• 환경생물
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.101-105
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• 2020

Ralfsia longicellularis is known as an endemic species in Far East Asia. In this study, we report R. longicellularis as a new record from Korea based on morphological and molecular analyses. Molecular analyses based on plastid-encoded rbcL gene sequences and morpho-anatomical studies were undertaken on Ralfsia species, a poorly studied genus from Korea. Ralfsia longicellularis is mainly characterized by a dark brown thallus; 770-1200 ㎛ thick, curved cells in the creeping and ascending parts of the filaments; basal layer and erect filament cells with a width-to-length ratio of 1 : 1.5 to 10; narrowshaped sporangia on-stalk cells at the base of the paraphyses; and mostly uniseriate plurilocular reproductive organs capped with 1-2 sterile cells. The R. longicellularis samples from Korea in this study were similar to ones collected from the type locality (Peter the Great Bay, Russia) in morphology. The rbcL analyses also revealed that our Korean R. longicellularis samples were placed in the same clade with Russian materials, within a Ralfsia clade but distinct from the congeners.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.1-16
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• 2020

The current status of geographical distribution range of Deutzia paniculata, one of the korean endemic plants, was investigated based on the species distribution information. The information of the geographical range used for analysis includes all the published references to the distribution of D. paniculata, herbarium specimens in Korea National Arboretum (KH) including its online database: http://www.nature.go.kr, and field research. Although, D. paniculata was firstly recorded in Wonsan, Hamgyeongnam-do, North Korea, this research revelaved that D. paniculata is mainly distributed in Gyeongsangbuk-do and Gyeongsangnam-do, southern regions of the Korean Peninsula. According to the distribution map, this species was estimated on distribution edge of in Anyang region of Gyeonggi-do, Mt. Naejang of Jeollabuk-do and Mt. Taebaek of Gwangwon-do on the distribution edge. However, it was made use of intensive field survey to identify the natural population of the species in these regions. D. paniculata habitat was mainly distributed between 290 meters and 491 meters in altitude, but it was also found ranged from 936 to 959 meters in Gun-wi, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea. The distribution slope was 5° to 35° and the north, N, NE and NW in the aspect. The flora of vascular plants in D. paniculata habitats was listed in 137 taxa: 54 families, 103 genera, 120 species, 2 subspecies, 12 varieties and 3 forms while Korean endemic plants were found in three taxa, Stewartia koreana, Weigela subsessilis and D. Paniculata. Based on a collection of non-biological environment and biological environment data, D. paniculata population were discussed to make strategy and basic research methods for sustainable preservation.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.223-235
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• 1995

조사된 금강초롱꽃과(科) 근연 분류군 4속 9분류군에 대하여 외부형태학적 형질을 재검토하고 해부학적 형질을 통하여 종간 분류 및 금강초롱꽃속(屬)이 특산속으로서 구별이 가능한가를 알아보았다. 연구결과, 외부형태에 있어서는 뿌리의 모양, 잎의 형태, 엽병의 날개 유무, 화관의 형태, 꽃받침의 형태, 엽병의 날개 유무, 화관의 형태, 꽃받침의 형태, 화서의 형태, 주두의 형태 등이 식별 형질로서 가치가 인정되었으며 해부학적 형질에서는 횡단면의 내부구조 보다는 표피의 돌출정도와 돌출 수가 종간 구별을 위한 형질로 생각되어진다. 이번 조사를 통하여 금강초롱꽃속(屬)은 외부형태 및 해부학적 형질에서 유사 분류군들과 잘 구분되어 특산속으로서 잘 지지되었으며 기존의 학자들(Fedorov, 1957; Nakai, 1952; Hong, 1983)에 의해 분류형질로 인식되어온 엽서와 화서의 형태, 화관의 형질 들이 이번 연구에서도 속, 종을 구별하는데 매우 유용한 형질로 나타났다.

