• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.229-236
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• 2010

We conducted field surveys of amphibians and reptiles over a two-year period in 16 lagoons along the eastern coastline of South Korea, and determined the habitat characteristics correlated with the number of amphibian and reptilian species and individuals. We documented 11 amphibian species and 8 reptilian species. The dominant amphibian species was the black-spotted pond frog (Rana nigromaculata), and the dominant reptilian species was the red-eared turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans), an invasive species. Among the 14 habitat characteristics, connectivity to mountainous area significantly affected the number of amphibian and reptilian individuals. Other factors, including emerged plant cover, salinity, pH, the number of birds for amphibians and connectivity to agricultural land, lagoon perimeter length for reptiles also influenced the number of species or individuals of them. Our results demonstrate that these lagoons are home to more amphibians and reptiles than has been previously known. To effectively conserve herpetofauna in the lagoon ecosystem, lagoons as well as surrounding wetlands, grasslands, and mountainous areas should be protected.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.33-42
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• 2004

Effect of freshwater discharge on the long-term salt balance in the Northern and Central Indian River Lagoon (IRL) is successfully simulated by a new analytical solution to a water balance-based one-dimensional salt conservation equation. Sensitivity tests show that the salinity levels drop abruptly even during the dry season (November to May) due to the high surface runoff discharge caused by tropical storms, depressions, and passage of cold fronts. Increasing surface runoff and direct precipitation has risen by ten times, lowering the salinity level down to 12psu in the Northern Central zone, and to 17 psu in the Northern zone. However, the salinity level in the Southern Central zone has decreased to 25 psu. High sensitivity of the Northern Central zone to freshwater discharge can be partially explained by a rapid urbanization in this zone. During the dry season, less sensitivity of the Southern Central zone to the increased surface runoff is attributed to the proximity of the zone to the Sebastian Inlet and a strong diffusion condition possibly resulting from the seawater intrusion to the surficial aquifer at the Vero Beach. During the wet season, however, the whole study area is highly sensitive to freshwater discharge due to the weak diffusion conditions. High sensitivity of the IRL to the given diffusion conditions guarantees that the fresh-water release occurs during strong wind conditions, achieving both flood control in the drainage basin and a proper salinity regime in the IRL.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.506-514
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• 2007

영랑호 어류군집의 시 공간적 분포를 알아보기 위하여 2005년 9월부터 2007년 4월까지 조사하였다. 채집된 어류는 총 16과 32종이었으며, 일차담수어는 11종(34.38%), 주연성담수어는 18종(56.25%), 해수어는 3종(9.38%)인 것으로 나타났다. 조사 지점 및 시기별 군집의 변화양상을 파악한 결과 갯터짐이 일어나면 생태적 특성에 따라 어종의 출현 비율이 변화하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 영랑호의 어류상에 대한 과거 자료와 비교해 보았을 때 해수의 유입이 일어나면 주연성담수어와 해수어의 비율은 증가하고 일차담수어의 비율은 점차 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 이와 같이 석호 내의 어류군집은 갯터짐에 따라 시 공간적으로 그 성격이 매우 달라는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국패류학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.95-99
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• 2014

In the present study, we surveyed the molluscan fauna in a lagoon located near Seong-san harbor on the east coast of Jeju Island in July 2012. For the survey, a $25{\times}25cm$ quadrat was deployed over 3 randomly selected sites in the intertidal area of the lagoon. Sediment from the surface to a depth of 25 cm in the quadrat was removed and sieved using a 1 mm mesh sieve. All molluscan fauna retained on the sieve was identified to the species level. From the survey, 25 species of mollusca belonging to 2 orders and 16 families were identified. Species richness, in terms of total number of species, was found to be the highest at sampling site 1, where the substrate was composed of coarse sand and some rocks, while it was lowest at sampling site 3, composed of compact fine sand. Regardless of the type of substrate at the sampling sites, the mud-creeping snail Batillaria cumingii (Crosse, 1862) occurred at a high density, ranging from $324-468ind./m^2$. The luciniid bivalve Pillucina pisidium also occurred at a high density at sampling site 1, at $336ind./m^2$, while the density of this species was only $4ind./m^2$ at sampling site 3. The Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum could be found at all 3 sampling sites with very low density ranging from $16-48ind./m^2$. The density and species richness of molluscs observed in this study was lower compared to the previously reported molluscan fauna in Jeju Island, suggesting that further investigation needs to be carried out to conserve the unique marine lagoon ecosystem in Jeju Island.

