• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.237-252
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• 2016

Improved knowledge of the environmental factors affecting the natural regeneration of tree species in limestone forest is urgently required for species conservation. We examined the environmental factors and tree species characteristics that are important for colonization in diverse forest stands growing on a limestone hill in northern Thailand. Our analysis estimated the relative influence of forest structure and environmental factors on the regeneration traits of tree species. We established sixty-four $100-m^2$ plots in four forest stands on the limestone hill. We determined the species composition of canopy trees, regenerating seedlings, and saplings in relation to the physical environment. The relationships between environmental variables and tree species abundance were assessed by canonical correspondence analysis (CCA), and we used generalized linear mixed models to examine data on seedling/sapling abundances. The CCA ordination indicated that the abundance of tree species within the mixed deciduous forest was closely related to soil depth. The abundances of tree species growing within the sink-hole and hill-slope stands were positively related to the extent of rocky outcropping; light and soil moisture positively influenced the abundance of tree species in the hill-cliff stand. Physical factors had a greater effect on tree regeneration than did factors related to forest structure. Tree species, such as Ficus macleilandii, Dracaena cochinchinensis, and Phyllanthus mirabilis within the hill-cliff or sink-hole stand, colonized well on large rocky outcroppings that were well illuminated and had soft soils. These species regenerated well under conditions prevailing on the limestone hill. The colonization of several species in other stands was negatively influenced by environmental conditions at these sites. We found that natural regeneration of tree species on the limestone hill was difficult because of the prevailing combination of physical and biological factors. The influence of these factors was species dependent, and the magnitude of effects varied across forest stands.

• 한국어류학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.125-132
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• 2014

한강 하구역에서 출현하는 자치어의 시공간적 분포 특성을 파악하고 해양환경요인과 자치어의 분포 및 출현양상과의 연관성을 평가하기 위해 한강 하구역을 대표하는 염하수로, 석모수로, 장봉수로에서 2007년 5월에서 2008년 8월 사이 계절별로 자료를 수집하여 분석하였다. 연구기간 동안 자치어는 총 13개 분류군 총 3,642개체가 출현하였고, 웅어속이 48.8%로 우점하였다. 장봉수로에서 총 11개 분류군이 출현하여 가장 많았다. 석모수로에서는 웅어속이 대량 채집되어 채집량이 2,428개체로 가장 높았다. 춘계와 하계에 출현량이 증가하였으며, 동계에는 흰베도라치만이 출현하였다. 염하수로 및 석모수로에서는 기수종이 주를 이루었고 장봉수로에서는 연안성 어종, 연안 회유성 어종, 연안정착성 어종 등 다양하게 출현하였다. 정준대응분석(CCA) 결과 자치어는 수온 및 염분과 유의한 상관관계를 보였다. 한강 담수유입에 따른 염분에 따라 주요 자치어는 2개의 그룹(염하 석모수로, 장봉수로)으로 구분되었다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.264-276
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• 2021

Background: Salt marshes provide a variety of ecosystem services; however, they are vulnerable to human activity, water level fluctuations, and climate change. Analyses of the relationships between plant communities and environmental conditions in salt marshes are expected to provide useful information for the prediction of changes during climate change. In this study, relationships between the current vegetation structure and environmental factors were evaluated in the tidal flat at the southern tip of Ganghwa, Korea, where salt marshes are well-developed. Results: The vegetation structure in Ganghwa salt marshes was divided into three groups by cluster analysis: group A, dominated by Phragmites communis; group B, dominated by Suaeda japonica; and group C, dominated by other taxa. As determined by PERMANOVA, the groups showed significant differences with respect to altitude, soil moisture, soil organic matter, salinity, sand, clay, and silt ratios. A canonical correspondence analysis based on the percent cover of each species in the quadrats showed that the proportion of sand increased as the altitude increased and S. japonica appeared in soil with a relatively high silt proportion, while P. communis was distributed in soil with low salinity. Conclusions: The distributions of three halophyte groups differed depending on the altitude, soil moisture, salinity, and soil organic matter, sand, silt, and clay contents. Pioneer species, such as S. japonica, appeared in soil with a relatively high silt content. The P. communis community survived under a wider range of soil textures than previously reported in the literature; the species was distributed in soils with relatively low salinity, with a range expansion toward the sea in areas with freshwater influx. The observed spatial distribution patterns may provide a basis for conservation under declining salt marshes.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.213-223
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• 2001

