• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.626-639
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• 2017

Based on an ecological monitoring in a Korean stream (Gapyeong), Habitat Suitability Index (HSI) of nine fish species was developed for three physical habitat factors : current velocity, water depth and substrate. The species were chosen based on their abundance and frequency in the fish community of the Gapyeong stream. The Weibull model was used as the probability density function to analyze the distribution and number of each fish species according to the three identified physical factors, which showed good results. This HSI equation has advantages because it statistically expresses habitat preferences of fish species simply and clearly. From that, we can quantitatively deduce the central tendency and variation of environmental factors for fish distribution. The selected fish species showed different preferences for each habitat factor respectively. Although there are some exceptions, the distribution and abundance of individual species of nektonic fish (Zacco koreanus, Zacco platypus, Microphysogobio longidorsalis and Pungtungia herzi) were positively skewed to deep water and fine substrate while riffle-benthic fish (Koreocobitis rotundicaudata and Coreoleuciscus splendidus) were normally distributed at the shallow and coarse substrate zone. It seems that the species showing the positively skewed distribution to the current, Z. koreanus, Z. platypus, M. longidorsalis and P. herzi have adapted themselves to the fast current and have expanded their niche.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.130-142
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• 2021

Background: Climate change is occurring rapidly around the world, and is predicted to have a large impact on biodiversity. Various studies have shown that climate change can alter the geographical distribution of wild bees. As climate change affects the species distribution and causes range shift, the degree of range shift and the quality of the habitats are becoming more important for securing the species diversity. In addition, those pollinator insects are contributing not only to shaping the natural ecosystem but also to increased crop production. The distributional and habitat quality changes of wild bees are of utmost importance in the climate change era. This study aims to investigate the impact of climate change on distributional and habitat quality changes of five wild bees in northwestern regions of Iran under two representative concentration pathway scenarios (RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5). We used species distribution models to predict the potential range shift of these species in the year 2070. Result: The effects of climate change on different species are different, and the increase in temperature mainly expands the distribution ranges of wild bees, except for one species that is estimated to have a reduced potential range. Therefore, the increase in temperature would force wild bees to shift to higher latitudes. There was also significant uncertainty in the use of different models and the number of environmental layers employed in the modeling of habitat suitability. Conclusion: The increase in temperature caused the expansion of species distribution and wider areas would be available to the studied species in the future. However, not all of this possible range may include high-quality habitats, and wild bees may limit their niche to suitable habitats. On the other hand, the movement of species to higher latitudes will cause a mismatch between farms and suitable areas for wild bees, and as a result, farmers will face a shortage of pollination from wild bees. We suggest that farmers in these areas be aware of the effects of climate change on agricultural production and consider the use of managed bees in the future.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.429-440
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• 2023

Quantitative habitat model is established with species occurrence and spatial abundance data, which were usually acquired by professional field ecologists and citizen scientists. The importance of citizen science data is increasing, but the quality of these data needs to be evaluated. This study aims to identify and compare both expert-based data and citizen science data based on the performance power of quantitative models derived from both data sets. A Maximum Entropy (MaxENT) model was developed using eight environmental variables, including climate, topography, landcover and distance to forest edge. The AUC values derived from the MaxENT model were 0.842 and 0.809, respectively, indicating a high level of explanatory power. All environmental variables has similar values for both data sets, except for the distance to forest edge and rice paddy, which was relatively higher for expert-based survey data than that of the citizen science data as the distances increased. This result suggests that habitat model derived from expert-based survey data shows more ecological niche including wider ranges from forest edges and isolated habitat patches of rice paddy. This is presumably because citizen scientists focuses on direct observation methods, whereas professional field surveys investigate a wider variety of methods.

• ALGAE
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.111-126
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• 2023

Mixotrophic dinoflagellates act as primary producers, prey, and predators in marine planktonic food webs, whereas exclusively autotrophic dinoflagellates are primary producers and prey. Species of the dinoflagellate genus Scrippsiella are commonly found in marine ecosystems and sometimes cause harmful red tides. Among the 28 formally described Scrippsiella species, S. acuminata has been found to be mixotrophic and two unidentified species have been found to be mixotrophic. To determine whether the other species in this genus are similarly mixotrophic, the mixotrophic ability of S. donghaiensis SDGJ1703, S. lachrymosa SLBS1703, S. masanensis SSMS0908, S. plana SSSH1009A, and S. ramonii VGO1053 was explored using 15 potential prey items, including 2-㎛ fluorescently labeled microspheres (FLM) and heterotrophic bacteria (FLB), the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp., and various microalgal prey species. The ability of S. acuminata to feed on FLM and FLB was also investigated. We found that S. donghaiensis, S. lachrymosa, S. masanensis, S. plana, and S. ramonii did not feed on any potential prey tested in this study, indicating a lack of mixotrophy. However, S. acuminata fed on both FLM and FLB, confirming its mixotrophic ability. These results lowered the proportion of mixotrophic species relative to the total number of tested Scrippsiella species for mixotrophy from 100% to 29-38%. Owing to its mixotrophic ability, S. acuminata occupies an ecological niche that is distinct from that of S. donghaiensis, S. lachrymosa, S. masanensis, S. plana, and S. ramonii.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제89권1호
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• pp.93-104
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• 2000

