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Seasonal Changes in Phytoplankton Composition in Jinhae Bay, 2011 (2011년 진해만 식물플랑크톤 군집의 계절적 변화)

  • Park, Kyung-Woo;Suh, Young-Sang;Lim, Weol-Ae
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.18 no.6
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    • pp.520-529
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    • 2012
  • Geographic distribution and species composition of phytoplankton were investigated in Jinhae Bay for 12 months. Total 158 species were found including 95 bacillariophyceae, 58 dinophyceae, 1 euglenoids, and 4 dictyochaceae. The total cell numbers of phytoplakton ranged from $4.0{\times}10^3{\sim}9.0{\times}10^7\;cells{\cdot}L^{-1}$. Highest and lowest amounts of cells were found in July (Chl.a 13.19 $mg{\cdot}m^{-3}$) and March(Chl.a 3.44 $mg{\cdot}m^{-3}$), respectively. Leptocylindrus danicus and Pseudo-nitzschia spp. were dominant in spring, and Dactliosolen fragilissimus and Pseudo-nitzschia spp. were dominant in summer. Chaetoceros spp. and Skeletonema spp. were domonant in autumn and winter. The amounts of nitrogen and phosphorus were also measured during the survey. Higher ratio of nitrogen (DIN : DIP = 28 : 1) was found in the east Jinhae Bay compared to the ratio of the west Jnhae Bay that showed 14 : 1 of N : P ratio. The total amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus and Chl.a were also higher in the east Jinhae Bay compared to the west area. The geographic differences between the east and west of Jinhae Bay were also discussed along with phytoplankton compostion.

Thermodynamic Study of Poly(dimethylsiloxane)-Solvents Systems Using Inverse Gas Chromatography (Inverse Gas Chromatography를 이용한 Poly(dimethylsiloxane)-Solvent계의 열역학적 연구)

  • Cho, Joung-Mo;Kang, Choon-Hyoung
    • Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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    • v.10 no.5
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    • pp.718-725
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    • 1999
  • In order to investigate the interaction characteristics of poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) with various solvents such as water, ethanol, and iso-propanol, Inverse Gas Chromatography(IGC) at finite concentration, which is a very fast, accurate, and thus promising technique in thermodynamic study of polymer systems, is employed. By measuring the specific retention volumes of the probes, the interaction parameters are calculated by means of the Flory-Huggins equation. From the results, the interaction parameters of the probes are, as expected due to the hydrophobicity of the polymer, found to be of large positive values (2$2.0{\times}10^{-3}mol/g$. For the linear PDMS, interpretation of the space distribution of molecules is performed by the Kirkwood-Buff-Zimm(KBZ) integrals, which give intuitive information about physical properties. From the KBZ integrals, water does not show the tendency of preferential solvation with the PDMS but formed self-cluster. The larger solvent molecules show a stronger tendency to distribute more randomly in the mixture.

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Spin and Pseudo Spins in Theoretical Chemistry. A Unified View for Superposed and Entangled Quantum Systems

