• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.47-55
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• 2005

2001년 12월부터 2004년 4월까지 강화도 남서부에 위치한 동막 및 여차리 갯벌에서 계절별로 퇴적물의 산소요구량과 탈질소화를 측정하여 퇴적물의 유기물 분해와 질소 영양염의 제거과정을 살펴보았다. 퇴적물 산소 요구량 (SOD;sediment oxygen demand)은 니질 함량이 높은 동막이 평균 $683\;{\mu}mole\;m^{-2}h^{-1}$이었고, 사질 함량이 높은 여차리에서 평균 $457\;{\mu}mole\;m^{-2}h^{-1}$로 동막에서 높은 값을 보였다. SOD는 여름철에 높고, 겨울철에 낮은 경향을 보였는데, 2002년 4월에는 산소가 퇴적물에 의해 소비되기보다는 생산되어 저서성 규조류에 의한 광합성이 활발함을 알 수 있었다. 탈질소화도 동막이 높고 여차리가 낮았는데, 그 값은 각각 5.4와 $3.4\;{\mu}mole\;m^{-2}h^{-1}$이며, 유기물로는 $9.3\;mg-C\;m^{-2}d^{-1}$과 $5.9\;mg-C\;m^{-2}d^{-1}$에 해당하는 양이다. 염습지를 포함한 연안 퇴적물의 탈질소화율은 $0{\sim}200{\mu}mo1e\;m^{-2}h^{-1}$의 범위에 있는데, 본 조사의 값은 낮은 편에 속했다. 탈질소화가 낮은 것은 갯벌이 유기물 농도가 높은 환경임에도 불구하고 분해하기 쉬운 신선한 유기물은 부족하여 전반적인 유기물 분해율이 낮은 것으로 사료된다. 이는 평소에는 낮은 탈질소화를 보이나, 고농도의 유기물이 유입되면, 이를 효과적으로 제거할 잠재적 능력이 있음을 시사한다. 산소요구량과 무기탄소 용출량을 통해 살펴본 강화갯벌의 유기물 순분해율(net remineralization rate)은 동막이 평균 $196\;mg-C\;m^{-2}d^{-1}$이고 여차리가 평균 $132\;mg-C\;m^{-2}d^{-1}$이었다.

• ALGAE
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.189-196
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• 2012

Twelve morphological characters and the biochemical composition of Undaria pinnatifida f. distans sporophytes growing on the rocky shores of Jindo and Wando and on cultivation ropes in Kijang were measured to determine whether each population could be characterized by morphological features and biochemical composition. The goal of this study was to compare phenotypic variations between populations as they relate to environmental conditions. The sporophytes of the Kijang population were two times longer and 19 times heavier than those at Jindo. Sporophylls of the Jindo U. pinnatifida population were significantly smaller in length, width, frill number, and weight than those at Wando and Kijang. Kijang Undaria plants showed the highest contents of total protein, crude fiber, total amino acids, the amount of essential amino acids, the proportion of total unsaturated fatty acids, and eicosapentaenoic acid. However, the Jindo population showed the greatest content of carbohydrates, lipids, and minerals (Zn and Ca) of the three U. pinnatifida populations. In particular, Zn content of Jindo plants was 30 times greater than that of Kijang plants. Thus, the proximate composition, mineral composition, amino acids, and fatty acids of Undaria pinnatifida plants were distinguishable among the three representative Undaria populations evaluated. These results suggest that morphological and biochemical differences of the three U. pinnatifida populations can be attributed to differences in environmental conditions of their habitats.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.319-329
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• 2022

The paramyxean parasite Marteilioides chungmuensis infects the cytoplasm of the eggs of Pacific oysters Crassostrea gigas , resulting in spawning failure of the infected females. Such infected eggs appear as bump-like nodules on the body in late fall when most of the uninfected females complete spawning. In this study, we estimated the quantity of the infected eggs using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), which is destroyed by M. chungmuensis parasitism. In December, the infected oysters collected from Tongyoung on the south coast exhibited numerous yellowish bump-like nodules as signs of infection. In histology, the infected oysters exhibited mature eggs in the follicle, which were heavily infiltrated by hemocytes. ELISA indicated that the infected egg mass accounted for 7.52±5.50 percent of the body weight, suggesting the ovarian parasite causes substantial reproductive loss. Histology also indicated that the infected oysters are in a poor nutritional condition, as the digestive gland atrophy (DGA) level is comparatively higher than the uninfected oyster. The total carbohydrate contents in the infected oysters (108.68±44.41 mg/g dry wt) were significantly lower than in uninfected oysters (269.76±50.97 mg/g dry wt), suggesting that M. chungmuensis parasitism also affected the energy storage capacity of the host during the resting stage.