• Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.164-173
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• 2004

Field survey on the marine environmental characteristics by the distribution of dinoflagellate cysts and organic matter was carried out bimonthly at 6 stations in Gamak Bay, the southern part of Korean Peninsula from June 2000 to April 2001. The range of environmental factors on vertical sediments such as ignition loss (IL), chemical oxygen demand (CODs), total sulfide (H₂S), particulate organic carbon (POC), particulate organic nitrogen (PON) and phaeopigment were 3.21∼11.18％. 12.25∼99.26 mgO₂/g dry, 2.49∼116.18 ㎍/g dry, 2.91∼116.18 mgC/g dry, 0.53∼2.82 mgN/g dry and 2.49∼116.18 ㎍/g dry, respectively. A total of 38 species dinoflageuate cysts belonged to 21 genera, 36 species, and 2 unidentified species. A cysts density were 18∼3,836 cysts/g dry. Vertical distribution of organic matter and dinoflagellate cysts was rapidly decreased from surface to deeper sediment. The eutrophication in the northwestern parts of Gamak Bay might originated since 1980s.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.230-243
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• 1984

Larvae of fishes were collected at 26 stations in the Korea Strait, by horizontal towings using the fish larval net (Norpac) in the surface layer and by oblique towings using Isaac-Kid mid-water trawl in the mid-water layer in summer (July) and in autumn (November), in 1983. The towing speed was 1.5 knots. Of the larval fish examined, 3,529 individuals were identified to generic and specific levels. They belong to 27 families, consisting of 38 species in 37 genera. Unidentified were 114 specimens. The most abundant species was Engraulis japonica which occupied $88.5\%$ of the whole 3,645 individuals. Diaphus sp. took the second place with 50 individuals ($l.3\%$). Seasonally abundant species were in the order of Engraulis japonica, a Gobid, Trichiurus lepturus, and Diaphus sp. in summer, and in the order of Diaphus sp., Engraxlis japonica, Bothus sp., and a Ophichthid in autumn. Of these larvae, Engraulis japonica and Diaphus sp. continuously appeared from summer to Autumn. Champsodon sp., Diaphus sp. and Synagrops philippinensis were unrecorded species in Korea.

• Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.38 no.3 s.113
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• pp.403-411
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• 2005

The Shihwa constructed wetland was established for the treatment of severely polluted water from Banwoul, Donghwa and Samhwa streams, This study was focused on investigating dynamics of phytoplankton community at 5 stations of open waters in the Shihwa constructed wetland from October 2001 to July 2002. The concentration of T-N and T-P of inlet stations from the streams were decreased by flowed through the wetland. However, the TN/TP ratios at all stations were shown as a little over 16 indicating that the T-P plays an important role as a limitation factor. Phytoplankton communities were identified as a total of 413 taxa which were composed of 375 species, 21 varieties, 2 forma and 15 unidentified species. The standing crops of phytoplankton communities and chlorophyll-a concentrations ranged 330 ${\sim}$ 36, 420 cells $mL^{-1}$ and $2.5\;{\sim}\;170.7\;{\mu}g\;L^{-1}$ respectively, and showed a decreasing tendency after flowing through the wetland at almost stations. Dominant species were 14 taxa at all stations which were Euglena oblonga, Synura spinosa, and etc. The species composition, standing crops and chlorophyll concentrations of phytoplankton communities appeared a distinct differences between open waters of inlet from stream and open waters flowed through the wetland. Theses results were affected from decreasing effects of TN, TP and SS by flowed through the wetland from inlet waters of streams.

• Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.89-102
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• 2016

Damyang riverine wetland was designated as a wetland protected area in 2004; that is located in the Yeongsan river mainstream. Total 30 phytosociological releves at field studies were classified with 22 vegetation types including of 101 species (unidentified 1 species). Legends of actual vegetation map were separated by 6 types; riparian forest, substitute vegetation, synanthropic vegetation, wet meadow vegetation, open water, an area of wetland vegetation is about 35 % ($386,841.86m^2$). Results of this study area as follows. The plant society of Damyang riverine wetland was conjectured that it was formed by rapidly water environment change with installed weir on the upstream of protected area and operating of Damyang dam on top of the basin. Until recently, the terrace land on the river was used to cultivate, but that would be formed fallow vegetation scenery on riverfront caused by no cultivation after designated protected area. Paspalum distichum var. indutum community designated as invasive alien plant by Korea Ministry of Environment was widely developed and Myriophyllum spicatumunrecorded in the country as newly alien species was discovered in the study zone. The plants as lapped over developing environment for Leersia japonica must be occupied habitat of native plant species having similar niche. The various plant society in Damyang riverine wetland should be developed because of environmental changes, disturbances and damages of stream.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• v.35 no.3
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• pp.165-170
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• 1997

