• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.72-77
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• 2021

Background: In 2020, a categorized list of wetland preferences, major habitats, and life forms of 4145 vascular plant taxa occurring in the Korean Peninsula was published by the National Institute of Biological Resources. We analyzed the list and explored the distribution patterns of the five categorized groups according to wetland preference, along with the information on the major habitats and the life forms of the plants belonging to those categories. Results: Out of 4145 taxa, we found that 729 wetland plant taxa (18%) occur in Korea: 401 obligate wetland plants and 328 facultative wetland plants. Among the 729 wetland taxa, the majority (73%) was hygrophytes and the remaining 27% was aquatic macrophytes. Furthermore, almost all of the wetland taxa are herbs; so, woody plants are only 4.7%. The 16 carnivorous taxa distributed in Korea were characterized as obligate wetland plants. Conclusions: We expect the categorized information would promote understanding of the characteristics of the plant species and would be an important source for understanding, conservation, and restoration of wetland ecosystems.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.7-15
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• 2013

Objectives : Interruption and subsequent restoration of blood flow into the kidney result in renal injury. As an approach to preventing the renal injury, we determined the optimal conditions and the underlying mechanisms by which supernatant of hot water extract of ground Triticum aestivum L. (extract) attenuated ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. Methods : One hour after administration of the extract (400 mg/kg) by intraperitoneal injection, renal I/R injury was generated by clamping the left renal artery in rats after surgical removal of the right kidney, followed by reperfusion. The maximal difference between the vehicle-treated and the extract-treated group under ketamine/xylazine or enflurane anesthetization was assessed at varying periods of ischemia (30-45 min) and reperfusion (3-48 hr), based on the renal function assessed with serum creatinine levels, tissue injury with hematoxylin/eosin staining, and apoptosis with terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling staining. Results : Enflurane anesthetization with 40 min of ischemia and 24 hr of reperfusion was identified to be the optimal condition, under which condition serum creatinine levels and tubular damage in the extract-treated group were significantly reduced compared with those in the vehicle-treated group ($1.3{\pm}0.2$ versus $2.7{\pm}0.3$ mg/dL, P < 0.01, and average score $1.8{\pm}0.1$ versus $3.5{\pm}0.3$, P < 0.01, respectively). These beneficial effects were mediated by inhibition of apoptotic cascades through attenuation of renal tissue malondialdehyde levels, Bax/Bcl-2 ratio and caspase-3 levels. Conclusions : The extract conferred renal protection against ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats by scavenging reactive oxygen species and consequently blocking apoptotic cascades, plausibly augmented by enflurane protection.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.135-143
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• 2013

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to determine whether the methanol extract of Cassia mimosoides var. nomame Makino, a naturally growing plant in Korea, could prevent the renal-ischemia/reperfusion injury in a rat model or not. Methods : The radical scavenging activities of the extracts, and ascorbic acid as a positive control, were measured in vitro. At one hour after an intraperitoneal injection of the extract (400 mg/kg), renal ischemia/reperfusion injury was generated by 40 min clamping of the left renal artery in rats. After renal ischemia/reperfusion and 24 hr restoration of blood circulation, the serum creatinine concentration was measured. And the extent of epithelial cell injury and apoptosis was assessed by various staining technologies. The Bax/Bcl-2 ratio and activated caspase-3 were assessed by immunohistochemistry. Results : The extract showed a slightly lower level of radical scavenging activity than that of ascorbic acid. Compared to those of the vehicle-treated group, the extract-treated group displayed a significantly smaller tubular epithelial cell injury of 54% reduction in the outer medulla region and a lower serum creatinine concentration of 50% reduction. It seems that the reduction in cellular injury is due to the attenuation of the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio, and the inhibition of caspase-3 activation by the extract of Cassia mimosoides. Conclusions : Cassia mimosoides var. nomame Makino could be a good candidate for a prophylactic agent against the ischemia/reperfusion/induced kidney injury.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.123-141
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• 2022

세계적으로 자연적 습지는 천연자원 중 하나이며, 다양한 경제적 이점과 건전한 생태계를 구축한다. 본 연구는 인도에서 "Jheelon"로 알려진 람사르 습지 내 야생동물 생태계, 보존현황 등에 대한 현황에 대해 분석하였다. 2022년 현재 인도에는 약 1,09363.6 km²의 면적을 차지하는 49개의 람사르 습지가 있으며, 규모가 가장 큰 Sundarbans 습지와 규모가 작은 Chandertal 습지가 있다. 인도와 선진국에서의 인간활동에 의한 습지의 규모 감축, 기능 상실 등의 피해규모에 관한 연구는 미흡하지만 습지의 유지, 보존, 복원에 대한 중요성은 보고되고 있다. 국가 정책 및 관련 지자체들은 습지를 통한 생태계서비스 구축, 습지 보존, 복원방향, 오염물질 저감 및 배출 규제 등의 법안 마련과 습지에 대한 이해관계를 유지해야 한다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.707-716
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• 2023

