• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.199-202
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• 2003

According to the energy hypothesis, the energy input per unit area primarily determines species richness in regions of roughly equal area. Some energy-related ecological research included identification of major climatic variables to determine regional species richness. In this study, the local butterfly species richness was examined to find out whether weather variables affected the local distribution or abundance of butterfly populations. Butterfly monitoring data from May 2001 to April 2002 taken at Mt. Yudal, Mokpo, in the southwestern part of Korea, and six weather variables (monthly mean values of temperature, precipitation, evaporation, wind speed, air pressure, and sunlight) were analyzed. Multiple regression analysis showed that only temperature explained 80% and 70% of the variability of log-transformed number of species and individuals, respectively, indicating that temperature played an important role in local species richness. Furthermore, global warming could affect the abundance and distribution of butterflies regionally as well as locally.

• 한국어류학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.84-93
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 2007년 여름, 2009년 겨울, 2010년 봄, 여름과 가을까지 총 5회의 조사를 통하여 36과 92종의 어류가 출현하였다. 종다양성 지수는 1.893~2.962, 균등도 0.050~0.231로 나타났다. 낙동강 하구 주변 해역에서 조사한 연구에서 출현종 수는 1998년 봄에 72종으로 가장 많았으며, 2002년 겨울에 10종으로 가장 적었다. 단위면적당 개체수에 대한 상위 10종에 대한 우점 비율은 전체 어획개체수의 70% 이상을 차지하는 것으로 나타났다. 종다양성 지수는 1.234~2.962의 범위를 나타냈으며, 균등도는 0.047~0.324의 범위를 나타냈다. 주요 우점종은 성대, 청보리멸, 반딧불 게르치, 황아귀, 열동가리돔, 홍어, 물가자미, 문치가자미, 달고기, 보구치로 어획개체수와 어획량 모두 높았다. 이전 연구를 포함한 총 23회의 조사에서 상위 10종의 우점어류의 대한 유사도 분석에서는 연별 계절별 어종의 변화가 큰 것으로 나타났으며, 1987~1988년과 1998년, 2001~2002년, 그리고 2007~2008년과 2009~2010년의 조사로 세 그룹으로 구분되었다. 체장조성의 변화는 현 연구에서는 이전연구보다 평균체장이 크고 체장범위도 어획최소체장이 커지고 범위도 더 넓었다. 우점종의 서식밀도 변화를 살펴보면, 현 연구의 우점종은 이전 연구에 비하여 어획개체수가 증가하였으며, 어획량도 많아졌다. 특히, 황아귀, 홍어, 물가자미, 달고기는 2008년 이후 조사에서 이전연구보다 개체수와 어획량이 월등하게 높아졌다. 이전 연구의 주요 우점종인 꼼치, 실양태 그리고 주둥치는 2002년 이전까지의 연구에서 어획개체수가 많았으며, 2008년 이후 연구에서 어획 개체수가 급격히 줄었다.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.155-182
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• 1998

There exists a remarkable differences in use of MRI scanning among income classes. The poor can hardly utilize it. This is because, among high cost technnologies, MRI is the only equipment not covered under health insurance benefits in Korea. This study was designed 1) to reveal the status of nation-wide MRI installation, customary charges and per unit annual scanning performance, and 2) to analyse factors influencing the above variables. The data for this study came from "MRI Prevalence Survey" conducted by the National Federation of Medcial Insurance(NFMI) in 1997, and were analyzed through SAS packages for T-test, analysis of variance and stepwise multiple regression. Data were collected from 188 hospitals equipped with MRI scanners. Major findings are summarized as follows : The number of MRI scanners has increased from 69 in 994 to 158 in 1996(2.3 times) while per unit annual scanning performance has risen by 11.2% from 2,173 cases in 1994 to 2,417 cases in 1996. Such a rapid increase was made possible mainly due to the inclusion of CT scanning under the health insurance benefit package. The customary charges for MRI scanning with or without contrast media, on average, amounted to 484,000 Won and 402,000 Won, respectively, with the percentile increase of 17.8% and 8.1% each during the same time. Korea ranks the third worldwidely in terms of number of MRI installations, 4.8 scanners per one million persons, only next to Japan and United States. Geographical variation of MRI, however, was rather high, 7.91 unit, in Cheju area compared to 1.82 in Kyongnam area. Variations of customary charges of MRI scanning can be explained as much as by 44.8% by both the total amount of claims to NFMI and geographical variable. The charges were more likely to be higher in metropolitan areas like Seoul and in hospitals with a bigger amount of claims. While those of per unit annual scanning performance can be explained as much as by 30.7% by both MRI installation cost and level of MRI-installed organizations. Per capital scannig performance was higher in tertiary hospitals and hospitals equipped with more expensive scanners than hospitals with less expensive scanners. Two measures are called for the remedying the existing excessive abundance in MRI units in korea : One is to set a ceiling of MRI units in an area like a province or a metropolitan district. The other is to establish a committee on introduction of high cost technologies for reviewing its effective use.ctive use.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.173-179
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• 2012

