• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.43-56
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• 2014

In this study, ecological investigation was performed on Yong-neup, Daeam-san for 5 times. This area is considered DMZ zone located between Yanggu-gun and Inje-gun, Gangwon-do, where has been recognized highly valuable for ecological preservation. As a result, Sphagnum and hydrophobic vegetation were found in Little Yong-neup, revealing its characteristics of high moor, where as no Sphagnum were found in Baby Yong-neup. Thereby, the carnification has been investigated in both Little Yong-neup and Baby Yong-neup. A main cause of damage was associated with the creation of stating rink and increases of visitors. The damages of vegetation in Little Yong-neup and Baby Yong-neup have been intensified by road construction or uses of groundwater while relocating military troops to upper stream of Little Yong-neup and Baby Yong-neup, further causing the damages of water circulation system and soil erosion. These artificial factors have caused the carnification of wetland protection areas including Little Yong-neup. The terrestrial vegetations, such as Plantago asiatica, Geranium Koreanum and Artemisia feddei have increased compared to current survey conducted by the Ministry of Environment. 5 endangered species, such as Lychnis wilfordii and Trientalis europaea and 5 other introduced species, such as Aster pilosus and Taraxacum officinale were found. 10 different species of mammal and 2 species of amphibian were investigated; and in addition to this, a original form of Sphagnum fens, the remaining wetland was found. Therefore, this study is to identify the causes of damages in Little Yong-neup and Baby Yong-neup through their ecological survey and accordingly proposing a direction for ecological restoration through the improvement of water circulation system, creation of habitats for plant and animal, restoration of vegetation through eco-friendly materials and indigeneity, relocation of the current military troops, securing of structural stability.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.239-242
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• 2017

Although camera traps have been widely used to understand the abundance of wildlife in recent decades, the effort has been restricted to small sub-set of wildlife which can mark-and-recapture. The Random Encounter Model shows an alternative approach to estimate the absolute abundance from camera trap detection rate for any animals without the need for individual recognition. Our study aims to examine the feasibility and validity of the Random Encounter Model for the density estimation of endangered leopard cats (Prionailurus bengalensis) in Maekdo riparian park, Busan, South Korea. According to the model, the estimated leopard cat density was $1.76km^{-2}$ (CI 95%, 0.74-3.49), which indicated 2.46 leopard cats in $1.4km^2$ of our study area. This estimate was not statistically different from the previous leopard cat population count ($2.33{\pm}0.58$) in the same area. As follows, our research demonstrated the application and usefulness of the Random Encounter Model in density estimation of unmarked wildlife which helps to manage and protect the target species with a better understanding of their status.

• Mycobiology
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.410-417
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• 2020

Fungal ecological interactions play a key role in structuring community assemblages. These associations may involve both antagonistic and synergistic relationships, which are commonly influenced by abiotic factors such as nutrient conditions. However, information for extreme, oligotrophic systems remain poor. Herein, interactions among key members of the aquatic transient fungal community (Aspergillus niger, Cladosporium sp., and Coprinellus micaceus) of a low-nutrient freshwater system in the Cuatro Ci enegas Basin, Mexico were studied. Pairwise interaction bioassays were explored in vitro under different nutrient conditions, including carbohydrates-rich, carbohydrates and amino peptides-rich, and low nutrients. Our results indicated that antagonistic patterns prevail among the studied taxa. However, nutrient-dependent changes were observed in Cladosporium sp. shifting to synergy under carbohydrates-rich conditions, suggesting changes in the fungal community composition as a result of nutrient enrichment. Remarkably, our findings contrast with previous work demonstrating mainly synergistic interactions between our tested fungal isolates and co-occurring autochthonous bacteria (Aeromonas spp. and Vibrio sp.) under low-nutrient conditions. This observation may indicate that bacteria and fungi exhibit distinct community-level responses, driven by nutrient conditions. This contributes to the knowledge of fungal community dynamics and interspecific interactions in an oligotrophic ecosystem, highlighting the relevance of nutrient-based shifts and antagonistic interactions in ecosystem dynamics.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.69-77
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• 1999

Secondary vegetation. the holistically integrated system of nature and human being, is the complicated ecosystem that is composed of natural and man-created factors. Understanding the ecological function of secondary vegetation supplies us many important informations for sustainable landscape management and ecological restoration planning. In this research, we tried to examine the shape effect of vegetation patch on early structure of populations of pine and oaks. Moreover. we also tried to clarify the ecological functions of patch edge by exploring the patch effect on germination using patch index. In addition, we present the landscape structure of man -made vegetation of our study area, and setting experimental design of research. Vegetation landscape of study area is typical human disturbed landscape mainly composed of disturbance patches. Vegetation types of graveyard and managed pine forest were controlled by periodically repeated management. However, current seedlings of pine occurred well at both vegetation types. Presence of both saplings were more controlled in managed pine forest (PDM) and graveyard (G) than those of undergrowth (PD) and forest edge (FE) with canopy trees. The number of pine seedlings increased with patch size and patch perimeter. That of oak seedlings was, however, not significantly different. Larger graveyards provided higher light availability for germination of pine seedlings. We think, however, most seedlings of both species in the large sized graveyards without shade will die more easily than that of small sized ones before rainy summer. Relationships between patch shape and germination of two woody species cannot be exactly explained enough yet in these results. More informations on spatial interaction of the total species with differently sized patches are necessary to solve the concept of patch effect on species colonization.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.183-190
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• 2018