  • Yamaguchi, Y.;Nakano, M.;Nagao, H.;Okumura, M.;Yamanaka, S.;Kawakami, T.;Yamaki, D.;Nishino, M.;Shigeta, Y.;Kitagawa, Y.;Takano, Y.;Takahata, M.;Takeda, R.
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.24 no.6
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    • pp.864-880
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    • 2003
  • A unified picture for magnetism, superconductivity, quantum optics and other properties of molecule-based materials has been presented on the basis of effective model Hamiltonians, where necessary parameter values have been determined by the first principle calculations of cluster models and/or band models. These properties of the matetials are qualitatively discussed on the basis of the spin and pseudo-spin Hamiltonian models, where several quantum operators are expressed by spin variables under the two level approximation. As an example, ab initio broken-symmetry DFT calculations are performed for cyclic magnetic ring constructed of 34 hydrogen atoms in order to obtain effective exchange integrals in the spin Hamiltonian model. The natural orbital analysis of the DFT solution was performed to obtain symmetry-adapted molecular orbitals and their occupation numbers. Several chemical indices such as information entropy and unpaired electron density were calculated on the basis of the occupation numbers to elucidate the spin and pair correlations, and bonding characteristic (kinetic correlation) of this mesoscopic magnetic ring. Both classical and quantum effects for spin alignments and singlet spin-pair formations are discussed on the basis of the true spin Hamiltonian model in detail. Quantum effects are also discussed in the case of superconductivity, atom optics and quantum optics based on the pseudo spin Hamiltonian models. The coherent and squeezed states of spins, atoms and quantum field are discussed to obtain a unified picture for correlation, coherence and decoherence in future materials. Implications of theoretical results are examined in relation to recent experiments on molecule-based materials and molecular design of future molecular soft materials in the intersection area between molecular and biomolecular materials.

Spatio-Temporal Distribution Analysis of One-Person Household - The Case of Busan City - (1인가구의 시공간적 분포 분석 - 부산시를 사례로 -)

  • Yoo, Chang-Ju;Nam, Kwang-Woo
    • Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.59-71
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    • 2014
  • At present, Korean one-person households have been continuously increased in spite of the reduction of total population. The increasement of one-person household has become a social and institutional issue. It is necessary to response socially and economically to not only changes of housing demand but also the disadvantaged classes such as the socially weak and single elderly household from the national level. In this respect, this research examined the spatial distribution (such as the increasing area, high-density area, and majority area) of one-person household with census data in the city of Busan. The clusters of one-person households were selected by focusing on the spatial distributions by time series changes of 2000, 2005, and 2010 and considering their housing characteristics. In terms of policy efficiency, the clusters of one-person households to be supported by priority were derived by analyzing the census data from 6066 output areas in the city of Busan. As a result, lots of one-person households of juniors were distributed around the university town, office facility, and station service area. Lots of one-person households at middle-aged class were distributed in Busan's original downtown and mountain-side road. Generalizing these characteristics, cluster analysis was conducted. As a result, one-person household dense area in Busan could be classified into four types. This research should be utilized as a counterplan for increasing the housing demand of one-person household or basic data for supporting small housing supply policies in the future.

Studies on the Regeneration Process of a Quercus mongolica Forest in Mt. Jumbong (점봉산(點鳳山) 신갈나무(Quercus mongolica Fischer)림(林)의 갱신(更新) 과정(過程)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究))

  • Kim, Seong Deog;Kim, Yoon Dong
    • Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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    • v.84 no.4
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    • pp.447-455
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    • 1995
  • Regeneration process of a mongolian oak forest in Bukam-Ryeong area, Mt. Jumbong, Kangwon-Do, was studied in relation to its structure. The dominant trees of the stands came up beyond 10m in height. The upper-tree layer was highly dominated by oaks, and they distributed horizontally in random. Oak trees of the middle layer and the lower layer were few in number and small in basal area, and tended to be distributed contagiously. In the trees of the upper layer, the distribution of the age tended to be two modal type which has the mode of 70 and 230 years in plot. In the horizontal distribution of these trees, some of the even-aged cluster which were constituted of several trees, were found. The rate of the stern diameter increment during first 25 years of the oaks in upper layer were higher than those of the same species in the middle layer. These results showed that after the forest canopy had been broken out, the seedlings which were established in dense there grow with the decreasing density and some of these, of which distribution became in random, would constitute the canopy.

