• 한국제4기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국제4기학회 2002년도 한몽 제1차 합동세미나 발표요지
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• pp.94-95
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• 2002

South Korea is divided into five ecoprovinces and sixteen ecoregions. The criteria for ecoprovince classification are ecosystem connectivity and cultural homogeneity. Ecoregions are classified by cluster analysis. The variables used in the analysis are latitude, longitude, seasonal mean temperature, and seasonal precipitation. The large forest fires occurred in the specific ecoregions including Kangwon coastal ecoregion, WoolYoung coastal ecoregion, Hyungsan Taehwa coastal ecoregion, Upper Nagdong river basin ecoregion and Southeastern inland ecoregion. The largest forest fire in the korean history occurred in Kangwon coastal ecoregion in the year 2000. The fire devastated the forestland over 25,000ha. Korea Forest Service, Ministry of Environment, Province Kangwon and NGO organized an investigation committee for the restoration of the burnt area. The committee suggested restoration principles and also forged a restoration strategy of the Kangwon burnt area.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.61-71
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• 2015

The objectives of this study are to construct an ecoregion map and to extract ecological factors from each ecoregion to adapt FLR (Forest Landscape Restoration) of North Korea. An ecological map was constructed by PCA(Principal Component Analysis) and MGC(Multivatiate Geographical Clustering). An ANOVA test verified the differences among ecoregions, and post-hoc pair wise comparisons were performed to determine similarities between them. Factor analysis was conducted to extract ecoregional characteristics. Ecoregions were distributed into clusters reflecting differences of south and north and of east and west of their ecological factors. About 12% of land area in North Korea shared similar ecological factors with South Korea, but the remaining 88% was found to be ecologically different. The ANOVA test showed a p-value of 0.000, indicating significant differences between the regions. Post-hoc pair wise comparisons indicated statistically significant similarities in annual mean temperature between ecoregion D and G, precipitation seasonality between ecoregion H and O, and precipitation of the warmest quarter between ecoregion K and O. Because ecoregion A and N showed same in their soil water contents, they were assumed that the dense of forest cover in the Southern ecoregion A is similar to that in the Northern ecoregion N of Korean peninsular. Based on the results of this study, it is necessary to accommodate quantitative and spatial based planning, when South Korea aids forest restoration projects in North Korea. In addition, it is recommended for both South and North Korea to share on Forest Landscape Restoration methodologies with each other.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.778-788
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• 2022

Objective: The objective of the study was to understand and document socio-economic characteristics, production parameters, challenges and management practices used by Fijian households which keep indigenous chickens. Methods: A survey involving 200 households was carried out in coastal and inland communities of Fiji's wet and semi-dry ecoregions. Data on the influence of ecoregion and location of households relative to the sea on management practices, challenges and productivity of indigenous chickens were analyzed using logistic regression and general linear model of SAS software. Results: Irrespective of location relative to the sea and ecoregion, households indicated that they kept indigenous chickens for food and income generation. The Welsummer was the most (p>0.05) preferred breed. Households in the semi-dry inland communities had the largest (p<0.05) flocks compared to those in semi-dry coastal communities and the wet region. Chickens in the semi-dry region performed better (p<0.05) than those in the wet region in terms of number of clutches per year and mature live weight. Predators and feed shortages were the biggest challenges faced by households in all areas. The mongoose was ranked as the most (p>0.05) common predator followed by domestic dogs. Most households in the wet ecoregion's coastal communities housed their chickens at night, whereas communities in semi-dry ecoregion housed their chickens most of the time (p<0.05). In all regions, no households sold their chickens to commercial markets (p>0.05). Households in semi-dry ecoregion were more likely (p>0.05) to sell their chickens at the local market place. Conclusion: The productivity of local chickens in Fiji is low because of feed shortage, predators such as the mongoose and lack of market linkages.

