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Ichthyofaunistic Biogeography of the East Sea: Comparison between Benthic and Pelagic Zonalities

  • Kafanov, Alexander I.;Volvenko, Igor V.;Pitruk, Dmitry L.
    • Ocean and Polar Research
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.35-49
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    • 2001
  • An ichthyofauna analysis of the East Sea using quantitative investigation procedures for latitudinal variations of the species richness and clustering of the species list is presented to illustrate the application of the adopted geographical scaling (less than 1:10,000,000) which provides a principal opportunity for common benthic and pelagic biogeographical zonation. The distribution of both pelagic and benthic marine fish biota at a scale of biosphere (or its major sections) was highly influenced by spatial nonuniformity of hydrological structure associated with the various water circulations and frontal zones. Following zoogeographical zonations were established for the East Sea: Osaka, East Korea, Primorye, North Primorye, Northern East Sea, Uetsu, Tsugaru, Soya and West Sakhalin.

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Changes in Cholesterol Contents of Kwamaegi Flesh by Drying Methods of Pacific saury, Cololabis saira (건조조건에 따른 꽁치과메기의 콜레스테롤 함량 변화)

  • O, Seung-Hui;Ha, Tae-Ik;Jang, Myeong-Ho
    • The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.271-274
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    • 1996
  • New drying method was tested for the Quality control for Kwamegl, dry Pacific saucy(Cololahis saira) In east coast area of Kyungbuk province, Korea. Cholesterol content of raw fish was 56% on dry basis, and decreased to 50.82 mg% rapidly the first 3 day and then, it was almost unchanged. However, the cholesterol content decreased slowly to 52.3 mg% during 15 days in new artificial drying.

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Modeling on the North Pacific Ocean

  • Kwangwoo Cho;Yoon, Jong-Hwan;Park, Seog-Won
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Fisheries Technology Conference
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    • 2000.10a
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    • pp.167-168
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    • 2000
  • A North Pacific Ocean Model has been developed with the Global Ocean Model of the Meteorological Research Institute of Japan which solves the primitive equations with Boussinesq, rigid-lid, and hydrostatic assumptions. The objective of the study is to improve the description of the variability on the East Sea and northwestern Pacific Ocean. (omitted)

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Correlation of CT Perfusion Images with VEGF Expression in Solitary Brain Metastases

  • Zhang, Jian-Hua;Wang, Ming-Sheng;Pan, Hai-Hong;Li, Shu-Feng;Wang, Zhong-Qiu;Chen, Wang-Sheng
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.1575-1578
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    • 2012
  • Objectives: To obtain permeability surface (PS) values using multi-slice helical CT perfusion imaging and to evaluate the spatial distribution correlation between PS values and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression in solitary brain metastases. Methods: Imaging was performed on 21 patients, PS values being calculated from the central, border and peripheral parts of tumours. VEGF expression was determined by immunohistochemical staining. Results: Rim enhancement was found in 16 cases, the border of the tumour featuring PS elevation with high VEGF expression in 13 cases. In the 5 cases with nodular enhancement, the border and the central part had high permeability and VEGF expression was high in all cases, the correlation being significant (P<0.01). Conclusion: VEGF expression in brain metastases positively correlates with PS values from CT perfusion imaging, so that the latter can be used in the surveillance of angiogenic activity in brain metastases.

Origin of the East Sea (Japan Sea) and Plate Tectonics (東海의 起源과 板構造論)

  • Kim, So Gu
    • 한국해양학회지
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.94-102
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    • 1984
  • The origin of the East sea is discussed in the light of modern geophysical theories such as plate tectonics and sea-floor spreading. The origin of the East Sea was due to the tensional force of the back-arc spreading which was initiated as early as late Cretaceous time of Paleocene. The spreading was asymmetric with a fast movement of eastward or southeastward and a slow westward motions. The spreading, however, was confined to the East Sea due to the change of the Pacific Plate north-northwest to west-northwest during Eocene time. Further intensifying research based on more accurate seismic data as well as on geophysical and geological informations should be carried out continuously to understand if the spreading of the Japan Sea died out due to triple junction formed by mention of the Pacific, the Eurasian, and the Philippine plates since the Quaternary.

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Feeding Habits of the Pacific Cod Gadus macrocephalus in the Coastal Waters off Jumunjin, Gangwondo of Korea (강원도 주문진 해역에 출현하는 대구(Gadus macrocephalus)의 식성)

  • Yoon, Sang-Chul;Yang, Jae-Hyeong;Park, Jeong-Ho;Choi, Young-Min;Park, Jong-Hwa;Lee, Dong-Woo
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.45 no.4
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    • pp.379-386
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    • 2012
  • The feeding habits of the Pacific cod Gadus macrocephalus were studied by analyzing the stomach contents of 423 specimens caught by coastal gill net in the coastal waters off Jumunjin, Gangwondo, Korea, from January to December, 2011. The size of Pacific cod ranged from 31.0 to 86.5cm in total length (TL). The proportion of empty stomachs was 25.1%. The main prey items were Macrura, Pisces, and Cephalopoda. In order of abundance, the most dominant species of Macrura, were Pandalus eous, Argis lar, and Neocrangon communis, and the most dominant species of Pisces, were Clupea pallasii, Actoscopus japonicus, and Glyptocephalus stelleri. Berryteuthis magister was the most dominant species of Cephalopoda. In terms of variation in feeding habits by growth, Macrura was the most important prey group for G. macrocephalus ranging in TL from 30- to 55 cm, but Pisces was the most important prey group for cod over 56 cm TL. Catch of G. macrocephalus was significantly positively correlated to catch of the three major Pisces prey species Clupea pallasii, Actoscopus japonicus and Glyptocephalus stelleri.