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The Influence of Environmental Variables on Macrobenthic Communities after Dike Construction in Asan Bay, Korea (방조제 건설이후 아산만 대형저서동물 군집 구조에 영향을 주는 환경요인)

  • Yu, Ok-Hwan;Lee, Hyung-Gon;Lee, Jae-Hac
    • Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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    • v.29 no.4
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    • pp.326-344
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    • 2011
  • Although anthropogenic disturbance of 20 years duration affects benthic habitats, few studies have examined its effects on the macrobenthic communities of a bay. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of environmental variables on the macrobenthic communities after the construction of the Hwaong dike. Macrobenthos were collected at 22 sites using a Smith McIntyre grab (0.1 $m^2$) in August 2007 and February 2008. Total organic content was very low around the Hwaong dike. Sediment grain size increased from the Hwaong dike to the outer bay. In total, 317 species of macrobenthic fauna were collected and the mean density was 1,155 ind. $m^{-2}$, both of which were higher than the results of previous studies. The dominant species, $Hetermastus$ $filiformis$, known to be a potential pollution indicator, was more abundant near the Hwaong dike. Conversely, species sensitive to organic pollution, such as the polychaete $Ampharete$ $arctica$ and the ophiuroid $Amphioplus$ $squamata$, exhibited higher mean densities in areas distant from the dike. A cluster analysis indicated that the macrobenthic community was divided into two distinct groups: group I near the dike and group II in the outer bay, which were affected by sediment grain size and total organic content. This study suggests that variations in sediment grain size and organic content after dike construction are important factors controlling the macrobenthic community in Asan Bay.

Geological Distribution of Aquatic Invertebrates Living in Paddy Fields of South Korea (한국의 논에 서식하는 수서무척추생물의 지리적 군집 분포)

  • Kim, Myung-Hyun;Han, Min-Su;Nam, Hyung-Kyu;Kang, Kee-Kyung;Kim, Miran
    • Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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    • v.45 no.6
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    • pp.1136-1142
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    • 2012
  • The roles of paddy fields are re-evaluated as an artificial wetland. Although 44% of total aquatic invertebrates in South Korea are observed in a rice paddy, information of their distribution and characteristics of habitat use is limited yet. This study was carried out to provide information and characterizing distribution of community of aquatic invertebrates using a rice paddy through the South Korea. Aquatic invertebrates were collected at 284 sites of a rice paddy in South Korea from June to August, 2005, 2006 and 2007. We grouped sampling sites according to its species and population of aquatic invertebrates using a non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS). Total 21 orders 60 families 114 species were collected from a rice paddy. Coleoptera (25%), Heteroptera (17%), Diptera (17%) and Odonata (12%) were observed. Aquatic invertebrates were classified into three groups (Group 1: Gangwon, Gyeonggi and Chungbuk; Group 2: Chungnam, Jeonbuk, Jeonnam and Jeju; Group 3: Gyeongbuk and Kyeongnam). In Group 1, Muljarus japonicas distributed mainly Gangwondo and Chungbuk. In Group 2, Sigara nigroventralis and S. substriata were mainly observed. In Group 3, higher density of Daphnia sp. and Chironomidae gen. spp. was found in the southern part of Korea.

Differences in the Community Structures of Macrobenthic Polychaetes from Farming Grounds and Natural Habitats in Gamak Bay (가막만 양식장과 자연 서식지에서의 대형저서다모류 군집구조 차이)

  • Jang, So Yun;Shin, Hyun Chool
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.297-309
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    • 2016
  • This study was carried out to investigate the differences in sedimentary environments and benthic polychaete communities between farming grounds and natural habitats (non-farming ground) in Gamak Bay. Sampling stations of natural habitats were evenly distributed in the entire bay. And mussel farm, oyster farm and ark-shell farm were selected as farming grounds. Dominant sedimentary facies was mud in most sampling stations of farming grounds and natural habitats. However organic contents were higher in the farming grounds than natural habitats of the bay. The species number and mean density of polychaetous community in the natural habitats were greater than those from the farming grounds. Lumbrineris longifolia, known as potential organic enrichment indicator species, was first dominant species both in farming grounds and natural habitats of the bay. However, the next dominant species consisted of different species between two benthic habitats. As a result of community analysis using cluster analysis and nMDS, the natural habitats were divided into several station groups, but most of stations in farming grounds were clustered into one group. Pearson' correlation analysis and PCA showed high relationships between sedimentary environmental factors and benthic polychaetous community in natural habitats, but low or no relationships in farming grounds. That means benthic polychaetous community established in farming ground was under unusual condition such as high input of organic matter. Thus it is necessary to improve the benthic environmental quality of the farming grounds as well as the north-western inner part in Gamak Bay through long-term monitoring efforts.

