• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.106-114
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• 2020

교통수단의 발달과 애완동물 시장의 확장은 외래생물의 국가 간 이동을 증가시키는 주요한 원인이 되고 있다. 게다가 최근 인터넷을 통한 판매는 애완동물 거래를 활성화하는 요인이 된다. 국내의 경우, 외래생물의 수입은 꾸준히 증가하고 있는 반면 수입된 외래생물들이 어떻게 그리고 얼마나 거래되고 있는지는 명확하지 않다. 일반적으로 야생에서 발견되는 외래생물 대부분이 방생의 결과라는 점을 고려하면, 애완동물의 거래 현황을 파악하는 것은 야생으로 유입될 수 있는 잠재적인 외래생물을 파악하는 것과 동일하다고 볼 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 2019년 1월 22일에서 2월 10일까지 총 25개 온라인 펫샵을 대상으로 판매되고 있는 외래 양서파충류의 종수, 빈도, 가격 등을 조사하였다. 조사 결과, 총 677종의 외래 양서파충류가 판매되고 있었으며, 그 중 뱀류이나 도마뱀류를 포함한 유린목(Squamata)이 전체 65.4%(443종)로 가장 많았다. 2019년도 온라인 펫샵에서 판매하는 외래 양서파충류 수는 과거 2015년 공식적으로 수입된 325종 보다 약 2.1배 많았다. 가장 많은 매장에서 판매하는 양서류는 Litoria caerulea(화이트청개구리)(21개 펫샵)였으며, 파충류는 Correlophus ciliatus(크리스디드도마뱀붙)(24개)였다. 외래 양서파충류의 가격은 최저 3천원이었으며, 최고가로 판매되는 종은 유린목의 Rhacodactylus leachianus(리취자이언트도마뱀붙이)의 1억원이었다. 온라인 펫샵에서 판매되고 있는 외래 양서파충류 중 야생에서 발견된 종은 총 11종으로 확인되었으며, 비교적 낮은 가격에 판매되고 있었다. 멸종위기야생생물 II급이자 천연기념물 제453호인 남생이와 생태계교란야생생물인 황소개구리(백색증, albino)가 온라인 펫샵에서 판매되는 것을 확인하였다. 또한 온라인 펫샵에서 판매되고 있는 외래 양서파충류 677종 중 21.6%가 CITES으로 지정된 종이었다. 본 연구의 결과를 통해 국내로 수입되어 판매되고 있는 외래 양서파충류의 현황을 파악할 수 있었으며, 이는 야생으로 유입될 가능성이 있는 잠재적인 외래 양서파충류를 평가하고 예측하는 데 중요한 근거가 될 것이다.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.396-401
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• 2020

글로벌화가 진행됨에 따라 외래생물에 대한 문제가 점점 커지고 있으며, 전 세계적인 규모로 확대되고 있다. 국내의 경우, 야생에서 서식하는 외래종 중 외래거북이 발견되는 사례가 빠르게 증가하고 있다. 1970년대 처음으로 수입된 붉은귀거북(Trachemys scripta elegans)을 포함하여, 15여 종의 외래거북이 최근 국내 야생에서 확인되었다. 게다가, 2019년 10월 15일, 광주광역시에 위치한 풍암천에서 악어거북(Macrochelys temminckii) 한 개체가 발견되었다. 외래생물 관련 문제가 커지는 시기에 큰 크기와 공격적인 성향을 가진 악어거북의 발견 사례는 큰 이슈가 되었으며, 다수의 대중매체를 통해 기사화되었다. 이에 따라 본 연구에서는 악어거북 발견 기사에 달린 댓글(의견)들을 통해 대중들이 가지고 있는 외래생물에 대한 인식을 알아보고자 하였다. 악어거북 기사에 달린 댓글은 총 1,100개였다. 그 중 342개(31.1%)가 외래생물과 연관성을 보였다. 연관성이 있었던 글(n=342) 중 외래생물이 문제가 될 것이라는 댓글은 전체의 97.7%(n=334)였다. 외래생물이 문제가 되는 이유(n=42)에는 생태계교란(n=31, 73.8%)과 공격성(n=11, 26.2%)이 포함되었다. 외래생물 침입 문제가 발생하는 원인으로는 책임감 부재(n=122, 51.7%)가 가장 많이 언급되었으며, 무분별한 수입 및 거래(n=99, 42.0%), 관련 제도 부재(n=13, 5.5%), 처리 방법의 부재(n=2, 0.8%)가 뒤를 이었다. 대중은 외래생물 문제를 해결하기 위한 방안(n=129)으로 등록제(animal registration)의 필요성(n=59, 45.7%)을 가장 많이 언급하였다. 본 연구를 통해 대중이 외래생물에 대한 심각성을 인식하고 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 연구에서 확인한 외래생물에 대한 대중들의 인식과 의견은 연구자와 정부가 충분히 참고할 필요가 있으며, 추후 외래생물의 관리를 위한 정책 방향을 설정하는데 중요한 근거가 될 것이다.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.113-116
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• 2000

