• 생태와환경
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• 제53권4호
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• pp.453-460
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• 2020

Bolboschoenus planiculmis is an important prey species for winter migratory birds in the Nakdong River Estuary region, but its population has declined in the last decade due to a physio-chemical shift. To identify the growth and development characteristics of B. planiculmis, we carried out an experimental survey on the aboveground and belowground sections of B. planiculmis specimens in the Eulsuk tidal flat from April to September 2019. We divided the belowground area into two groups: a vegetation group in which B. planiculmis exists and a non-vegetation group in which B. planiculmis does not exist and measured the rate of tubers. We observed a 45% appearance frequency in the vegetation group and only a 5% frequency in the non-vegetation group, indicating that there were no supplies for plant growth. The mean density, length, and biomass of B. planiculmis aboveground were 166.90±149.62 n m^-2, 44.39±5.45 cm, and 67.63±54.46 g DW m^-2, respectively, which was approximately half of those obtained from the study in the Eulsuk tidal flat in 2002. Tuber number was the highest in the 15~25 cm deep layer(41.50%). The mean number of total tubers belowground was related to different sediment conditions(FS: flat surface, DS: disturbed surface) 251.75±16.86 n pot^-1 for FS and 171.00±25.18 n pot^-1 for DS, which was significantly different(total tubers: p<0.005). The mean biomass of B. planiculmis above-ground was 21.11±1.60 g DW pot^-1 for FS and 15.41±1.38 g DW pot^-1 for DS, which was significantly different(p<0.05). This research provides primary materials for the restoration of the Nakdong River Estuary, wintering sites for migratory birds, and protection of B. planiculmis.

• 생태와환경
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.35-48
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• 2022

한반도 하구의 어류군집 구조 및 다양성을 확인하고 해역에 따른 특성을 분석하기 위해서 2016년부터 2018년까지 3년간 총 325개 하구에 대해 어류군집을 조사하였다. 전체 하구의 규모(하폭)는 하구별 편차가 크게 나타났으며(14~3,356 m), 염도 2 psu 이하의 저염도 하구가 68.9%로 다수 분포하였다. 한반도 하구의 전체 출현종은 52과 149종이며, 우점종은 황어(relative abundance, RA, 12.5%), 아우점종은 숭어(RA, 9.5)로 나타났다. 한반도 하구는 해역에 따른 물리적, 화학적 서식 환경이 다르게 구성되어 있었으며, 이에 따라 어류군집도 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다(PERMANOVA, Pseudo-F=26.69, P=0.001). 또한, 해역별 낮은 어류군집 유사도(SIMPER, 21.79~26.39%)에서도, NMDS 분석 결과 해역별로 유사한 어류군집을 가지고 있음을 확인하였다. 동해 하구의 어류군집은 타 해역과 비교하여 회유성 어종과 보호종의 중요성이 높게 나타나며, 남해 하구는 기수성 어종의 중요성이 높게 나타난다. 서해 하구의 어류군집은 담수와 관련 있는 요인(1차 담수어, 외래종)의 중요성이 크게 나타나는데, 이는 서해 하구의 많은 수가 닫힌하구 (78.2%)로 구성되어 염도가 낮게 나타나는 것과 관련이 있다. 이러한 해역별 어류군집 특성은 SIMPER 분석의 군집 유사도 기여종 분석에서도 유사한 결과를 보였다. 국내에서 하구의 어류군집 관련 연구는 대부분 단일하구 단위로 이루어져서 국가 단위의 하구 특성을 이해하고, 정책을 마련하는데 어려움이 있었다. 본 연구는 국가 단위의 하구 어류군집 구조의 현황 및 특성에 대한 자료를 제공할 뿐만 아니라, 군집지수의 분포, 주요 출현종의 서식처 염도 범위, 회유성 어종의 주요 소상 지점 등의 추가 자료를 제시하였다. 이러한 정보는 향후 한반도 하구의 관리를 위한 자료 및 연구에서의 참조 기준으로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.189-194
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• 2024

Cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) is a large raptor that belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Falconiformes. It is a migratory bird that returns to Mongolia after wintering in the Korean Peninsula. In February 2015, a cinereous vulture was rescued from Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do Province as it could not fly. It was transferred to the Chungnam Wild Animal Rescue Center in Korea. It was found to have a closed fracture on the right radius through radiographic examination, a basic procedure. Surgery was performed at the fracture site using a shuttle pin and wire. After successful physical therapy and rehabilitation, the cinereous vulture was released in October 2015. A metal ring (150-00713) and wing tags (G/BL 3) were attached to the bird before its release for subsequent identification. Two years and 4 months later, in March 2018, the cinereous vulture was rescued and brought back to the center. It was diagnosed with secondary pesticide poisoning. After receiving treatment, a radiography test revealed no specific findings related to the previous fracture surgery. Considering that migratory birds travel long distances, it was confirmed that the treatment for reducing the fracture in the radius using a shuttle pin and a cerclage wire was suitable.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제47권5호
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• pp.659-666
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• 2014

Our aim was to compare the community structure of fish in the coast of Wando Island between 2001 and 2013. Using a gape net with wings, we collected 61 taxa, wherein the most dominant species was Engraulis japonicus. The sea temperature in the middle layer of the survey station in 2001 (after June) was obviously higher than that in 2013, which was < $20^{\circ}C$. Except for Thryssa kammalensis in 2013, the log transformed individuals of seven dominant species, selected using a SIMPER (similarity-percentages procedure) analysis, decreased. Decreases in the individuals of Gobiidae spp., the warm-water species Trichiurus japonicus and Conger myriaster, and the migratory species Syngnathus schlegeli, Setipinna taty and Sardinella zunasi, which arrive in the southern coastal waters of Korea during summer-autumn, could be due to decreasing sea temperature in 2013. Thus, fish species diversity, estimated from rarefaction and k-dominance curves, declined in the coastal waters of Wando Island from 2001 to 2013, resulting in a significant difference in fish community structure.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.43-52
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• 2012

For this paper, a study targeting 9 forest patches in Dangjin to suggest for the wild birds, was conducted. The correlation between the emergence of wild birds and the forest vegetation was analyzed, and the patterns of forest vegetation for the improvement of species diversity were suggested by classifying wild birds and foraging guild by the type of forest vegetation. As for the characteristics of the wild birds emerged, more species and bigger population appeared in the vegetation type of mixed stand forest where the natural deciduous broadleaf trees and evergreen needleleaf trees coexisted in the large scale vegetation area. Thus, it was known that the advent of summer migratory birds and resident birds were affected the most by forest patches and vegetation types. As for foraging guild, the larger the forest paches the more the species and the population of the wild birds inhabiting in shrubs and bushes.

• Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.95-103
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• 2023

This study aimed to identify the initial migratory macroinvertebrate species in two newly created mountain wetlands. To analyze the initial immigration species of macroinvertebrates, two experimental sites and two control sites were selected after habitat creation and investigated thrice from spring to fall. Benthic macroinvertebrates were collected quantitatively from each site using a Surber sampler and Modified D-frame deep net. After restoration at the two experimental sites, the number of macroinvertebrate species and individuals gradually increased from spring to fall and continued to increase over time with the development of waterside vegetation and habitat stabilization at the experimental sites. The species initially introduced to mountain wetlands after their creation were Ephemera strigata, Ephemera orientalis, Chironomidae sp., and Aquaris paludum. Subsequently, predators such as Davidius lunatus, Sieboldius albardae, Oyamia nigribasis, and Sialis longidens were introduced. Additionally, as a differentiating physicochemical factor between the two habitats, current velocity, which determines the distribution characteristics of benthic macroinvertebrates, and water temperature, which impacts the growth of organisms, showed a relatively stronger influence.

• Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.42-52
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• 2021

In order to secure basic data on biodiversity for wetland conservation and management used the data from Wetland Protected Area surveys conducted in South Korea (2015-2019) to analyze the distribution of fish from a total of 15 orders, 45 families, 134 species, and 12,972 individuals. The predominant species identified were Zacco platypus (Temminck and Schlegel) (19.47%) and Zacco koreanus (Kim, Oh and Hosoya) (8.16%). Of all emergent species, 52.9% (n=71 species) were freshwater species, 26.9% (n=36) were brackish species, 3.0% (n=4) were migratory species, 27% (n=36) were marine species, and 9.0% (n=12) were riffle benthic species. Overall, 5.2% (n=7 species) were endangered species, 3.0% (n=4) were exotic species, and 23.1% (n=31) were Korean endemic species. The eight identified Wetland Protected Areas (WPA) were classified based on their habitat characteristics and on the analysis of their emergent fish communities, as estuarine (n=2), coastal dune (n=1), marsh (n=2), stream (n=2), and stream-marsh (n=1) types. The environmental factors revealed to have the greatest influence on the species diversity of emergent fish were maintenance and repair, installation of reservoirs, and construction of artificial wetlands around them. The present study offers basic information on the diversity of fish species in different Wetland Protected Area types that can be used to inform conservation and management decisions for WPA.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.271-274
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• 2010

