• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.297-304
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• 2012

Pylaiella littoralis was collected in the Chuuk lagoon of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). The FSM has a variety of coral reef ecosystems, which provide essential materials, such as minerals, vitamins, essential amino acids, for marine organisms. In this study, the antioxidant activities of ethanol and enzymatic extracts of P. littoralis were evaluated by measuring their scavenging activities on DPPH free radical, Alkyl radical, hydroxyl radical and cell viability. The enzymatic extracts were hydrolyzed to prepare water soluble extracts by using five carbohydrate degrading enzymes (AMG, Celluclast, Termamyl, Ultraflo, and Viscozyme) and five proteases (Alcalase, Flavourzyme, Kojizyme, Neutrase, and Protamex). As a result, the enzymatic extracts prepared by Flavourzyme, Ultraflo, and Kojizyme exhibited the greatest effects in DPPH free radical, alkyl radical scavenging activity and cell viability. Also, these enzymatic extracts had a higher antioxidant effect then commercial antioxidants in DPPH free radical and Alkyl radical scavenging activity. This study suggests that P. littoralis might be a useful source of natural antioxidants for the development of dietary supplements.

• Spatial Information Research
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.31-38
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• 2015

연안 해저 피복 조사에 있어 원격탐사 자료를 이용함으로써 조사의 효율성을 높일 수 있다. 위성영상과 항공영상과 같은 광학 원격탐사자료는 수심의 영향으로 동일한 해저 피복조건에 대해 다른 반사도를 보인다. 이 연구에서는 CASI-1500 항공 초분광영상에 대한 수심보정을 통해 연안 해저 피복에 대한 조사 범위 및 정확도 향상이 가능한지 분석하였다. 연구지역은 강원도 강릉시 연안으로 갯녹음 현상으로 인해 해저 환경이 급격히 변화되고 있는 지역이다. 해저면이 모래인 지점을 대상으로 초분광영상에서 추출한 수체 반사율(water reflectance, $R_W$)과 수심 간의 회귀모델을 통해 밴드별 수심보정 계수를 추정하고, 이를 영상 전체에 적용하였다. 그 결과 수심보정 전 영상에서 수심 6-7m에 한정하여 판독이 가능하였지만 수심보정 후 수심 15m까지 판독이 가능해지고, 수심에 따른 반사율의 변이가 크게 감소하였다. 또한 수심보정을 통해 해저 재질 분류 정확도가 13%p 증가하였다.

• 한국해양학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.69-76
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• 1995

오끼나와 해곡의 남쪽 해저 2051 m에서 채취된 저탁류 퇴적물(RN88-PC5)에 대하여 조사하였다. 반원양성 점토질 퇴적물과 천해에서 운반된 사질퇴적물 사이에는 저저성 유공충의 조성, 입도조성 및 화학적 원소의 조성 등에서 현저한 퇴적학적 특성의 차이 를 보인다. 저탁류 퇴적물인 사질퇴적물에 있어서는 점토질 퇴적물에는 포함되어 있지 않은 전형적인 신호초 해역의 유공충을 다량으로 함유하고 있는 것으로 보아 천해에서 유입된 퇴적물임이 거희확실하다. 이들 사질퇴적물은 저탁류와 관련되어 운반 되었으 며, 사질퇴적물과 점토질퇴적물 사이에는 다른 퇴적학적인 기작이 작용되었음을 시사 한다. /SUP 14/C 연대측정 결과와 유공충의 안정 산소동위원소값의 변화는 과거 약 1 만년으로부터 현재에 이르기까지 포층해수의 점진적인 온난화 경향을 보인다. 또한 Termination 1b의 기록을 보일 뿐만 아니라 약 2천년전과 7천년전의 2회에 걸친 담수 유입의 증거도 보여진다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.180-187
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• 2021

This study was conducted to investigate the reproductive characteristics of the Neon damselfish Pomacentrus coelestis in Chuuk lagoon (7°27' N, 151°53' E), Micronesia, Equatorial Pacific Ocean. The specimens used in this study were collected from August 2009 to September 2010 from around the coral reef area at a depth of 3-10 m in the northwest coast of Weno Island. Overall, 228 individuals were collected over 14 months from this area, of which 115 were females and 108 were males. Among 108 males, 30 were found to be hermaphrodites and the sex of 5 individuals could not be determined. The overall sex ratio was approximately 1.06:1 (female:male), and the ratio of sexually active individuals was 0.79:1. The gonadosomatic index (GSI) fluctuated and showed the highest value of 8.43±1.21 in December 2009 and the lowest value of 3.36±0.71 in September 2009 in sexually active females. Males showed the highest GSI value of 2.64±0.93 in June 2010 and the lowest value of 0.35±0.06 in July 2010. Based on the fluctuation of GSI, the trends in the appearance of monthly sexually active individuals, and biopsy of the gonads, P. coelestis was found to be a hermaphrodite species of protogynous type and is considered to be reproductively active throughout the year.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.23-45
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• 2023

