• 생태와환경
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• 제53권4호
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• pp.380-389
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 최근, 자연환경의 변화에 따른 생태계 예측과 지속가능한 개발과 보전의 정량적 근거 제시를 위해 전세계적으로 연구중요도와 활용도가 높아지고 있는 생태 조사연구 데이터의 정제와 표준화 및 서비스 방안에 대하여 제시하였다. 1997년부터 매 10년 단위로 전국을 대상으로 수행된 제2차, 제3차 전국자연환경조사 결과와 2014년부터 매 5년 단위로 수행된 제4차 전국자연환경조사 결과를 대상으로 전국자연환경조사 지침을 따라 별도 개발된 입력 오류 검증 프로그램을 통해 1차 정제 후 분야별 전문가의 검수를 거쳤다. 또한, 국내외 데이터 표준 사례들을 분석하여 국내의 자연환경과 생태조사 자료인 생태정보를 표준화하는 방안을 제시하였다. 전국자연환경조사 결과에 대해 (1) 조사자료인 데이터 용어의 표준화, (2) 유사한 유형의 데이터 테이블 통합 및 (3) 불필요한 속성과 입력오류를 제거하였고 (4) 현장 조사자 별로 상이한 입력항목의 단일화, (5) 데이터를 일련번호 코드로 정리하고 (6) 입력항목별 코드 매핑을 수행하였다. 연구결과, 연구자와 일반인들이 활용하기 쉽도록 전국자연환경조사 데이터를 정제하고 국내 최초의 생태데이터 표준안 마련의 기반을 수립하였다. 또한, 연구결과로 산출된 전국자연환경조사 데이터는 국내의 환경영향평가, 서식지 보전지역 설정, 멸종위기종 분포 예측, 기후변화에 따른 생태계 위험 예측은 물론, 국외 생태정보 연계 등에 손쉽게 공유 및 활용가능하여 다양한 환경정책수립과 관련 연구활성화에 기여할 것으로 기대된다. 본 연구를 통해 정제된 전국자연환경조사 데이터는 국립생태원에서 국내 최초로 개발중인 생태정보포털서비스 시스템인 에코뱅크 (http://nie-ecobank.kr)를 통해 개방하여 누구나 온라인상에서 쉽게 접근하고 활용할 수 있도록 하였다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제28권11호
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• pp.1573-1582
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• 2015

This study was to investigate the effect of soyabean isoflavones (SIF) on onset of puberty, serum hormone concentration, and gene expression in hypothalamus, pituitary and ovary of female Bama miniature pigs. Fifty five, 35-days old pigs were randomly assigned into 5 treatment groups consisting of 11 pigs per treatment. Results showed that dietary supplementation of varying dosage (0, 250, 500, and 1,250 mg/kg) of SIF induced puberty delay of the pigs with the age of puberty of pigs fed basal diet supplemented with 1,250 mg/kg SIF was significantly higher (p<0.05) compared to control. Supplementation of SIF or estradiol valerate (EV) reduced (p<0.05) serum gonadotrophin releasing hormone and luteinizing hormone concentration, but increased follicle-stimulating hormone concentration in pigs at 4 months of age. The expression of KiSS-1 metastasis-suppressor (KISS1), steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) and 3-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/delta-5-delta-4 isomerase ($3{\beta}-HSD$) was reduced (p<0.01) in SIF-supplemented groups. Expression of gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor in the pituitary of miniature pigs was reduced (p<0.05) compared to the control when exposed to 250, 1,250 mg/kg SIF and EV. Pigs on 250 mg/kg SIF and EV also showed reduced (p<0.05) expression of cytochrome P450 19A1 compared to the control. Our results indicated that dietary supplementation of SIF induced puberty delay, which may be due to down-regulation of key genes that play vital roles in the synthesis of steroid hormones.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.363-369
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• 2006