The common squid $Todarodes$ $pacificus$ is a dominant species in Korean waters, where it is captured preponderantly by the angling fishery. The spawning and nursery grounds of $T.$ $pacificus$ extend from the southern East Sea to the northern East China Sea. Consequently, the environmental conditions in this area during the spawning and nursery seasons might affect the abundance of $T.$ $pacificus$. This study, analyzed the relationship between the distribution of zooplankton and the abundance of $T.$ $pacificus$ and variation in the squid angling fishing grounds in Korean waters. There was a positive relationship between the fluctuations in zooplankton and the catch per unit effort (CPUE; $kg{\cdot}day^{-1}{\cdot}person^{-1}$) of the angling fishery in the East Sea of Korea. The main fishing season is from July to December and the CPUE was closely related to the zooplankton biomass in April in the East Sea. Recently, the center of the squid jigging ground has moved drastically from the area around Ulleung Island to the northern East Sea. We postulate that the fishing grounds of the squid angling fishery will move farther north with climate change.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.11-17
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• 2013

The life cycle of butterflies is closely related to the growth of food plants and, through a prolonged coevolutionary process, has undergone an ecological adaptation. So, it is important that control the egg-laying number and place to secure enough food plant by female adult to guarantee the survival of the larvae. To study whether oviposition control of the Luehdorfia puziloi takes into greater consideration food plant leaf biomass or leaf abundance, correlation among the egg cluster size, the leaf size, and the number of leaves around egg clusters was investigated. According to the results, the egg clusters size exhibited positive correlation with the leaf size of food plants on which eggs had been laid but did not do so with the number of surrounding leaves. In addition, the number of egg clusters laid exhibited positive correlation with the number of surrounding food plant leaves but not with the leaf size on which eggs had been laid. Consequently, for the Luehdorfia puziloi, the females' recognition of the leaf size seems to be the most important factor in the egg cluster size, and the number of egg clusters had positive correlation with food plant density per unit area.

• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.282-294
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• 2004

아르헨티나 짧은지느러미오징어는 1993년에 99,000톤에서 1994년 56,600톤으로 감소하고 1996년에는 78,600톤에서 1997년 130,300톤으로 다시 증가하였다. 어획량의 급감 및 급증한 1993~1994년과 1996~1997년의 성어기인 3~5월의 풍도 원인을 구명하기 위하여 아르헨티나 짧은지느러미오징어의 수온 변동에 따른 풍도 변화를 분석하였다. 호황을 보였던 해인 1993년과 1997년은 성어기에 주로 50$^{\circ}$~51$^{\circ}$S간 해역에서 주어장이 형성되었고, 불황을 보였던 1994년과 1996년에는 50$^{\circ}$S이북에서 성어기 어장이 형성되었으며 포클랜드 어장의 평균수온은 3월 10~11$^{\circ}$C, 4~5월은 9$^{\circ}$C로 평균 등온선이 형성되는 위치에 따라 어황이 변동하는 것으로 나타났다. 아르헨티나 짧은지느러미오징어의 높은 단위노력 당어획량(kg/line) 및 어획량은 어장이 포클랜드 해류의 영향을 받지 않은 1993년 및 1997년은 호황을 보였고, 북상하는 포클랜드 해류의 영향을 받은 1994년 및 1996년에는 급격히 감소되어 불황을 보였다.

• 식품보건융합연구
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.17-21
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• 2020

The response of honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) pollination on canola yield with reference to most suitable number of bee hive need per unit area of crops in order to meet optimum pollination needs and better economic yields by comparing number of hives and yield components an experiment was conducted at Beekeeping and Hill Fruit Pests Research, Station Rawalpindi during 2017-18 in complete randomized block design with two sets of four treatments for comparison: 1 hive acre^-1, 2 hives acre^-1, 3 hives acre^-1 and 0 hive acre^-1. The hives were kept inside the experimental area. Parameters were assessed: pollination density, pollinator's diversity, agronomic and economic yield. In case of pollination density, the cumulative mean abundance bee species revealed that at 1200 hours, Apis mellifera was the most abundant and frequent visitor with a mean population of 8.69 bees/plant followed by A. dorsata (0.72), Syrphid fly (0.2) and other pollinators. Minimum bee population was observed during 1400 hours, mainly due to the closure of flowers and partially due to high temperature (>35℃). Pollinator diversity revealed that A. mellifera was the most dominant pollinator of Brassica crop with highest abundance (71%). A. dosata ranked 2^nd (16%) followed by A. florea (6%) respectively.