Tuvalu is a small reef islands country in the Pacific Ocean. Its coastal regions are very much dynamic due to the profound effects of tropical cyclones and sea level rise (SLR). However, research works on coastline dynamics of Tuvalu mainly cover its capital, Funafuti. Therefore, this review summarizes the extent of long-term coastal changes in different islets of Funafuti and on overall Tuvalu. In Funafuti, highly accreting areas are Te Afualiku, Fuafatu, Motugie, and Amatuku, and highly eroding areas are Fuagea and Tefala with the fully disappeared islet of Vasafua after 2005. However, in spite of different causes and supposition of scientists on disappearing these lands the accretion is more dominant than erosion which resulted in 7.3% net increase of land areas of Tuvalu over 117 years till 2015. Severe tropical cyclones mainly caused accretion of land areas by forming coral rubble rampart formation and further reworks and erosion to small sandy islands whereas frequent low-energy cyclones mainly caused erosion. Though, till now severe erosion of coastal areas are not evident by global SLR, islets of Funafuti experienced remarkable shoreline increase as formation of 30-40 m wide rubble rampart formation along 19 km in 1971 by tropical cyclone Bebe and net increase of area of 3.45 ha by tropical cyclone Pam in 2015. In spite of such overall accretion of coastal areas several scientists suspect drowning of its areas in future because of high SLR (~5.1±0.7 mm/year) at Funafuti which supposedly will not work as a breakwater anymore. Thus, protection measures should be taken to prevent coastline erosion as well as land reclamation activities should be done following the global examples.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.17-33
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• 2023

Disasters in coastal regions are a constant source of damage due to their uncertainty and complexity, leading to the proposal of green infrastructure as a nature-based solution that incorporates the concept of resilience to address the limitations of traditional grey infrastructure. This study analyzed trends in research related to coastal disasters and green infrastructure by conducting a co-occurrence keyword analysis of 2,183 articles collected from the Web of Science (WoS). The analysis resulted in the classification of the literature into four clusters. Cluster 1 is related to coastal disasters and tsunamis, as well as predictive simulation techniques, and includes keywords such as surge, wave, tide, and modeling. Cluster 2 focuses on the social system damage caused by coastal disasters and theoretical concepts, with keywords such as population, community, and green infrastructure elements like habitat, wetland, salt marsh, coral reef, and mangrove. Cluster 3 deals with coastal disaster-related sea level rise and international issues, and includes keywords such as sea level rise (or change), floodplain, and DEM. Finally, cluster 4 covers coastal erosion and vulnerability, and GIS, with the theme of 'coastal vulnerability and spatial technique'. Keywords related to green infrastructure in cluster 2 have been continuously appearing since 2016, but their focus has been on the function and effect of each element. Based on this analysis, implications for planning and management processes using green infrastructure in response to coastal disasters have been derived. This study can serve as a valuable resource for future research and policy in responding to and managing various disasters in coastal regions.

• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.69.1-69.11
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• 2023

Background: Kalkitoxin (KT) is an active lipopeptide isolated from the cyanobacterium Lyngbya majuscula found in the bed of the coral reef. Although KT suppresses cell division and inflammation, KT's mechanism of action in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) is unidentified. Therefore, our main aim was to investigate the impact of KT on vascular calcification for the treatment of cardiovascular disease. Objectives: Using diverse calcification media, we studied the effect of KT on VSMC calcification and the underlying mechanism of this effect. Methods: VSMC was isolated from the 6 weeks ICR mice. Then VSMCs were treated with different concentrations of KT to check the cell viability. Alizarin red and von Kossa staining were carried out to examine the calcium deposition on VSMC. Thoracic aorta of 6 weeks mice were taken and treated with different concentrations of KT, and H and E staining was performed. Real-time polymerase chain reaction and western blot were performed to examine KT's effect on VSMC mineralization. Calcium deposition on VSMC was examined with a calcium deposition quantification kit. Results: Calcium deposition, Alizarin red, and von Kossa staining revealed that KT reduced inorganic phosphate-induced calcification phenotypes. KT also reduced Ca⁺⁺-induced calcification by inhibiting genes that regulate osteoblast differentiation, such as runtrelated transcription factor 2 (RUNX-2), SMAD family member 4, osterix, collagen 1α, and osteopontin. Also, KT repressed Ca²⁺-induced bone morphogenetic protein 2, RUNX-2, collagen 1α, osteoprotegerin, and smooth muscle actin protein expression. Likewise, Alizarin red and von Kossa staining showed that KT markedly decreased the calcification of ex vivo ring formation in the mouse thoracic aorta. Conclusions: This experiment demonstrated that KT decreases vascular calcification and may be developed as a new therapeutic treatment for vascular calcification and arteriosclerosis.