The influence of waste technological waters of thermal and fast reactors of Beloyarsk NPP (Russia) on the accumulation of ⁶⁰Co, ⁹⁰Sr and ¹³⁷Cs in macrophytes and ichthyofauna of the cooling pond has been studied. Critical radionuclides, routes of their entry into the ecosystem and periods of maximum discharge of radioisotopes into the cooling pond have been determined. It is shown that the technology of electricity generation at the Beloyarsk NPP, based on fast reactors, has a much smaller effect on the release of artificial radionuclides into the environment. Therefore, during the entire period of monitoring studies (1976-2019), the decrease in the specific activity of radionuclides of NPP origin in macrophytes was 13-25800 times, in ichthyofauna 1.5-44.5 times. The maximum discharge of artificial radionuclides into the Beloyarsk reservoir was noted during the period of restoration and decontamination work aimed at eliminating the emergencies at the AMB reactors of NPP. The factors influencing the accumulation of artificial radionuclides in the components of the freshwater ecosystem of the Beloyarsk cooling pond have been determined, including: the physicochemical nature of radioisotopes, their concentration in surface water, the temperature of the aquatic environment, the trophicity of the reservoir, the species of hydrobionts.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.191-197
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• 2020

본 연구는 천연기념물로 지정하여 보호하고 있는 큰고니의 국내 최대 월동지인 낙동강하구일대 중 낙동강하류부를 대상으로 교량구간별 큰고니 월동개체의 서식처 선호도 차이를 살펴보고자 진행하였다. 2018~2019년 월동기 동안 6개 시계열로 구분하여 조사를 진행하여 분석한 결과 낙동강하류에서 최대 500여 마리의 큰고니가 월동하고 있었다. 하천을 가로지르는 교량을 기준으로 총 7개 구간을 설정하여 조사한 결과 큰고니는 교량과 교량사이가 2km 이내로 협소한 5개 구간에서는 거의 관찰되지 않았고 4km이상의 2개 구간에서만 안정적 개체군이 관찰되었다. 이러한 특징은 인위적 간섭이 상대적으로 적어 큰고니의 주 서식지가 되고 있는 낙동강 하구로부터의 거리와는 관련이 없었다. 멸종위기종인 큰고니 월동에 있어 안정적 경계공간 확보는 중요한 요소로 판단되었다. 이에 멸종위기종인 큰고니 서식을 위해서는 교량과 교량 사이가 최소 4km 이상 이격되어야만 하는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 향후 교량건설과 같은 하천생태계의 단절로 직결되는 개발 또는 복원에 있어 하나의 참고가 될 것이다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제28권9호
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• pp.1042-1047
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• 2018

홍조류인 꼬물꼬시래기(Gracilaria vermiculophylla)는 전 세계의 해변 지역에 널리 퍼져 있으며 아시아 국가에서 식량 자원으로 이용되어왔다. 이전 연구에 따르면, Gracilaria 속 홍조류 추출물에서 항산화 및 항염증 효과가 보고 되었다. 본 연구에서는 노화된 인간의 골수 유래 중간엽 줄기세포(hBM-MSCs)를 이용하여 Gracilaria vermiculophylla 추출물(GV-Ex)의 항노화 효과를 조사하였다. MTT 분석와 immunoblot 분석(apoptotic protein p53과 cleaved caspase-3)을 이용하여, GV-Ex 전처리는 산화적 스트레스에 의해 손상된 hBM-MSCs의 세포생존력을 향상시킴을 확인하였다. 또, 세포내 생성된 ROS는 장기간 배양 된 MSCs (Passages 17; P-17)와 P-7 MSC에서 측정하여 서로 비교하였는데, P-17 MSC에서 증가되었고, GV-Ex 처리하면(GV-Ex treated P-17 MSCs) 유의하게 감소되었다. 또한, 항산화 효소인 SOD1와 SOD2, CAT의 발현 역시 GV-Ex 처리함에 따라 복원됨을 관찰하였다. 노화 표지단백질인 p53와 p21, p16 등의 발현 또한 GV-Ex를 처리한 P-17 MSC에서 감소되었다. 줄기세포의 골세포(osteocytes) 혹은 지방세포(adipocytes)로 분화하는 능력 역시 GV-Ex를 처리한 P-17 MSCs에서 개선되었다. 이상과 같은 결과를 통해, GV 추출물은 노화된 줄기세포의 기능을 개선함을 시사한다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제14권9호
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• pp.817-825
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• 2005