고농도 탄산가스 충전을 통한 식품 해충 방제에서 식품 포장재질과 노출시간이 화랑곡나방과 거짓쌀도둑거저리의 사망률에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 사용된 식품포장 재질은 3겹크라프트지(KKK), 2겹 크라프트-1겹 라미네이트 코팅지(KLK), 2겹크라프트-1겹 HD 코팅지였다(KHK). 탄산가스 농도가 85% 로 충전된 실험구(직경 1.2 m)에 투입 하루 후각 재질의 봉투($9.8{\times}9.8cm$) 내 탄산가스 농도는 KKK($26.67{\pm}0.58%$)에서 다른 재질 봉투에 비해 유의하게 높았다. 화랑곡나방과 거짓쌀도둑거저리의 사망률은 KKK 재질의 봉투에서 다른 재질에 비해 유의하게 높았다. 실제 식품보관 창고($9{\times}4{\times}3m$)에서 대형 포대(20 kg)를 대상으로 한 실험에서도 유사한 결과를 얻었다. 포장재질의 영향은 화랑곡나방 보다 내성이 강한 거짓쌀도둑거저리에서 두드러졌다. 화랑곡나방과 거짓쌀도둑거저리의 사충률은 누적 농도시간 (${\int}_{0}^{t}c{\times}tdc{\approx}{\sum}$농도${\times}$시간)에 회귀하였다. 이 결과를 토대로 탄산가스 충전에 의한 방제효과를 식품포장 재질, 식품의 종류, 누적농도시간과 연관하여 고찰하였다.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.413-421
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• 1997

Ecological characteristics of Rumex acetosella have been studied both in the laboratory and in the field. R. acetosella grows well straight up after germination, elongating and thickening their rhizomes with sprouts erupting along their bodies of the rhizome. The number and development of leaves and ramets reach their peak by April. The size of leaves and the cover degree of the plant increase from April to May. R. acetosella is an ephemeral, a short life mode plant, finishing its life cycle in July or August. The germination and seedling growth of selected species exposed to aqueous extracts of R. acetosella were in inverse proportion to concentration. The growth of Rumex japonicus and Digitaria sanguinalis cultivated in soil with R. acetosella was more inhibited than that of the control. Twelve chemical compounds were identified from R. acetosella by GC and HPLC and verified by bioassay with the same chemical reagents. It would be assdumed that these chemical substances are responsible for the allelopathic effect of R. acetosella. In short, R. acetosella plants grow vigorously from April and maintain their superior competitive ability to other plants in forming their communities by emitting chemical substances into their environment.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.269-278
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• 2011

Carabid beetle community changes in paddy fields, abandoned paddy fields, and mountains were investigated to understand differences in species diversity and composition of different habitat types in small agricultural landscapes in South Korea. A total of 2,938 individuals from 37 species were identified and classified from the studied habitats. Diversity in the mountains was higher than that in abandoned paddy fields. As the number of years since abandonment increased, the diversity and stability of the carabid beetle community also increased. Abandoned paddy fields in some paddy field areas and adjoining mountainous areas, left with preconditions for management and control, have provided the opportunity to improve the diversity and habitat of small agricultural landscapes. Species composition changed continuously from the paddy fields to the mountains, in accordance with individual species habitat preferences. Abandoned paddy fields in small agricultural landscapes are believed to play an important role as transitional buffer zones between paddy fields and the adjacent mountainous areas.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.447-456
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• 2016

Access to clean and affordable water is one of the fundamental human rights because water is essential to life and a foundation for socioeconomic development of any country in the world. Despite the efforts to secure water supply in Burundi, the amount of water supplied by public utilities does not meet the demand of the population because population keeps increasing with fluctuation of weather conditions. This study selected north Bujumbura that is a sprawling new residential area in the western part of Burundi as a case to investigate the potential of rainwater harvesting in meeting water demand of the country. Based on a long-term average monthly precipitation in the region, the rainwater harvesting potential was assessed as a function of roof sizes, number of households, and runoff coefficients of roof materials. For the entire region of north Bujumbura, the current water supply capacity of the local water company combined with the rainwater harvesting potential resulted in the water surplus of $468,604.1m^3/yr$. Although three communes among them still showed water deficit in dry season, they still got help from rainwater to relieve their water shortage. This suggests that at the regional scale, proper storages and water quality control for harvestable rainwater could contribute to relieving the regional water shortage and allow the population growth.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.19-27
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• 2010

