• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.119-122
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• 2015

It is very useful and important to see the status and change of necessary parts in a short period through selecting and observing the bioindicator continually to forecast and prepare the future. Especially, living things are so closely related to the environment that the indicator between the environment and living things shows close interrelationship. Also, the indicator related to environment provides information about representative or decisive environmental phenomenon and is used to simplify complicated facts. Considering wide range of background and application including various indicators such as the change-, destruction-, pollution-, and restoration of habitats, climate change, and species diversity, the closest category includes "environmental indicator," "ecological indicator," and "biodiversity indicator." The selection and use of bioindicator is complicated and difficult. The necessary conditions for the indicator selection are flexible and greatly depend on the goals of investigation such as the indicator for biological diversity investigation of specific area, the indicator for habitat destruction, the indicator for climate change, and the indicator for polluted area. It should meet many various conditions to select a good indicator. In this study, eleven selection standards are established based on domestic and overseas studies on bioindicator selection: species with clear classification and ecology, species distributed in geographically widespread area, species that show clear habitat characteristics, species that can provide early warning for a change, species that are easy and economically benefited for the investigation, species that have many independent individual groups and that is not greatly affected by the size of individual groups, species that is thought to represent the response of other species, species that represent the ecology change caused by the pressure of human influence, species for which researches on climate change have been done, species that is easy to observe, appears for a long time and forms a group with many individuals, and species that are important socially, economically, and culturally.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.22-29
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• 2007

습지의 서식지 특성 및 환경 지표종을 찾기 위해 부산과 경남에 위치한 습지 유형이 다른 하천습지, 산지습지, 하구습지에서 딱정벌레류를 조사하였다. 조사결과 딱정벌레과, 먼지벌레과, 폭탄먼지벌레과에 속한 22속 28종이 채집되었고, 종 다양성은 하천습지(우포늪, 화포늪), 산지늪(재약산늪), 하구습지(낙동강하구) 순으로 나타났다. 딱정벌레류의 종조성은 각 습지에서 독립적으로 나타났는데(${\chi}^2=1716.8$, P<0.01), 하천습지와 산지늪이 가장 다른 종조성을 보였다. 지표종 분석을 통해 각 유형의 습지를 대표하는 $2{\sim}6$종의 딱정벌레류를 지표종으로 선출하였는데, 지표종들은 토성과 토양습도, 인위적 환경변화에 대해 민감하게 반응하여 습지환경변화를 모니터링할 수 있는 것으로 보인다. 추후 생활사나 먹이특성 등딱정벌레류의 각종별로 자세한생태적 특성이 연구되면 지표종으로 딱정벌레류를 일반화하여 여러 서식지에서 활용할 수 있을 것으로 보인다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제22권9호
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• pp.1141-1152
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• 2013

Insect fauna were surveyed in 2011 at Ungok wetland, Obeygol, located in Gochang, Jeonbuk, Korea. In total, 149 species belonging to 11 orders and 57 families were surveyed. Among them, Lepidopterans composed 23.5% (35 species) of the total insect numbers surveyed, comprising the most abundant group, and followed by Coleoptera, Hemiptera, and Odonata with a composition of 22.1% (33 species), 17.4% (26 species), and 10.1% (15 species), respectively. Bothrogonia japonica Ishihara was the most dominant species, and followed by Gastrophysa atrocyanea Motschulsky and Celastrina argiolus (Linnaeus). Phytophagous insects accounted for 60 percent of the total species. Dominance index was the highest in spring by 0.21. Diversity, richness, and evenness indices were the highest in summer by 4.07, 11.84 and 0.96, respectively. In the study area, the legally-protect species were grouped into five groups; 9 export-restricted species, 17 endemic species, 28 indicator species, 1 climate-sensitive biological indicator and 3 southern characteristic species. Additionally, twenty forest insect pest species were surveyed, belonging to 5 orders and 15 families. Therefore, it is required to conduct long-term monitoring and appropriate management based on the ecological characteristic of the habitats to continuously conserve and maintain of wetland.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.292-303
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• 2022