• 한국해안해양공학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.51-64
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• 2002

협수로로 연결된 속초항과 청초호의 장주기파 공진을 검토하기 위하여 항내·외 8개 정점에서 파향·파고계, 초음파식 파고계, 수압식 파고계, 유속계 등을 이용하여 장·단주기파 현장관측을 실시하였다 자료 분석 결과 속초항과 청초호의 Helmholtz 공진 모드의 주기는 각각 13.6분과 54.5분으로 제시되었으며, 협수로 내 주된 유속의 출현 주기는 55.2분으로 청초호의 Helmholtz 공진 조건에 지배됨을 알 수 있었다. 저중력파로 인한 국부 부진동의 에너지 수준은 평상시보다 폭풍시에 훨씬 더 큰 것으로 나타났다. 항내·외 정점에서의 저중력파 파고와 항외의 단주기파고에 대한 회귀분석 결과 양자는 거의 선형적인 상관 관계를 가지는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 양자의 주기들, 단주기 파향과 저중력파 파고, 단주기 파고와 저중력파 주기 사이에는 특별한 상관 관계를 발견하지 못하였다. 한편, 향후 장기간 자료가 축적되면 속초항 해역에서의 저중력파 파고에 대한 극치 해석을 통하여 재현빈도별 저중력파 파고를 추정할 수 있을 것으로 사료되었다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.98-103
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• 2019

We compared the functional traits of leaf blades and culms of common reed (Phragmites australis) in four habitat types of distinguished environments such as temperature, precipitation, water characteristics, and indices related to biomass production (montane fen, MF; riparian marsh, RM; lagoon, LG; and salt marsh, SM). We also examined the relationships between the functional traits within and among populations. Four populations showed remarkable differences in the functional traits of leaf blades and culms. MF and RM had relatively tall (> 300 cm) and thick (> 8 mm) culms bearing long leaf blades (> 40 cm), whereas LG and SM had relatively shorter and thinner culms bearing shorter leaf blades than MF and RM. Some relationships between the functional traits of leaf blades and culms showed negative or not significant correlations within the population, whereas most of the relationships between the functional traits showed positive correlations particularly when all the data from four populations was included into the correlation analysis.

• Carbon letters
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.64-68
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• 2003

A study on the electrosorption of uranium ions onto a porous activated carbon fiber (ACF) was performed to treat uraniumcontaining lagoon sludge. The result of the continuous flow-through cell electrosorption experiments showed that the applied negative potential increased the adsorption kinetics and capacity in comparison to the open-circuit potential (OCP) adsorption for uranium ions. Effective U(VI) removal is accomplished when a negative potential is applied to the activated carbon fiber (ACF) electrode. For a feed concentration of 100 mg/L, the concentration of U(VI) in the cell effluent is reduced to less than 1 mg/L. The selective removal of uranium ions from electrolyte was possible by the electrosorption process.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.259-265
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• 2013

This study was conducted June 2011 at Gamo Lagoon, after tsunami of March 2011, to estimate food sources and utilization. The results show that the tsunami affected the sediment properties by changing the physical environmental alterations. The fatty acids of the gut content of Nuttallia olivacea mostly comprised the same organic matter found in the sediment. Fatty acids in the tissues showed mainly diatoms, bacteria, and dinoflagellates. That is, most of the food sources (i.e., diatoms, bacteria, dinoflagellates, macroalgae, and terrestrial organic matter) probably pass through the digestive system unharmed; however, terrestrial organic matter, which is refractory to biochemical degradation, indicated a different assimilation trend between the gut content and the tissue. This result suggests that input of labile organic matter from the sediment may control selective metabolism in N. olivacea. From these results, although the physical environment of sediment characteristics by tsunami changed, the food utilization of N. olivacea suggested a better assimilation of selected components from the gut content, irrespective of physical alteration.

• 한국방사성폐기물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국방사성폐기물학회 2006년도 학술논문요약집
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• pp.76-77
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• 2006

• 한국원자력학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국원자력학회 2005년도 춘계학술발표회
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• pp.169-170
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• 2005