Backgrounds: The main purpose of this research was to assess changes in vegetation structure, wetland index, and diversity index for a 15-year-old created wetland in Jincheon, South Korea. The created wetland consists of four sub-wetlands: a kidney-shaped wetland, a ditch, an ecological pond, and a square wetland. Vegetation and water depth data were collected at each site in 1999 and 2013, and Shannon diversity and wetland indices were calculated. Results: The total number of plant species increased from 18 in 1999 to 50 in 2013, and the ecological pond in 1999 and the ditch in 2013 presented the highest diversity indices (2.5 and 3.2, respectively). Plant species were less diverse in 1999 than in 2013, presumably because these initial wetlands were managed periodically for water purification and installation of test beds. The proportion of wetland plants, including obligate wetland and facultative wetland species, decreased from 83 to 56%, whereas upland plants, including obligate upland and facultative upland species, increased from 17 to 44%. After ceasing water supply, water depth in all four sub-wetlands declined in 2013. Thus, upland plants established more readily at these sites, resulting in higher diversity and lower wetland indices than in 1999. Conclusions: The major floristic differences between 1999 and 2013 were an increase in the number of upland plants and a decrease in wetland species. Although wetland indices were lower in 2013, the created wetland performed important ecosystem functions by providing habitats for wetland and upland plants, and the overall species diversity was high.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.503-524
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• 2021

배스(Micropterus salmoides)는 수생태계에서 최상위단계에 위치하는 생태계교란 어종으로 심각한 담수생태계의 불균형을 초래하고 있다. 배스의 퇴치 및 관리를 위한 다양한 시도를 하고 있지만 효과적인 방안은 없는 상황이므로 배스의 고유한 특성에 기반한 개체군 감소의 효율성을 극대화할 수 있는 방식을 모색하였다. 본 연구에서는 배스의 Transcriptom 분석으로 Unigene contigs는 182,887개, 그리고 정자-난자 인식 단백질인 IZUMO1과 Zona pellucida sperm-binding protein의 유전자에서 CRISPR/Cas9 system을 적용할 최종 Target sequence는 12종을 산출하였다. 각 Target sequence를 인식할 수 있는 12종의 sgRNA를 합성한 후 후속 연구에 사용할 12종의 Cas9-sgRNA ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex를 제작하였다. 본 연구에서는 차세대염기서열 분석법으로 정자-난자 인식 단백질을 암호화하는 유전자를 탐색하였고, CRISPR/Cas9 system으로 유전자를 편집하여 번식행동은 하지만 수정란을 형성하지 못하는 생식세포를 생산하는 불임개체를 유도하기 위한 조성물 개발 과정을 확립하였다. 그리고 배스와 동일한 수계에 있는 고유 생물종의 서식에는 영향을 미치지 않는 생태교란종 관리 방안으로서의 유용성을 검증하기 위한 후속 연구의 귀중한 기초 자료를 확보하는데 기여했다고 판단된다.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.185-201
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• 2014

The Yong-neup of Mt. Daeam, which was designated as Korea's National Monument No.246 in 1973, is a high moor, and it has been managed with the designation as an ecosystem conservation area, Ramsar wetlands, and wetland conservation area. With the closing of the officially announced 5-year period for 'No-Trespassing' on the ecosystem conservation area starting August, 2010, it becomes necessary to arrange a systematic management and conservation scheme in consideration of the access & use of the visitors and Yong-neup's potential change into land consequent on making it open to the public. This study thinks that in order to preserve the Yong-neup, it's necessary to prepare the conservation plan for the program operation for exterminating exotic species, development of replacement wetlands and nurseries, access limit through zone categorization, establishment of environment-monitoring system, institutional management support, and establishment of managing facilities, etc., and to make scientific approaches, such as survey on wetland ecosystem, establishment of inventories, wetland monitoring, and drawing up of wetland ecology maps, etc. In addition, it is required that there should be adequate considerations of restoration of slope faces, drains, artificial embankment, water-collecting wells, roads for military operations, and wild-boar-stricken areas, etc., and should be continuous and systematic management of Yong-neup through the wise use of residents' participation-style maintenance, organization of a consultative body, introduction of CEPA programs, and introduction of visiting facilities and alternative transportation system, etc.

• Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.15-25
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• 2020

본 연구는 사회환경적 문제의 해결방안으로서 새롭게 등장한 자연기반해법 (NbS) 개념을 물관리에 초점을 맞추어 생태계에 기반을 둔 기존 유사개념들과 비교, 평가한 것이다. NbS는 (자연)생태계 기능이 사회환경문제 해결에 활용하기 위한 기존의 다양한 접근방법들을 포괄적으로 대표할 수 있다는 점에서 그 의미가 있으며, 특히 교육적, 설득적인 면에서 유익한 개념이다. 그러나 물관리 측면에서 접근방법론은 특히 Eco-DRR을 포함하는 광의의 그린인프라와 실제 크게 다르지 않다. 다만 협의의 그린인프라는 현재 우수관리에 초점을 맞추고 있기 때문에 NbS 개념은 여전히 유용하다. 물관련 제 방법론은 개념적, 공간적 포괄성 관점에서 NbS-(EE)-BGI-(CRT)-GI-LID 순으로 표시할 수 있다. 마지막으로, LID 용어는 토지개발사업과 같이 특정한 경우를 제외하고 혼돈스럽지 않도록 그린인프라 용어로 대체할 수 있을 것이다.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.25-36
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• 2002

The purpose of this study is to assess the environmental carrying capacity of Chongju City for the environmental management and the urban growth management. The urban environmental carrying capacity assessment of the city by the index of ecological footprint(EF), shows that the ecosystem of the city has been overloaded and most of the deficiencies has come from outside of the city. The EF index, the area of land per capita required for production and consumption in the city, was 1.731 ha per capita in 1989 and 1.901 ha per capita in 1999. On the other side, the ecologically productive land is 0.0175 ha per capita. It means that every citizen owes 1.88 ha per capita to the ecosystem in 1999. The land consumption of the city has increased by 0.1705 ha per capita during the last 10 years. The capacity of infrastructure and the service supply estimated by the Onishi model does not exceed the demand of the city in 1999. But the rapidly increasing population and fast urban growth need the expansion of the capacity. The water supply capacity of the city appears to be sufficient in 1999, but the water supply demand will increase in the future. The capacity of sewage treatment facilities seems to be sufficient, but the higher level of sewage treatment facilities should be adopted for the improvement of water quality as the generation of sewage will increase and its characteristics will also make the wastewater treatment difficult. Due to the decrease of solid waste generated, the land fill capacity for solid waste disposal is not insufficient at present, but the capacity will be saturated in the near future. Therefore, the scientific management system of solid wastes should be introduced. The air quality of the city meets both the national air quality standard and WHO recommendation standard, but the strong regulation and control of automobile emission gas such as CO, $CO_2$, NOx and HC is required for clean air.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.46-58
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• 2024

수분매개자란 식물의 수분 과정을 이뤄내는 생물체를 말하며 대표적으로 벌목, 나비목, 파리목, 딱정벌레목 등이 있다. 그중 꿀벌은 수분 과정뿐만 아니라 토지이용 변화에 의해 훼손된 도시 녹지를 개선하여 도시 내 존재하는 조류 및 곤충에게 서식처와 먹이를 제공한다. 하지만 오늘날 기후변화로 인한 조기 개화율 상승, 도시화로 인한 녹지 파편화, 농약사용과 같은 문제로 인해 수분 가능한 식물의 수가 감소하고 있으며, 이는 곧 꿀벌의 개체수가 감소하는 문제로까지 이어지고 있다. 꿀벌 개체수의 감소는 곧 도시 내 생물다양성 감소, 식량 생산량 감소 같은 문제들로 직결되며, 오늘날 꿀벌 개체수가 감소하는 문제를 해결하기 위한 전략으로 도시 양봉이 제시되고 있다. 하지만 꿀벌의 먹이 활동 및 수분활동, 도시 양봉으로 구성된 사회생태시스템의 구조를 복합적으로 고려하지 못한 상태로 도시 양봉 전략이 제시되어 지속 가능하게 이루어지지 못한다는 문제점이 발생하고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 수분 매개자인 꿀벌의 사회생태시스템을 시스템 사고를 활용하여 구조적으로 분석하고 도시 양봉의 활성화를 위한 녹지계획 전략을 제시하고자 한다. 본 연구의 결과로 첫째, 인과순환지도 작성을 위해 도시 내 꿀벌의 사회 및 생태시스템을 중심으로 선행연구를 고찰 및 수집하여 시스템 영역을 설정하고 주요 변수를 도출했다. 둘째, 개별인과순환 지도를 작성하여 꿀벌의 먹이활동과 수분활동에 대한 생태적 구조, 꿀벌의 생태 시스템이 도시에 미치는 영향 구조, 도시 양봉의 사회생태시스템 구조를 분석했다. 마지막으로 통합인과순환지도 작성을 통해 꿀벌의 사회생태시스템 구조를 전체적인 관점에서 분석하고 도시 양봉의 활성화를 위해 도시 내 유휴공간을 활용할 수 있는 시민참여 프로그램 도입, 지자체 투자, 유휴공간의 도시공원 및 녹지조성 등을 녹지 계획 전략으로 제시하고자하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 시스템 사고를 활용한 꿀벌의 생태적 구조와 도시 양봉 도입에 대한 사회적 구조를 전체적인 관점으로 파악하여 전략을 제시했다는 점에서 선행연구와 차별점이 존재하며, 지속 가능한 도시 양봉을 도입하기 위한 정책적 제언 및 시사점을 제시하였다.