Different phenological patterns of leaf and fruit fall among native and non-native riparian species provide a spatially and temporally heterogeneous series of alternative food resources for detritivores. Relatively little is known about qualitative differences among these different riparian species. Rates of litter inputs, decomposition, and retention for different sources of riparian litter require long-term documentation. Species of freshwater shrimps, crabs. insects. and gastropods are known to consume a wide range of litter inputs but how these dynamic food webs function under changing climatic and land-use conditions is unknown, especially in tropical streams. On-going studies in the Luquillo Experimental Forest. Puerto Rico provide an example of how inputs of fronds and fruits from palms (Prestoea montana) serve as important foods and microhabitat for species of freshwater crabs and shrimp. Native riparian species such as Prestoea montana are commonly distributed in the Luquillo Mountains especially along steep slopes and stream banks. After tropical storms with high winds, the large fronds from these native riparian trees provide important inputs of leaf litter to the stream food web. In some streams, the input of ripe fruit from non-native trees such as Java plum (Syzigium jambos) also provides a major source of detrital food resources, especially during periods when fruit fall from native species of palms may be limited.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.237-242
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• 2006

Non-native flora of the Ulleung island, located in the eastern part of South Korea, was surveyed as 54 taxa with 16 families, 35 genera, 53 species and 1 variety. Considering the geographical distribution aspects of the island, the flora of the island showed more closely related with Korean Peninsular than Japan. Poaceace (28%) and Asteraceae (24%) represents more than 50% of the non-native flora in Ulleung island, meaning that they have an advantage of seed dispersal and adaptation to new environments. Ulleung island is comparatively small island of vulnerable to the attack of invasive alien plants but presently, it has the least number of non-native plants than other areas in South Korea. Therefore, we need to take much interest in prevention and mitigation of non-native plant in the future.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제60권1호
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• pp.57-63
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• 2022

When free-ranging birds are accidentally killed or die, there may be greater potential for their associated ticks to detach, seek alternate hosts, and become established. We examined 711 carcasses of 95 avian species for ticks at a stopover island of migratory birds in the Republic of Korea where only Ixodes nipponensis and I. persulcatus were previously reported from local mammals and vegetation. A total of 16 ticks, I. turdus and Haemaphysalis flava, were collected from 8 fresh carcasses belonging to 5 avian species. Despite their known abundance on migratory birds and mainland Korea, these species had not colonized the isolated insular ecosystem possibly due to the low abundance and diversity of local hosts. The results imply that increasing human impact, such as the anthropogenic mortality of migratory birds and the introduction of non-native mammalian hosts, will increase the potential invasion and colonization risk of ticks. This finding also suggests that tick surveillance consisting of fresh carcasses of dead migratory birds may provide additional information, often ignored in surveillance of ticks on live birds, for the potential introduction of non-native ticks and associated pathogens affecting animal and human health.

• 환경생물
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.16-20
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• 2020

2019년 3월 27일 경기도 고양시 일산동구 장항동에 위치하는 일산호수공원에서 일광욕 중이던 외래거북 한 개체가 발견되었다. 발견된 개체의 배갑 색, 배갑 중앙의 무늬, 머리 옆면의 무늬, 등껍질의 형태를 근거로 서부비단거북(Chrysemys picta bellii)임이 확인되었다. 근처에는 서부비단거북이 아닌 외래거북들이 일광욕하고 있었다. 본 논문에서는 국내 야생에서 처음으로 확인된 서부비단거북의 관찰 사례를 보고하였다. 다양한 외래거북들이 국내 생태계에서 지속적으로 발견되고 있으나 그 실태가 잘 알려지지 않고 있다. 따라서 외래생물의 효과적인 관리를 위해서는 지속적인 조사와 보고가 있어야 할 것이라 판단된다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.549-559
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• 2007