천연도료 황칠자원을 보전하고 육성하기 위한 육종계획의 일환으로 황칠나무 천연임분의 생육환경, 군집구조 등 생태적 특성을 조사한 결과 평균상대중요치(MIV)의 수치가 높은 수종은 동백나무, 구실잣밤나무, 모밀잣밤나무, 서어나무, 붉가시나무, 사스레피나무 등이며, 전 조사지역에 공통적으로 출현한 수종은 동백나무와 사스레피나무 2종이었다. 층위별 황칠나무의 상대중요치는 상층에서 17.2%, 중층 12.9%, 하층 10.3%로 비교적 높은 우점도를 나타내고 있으며, 분포형은 상층, 중층, 하층에서 확률분포하는 것으로 나타났다. 황칠나무 임분은 낙엽활엽수인 서어나무를 우점으로 하는 군집에서 붉가시나무, 모밀잣밤나무, 구실잣밤나무 등의 상록활엽수를 우점으로 하는 군집으로 진행되는 천이단계에 있으며, 황칠나무는 이들 임분에서 주로 상층의 아우점종이거나 중층의 우점종으로 나타났다. 종간의 상관분석에서 황칠나무와 같은 생태적 지위를 갖는 종은 동백나무, 사스레피나무, 서어나무, 생달나무, 광나무, 작살나무, 구실잣밤나무, 가시나무, 보리장나무 등이었다. PD를 이용한 집단간 cluster분석에서 남 서해안지역과 제주지역이 서로 구분되어 이들 집단간 종구성에 있어서 차이가 있으며, ordination분석의 결과와도 일치하였다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.951-963
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• 2009

The community structure and ecological characteristics of fish community in Lake Paldang were investigated from May to September 2008. During the survey period, 53 species belonging to 13 families were collected. Dominant species was Squalidus japonicus coreanus representing 81.8% of total number and 25.7% of total biomass of collected fish and subdominant species was Lepomis macrochirus representing 3.3% of total number and 18.9% of total biomass of collected fish. There were 20 Korean endemic species (38% of collected species number) including Cottus koreanus and 4 exotic species (7.5%) including Micropterus salmoides. The similarity analysis of fish communities among water areas of Lake Paldang using UPGMA showed that fish community of North-Han River was similar to that of South-Han River area and was different from that of Gyeongan River area. Long-term variation of fish community from 1972 to present study in Lake Paldang showed decrease of the species numbers after dam construction until 1994, and gradual increase from 1996 to present study indicating the disturbance of lentic system by dam construction in the 1980s. The increase of species number in the late 2000s may results in part from the increase of survey sites of successive studies. L. macrochirus which was designated as a domestic ecosystem-disturbing alien species with wide food niche have shown more than 20% of relative abundance since 1996 indicating the adverse effect on not only fish community but also aquatic ecosystem food web of Lake Paldang.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.316-323
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• 2022

Background: We developed a habitat suitability index (HSI) model for Pedicularis hallaisanensis, a Grade II Endangered Species in South Korea. To determine the habitat variables, we conducted a literature review on P. hallaisanensis with a specific focus on the associated spatial factors, climate, topography, threats, and soil factors to derive five environmental factors that influence P. hallaisanensis habitats. The specific variables were defined based on the collected data and consultations with experts in the field, with the validity of each variable tested through field studies. Results: Mt. Seorak had a suitable habitat area of 2.48 km² for sites with a score of 1 (0.62% of total area) and 0.01 km² for sites with a score of 0.9. Mt. Bangtae had a suitable habitat area of 0.03 km² for sites with a score of 1 (0.02% of total area) and 0 km² for sites with a score of 0.9. Mt. Gaya showed 0.13 km² of suitable habitat for sites with a score of 1 (0.17% of total area) and 0 km² for sites with a score of 0.9. Lastly, Mt. Halla showed 3.12 km² of suitable habitat related to sites with a score of 1 (2.04% of total area) and 4.08 km² of sites with a score of 0.9 (2.66% of total area). Mt. Halla accounts for 73.1% of the total core habitat area. Considering the climatic, soil, and forest conditions together with standardized collection sites, our results indicate that Mt. Halla should be viewed as a core habitat of P. hallaisanensis. Conclusions: The findings in this study provide useful data for the identification of core habitat areas and potential alternative habitats to prevent the extinction of the endangered species, P. hallaisanensis. Furthermore, the developed HSI model allows for the prediction of suitable habitats based on the ecological niche of a given species to identify its unique distribution and causal factors.