• 한국어류학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.177-190
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• 2009

2007년 가을부터 2008년 가을까지 낙동강 하구 연안에서 출현한 생물은 93과 169종이었으며, 그 중 갑각류가 43종 그리고 어류가 99종으로 나타났다. 봄에 가장 다양한 종들이 나타났으며, 가을과 겨울은 출현하는 종수가 상대적으로 적었다. 단위면적당 개체수는 2008년 겨울이 가장 낮았으며, 2008년 여름에 가장 높았다. 분류군별 단위면적당 개체수의 어획비율은 갑각류가 3.8~64.5%, 극피동물류가 0.7~2.6%, 두족류가 1.8~10.1%, 복족류가 6.7~28.9%, 어류가 19.4~71.9% 그리고 이매패류가 1.7~8.0%를 차지하였다. 단위면적당 어획중량은 2008년 봄이 가장 낮았으며, 2008년 가을에 월등히 높게 나타났다. 단위면적당 어획중량의 비율을 보면 어류가 70.6~92.1%를 차지하였으며, 나머지 분류군이 약 30~8%를 차지하였다. 단위면적당 출현 개체수가 많은 종은 반딧불게르치, 열동가리돔, 갈색고리돼지고둥, 마루자주새우 등이었으며, 단위 면적당 높은 어획량을 나타내는 종들은 성대, 황아귀, 홍어, 반딧불게르치 등이었다. 낙동강 하구 연안해역에서 조사된 어종들의 계절별 출현 특성에 따라 18개의 그룹으로 분류되었으며, 각 계절의 출현 종에 따른 유사도는 2007년 가을과 2008년 가을이 가장 유사하였으며, 다음으로 2008년 봄과 여름이 유사한 것으로 나타났다. 조사 기간 동안 지속적으로 어획된 어종들은 총 29종으로 갑각류 9종, 두족류 2종, 그리고 어류 18종이었다. 마루자주새우, 반딧불게르치, 성대, 열동가리돔, 홍어, 황아귀 등 연구해역에서의 주서식종들이 단위면적당 개체수와 어획량 면에서 계절에 따라 이동하는 종들에 비하여 월등히 높았다.

• Nutritional Sciences
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.57-65
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• 2000

Partial enteral nutrition (PEN) supplemented with insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) to neonatal piglets receiving parenteral nutrition increases lactase-phlorizin hydrolase (LPH) activity, but not LPH mRNA. The goal of the current study was to investigate the mechanism by which IGF-I up-regulates LPH activity. We hypothesized that IGF-I regulates LPH synthesis post-transcriptionally. Methods: Newborn piglets (n=15) received 100% parenteral nutrition (TPN), 80% parenteral nutrition + 20% PEN (PEN), or PEN + IGF-I (1.0mg/kg/d). On day 7, two stable isotopes of leucine, [$^2 H_3$]-leucine and [$^{13}C_1$]-L-leucine were intravenously administered to measure mucosal protein and brush LPH (BB LPH) synthesis. Results: Weight gain, nutrient intake and jejunal weight and length were similar among the treatment groups. PEN increased mucosal weight, villus width and cross-sectional area, LPH activity, mRNA expression and the abundance of proLPHh compared to 100% TPN (p<0.05). IGF-I further increased mucosal weight, LPH activity and LPH activity per unit BB LPH ~2-fold over PEN alone (p<0.05), but did not affect LPH mRNA or the abundance of proLPHh or mature LPH. Isotopic enrichment of [$^2 H_3$]-leucine and [$^{13}C_1$]-L-leucine in plasma, mucosal protein and LPH precursors, and the fractional and absolute synthesis rates of mucosal protein and LPH were similar among the treatment groups. Total mucosal protein synthesis was increased 60% (p<0.05) and LPH synthesis tended (p=0.14) to be greater in the IGF-I treated animals compared to the other two groups. Conclusions: The primary mechanism by which IGF-I up-regulates LPH may be post-translational, either via reducing LPH turnover, or by specifically altering LPH activity.

• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.194-206
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• 2008

This study standardized catch per unit effort(CPUE) of the Korean longline fishery, which has been used to assess the status of stock as an index of abundance, for bigeye and yellowfin tunas in the Indian Ocean. The Generalized Linear Model(GLM) was used to analyze the fishery data, which were catch in number and effort data collected each month from 1971 to 2007 by $5\;{\times}\;5$ degree of latitude and longitude. Explanatory variables for the GLM analysis were year, month, fishing area, number of hooks between floats(HBF), and environment factors. The HBF was divided into three classes while the area was divided into eight subareas. Although sea surface temperature(SST) and southern oscillation index(SOI) were considered as environmental factors, only SST was used to build a model based on statistical significance. Standardized CPUE for yellowfin tuna showed a declining trend, while nominal CPUE for the species showed an increasing trend.