Submerged plants whose most of vegetative mass are below the water surface can have great effects on wetland biogeochemistry and water purification through their photosynthesis and nutrient uptake processes. In this study, change of dissolved oxygen concentration and pH as well as nutrient removal capacity of the submerged plant dominant wetland were investigated using wetland mesocosm experiments. Obvious periodic DO and pH fluctuation was observed due to photosynthetic activities of the submerged plants. It implies that the submerged plants can provide periodic or sequential changes of oxic and anoxic conditions that affect nitrification and denitrification processes and contribute permanent nitrogen removal in the wetland system. The pH changes in the wetland mesocosm suggested that submerged plant could also play an important role as a temporary $CO_2$ storage. Higher nutrient removal efficiency was observed in the submerged plant dominant wetland mesocosm. The removal efficiencies under experimental conditions were 38.89, 84.70, 91.21, 70.76, 75.30% of TN, DIN, $NH_4-N$, TP, $PO_4-P$ in the wetland mesocosm, while those were 26.11, 57.34, 63.87, 28.19, 55.15% in the control treatment, respectively.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.51-62
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• 2010

The primary purpose of this study was to employ an ecological model to analyze relative magnitudes of significant predictors affecting school life satisfaction in Korea Science Academy. The instruments used for this study were school life satisfaction Scale, Self-Efficacy Scale, Relationship Skill Scale, Internal Control Scale, Emotional Intelligence Scale, and FACE IV Scale. Data were collected by purposive sampling of 180 students of the Korea Science Academy in Busan, Korea. The data were analyzed by frequency, percentile, mean, standard deviation, Cronbach' ${\alpha}$, Pearson's productive correlation, hierarchical regression and stepwise regression, using SPSS 15.0+WIN program package. The results were as follows: 1. The level of school life satisfaction in Korea Science Academy was found to be high(Mean = 4.24, SD = 0.57). 2. Model IV was the most powerful. It explained 49.7% of the school life satisfaction. 3. Relationship with friends(${\beta}$ = .443), with teachers(${\beta}$ = .273), and self-efficacy(${\beta}$ = .201) were significant factors in explaining the school life satisfaction. The three variables explained 49.9% of school life satisfaction.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.669-675
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• 2003

To increase fishery resources in coastal waters, juvenile fish and bivalves are artificially released every year in Korea. This study provides a methodology to estimate an optimal release quantity based on the carrying capacity of the receiving basins. Carrying capacity was defined by E.p. Odum's theory of ecosystem development as the upper limit of biomass, where total system respiration equals total primary production. The Ecopath trophic ecological model was used to determine carrying capacity in the surfzone ecosystem of Bangjukpo on the southern coast of Korea. Using a top-down control method, various biomasses of fish groups were given to the simulation, with primary production constant and no catch. The results showed that biomass of selected fish groups increased by two orders of magnitude, yielding a five-fold increase in overall consumer biomass. The resultant values are 10 times higher than those estimated in open seas. This can be explained by higher primary production in the Bangjukpo surfzone ecosystem. This method can be used for strategic releases and ecosystem management, particularly when based on an ecological background.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.59-64
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• 2003

We examined the effects of fertilization [control (C), 200 kg N ha^{-1} + 25 kg P ha^{-1}$ (LNP), and 400 kg N $ha^{-1} + 50 kg P ha^{-1}$ (HNP)] on fine root (＜ 2 mm diameter) dynamics using monthly soil coring method in a 39-year-old Pinus rigida plantation of central Korea. The average fine root biomass (live + dead) (kg $ha^{-1}$ $\pm$ SE) during the first growing season for C, LNP, and HNP was 1301 $\pm$ 54, 1084 $\pm$ 47, and 1328 $\pm$ 22, respectively. The fine root production (kg $ha^{-1}$ $\pm$ SE) was 2394 $\pm$ 128 for C, 2048 $\pm$ 101 for LNP, and 2768 $\pm$ 150 for HNP, respectively. Over the same period, fertilization treatments had impact on N and P concentrations of live fine root. Nitrogen and P inputs (kg $ha^{-1}$ $yr^{-1}$) into the soil through fine root turnover for C, LNP, and HNP were 16.6 and 0.9, 17.2 and 0.9, and 24.1 and 1.6, respectively. There were no significant differences in fine root biomass and production during the first growing season after fertilization. However, fertilization increased fine root N and P concentrations, and in consequence resulted in increased N and P inputs into soil through fine root turnover.