During the study period, environmental parameters fluctuated as follows: salinity, 15.0 to 28.2 psu, exposure time, 613 to 702 hr/m, inundation time, 28 to 117 hr/m, sediment organic carbon, 0.71 to 1.34%, nitrogen, 0.07 to 0.16%, sulfur from 0.07 to 0.22%, mean grain size from 6.3 to $6.9{\phi}$, water content from 19.4 to 44.4%, water temperature from 4.4 to $20.4^{\circ}C$ and temperature of the surface sediments, 2.7 to $31.1^{\circ}C$, in total, seven halophyte species were sampled and found to be vertically distributed across the tidal levels. Carer scabrifolia, Suaeda maritima, Limonium tetragonum and Phragmites communis dominated the upper zone of the salt marsh, Juncus haenkei, Triglochin maritimum and P. communis dominated the middle zone, and Suaeda japonica predominated in the lower area. Principal component analysis (PCA) and non-metric multi-dimensional scaling revealed that the zonation of halophytes was related to environmental variables such as salinity and exposure time. The halophyte communities were likely related to the organic content of the surface sediment.

• 한국동물생명공학회지
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.245-257
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• 2020

Behavioral response to a diel photoperiodicity (500 lx for 16 h, 5 lx for 4 h and < 0.5 lx for 4 h) and phototactic characteristics in dark conditions were examined with Siberian sturgeon Acipenser baerii (Chondrostei, Actinopterygii) prelarvae. Siberian sturgeon prelarvae represented both qualitative and quantitative changes in their behavioral patterns according to different light intensities in a diel photoperiodicity. Under daylight conditions (500 lx), prelarvae displayed saltatory changes of behavioral features with ages (Day 0-Day 9) in a general order of swimming-up/drifting, swimming in the upper water column, benthic swimming with rheotaxis, schooling and post-schooling behavior. Compared to daylight conditions, prelarvae tended to show more benthic performances and quantitative reductions of schooling and post-schooling behaviors under dimlight conditions (5 lx). Under dark conditions (< 0.5 lx), prelarvae exhibited a fairly uniform behavioral pattern characterized by the benthic swimming across the bottom of the tank. From phototaxis tests under dark conditions, navigational responses of prelarvae to a spotlight illumination were quantitatively changed as their ages increased. The phototactic responses reached the peak on Day 2, continued until Day 4, and then gradually decreased until Day 8. A partial recovery of positive phototaxis was observed on Day 9. Data from this study suggest that the diel light cycle as well as the light intensity of each interval in the cycle should be considered as important components of a practical guide for evaluating fitness and developmental states of artificially propagated Siberian sturgeon prelarvae.