• 환경생물
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.380-388
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• 2017

고래불 해안사구에서 2012년 6월에 염생식물의 공간분포에 영향을 주는 요인을 분석하였다. 해안에 인접하여 일차사구가 그리고 초본식생과 송림이 만나는 경계선에 2차사구가 형성되어 있다. 고래불 사구에서 염생식물은 크게 전사구와 사구저지에 분포하는 갯그령, 통보리사초, 갯메꽃, 갯씀바귀 및 갯방풍의 한 그룹, 사구저지에 주로 분포하는 갯완두와 왕잔디의 두 번째 그룹, 그리고 배후사구인 송림 내에 분포하는 곰솔, 순비기나무 및 해란초의 세 번째 그룹으로 구분할 수 있다. 해안으로부터 거리에 따른 염생식물의 분포는 갯씀바귀 - 갯그령 - 통보리사초 - 갯메꽃 - 갯방풍 - 왕잔디 - 갯완두 - 해란초 - 순비기나무의 순이었다. 모래의 이동이 많아서 사구 내에서 비교적 불안정하고 변화가 많은 서식지에는 갯그령, 통보리사초, 갯메꽃, 갯씀바귀 및 갯방풍이 주로 분포하였다. 순비기나무는 안정된 서식지에 분포하였다. 고래불 사구에서 염생식물의 분포에 가장 중요하게 영향을 주는 요인은 해안으로부터 거리, 지형 그리고 송림의 분포라고 결론지을 수 있다. 고래불 사구는 상대적으로 인간의 간섭이 적고 식생이 잘 보전된 지역이다. 따라서 다른 사구 지역에 비해 인간의 간섭보다는 자연적인 과정들에 의한 물리화학적 요인들의 상이한 분포가 염생식물의 공간분포에 더욱 중요하다. 고래불 사구에서 중요한 자연적인 과정들은 파랑에 의한 해안선의 전진과 후퇴, 바람과 파랑으로 인한 모래의 침식과 퇴적 그리고 해수의 산포이다.

• 한국전통조경학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.87-98
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• 2015

제주도 평대리에 위치한 천연기념물 374호, 비자나무림에 대해 식물사회학적 방법 및 수리적 분석에 의한 연구가 이루어졌다. 본 연구의 목적은 비자나무림이 가지는 생태적 특성을 규명하는데 목적을 두고 있으며, 한반도 내 공간적 분포특성을 파악하고 비교하고자 하였다. 국내외 지역에 분포하는 식생대와의 상관관계 분석을 위해 NMDS와 집괴분석법이 활용되었다. 제주 평대리 비자나무림은 12개의 식물사회학적 조사표를 바탕으로 비자나무-상산군락으로 분류되었으며, 서식처 환경을 반영한 전형하위군락과 가는쇠고사리하위군락으로 구분되었다. 또한 식생의 서식처 특성과 비자나무림 발달에 근거를 제공하는 추가적인 진단종군(꽝꽝나무, 단풍나무, 양하, 산쪽풀, 긴사상자, 처녀이끼 등)이 제안되었다. 제주도 내 동일식생대 식생의 종조성 분석 및 국내 기타 비자나무림들과의 좌표결정과 집괴분석 비교를 통해서 평대리 비자나무림은 종조성 및 식생구조에 있어서 매우 독립적인 특성을 나타내고 있는 것으로 확인되었다. 국외 비자나무림과의 비교에서 평대리 비자나무림이 가지는 특성이 확인되었으며, 자생지와는 종조성 및 식생유형에서 많은 차이를 보이는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 평대리 비자나무림에 대한 식물생태학적 평가가 이루어졌으며, 국가중요자연자원에 대한 평가규정에 대해 고찰하였다.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.171-180
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• 2012

야생동 식물 서식지 보전 연구는 통합적인 생물다양성 관리 전략으로서 주목받고 있다. 국내 종조사자료 및 환경공간정보 여건을 고려할 때 종출현정보에 최적화된 것으로 알려져 있는 GARP 모형과 Maxent 모형이 서식지 분석에 가장 적합한 것으로 판단된다. 국내 적용가능성을 확인하기 위해 충청도 삽교천 일원을 대상으로 고라니($Hydropotes$ $inermis$ $argyropus$)에 대한 기계학습식 모형을 적용하였다. 종출현지점은 3차 전국자연환경조사, 환경변수는 문헌조사를 통해 10개를 도출하였다. 분석 결과 Maxent 모형과 GARP 모형은 각각 전체 면적의 16.3%, 27.1%를 고라니 서식지로 예측하였다. 종분포모형 정확도(훈련/검증)는 Maxent 모형(0.85/0.69)이 GARP 모형(0.65/0.61)보다 높게 분석되고 Spearman 순위 상관계수 역시 Maxent 모형(${\rho}$=0.71, p<0.01)이 GARP 모형(${\rho}$=0.55, p<0.05)보다 높게 분석되었다. 이는 대상지의 특성과 대상종에 따라 달라질 수 있으므로 상황에 따라 적절한 모형을 적용하는 것이 바람직할 것으로 판단된다.