Vegetation surveys were performed at 45 plots along 10 highways cut slopes in South Korea. Total floral inventory, species richness and exotic plant percentage were obtained within each plot. Life history and life form of each species appeared were analyzed. Community types were classified using hierarchical cluster analysis and detrended correspondence analysis and non-metric multidimensional scaling were conducted from vegetation matrix. 292 species of vascular plants were discovered and the number of natives and exotics were 226 and 66, respectively. There were no significant differences of species richness and exotic plant percentage between cut slopes and rest areas. Hierarchical cluster analysis indicated five clear vegetation associations in cut slopes and rest areas. Detrended correspondence analysis indicated that species composition of total and native plants were similar along the highway cut slopes whereas exotic plants were distributed differentially along the highway cut slopes. in non-metric multidimensional scaling, the studied sites were more separated from each other on the basis of their species composition than the results of detrended correspondence analysis with respect to total, native and exotic plants. The both ordination represented that exotic plants have not been made uniform yet on cut slopes and rest areas by highway corridor in spite of diverse chronosequences after highway construction termination (1 to 22 years). This study showed that the distribution of species composition in exotic plants was different and localized on cut slopes and rest areas of highway in this representative peninsula area of North East Asia and the invasion of exotic plants can retard the process of plant species homogenization.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제32권11호
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• pp.789-800
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• 2023

A vascular flora survey was conducted in 2020 to identify flora and analyze changes in the numbers of vascular flora species over the past 10 years at Gongju-weir (GW) and Baekje-weir (BW) in the Geumgang River, Republic of Korea. A total of 241 taxa were found in GW and 279 taxa in BW, and 208 taxa (88% of total taxa) were common species. The distribution of invasive species in GW and BW were seven and eight taxa, respectively. Rare plants were not identified in any of the weirs. The Poaceae family dominated in terms of number of species, followed by Asteraceae, Legumes, Cyperaceae, and Polygonaceae. Additionally, Therophytes accounted for a high proportion of Raunkiaer life forms. The numbers of vascular plant species, total taxa, naturalized plants, and invasive species have been increasing over the last 10 years. However, long-term alterations in invasive species before and after the opening of the weirs increased much more significantly in the partially opened BW than in the fully opened GW. These results indicate that the degree of barrier opening does not affect the invasion and establishment of non-native species.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.24-39
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• 2021

Background: To address the lack of evidence supporting invasion by three invasive plant species (Imperata cylindrica, Lantana camara, and Chromolaena odorata) in tropical ecosystems, we compared the ecophysiological and leaf anatomical traits of these three invasive alien species with those of species native to Sempu Island, Indonesia. Data on four plant traits were obtained from the TRY Plant Trait Database, and leaf anatomical traits were measured using transverse leaf sections. Results: Two ecophysiological traits including specific leaf area (SLA) and seed dry weight showed significant association with plant invasion in the Sempu Island Nature Reserve. Invasive species showed higher SLA and lower seed dry weight than non-invasive species. Moreover, invasive species showed superior leaf anatomical traits including sclerenchymatous tissue thickness, vascular bundle area, chlorophyll content, and bundle sheath area. Principal component analysis (PCA) showed that leaf anatomical traits strongly influenced with cumulative variances (100% in grass and 88.92% in shrubs), where I. cylindrica and C. odorata outperformed non-invasive species in these traits. Conclusions: These data suggest that the traits studied are important for plant invasiveness since ecophysiological traits influence of light capture, plant growth, and reproduction while leaf anatomical traits affect herbivory, photosynthetic assimilate transport, and photosynthetic activity.

• Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.55-59
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• 2024

The remarkable economic growth achieved in the modern era has revitalized various industries, including pet trade. More than 2,000 species of non-native species have been introduced to South Korea and approximately 7.7 tonnes of alien turtles are imported annually. Turtles belonging to the family Kinosternidae. They are mostly small and popular pets, although they are designated as Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) species. In the present study, we present the first two species of musk turtles found in the wild in South Korea. On April 5, 2023 and July 8, 2023, an eastern musk turtle (Sternotherus odoratus) and a razorbacked musk turtle (Sternotherus carinatus) were captured in Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do and Jung-gu, Daejeon, respectively. The carapace length was 88.6 mm for S. odoratus and 105.68 mm for S. carinatus. They were identified based on their morphological characteristics and mtDNA cytochrome b gene. These turtles were found in waterfront areas with over 1.4 million annual visitors. Both sites were found to have threatened amphibians and reptiles. There is an urgent need to continue monitoring and conducting risk assessments for the protection of endemic species in Korea.