• 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.337-348
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• 2012

황해생태지역 보전사업은 생태계를 훼손하는 각종 위협으로부터 황해생태지역의 서식지와 생물다양성을 보전하고, 그 중요성과 가치를 전 세계적으로 알리며, 한국, 중국, 일본 3국의 이해와 관심, 그리고 공동의 노력을 도모하기 위하여 수행하는 국제 공동프로젝트이다. 황해생태지역 지원사업은 2002~2006년에 수행되었던 황해생태지역 계획프로그램에 이어 2007~2014년까지 총 7년에 걸쳐 수행되고 있다. 프로젝트 재정은 (주)파나소닉에서 후원하며, 한국에서는 한국해양과학기술원, 중국과 일본에서는 세계자연보호기금 지부가 각 국가별 사업담당기관이다. 황해생태지역 계획프로그램이 과학자를 중심으로 한 생물학적 평가와 잠재적 우선보전지역 선정에 초점을 맞추었다면, 황해생태지역 지원사업은 보다 다양한 이해당사자를 대상으로 실질적인 활동을 지향하고 있다. 특히 본 사업은 지역에서의 직접적인 보전활동, 지역주민들의 참여와 협력을 지원하기 위해 만들어졌다. 사업 계획은 크게 3단계로 구성된다. 2008~2009년에는 한국 및 중국의 16개 기관을 대상으로 소액사업을 운영하였으며, 2010~2012년에는 서식지보전 시범지역을 한국과 중국에서 각각 1곳을 선정하여 국제기준의 보전방식, 즉 해양보호구역 관리, 생태계 기반관리 및 공동체 기반관리를 도입함과 동시에 국내 및 지역의 특성에 맞는 서식지 보전활동을 개발하여 3년 동안 지원하고 있다. 마지막 단계인 2013~2014년에는 이해당사자 포럼 등을 통하여 소액사업과 시범지역 활동성과를 보급하려고 한다. 이러한 활동을 통해 황해생태지역 보전에 대한 대중적 인식을 긍정적으로 변화시키는데 기여하였으며, 중앙정부 및 지방자치단체의 해양보호구역 정책에 공동체를 기반으로 하는 관리방식이 반영되기 시작하였다.

• 대한지리학회지
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• 제47권5호
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• pp.654-676
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• 2012

본 연구는 산지 생태계의 능력과 잠재성의 공간적 분포를 파악하기 위해 다계층성을 고려한 생태지역 분류를 제시해 보고자 한다. 이를 위해 연구지역 일대를 대상으로 각 환경요인의 공간적 분포를 살펴보고, 지리통계(geostatistics)기법을 이용하여 각 환경변수의 계층성을 파악하였다. 마지막으로 적절한 생태지역 분류를 제시하기 위해서 임상도와 입지도를 이용하여 분류 및 평가를 실시하였다. 연구지역은 $1,168km^2$ 면적의 강원도 가리왕산 일대이다. 이 지역은 퇴적암 비율이 높게 나타나며, 그중에서 석회암과 관련된 지층이 가장 넓은 면적(36.6%)을 차지한다. 북쪽과 중앙을 중심으로 고도가 높은 산지가 대부분을 차지하며, 오대천과 평창강을 따라 평탄한 지역이 나타난다. 환경요인의 계층성을 살펴보면 지질과 고도가 상위계층을 차지하고, 지형분류(사면곡면률, 사면유역지수)가 하위 계층으로 나타났다. 생태지역분류 평가에서 '지질+고도+지형분류'가 고르게 높은 ${\chi}^2$의 통계값을 보이고 있어 이에 근거하여 생태지역 분류를 실시하였다. 제시된 생태지역분류는 넓은 퇴적암면적, 높은 산지비율, 큰 고도차이 등과 같은 연구지역의 독특한 환경특징이 반영된 결과로 파악하였다. 본 연구는 다양한 생태관련 주제를 통합하여 전체적인 산지 생태계 관리 및 이용 방안의 하나로 제시될 수 있을 것이다.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2004년도 Proceedings of ISRS 2004
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• pp.621-621
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• 2004

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.185-193
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• 2015

A dramatic decline in the abundance of the scaled quail (Callipepla squamata) has been observed across most of its geographic range. In order to evaluate the influence of land cover patterns and their changes on scaled quail abundance, we examined landscape patterns and their changes from the 1970s to the1990s in two large ecoregions with contrasting population trends: (1) the Rolling Plains ecoregion with a significantly decreased scaled quail population and (2) the South Texas Plains ecoregion with a relatively stable scaled quail population. The National Land Cover Database (NLCD) and the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Land Use/Land Cover data were used to quantify landscape patterns and their changes based on 80 randomly located $20{\times}20km^2$ windows in each of the ecoregions. We found that landscapes in the Rolling Plains and the South Texas Plains were considerably different in composition and spatial characteristics related to scaled quail habitats. The landscapes in the South Texas Plains had significantly more shrubland and less grassland-herbaceous rangeland; and except for shrublands, they were more fragmented, with greater interspersion among land cover classes. Correlation analysis between the landscape metrics and the quail-abundance-survey data showed that shrublands appeared to be more important for scaled quail in the South Texas Plains, while grassland-herbaceous rangelands and pasture-croplands were essential to scaled quail habitats in the Rolling Plains. The decrease in the amount of grassland-herbaceous rangeland and spatial aggregation of pasture-croplands has likely contributed to the population decline of scaled quails in the Rolling Plains ecoregion.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.307-321
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• 1995