Community Structure of Macrobenthic Invertebrates of Fishing grounds in the coastal waters of Jeju Island (제주도 연안 마을어장의 저서무척추동물 군집구조)

  • Ko, Jun-Cheol;Koo, Jun-Ho;Lee, Seung-Jong;Chang, Dae-Su;Jo, Sung-Hwan
    • The Korean Journal of Malacology
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    • v.27 no.3
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    • pp.229-246
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    • 2011
  • This study was performed to know and compare the community structures of macrobenthic invertebrates of eight fishing grounds in the coastal waters of Jeju Island from September to October 2008. A total of 166 species was identified. Mollusks comprised 77 species (46.4%); Arthropods 24 (14.5%), Cnidarians 18 (10.8%); Poriferans 16 (9.6%); and the others including Echinoderms 33 (17.7%). Density and biomass were estimated to be 6,905 ind./$m^2$ and 113,100.7 gwwt/$m^2$, respectively. Gastropods was the most dominant taxon in terms of abundance (3,311 ind./$m^2$) and number of species as well, and Gastropods was predominant in biomass (55,789.2 gwwt/$m^2$). The dominant species were Omphalius pfeifferi, Astralium haematragum, Turbo cornutus, Ergalatax contraacta, Lithophaga cura, Anthocidaris crassispina, Herdmania monus in 5-15 m. Based on the cluster analysis, the study area could be divided into two station groups. The biodiversity, evenness and richness index appeared as follows: H' = 1.59-2.95, E' = 0.38-0.87, R = 3.3-10.4. The dominance index were highest in Daepo and lowest in Woljeong.

Fish Fauna of the Main Channel in the Nakdong River (낙동강 본류의 어류상)

  • Cho, Ga-Ik;Joo, Gea-Jae;Jang, Min-Ho
    • Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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    • v.34 no.3 s.95
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    • pp.223-238
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    • 2001
  • Longitudinal distribution of the fish fauna of the 20 main channel and tributary sites in the Nakdong River was investigated from July 1999 to December 2000. A total of 4,791 individuals of fisHes were collected from three to seven sampling programs of all study sites and 48 species of 17 families were collected. Dominant family was Cyprinidae (25 species, relative abundance (RA): 91.8%). Zacco platypus (RA: 18.0%) was found to be the most abundant inhabitant. Subdominant species were Opsariichthys bidens (17,1%), Squalidus chankaensis tsuchigae (13.2%), Hemibarbus labeo (9.9%), and Z. temmincki (8.2%). Among the total species, 12 species were identified as endemic species (4 families, 24.5% of 1,172 individuals). Four exotic fishes were collected (Carassius cuvieri, 25 indv.; Micropterus salmoides, 214 indv.; Lipomis macrochirus, 14 indv.; Oreochromis niloticus, 6 indv.). M. salmoides was distributed in mid to lower part of the Nakdong River. As the result of cluster analysis, sampling sites were divided into three groups (upper, middle and lowerpart). Site below Gumi (St. 10) were considered as the lower part of the Nakdong River. Combined with previous surveys, about 80 species are present in the main channel and tributaries of the Nakdong River. Since the middle of 1990s, population density of the M. salmoides rapidly increased in the stagnant lower part of the river(RA 8.8% in lower 5 sites). The feeding strategy of M. salmoides was "generalized" on Daphnia sp. (<100 mm), and "specialization" about Cladocera (<150 mm) and Insecta(<200 mm).

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