Adult worms of Parvatrema spp. (Digenea: Gymnophallidae) were found in the intestines of 2 species of migratory birds, i.e., a great knot, Calidris tenuirostris, and 2 Mongolian plovers, Charadrius mongolus, in the coastal area of Gunsan-si, Jeollabuk-do in October 2009. The recovered Parvatrema worms were 79 in total number and composed of 2 species. The worms from a great knot were $289{\mu}m$ in length with the oral and ventral sucker ratio of 2:1. They had a single vitellarium, and their intrauterine eggs were $25.0{\times}17.5{\mu}m$ in size. These findings were compatible with P. duboisi (Dollfus, 1923) Bartoli, 1974 (syn. P. timondavidi Bartoli, 1963). The worms recovered from the Mongolian plovers were smaller in length than P. duboisi and had 2 vitellaria. The oral and ventral sucker ratio was 2.5 : 1, and the eggs were $17.5{\times}8.8{\mu}m$ in size. These worms were assigned to be P. homoeotecnum James, 1964. This is the first report on the natural final hosts of Parvatrema spp. in Korea.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.84-94
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• 2019

금강하구 서천 및 유부도 갯벌은 동아시아-대양주 철새의 이동경로상 에너지 보충을 위한 중요한 중간 기착지점으로, 갯벌의 저서성무척추동물은 이들의 중요한 먹이원이 된다. 즉, 갯벌의 저서성무척추동물은 에너지 흐름의 중요한 생태적 역할을 담당한다. 금강하구 서천 및 유부도 갯벌의 저서성무척추동물 군집 분포와 환경요인 관계를 파악하기 위해 본 연구가 수행되었다. 가을철 이주 기간에 실시한 저서성무척추동물의 군집 분포 조사 결과, 저서성무척추동물은 총 147종, 밀도와 생체량은 각각 $1,772{\pm}1,342$ 개체/$m^2$, $445.1{\pm}807.6g/m^2$으로 나타났다. 출현종과 서식밀도 자료를 기반으로 각 정점 간 상호 유사도 분석결과, 크게 2개의 군집으로 구분되었다. A 군집은 칠게-고리버들갯지렁이 군집(Macrophthalmus-Heteromastus community)이었고, B군집은 달걀얼굴갯지렁이류-단각류 군집(Spio-Urothoe-Mandibulophoxus community)이었다. B 군집이 A 군집에 비하여 평균 출현종수, 서식밀도, 생체량 등이 월등히 높았다. BIO-ENV 분석 결과, 저서성무척추동물 군집은 퇴적환경 변수인 모래함량과 분급도 조합에 의한 영향을 가장 크게 받는 것(${\rho}=0.500$)으로 나타났다. 종수와 가장 큰 상관성을 보이는 환경변수는 분급도(p=0.015)로 나타났고, 생체량과 가장 높은 상관관계를 보이는 환경변수는 공극수 DO(p=0.003)였다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제54권6호
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• pp.809-812
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• 2016

Adult specimens of Oswaldotrema nacinovici (Digenea: Philophthalmidae) have been first identified in Korea from 2 migratory birds (whimbrels, Numenius phaeopus) which were found dead at a western seashore area near Gunsan. The worms were recovered in the intestine of these birds. The worms were morphologically characterized by a large ventral sucker in comparison to the oral sucker, an external seminal vesicle extending beyond the posterior margin of the ventral sucker, and conspicuous uterine seminal receptacle. It was noteworthy that metacercariae-like bodies were contained within the inflated regions of 2 ceca. Other intestinal trematode species found in whimbrels included Spelotrema pygmeum, Gynaecotyla squatarolae, Maritrema obstipum, and Himasthla megacotyle. Zoonotic potential of these trematode species should be taken into considerations.