Division of ecoregions having respective functions was attempted through quantitative and qualitative analysis on vegetation diversity, and heterogeneity and on soil environment of the study sites. Field research was carried out in a square of 81 ㎢ around Andongpo (126°38'E, 37°30'N), Kimpo-gun, Kyonggi provice. Conventional methods applied are as follows: classical syntaxonomy by the Zurich-Montpellier School, interpolation method to determine the degree of diversity, heterogeneity and distribution pattern of vegetation, and correlation analysis between soil properties and plant communities. 41 plant communities were identified and composed of 6 forests, 4 mantle and 31 herb communities including 6 saltmarsh plant communities. In a mesh, number of plant communities was highly correlated to the number of species. The highest number of plant community and species was 25 communities·km-2·mesh-1 and 381 species· km-2·mesh-1 ,and the highest value of vegetation heterogeneity was 28.1 species· community-1·mesh-1. Their lowest numbers were 4 communities·km-2·mesh-1. and 28 species·km-2·mesh-1. and 7 species·community-1·mesh-1, respectively. Contour map on vegetation diversity and heterogeneity enabled us to establish two regions; coastal and inland vegetation. Isoline 〔150〕,〔10〕and〔10〕and〔15〕on the species diversity, the community diversity and the vegetation heterogeneity, respectively, were regarded as ecolines in the study area. Cl- content was recognized as the most important factor from correlation analysis between soil properties. Ordination of sites indicated that the study area be divided into two edaphic types: inland and coastal habitats. It was considered that the extent of desalinization in soil played a major role in determining the species composition in the reclamed area. By matching edaphic division of habitats with division of vegetation structures, designation of ecoregion was endorsed. The approach of current study was suggested as an effective tool to implement an assessment of the vegetation dynamics by the disparity of natural environment and anthropogenic interferences.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.39-53
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• 2022

The purpose of this study is to find out the applicability of LANDIS-II model to Korea. The case study was carried out in Daecheong Dam basin. In order to operate the model, a total of 63,107 cells of 100x100m unit were constructed, each cell consists of ecoregion map, initial communities map, plant physiological data, and climate change prediction data using SSP2-4.5 scenario. Forest distributions of year 2050 and 2100 were predicted by distribution intensity and interference among trees based on field surveys of 147 points in 2020. As a result, trees of decreased distribution area in the future are in the order of Quercus mongolica, Pinus rigida, Pinus densiflora and Robinia pseudoacacia, which characterized vulnerable to the effects of climate change or artificially planted trees. While warm climate trees of Quercus variabilis, Quercus serrata, Quercus acutissima and Quercus aliana are predicted to increase their distribution area in the order. These results analyzed using the LANDIS-II model are consistent with the studies on potential natural vegetation and succession tendency in Korea. In conclusion, the applicability of LANDIS-II model in Korea is highly effective and it is also expected to serve as a scientific basis for determining forest policies on afforestation and restoration.

• Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.28-33
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• 2003

Achievements in the real-time soil spectro-photometer are: an improved soil penetrator to ensure a uniform soil surface under high speed conditions, real-time collecting of underground soil reflectance, getting underground soil color images, use of a RTK-GPS, and all units are arranged for compactness. With the soil spectrophotometer, field experiments were conducted in a 0.5 ha paddy field. With the original reflectance, averaging and multiple scatter correction, Kubelka-Munk (KM) transformation as soil absorption, its 1st and 2nd derivatives were calculated. When the spectra was highly correlated with the soil parameters, stepwise regression analysis was conducted. Results include the best prediction models for moisture, soil organic matter (SOM), nitrate nitrogen (NO$_3$-N), pH and electric conductivity (EC), and soil maps obtained by block kriging analysis.