• 한국어류학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.274-285
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• 2007

자리돔과(Teleostei: Pomacentridae) 어류는 열대 및 아열대 해역에 널리 분포하고 있으며 특히 산호해역의 해양생물 군락을 이루는 주요구성 어류이다. 현재 우리나라에는 본과에 5종이 분포하는 것으로 알려져 있는데 본 논문에서는 genus Chromis와 Dascyllus 2속을 대상으로 분자계통학적 위치를 규명하는데 그 목적이 있다. 분자계통분석에서 일본산 D. aruanus는 계통도상에서 폴리네시아산 D. aruanus와 함께 유집되었고, 우리나라의 Chromis fumea는 호주의 C. nitida와 함께 유집되었으며, 두 종간의 유전적 거리를 표시하는 P 값은 0.047로 상대적으로 매우 낮았다. 우리나라의 C. notatus는 뉴칼레도니아산 C. flavomaculata와 함께 유집되었는데, 특히 제주의 D. melanurus와 인도-태평양의 D. melanurus 사이에는 유전자 염기서열의 차이가 전혀 관찰되지 않았다. 그러나 이 두 지역의 D. melanurs와 인도네시아의 D. melanurus간에는 한개의 염기서열 차이가 있었다. 일본산 Dascyllus aruanus의 염기서열은 폴리네시아산 Dascyllus aruanus와 2개의 염기서열 차이가 있었고, 한국산 Chromis fumea와 C. notatus 사이에는 다소 많은 수의 염기서열 차이가 있었다. 본 논문에서 도입한 미토콘드리아 cytochrome DNA의 염기서열 정보 및 분석은 이 유전자가 종 수준에서 뿐만 아니라 지역집단의 구분 및 확인을 위한 DNA 바코드로서 이용될 수 있음을 보여준다.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2006년도 Proceedings of ISRS 2006 PORSEC Volume II
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• pp.1011-1014
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• 2006

Coarse resolution (9 - 50 km pixels) Sea Surface Temperature satellite data are frequently considered adequate for open ocean research. However, coastal regions, including coral reef, estuarine and mesoscale upwelling regions require high-resolution (1-km pixel) SST data. The AVHRR SST data often suffer from navigation errors of several kilometres and still require manual navigation adjustments. The second serious problem is faulty and ineffective cloud-detection algorithms used operationally; many of these are based on radiance thresholds and moving window tests. With these methods, increasing sensitivity leads to masking of valid pixels. These errors lead to significant cold pixel biases and hamper image compositing, anomaly detection, and time-series analysis. Here, after manual navigation of over 40,000 AVHRR images, we implemented a new cloud filter that differs from other published methods. The filter first compares a pixel value with a climatological value built from the historical database, and then tests it against a time-based median value derived for that pixel from all satellite passes collected within ${\pm}3$ days. If the difference is larger than a predefined threshold, the pixel is flagged as cloud. We tested the method and compared to in situ SST from several shallow water buoys in the Florida Keys. Cloud statistics from all satellite sensors (AVHRR, MODIS) shows that a climatology filter with a $4^{\circ}C$ threshold and a median filter threshold of $2^{\circ}C$ are effective and accurate to filter clouds without masking good data. RMS difference between concurrent in situ and satellite SST data for the shallow waters (< 10 m bottom depth) is < $1^{\circ}C$, with only a small bias. The filter has been applied to the entire series of high-resolution SST data since1993 (including MODIS SST data since 2003), and a climatology is constructed to serve as the baseline to detect anomaly events.

• 한국양식학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.73-81
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• 1996

농어목 어류인 Caesio diagramma의 생식주기를 밝히기 위하여 난모세포의 발달과정을 조직학적 방법으로 관찰하였다. 난모세포의 발달과정은 염색인기, 주변인기, 유구기, 제1차 난황구기, 제2차 난황구기 및 제3차 난황구기의 6단계로 구분되었다. 염색인기와 주변인기의 난모세포는 연중 관찰되었으며, 난모세포 발달과정에서의 특징은 난소 내에서 유구가 초기에 형성되며, PAS 염색 결과 난황포는 타어류에 비하여 크기가 작았고 양도 적었다. 4월에 채집된 어류의 난소에서는 난황 형성기의 난모세포가 출현하기 시작하였다. $5\~6$월의 난소에서는 제3차 난황구기 난모세포가 관찰되었으며, 연중 가장 높은 비율을 나타냈다. 또한, 이 시기부터 난소의 일부에서는 배란을 마친 여포와 퇴화중인 난모세포도 다수 관찰되었으며, 7월까지 이어졌다. 9월 이후의 난소에서는 난황 형성기의 난모세포가 관찰되지 않았으며, 12월까지 염색인기 및 주변인기의 난모세포가 주류를 이루었다. 생식소중량지수(GSI)와 간중량지수(HSI)는 4월부터 증가하기 시작하여, $5\~6$월에 최고치에 도달하였으며 GSI와 HSI의 변화는 난모세포의 발달과정과 일치하였다. 따라서 C. diagramma의 주산란기는 $5\~6$월이며, 난소의 발달과정과 여러 형태의 여포가 존재하는 점으로 미루어, 본 종은 비동기발달형의 난소를 가지며 다회산란 어류에 속한다.