본 연구는 절대하천 식생으로 중요한 위치를 갖는 버드나무과 식물의 분포특성을 파악하고, 또한 이들 분포에 영향을 미치는 환경요인과의 관계성을 규명하기 위하여 안성천 수계의 상류에서 하류에 이르기까지 버드나무과 식물이 우점한 83개의 방형구에 대해 식생요인과 지형특성 및 토양환경의 조사분석을 토대로 수행되었다. 안성천 수계의 버드나무과 식물은 2속 11종이 출현하였고 평균 출현종수는 2.8종으로 조사되었다. 모든 수계에서 버드나무(5. koreensis)의 출현빈도가 가장 높았으며 전조사지역에 고르게 분포하는 경향을 보였다. 갯버들(S. gracilistyla)은 사토의 토양조건과 하상의 경사가 심하고 유속이 빠른 하천의 상류부와 저수지 하부에 분포하는 것으로 관찰되었다. 키버들(S. purpurea var. japonica)은 비교적 사토에서 출현빈도가 높았으며 단독으로 우점하는 경우는 드물고 갯버들(S. gracilistyla) 및 버드나무(S. koreensis)와 혼재하는 경우가 많았다. 왕버들(Salixgjandulosa)은 사양토와 양질사토에서 출현빈도가 높았고 연중수량이 풍부한 저수지 부근과 하천의 상류에서 운반되어 쌓인 모래 퇴적층인 하중도나 사주에 우점하는 경향을 보였다 정준상응분석 결과 버드나무과 식물의 분포는 미지형과 경사 등 환경구배에 의한 토양입자와 유기물 함량 등의 환경요인 수준과 밀접한 관련성을 보이는 것으로 밝혀졌다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.186-194
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• 2013

We compiled and analyzed long-term time-series data collected in Korea to evaluate changes in oceanographic conditions and marine ecosystems near Jeju Island ($33^{\circ}00^{\prime}-34^{\circ}00^{\prime}\;N$, $125^{\circ}30^{\prime}-127^{\circ}30^{\prime}\;E$) from 1981 to 2010. Environmental data included depth-specific time series of temperature and salinity that have been measured bimonthly since 1961 in water columns at 175 fixed stations along 22 oceanographic lines in Korean waters by the National Fisheries Research & Development Institute, and time series of estimated volume transport of the Tsushima Warm Current (TWC) and Korea Strait Bottom Cold Water (KSBCW) for the period from 1961 to 2008. We analyzed the species composition in terms of biomass of fish species caught by Korean fishing vessels in the waters near Jeju Island (1981-2010). Data were summarized and related to environmental changes using canonical correspondence analysis (CCA). The CCA detected major shifts in fish community structure between 1982 and 1983 and between 1990 and 1992; the dominant species were a filefish during 1981-1992 and chub mackerel from 1992 to 2007. CCA suggested that water temperature and salinity in the mixed layer and the volume transport of the TWC and the KSBCW were significantly related to the long-term changes in the fish community in the waters off Jeju Island. Fish community shifts seemed to be related to the well-established 1989 regime shift in the North Pacific. Further studies are required to elucidate the mechanisms driving climate change effects on the thermal windows and habitat ranges of commercial species to develop fisheries management plans based on reliable projections of long-term changes in the oceanographic conditions in waters off Jeju Island.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.17-29
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• 2016

We conducted the study on the relationship between the distribution of coastal sand dune plants and edaphic factors from the shoreline to inland in sand dune ecosystem. The application of TWINSPAN classification based on 10 species, led to the recognition of three vegetative groups (A-C), which associated with their habitats (foredune, hummuck in semistable zone and stable zone). The associations were separated along soil gradient far from the seashore. The relationships between species composition and environmental gradients were explained by canonical correspondence analysis (CCA). Distance from the shoreline was an important indicator to determine soil properties (pH, total ion contents, sand particle sizes, organic matters and nitrogen contents) from the seaward area to inland area and distribution pattern of coastal sand dune plants. Group A is foredune zone, characterized by Calystegia soldanella; group included typical foredune species such as Elymus mollis, Carex kobomugi, Ixeris repens, C. soldanella and Glehnia littoralis. Group B on semi-stabilized zone was characterized by Vitex rotundifolia, a perennial woody shrub. This group was associated the proportion of fine sand size (100 to 250 μm). The results on the proportion of soil particle size showed a transition in sand composition, particularly with respect to the proportion of fine sand size that occurred from the foredune ridge at 32.5 m to the Vitex rotundifolia community at 57.5 m from the shoreline. Group C on stabilized zone was characterized by Zoysia macrostachya, Lathyrus japonicus and Cynodon dactylon and were associated soil organic matter and nitrogen contents. The spatial distribution of plants in the Goraebul coastal sand dune system may result from the interactions between the plant species and environmental heterogeneity.