The purpose of this study was to research about salt marsh flora and vegetation in the Dongjin-river estuary area where has a project for Sea Man Geum Reclaimed Land so that we can foster foundation on restoration of an ecological habitat, development of applicable plant and establishment of a conservation policy after deceloping the reclaimed land for salt marsh vegetation which has great value ecologically. In conclusion, we was distributed that there are 7 families 21 genera, 25 species, 2 varieties of vascular plant at the Dongjin-river estuary area which have 27 taxa in total and are $0.64\%$ among 4,191 of korean vascular plant. There are also 2 family, 2 genus, 2 species of a naturalized plant which are $1.1\%$ of indicator of a naturalized plant salt marsh vegetation of the downstream are very much affected by the time of inundation, tidal water so that a low degree of salt marsh has frequent flooding by sea water and has a pure group of Suaeda japonica. A Phragmites communis, Carex scabrifolia are distributed mainly around a waterway of salt marsh and Zoysia sinica, Atriplex subcordata, Phragmites communis are living in stock as forming into patch around medium salt marsh. Suaeda asparagoides, Phacelurus latifolius are living around a little high ground and a Phragmites communis is a behind vegetation of Phacelurus latifolius and a part of the Phragmites communis are living along with waterway in a salt marsh as a community. By the 2-M method twelve plant communities were recognized ; Suaeda japonica. Carex scabrifolia, Zoysia sinica, Artemisia scoparia, Phacelurus latifolius, Phragmites communis, Suaeda maritima, Suaeda japonica-Atriplex gmelini, Phragmites communis-Suaeda japonica, Suaeda japonica-Salicornia herbacea, Salicornia herbacea-Suaeda aspar-agoides and Scirpus planiculmis community. The actual vegetation map was constructed on the grounds of the communities classified and other data.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.561-573
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• 2012

The object of this study was to analyze long-term water quality gradients during 1992-2008 at six sites of Geumho River and near-by two sites of Nakdong River and their influences on fish trophic guilds and tolerance guilds along with ecological health. Water quality including biological oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), conductivity, total phosphorus (TP), total nitrogen (TN), and total suspended solids (TSS) varied largely depending on the sampling locations and seasons. Values of ambient BOD, COD, TP, and TN were greater in the downstream than in the upstream reach, and seasonal and interannual variabilities were also higher in the downstreams. This phenomenon was evident due to a dilution by the Asian monsoon rainfall during the monsoon. These outcomes indicate that point sources near the downstream are important for the chemical conditions, but also seasonal stream runoff was considered as an important factor regulating the chemical conditions. Conductivity decreased rapidly during the summer due to ionic dilution, and nutrients (N, P), BOD, COD had an inverse function of seasonal precipitation. Based on the water quality, we selected two sites (control site = $C_s$ vs. impacted site = $I_s$) for impact analysis of water chemistry on fish community and trophic/tolerant guilds. Fish guild analysis showed that species diversity was higher in the headwater stream ($C_s$) than the impacted downstream ($I_s$), and that the proportion of tolerant and omnivore species were greater in the impacted site of downstream. Comparisons of water quality between Geumho River and Nakdong River indicated that Geumho River was considered as a point source which degradated water quality to the Nakdong River. Overall, chemical water quality and fish guild analysis suggest that even if current chemical quality got better after 1996 due to continuous constructions of wastewater disposal plants near the downstreams, fish compositions of tolerant and omnivores were still dominated the community. Thus, biological restoration based on ecological health is required for the ecosystem conservation.

• 보존과학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.169-179
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• 2014

공주 송산리 고분군은 1997년 남조류의 발생 이후, 지속적으로 생물피해에 의한 정밀조사가 이루어져 왔다. 6호분 현실은 조사기간 동안 $18.6{\sim}19.8^{\circ}C$, 94.3~99.9%, 무령왕릉 현실은 $17.3{\sim}18.53^{\circ}C$, 73.2~96.45% 분포를 보였으며, 고분 내부의 송풍구를 재설치하는 공사를 전후로 하여 습도의 변화폭이 크게 나타났다. 외부온도가 높아지면 결로는 바닥면과 북측방향에 집중적으로 나타났으며, 특히 공조기가 가동 중일 때 송풍구로부터 불어오는 바람의 방향에 의해 각 방위의 벽체에서 크게는 $2.8^{\circ}C$까지 온도차가 확인되었다. 고분 내부의 공기중 및 벽체 표면에서 곰팡이보다 세균의 개체수가 더 높게 나타났으며 Alternaria sp., Aspergillus sp., Penicillium sp. 등의 곰팡이 20종과 Pseudomonas sp., Arthrobacter sp. 등 세균 19종을 분리 동정하였다. 고분 내부에 존재하는 미생물은 문화재의 원형 손상 등의 문제를 발생시킬 수 있으므로 미생물 의 생장 가능성을 예측하고 고분 내 미시환경 조건이 벽화의 손상에 미치는 영향성을 파악하여 고분의 장기적인 보존방안을 마련해야 한다.