Effect of Different Rotifer Enrichment Products on Survival, Growth, and Fatty Acid Composition of Larval Pacific Cod Gadus macrocephalus (다양한 Rotifer (Brachionus plicatilis) 영양강화가 태평양 대구(Gadus macrocephalus) 자어의 성장 및 지방산 조성에 미치는 영향)

  • Choi, Jin;Han, Gyeong Sik;Byun, Soon-Gyu;Lim, Hyun Jeong;Lee, Chang-Hwan;Lee, Da-Yeon;Kim, Hee Sung
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.53 no.4
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    • pp.530-537
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    • 2020
  • This study compared the survival rates, growth, and fatty acid content of larval Pacific cod Gadus macrocephalus fed with rotifers raised on different enrichment diets. We used four commercial rotifer enrichment products (one domestic, ER1, and three imported, ER2, ER3 and ER4). Twelve 200-L tanks were used, with three replicates per treatment. Larvae were fed rotifers 3 times daily at a rate of 5 rotifers/ml/feeding from 7 to 21 days post-hatch. At the end of the feeding trial, the survival rate and total length of larvae fed ER3 were greater than those of larvae fed ER1, ER2, or ER4. ER3 had the highest proportions of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and polyunsaturated acid (PUFA). Partially reflecting this composition, larvae fed ER3 had the highest proportions of DHA and PUFA. These results show a positive effect of rotifer DHA and PUFA proportions on the survival and growth rates of Pacific cod larvae.

Temperature Variabilities at Upper Layer in the Korean Marine Waters Related to Climate Regime Shifts in the North Pacific (한국주변해역 상층부의 수온 변동과 북태평양 기후체제와의 관계)

  • Rahman, SM M.;Lee, Chung Il
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.145-151
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    • 2016
  • Temperature variability at the upper layer related to climate regime shifts in the Korean waters was illustrated using water temperature, climate index. Three major climate regime shifts (CRS) in 1976, 1988 and 1998 in north Pacific region had an significant influence on the major marine ecosystems structure pattern. Three marginal seas around Korean peninsula; East Sea, East China Sea and Yellow Sea also got important impact from this kind of decadal shift. We used 10m sea water temperatures in four regions of Korean waters since 1950 to detect major fluctuation patterns both seasonally and also decadal shift. 1988 CRS was occurred in all of the study areas in most seasons however, 1998 CRS was only detected in the Yellow Sea and in the southern part of the East Sea. 1976 CRS was detected in all of the study area mainly in winter. After 1998 CRS, the water temperature in the southern part of the East Sea, East China Sea and Yellow Sea were going into decreased pattern; however, in the northern part of the East Sea, it was further shifted to increasing pattern which was started from 1988 CRS period.

Possible Effect of Western North Pacific Monsoon on Tropical Cyclone Activity around East China Sea (북서태평양 몬순이 동중국해 주변의 태풍활동에 미치는 영향)

  • Choi, Jae-Won;Cha, Yumi;Kim, Jeoung-Yun
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.38 no.3
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    • pp.194-208
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    • 2017
  • This study analyzed the correlation between tropical cyclone (TC) frequency and the western North Pacific monsoon index (WNPMI), which have both been influential in East China Sea during the summer season over the past 37 years (1977-2013). A high positive correlation was found between these two variables, but it did not change even if El $Ni{\tilde{n}}o$-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) years were excluded. To determine the cause of this positive correlation, the highest (positive WNPMI phase) and lowest WNPMIs (negative WNPMI phase) during an eleven-year period were selected to analyze the mean difference between them, excluding ENSO years. In the positive WNPMI phase, TCs were mainly generated in the eastern seas of the tropical and subtropical western North Pacific, passing through the East China Sea and moving northward toward Korea and Japan. In the negative phase, TCs were mainly generated in the western seas of the tropical and subtropical western North Pacific, passing through the South China Sea and moving westward toward China's southern regions. Therefore, TC intensity in the positive phase was stronger due to the acquisition of sufficient energy from the sea while moving a long distance up to East Asia's mid-latitude. Additionally, TCs occurred more in the positive phase. Regarding the difference in 850 hPa and 500 hPa stream flows between the two phases, anomalous cyclones were strengthened in the tropical and subtropical western North Pacific, whereas anomalous anticyclones were strengthened in East Asia's mid-latitude regions. Due to these two anomalous pressure systems, anomalous southeasterlies developed in East China Sea, which played a role in the anomalous steering flows that moved TCs into this region. Furthermore, due to the anomalous cyclones that developed in the tropical and subtropical western North Pacific, more TCs could be generated in the positive phase.

Decadal Change of Frequency in Korea Landfalling Tropical Cyclone Activity (한반도에 상륙한 태풍 빈도수의 십년간 변동 특성)

  • Choi, Ki-Seon;Cha, Yu-Mi;Kim, Tae-Ryong
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.33 no.1
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    • pp.49-58
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    • 2012
  • Through a statistical change-point analysis, this study found that Korea landfalling tropical cyclone (TC) frequency has increased rapidly since 1981. This increase is due to the following phenomenon. When anomalous cyclone is developed in the East Asian continent, anomalous anticyclone is reinforced in the western Pacific, which is related to the eastward shift of western North Pacific high, and thus anomalous southerly is formed to Korea from low-latitudes. This anomalous southerly plays an important role as steering flow in moving TCs toward Korea. To examine the cause of the development of anomalous cyclone in the East Asian continent, this study analyzed the water equivalent of accumulated snow depth during the preceding spring (March to May). As a result, less snow depth is observed in most regions of the East Asian continent than before 1981. Therefore, anomalous cyclone in the East Asian continent in summer can be reinforced by the land heating from the preceding spring and then the steering flow of anomalous southerly that moves TCs toward Korea can be also developed to Korea from low-latitudes in summer.