Background: Climate change significantly influences the geographical distribution of plant species worldwide. Selecting indicator species allows for better-informed and more effective ecosystem management in response to climate change. The Korean Peninsula is the northernmost distribution zone of warm temperate evergreen broad-leaved (WTEB) species in Northeast Asia. Considering the ecological value of these species, we evaluated the current distribution range and future suitable habitat for 13 WTEB tree species designated as climate-sensitive biological indicator species. Results: Up-to-date and accurate WTEB species distribution maps were constructed using herbarium specimens and citizen science data from the Korea Biodiversity Observation Network. Current northern limits for several species have shifted to higher latitudes compared to previous records. For example, the northern latitude limit for Stauntonia hexaphylla is higher (37° 02' N, Deokjeokdo archipelago) than that reported previously (36° 13' N). The minimum temperature of the coldest month (Bio6) is the major factor influencing species distribution. Under future climate change scenarios, suitable habitats are predicted to expand toward higher latitudes inland and along the western coastal areas. Conclusions: Our results support the suitability of WTEB trees as significant biological indicators of species' responses to warming. The findings also suggest the need for consistent monitoring of species distribution shifts. This study provides an important baseline dataset for future monitoring and management of indicator species' responses to changing climate conditions in South Korea.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.114-126
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• 2013

The purpose of this study was to develop a Korean thermality index (KTI) based on the distribution patterns of benthic macroinvertebrates according to altitude and latitude. Analyzing seasonal data (4,853 sampling units) surveyed and collected during 2007 ~ 2011 at 846 sites in South Korea, we estimated thermal valency, thermal value and indicator weight value of 208 species. Among them, 40 species in 6 orders (Decapoda 1 species, Collembola 1 species, Ephemeroptera 5 species, Plecoptera 17 species, Diptera 3 species, Trichoptera 13 species) were selected as the candidate indicator species sensitive and vulnerable to warmth along with climate change. KTI and Benthic macroinvertebrate index (BMI) were tested at three clean streams (Hangye stream, Buk stream and Bangtae stream). KTI showed significant differences according to altitude and water temperature whereas the saprobity index BMI showed little differences. This result means that KTI can be applicable to assess the impact of water temperature independently of organic pollutants.

• 한국농림기상학회지
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.213-218
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• 2002

국제 기구뿐만 아니라 우리나라에서도 생물 지표를 이용한 환경 모니터링에 관한 관심이 증대하고 있다. 생물 지표는 자국의 국지환경 변화에 잘 반응해야 하므로, 토착 생물지표의 개발은 생태계 복원 및 평가에서 매우 중요한 시발점이다. 환경 스트레스를 달리 받고 있는 남산과 광릉 활엽수림 지역에서 조사된 날개응애 중에서 토양 및 부엽 산도(pH)와 밀접한 관계를 보이는 종을 회귀분석을 통하여 잠재적 생물 지표종으로 선발하였다. 선발된 종은 다음과 같다; Lasiobelba remota, Ceratozetes sp. Tectocepheus velatus, Neogymnobates sp. and Oppia sp.3. 또한 군집구성 및 기능에 매우 중요한 역할을 하는 핵심종(keystone species)으로는, 남산 활엽수림지역에서는 Lohmannia coreana, Ceratozetes sp., Rostrozetes pulcherrimus, Lasiobelba remota 그리고 광릉지역에서는 Neugymnobates sp., Neogymnobates donghaksaensis, Cultroribula tridentata로 나타났다. 생물지표를 이용한 환경 모니터링의 장단점에 대해 고찰하였다.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.388-408
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• 2022

이번 연구는 멸종위기에 처한 아고산 침엽수인 가문비나무의 지형특성에 따른 지표종을 선정하고, 생물다양성 평가에 필요한 과학적 근거자료를 마련하고자 진행되었다. 남한과 중국 내 가문비나무림은 남방한계선으로 지리적 가치가 높은 지역이다. 위도는 식물생태계의 지리적 가치에 큰 영향을 미치며, 위도와 서식지의 차이는 산림의 종구성 변화에 영향을 미친다. 지리적 차이뿐 아니라 환경변화로 아고산 식물서식지는 점차 쇠퇴하여 결국 멸종위기에 처한다. 이러한 측면에서, 지리적 가치가 높은 한국과 중국의 가문비나무림에 대한 개체군 모니터링으로 지표종을 선정할 필요가 있으며, 지표종에 대한 다양한 분석을 통해 생물다양성 평가의 기초자료를 구축할 필요가 있다. 개체군 모니터링은 한국과 중국의 가문비나무림에 87개의 원형조사구(400m²)를 설치하여 수행하였고, MRPP-test, NMS ordination 등의 과정을 통해 이에 근거하여 지표종을 선정 한 후 생물다양성 평가의 기초자료를 제시하였다. 지표종분석(Indicator Species Analysis) 결과, 해발고도별 지표종으로 상층식생에서 5분류군, 하층식생에서 18분류군을 선정하였다(p<0.05). 사면방위별 지표종으로는 상층식생 3분류군, 하층식생 16분류군을 선정하였다(p<0.05). 사면경사도별 지표종으로는 상층식생 6분류군, 하층식생 24분류군을 선정하였다(p<0.05). 자생지별 지표종으로는 상층식생 8분류군과 하층식생 65분류군을 선정하였다. 지표종들에 대한 MRPP-test 결과, 상층식생보다 하층식생에서 종조성이 다소 이질적인 것으로 분석되었다. NMS ordination 결과, 상층식생의 암석노출도와 하층식생의 위도에 따라 지표종의 환경적 요인과의 상관관계가 유의한 것으로 나타났다.