The present study was performed to analyze the infection status of trematode metacercariae in fishes caught from Chunamchosuchi (pond) located in Uichang-gun. Kyongsangnam-do. A total of 130 freshwater fish of 5 species was collected by a fish net and fish traps from November, 1995 to May, 1996. They were examined under a stereomicroscope after artificial digestion with pepsin-HCI solution. A total of 8 species or metacercaria, i. e. Clonorchis sinensis, Echinochnsnw japonicas, Cvathocotwle orientalis, Diplostomun sp.. Metorchis orientalis. Holostephcnw nipponicw, Exorchis oviformis and unidentified echinostome, was detected from them. The metacercariae of C. sinenesis were found in 8/20 (40.0%) Accnthorhodeus Qsmwsi, 20/20 (100%) Cutter breuiccudc, 31/45 (68.9) Cultriculus eigenmanni and 21/25 (84.0%) Pseunorasborc pronga, and the average number of metacercariae detected in each fish species were 1.9, 31.7. I5.3, and 73.0. From the above results, it was confirmed that fresh-water fishes from Chunamchosuchi (pond) were highly infected with metacercariae of avian trematode, i.e. C. orientolis, H. nipponicus. M. oui,entnlis, E. jcponicw and Diplostonum sp., and 4 species of fish. P. parvc, C. breuiccudn, C. eigenmnnni and A. asmussi, were infected with metacaecariae of C. sinensis.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.36 no.2
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• pp.165-173
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• 2018

We sampled vomit of black-faced spoonbills(Platalea minor) during the brood-rearing season (from June 2011 to June 2014) at the Namdong reservoir in Incheon and analyzed the food components in the vomit using microscopy and next-generation sequencing (NGS). Microscopic observations primarily helped in identifying osteichthyes (bony fishes), crustaceans, and polychaetes. In particular, species belonging to the families Mugilidae and Gobiidae among the fish, and Macrophthalmus japonicas among the crustaceans, were observed at high frequency. Results of NGS analysis revealed the predominant presence of bony fish (42.58% of total reads) and crustaceans (40.75% of total reads), whereas others, such as polychaetes (12.66%), insects (0.24%), and unidentified species (3.78%), occurred in lower proportions. At the species level, results of NGS analysis revealed that Macrophthalmus abbreviates and Macrobrachium sp. among the crustaceans, and Acanthogobius hasta, Tridentiger obscurus, and Pterogobius zacalles among the bony fish, made up a high proportion of the total reads. These food species are frequently found at tidal flats in the Songdo and Sihwa lakes, emphasizing the importance of these areas as potential feeding sites of the black-faced spoonbill. Feed composition of the black-faced spoonbill, as evaluated by analyzing its vomit, differed when the evaluations were done by microscopic observation or by NGS analysis. Evaluation by microscopic observation is difficult and not error free, owing to the degradation of the samples to be analyzed; however, NGS analysis is more accurate, because it makes use of genetic information. Therefore, accurately analyzing food components from morphologically indistinguishable samples is possible by using genetic analysis.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.35 no.6
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• pp.545-550
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• 2002

A hemolysin producing bacterial strain which belong to Vibrio species was isolated from the Kum River estuary. In the process of identification, the strain did not show characteristics of known Vibrio species; thus, the strain was designated as Vibrio sp, E10 (V. kunsan) tentatively and further identification study was carried out by comparing its bacteriological characteristics. Morphologically Vibrio sp, E10 was comma shaped rod with a polar flagellium. Clear hemolysis zones were observed with the strain against human and sheep blood agar. Hemollytic toxicity was confirmed by strong vascular Permeability and fatal toxicity against mouse was also observed. Therefore the strain was a pathogenic vibrio. Growth conditions for Vibrio sp. E10 were ranged salinity of 0$\~$$4.5\%$, pH of 6.2$\~$9.2, temperature of 14$\~$42$^{\circ}C$, respectively, 16S rDNA partial sequence of Vibrio sp, E10 showed $99\%$ homology with dozens of V. cholerae species including V, cholerae El Tor N16961 and V, snmisnfus ATCC 33653T. This strain belonged to Proteobacteria; gamma subdivision; Vibrionacea: Vibrio. But, among knorn Vibrio species no identical styains were found when using automatic bacteria identification system ($MicroLog^{TM}$system, release 4.0, Biolog Inc., USA) which evaluated the ability of metabolizing 95 kinds of carbon and nitrogen sources. Vibrio sp, E10 showed 18 and 11 different responses as compared to V. mimicus and V, cholerae, respectively.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.631-639
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• 2017