• 한국어류학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.205-216
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• 2015

인천, 영종도의 소형 조수웅덩이에서 이동성 대형동물의 군집을 조사하였다. 조사는 2010년 2월부터 2011년 1월까지 매월 실시되었다. 총 18종, 1,122개체, 623.6 gWWt이 채집되었다. 우점종은 민물두줄망둑, 미끈망둑, 풀게, 긴발가락참집게였다. 종수와 생체량은 12월부터 3월까지 낮았고, 4월부터 11월까지 높게 나타났다. 정준대응분석 결과 수온이 군집 조성에서 가장 중요한 환경 요인임을 나타내었다. 종다양도지수 범위는 0.14~2.05였고, 10월에 가장 높았다. 소형 조수웅덩이는 일부 작은 크기의 어류와 십각류에게 산란장과 성육장을 제공한다.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.1-18
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• 2012

We investigated seasonal changes in the mesozooplankton community structure in November 2006 and February, May, and August 2007 at 12 stations in the semi-enclosed Muan Bay, Korea. Forty taxa were sampled, with an average abundance ranging from 1,459 to 20,078 indiv. $m^{-3}$; the highest abundance was detected in August 2007, and the lowest in February 2007. Acartia omorii, A. hudsonica, A. ohtsukai, Bestiolina coreana, Calanopia sp., Paracalanus parvus s. l., Cirripedia larvae, Decapoda larvae, and Gastropoda larvae were the most abundant taxa detected. The species diversity of the mesozooplankton was high around the inner regions in August 2007 but it was relatively low in November 2006. Non-metric multidimensional scaling (nMDS) revealed significant differences in the structure of mesozooplankton community among the seasons. Canonical correspondence analysis (CCA), performed to examine the relationships among dominant taxa, stations, and environmental variables, showed that most species of copepods were positively correlated with temperature, salinity, chlorophyll a, and COD concentration. Our results suggested that the mesozooplankton community structure observed in this study might be affected partly by the seasonal changes in environmental variables, such as the status of the sluice gates (i.e., open or closed) and the in situ production of resting eggs by major copepods.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.305-315
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• 2006

In order to examine the transition of zooplankton community by the Saemangeum sea dyke, the temporal and spatial distribution of zooplankton community with relation to environmental variables was investigated using data collected in 2004 and 2005. Sixty-one zooplankton taxa were identified. Average abundance (except Noctiluca scintiliam) ranged from 236 to 1810 indiv. $m^{-3}$, and was the highest in May 2005 and the lowest in february 2005. Dominant species were Acartia hongi and Paracalanus indicus, and cirripedia nauplii and zoea were dominant groups. After the closure of the 4th sea dyke, brackish species such as Tortanus derjugini and Pseudodiaptomus inopinus are widely distributed while the abundance of N. scintillans decreased in the northern area inside the dyke. In canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) for examining the relationships among zooplankton, stations and environmental variables, the northern area inside the dyke was distinguished from the other areas and was represented by Acartia spp, and brackish copepods.; Also, this area was characterized by high chlorophyll a concentration and COD, and low diversity.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.257-269
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• 2017

The study has piloted to find the Pattern of species distribution along environmental variables and disturbance in Raghunandan Reserve Forest. Shaltila and Shahapur beat of Raghunandan Hill Reserve Forest are situated in Chunarughat sub-district of Habiganj district between $24^{\circ}5^{\prime}-24^{\circ}10^{\prime}N$ and $91^{\circ}25^{\prime}-91^{\circ}30^{\prime}E$ under the Sylhet Forest Division. The Environmental variable and vegetation data were collected from 30 sample plots from each forest beat by using arbitrary sampling without preconceived bias. 51 species were found from Shaltila and 34 species found in Shahapur forest beat. Thus the dataset continued with total 85 species in 60 samples. To determine the relationships between tree species distribution and environmental variables, Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) ordination method were performed separately for two forest beat. In CCA ordination, tree species showed significant variation along environmental gradients in terms of soil organic matter and disturbances (p<0.05) in the case of Shaltila forest. Potassium has a significant relationship with axis 1 and axis 2 in this forest. But Shahapur forest showed no significant relationship between species and environmental variables. Phosphorus has a significantly negative relationship with axis 2 in this forest. Disturbance played as a critical role of this forest thus influencing the distribution of species. The study showed that the distributions of tree species are strongly influenced by disturbance and organic matter in Shaltila and Shahapur forest beat showed no significant relationship between species and environmental variables. Future research should be included more environmental variables with larger study area that identify the most important environmental forces which will drive by species distribution findings in this forest.