• 생태와환경
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• 제56권4호
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• pp.393-405
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• 2023

This study was conducted to select indicators for assessing national biodiversity. For this purpose, 140 biodiversity-related indicators were identified as a result of inventorying biodiversity-related indicators used in Korea and abroad, and when these indicators were applied to the pressure, status, and response indicator system, it was found that status indicators accounted for the largest number of indicators, with 29 pressure, 59 status, and 44 response. We also categorized the status indicators into genes, species, habitat, function, and quality, and found that species and habitat indicators accounted for the majority. Pressure indicators were categorized into direct exploitation, pollution, alien species, climate change, and habitat change. As a result, it was found that direct exploitation and pollution accounted for most of the pressure indicators. In addition, this study used internationally used indicator selection criteria to establish criteria for selecting domestic biodiversity assessment indicators. Using this list of indicators and indicator selection criteria, we evaluated the prioritization of domestically applicable biodiversity indicators through relevant expert consultations. 1) Vegetation class, 2) Land cover indicators, and 3) Change of protected area ranked highly. In fact, these indicators have been used in many studies due to the availability of assessable data. However, most of the highly scored indicators are based on ecosystem area, and further consideration of ecosystem functions and components(species) is needed.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.545-553
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• 2012

In Asia, including Japan and Korea, rice paddies occupy the largest cultivated area in agricultural land. Rice paddies provide the habitats for many organisms including endemic species, sustaining high biodiversity. Insect natural enemies inhabiting rice paddies have an important function for rice production as agents of 'ecosystem services' because they play a major role in suppressing rice pests. The diversity and abundance of natural enemies can be a good index reflecting the 'healthiness' of agro-ecosystem services in rice paddies. The present study investigates whether insect natural enemies could be good biological indicators for general arthropod biodiversity and agricultural practice. First, the concept of ideal bio-indicators was summarized. The strategy to explore and select such bio-indicators was then proposed. Lastly, field survey was made to evaluate the abundance and biodiversity of natural enemies in Japanese rice paddies where chemical inputs, i.e., insecticide use, were different. The results showed that reduction of chemical inputs led to an increase in species richness or diversity of natural enemies including parasitoids and predators. Then, the data were analyzed to examine suitable indicator species to assess environmental soundness of agricultural practice and biodiversity in rice paddies. The density of several species of natural enemies did respond both to pesticide use and to general arthropod biodiversity. The analyses thus have indicated that natural enemies can be suitable as bio-indicators. Usefulness of indicator species in rice paddies is discussed in the context of ecologically sound agriculture.

• 환경생물
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.87-98
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• 2022

In this study, the community structure of marine benthic invertebrates was examined to evaluate the differences between the west, south, and east coasts of Korea and to identify the indicator species representing each region. Acrylic attachment plate sets were installed in Jeongok, Mokpo, Tongyeong, Yangpo, and Gangreung, and the invertebrate fauna thus captured were identified. Monitoring was performed in each area from March 2017 to May 2018. Water depth, temperature, and salinity at each location were measured to determine the potential influence of abiotic factors on the community structure. As a result, the mean depth of plates installed and the water temperature were significantly different in each area. A total of 32 invertebrate species were identified in all localities, and the most significant difference in the species compositions was found between Mokpo and Gangreung. The community structure differed significantly with a change in the plate depth, and a larger number of indicator species appeared on shallower plates. Finally, we determined the community structure of benthic invertebrates in different geographical regions of the Korean ocean by characterizing the dominant invertebrate taxa and the indicator species at each site.