The relationship between the environmental factors (water temperature, salinity, chlorophyll-a concentration, Noctiluca scintillans density, Diatoms and Dinoflagellates densities) and the zooplankton community was investigated. Zooplankton were seasonally collected at 11 stations of Gwangyang Bay from November 2015 to July 2016. A mean abundance ranged from 544 to $19,753indiv.\;m^{-3}$. The maximum abundance was observed to be $40,000indiv.\;m^{-3}$ in July and the minimum occurred in November with $412indiv.\;m^{-3}$. The zooplankton consisted of 35 taxa, which is dominated by Paracalanus parvus s. l., Corycaeus spp., Oithona spp., Acartia omorii, A. ohtsukai, Centropages abdominalis, unidentified harpacticoids. The result of the Redundancy Analysis (RDA) conducted between the zooplankton and the environmental factors showed that the spring-autumn, summer and winter are separated. The summer was closely related to temperature and diatom density, while the winter was linked to salinity and N. scintillans density (p<0.05).

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.10 no.9
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• pp.2485-2491
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• 2009

Culture was performed by using Sheep Blood Agar Plate (BAP, Asan Pharmaceutical) and Sabouraud Dextrose Ager (SDA, Asan Pharmaceutical) along with air $IDEAL^{TM}$ (Biomerieux), which is a microbe interceptor based on inertial impaction interception, in order to investigate bioaerosol in indoor and outdoor air at five elderly care facilities in a metropolis and an urban-rural consolidated city for two months from April 1 to May 31, 2007. From the culture followed by isolation and identification, the following conclusions were drawn. 1. As for the general isolation of microbes in each facility, care center S had the largest amount of microbes (263 cfu/$m^3$) isolated in a 300L room, followed by care center U having 123 cfu/$m^3$ isolated. 2. As for the number of bacteria isolated from a medium intercepting 300 L indoor, the largest amount of other unidentified or non-pathogenic Gram positive cocci (321 cfu/$m^3$) was isolated and most of the other Gram positive cocci were CNS (Coagulase Negative Staphylococcus). 3. As for the number of fungi isolated from a medium intercepting 300 L in a room, the largest number of Aspergillus spp. (66) was isolated, followed by Mucor spp. (62 cfu/$m^3$), Penicillium spp. (53 cfu/$m^3$), Alternaria spp. (50), and other unidentified or non-pathogenic fungi (42 cfu/$m^3$). 4. As for the rate of indoor and outdoor pollution, the average number of interceptions was all larger indoor than outdoor; the research differentiating the amount of air into 300 L and 500 L demonstrated that the larger amount of air led to more bacteria, making no great variation in the species.

• Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.45 no.3
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• pp.289-301
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• 2012

A biological assessment of water quality was made at 9 sites of the Joyang-river and inflow streams located in Jeongseon-gun Gangwon-do, from June 2008 to September 2010. The investigation consisted of physico-chemical factors, biomass, and standing crops of epilithic diatoms. In addition, the community structure of epilithic diatoms was analyzed, and the water quality was assessed using DAIpo and TDI. The pH varied from 7.4~10.2 which is attributed to the Joyang-river area consisting of limestone. A total of 117 taxonomic groups of epilithic diatoms, including: 2 orders, 6 families, 23 genera, 95 species, 15 varieties, 2 forms, and 5 unidentified species, were found in the Joyang-river. 11 taxa, including Achnanthes laterostrata and Cymbella delicatula which live in neutral to alkali pH, were found. An indicator species of alkali waters, Cymbella delicatula, was routinely observed to have a relative frequency of over 10% in I3 and I4. In the result of the biological assessment using DAIpo, the Joyang-river was rated class A, with an average of 77.03 and inflow streams were rated class B with an average of 65.84. As for the results of TDI analysis, the Joyangriver was rated class A~B, and inflow streams were rated class A~D. Accordingly, the water quality of the Joyang-river was determined to be superior to that of inflow streams. Although the main stream showed low water quality at sites J2 and J3, correlating with a reduction in the quality of inflow stream, I1 in September 2009.