• Journal of Species Research
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.136-159
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• 2019

This study was carried out to investigate the flora of six islands belonging to the Gogunsan Archipelago (i.e., Sinsi-do, Seonyu-do, Munyeo-do, Yami-do, Bian-do, and Duri-do) in the Korean Peninsula. As results of five field surveys from March to October of 2016, we have identified 575 total taxa, representing 527 species, five subspecies, 42 varieties, and one hybrid, placed in 358 genera and 118 families. Of these 575 taxa, four are endemic to Korea, six taxa are listed on the Korean Red List of threatened species, 67 are floristic regional indicator plants, and 74 are invasive alien species. In this study, we compared species richness among the islands, and find that the larger the islands, the higher the species richness. In the case of habitat affinity types, forest species were most common, followed by farmland, seacoast, bare ground and wetland species. From similarity analyses based on the composition of vascular plants, each island did not exhibit either local specificity or unique diversity. On the contrary, the proportion of invasive alien and ruderal species may increase by human activities. Investigations and analyses of island flora such as this are important to assess the current status of the flora, predict future vegetation patterns and the spread of the alien species, and establish managment plans of plant diversity.

• Journal of Species Research
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.325-338
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• 2020

The animal gut is filled with highly diverse microbes associated with host metabolism, physiology, and pathology. However, numerous animal gut microbes have not been cultured or reported. We isolated various bacterial species using culture-dependent approaches during a comprehensive investigation of endangered endemic vertebrate species in the Republic of Korea. A total of 18 unrecorded bacterial species were isolated from the feces of an Oriental stork (Ciconia boyciana), and from the intestinal tracts of a cobitid fish (Kichulchoia multifasciata) and a Korean splendid dace (Coreoleuciscus splendidus). Based on a phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences, we discovered species belonging to the phyla Actinobacteria (eight species), Firmicutes (seven species), Proteobacteria (two species), and Bacteroidetes (one species). Based on their high 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities (>98.7%) and formation of monophyletic clades with type species, each species was classified into an independent and predefined bacterial species. Gram-stain reaction, colony and cell morphology, basic biochemical characteristics, isolation source, and NIBR IDs for each species are described in the species description section.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.638-645
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• 2019

This research was an evaluation of the fish fauna and the habitat for Brachymystax lenok tsinlingensis (B. lenok tsinlingensis) for 11 stations at the Bonghwa-gun sanctuary. The predominant species in this research area was Zacco koreanus. B. lenok tsinlingensis, which has been designated as an endangered freshwater fish in Korea, was found in the Bonghwa sanctuary zone, except at stations 5 and 6. The B. lenok individuals were shorter in length than 400 mm. In total, 13 endemic species were found, including Coreoleuciscus splendidus and Iksookimia longicorpus. Specimens of Koreocobitis naktongensis, a first grade endangered species, were also collected. The benthic macroinvertebrates consisted of four divisions, four classes, seven orders, 30 families, 60 species, and 10,344 individuals and were distributed among the orders Ephemeroptera (55.9%), Diptera (18.2%), Trichoptera (12.4%), Plecoptera (2.1%), and Odonata (0.3%).

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.238-241
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• 2017

A study on the visual cell and eyeball of the endemic Korean species Liobagrus mediadiposalis was investigated by light and electron microscopes. The retina of a small and 2 mm-diameter round eye was thin, $151.0{\pm}4.0{\mu}m$ and has two visual cells, a single cone and a rod cell. The single cone cells are short and thick, $18.0{\pm}0.9{\mu}m$ in length and $5.1{\pm}0.7{\mu}m$ (n=30) in diameter, while the rod cells are longer and thinner, $54.8{\pm}2.9{\mu}m$ in length and $3.3{\pm}0.6{\mu}m$ in diameter. The cone cells are seen an irregular and random mosaic pattern, and the rod cells are also randomly situated at between cone cells. As a rare phenomenon, such structure is one of characteristics reflecting the eye of a nocturnal and bottom-dwelling freshwater fish. The ultrastructure of visual cells was observed with scanning and transmission electron microscopy, both cone and rod cells are divided into an inner segment with numerous mitochondria and an outer segment with stacks of membrane discs.

• Journal of Species Research
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.133-150
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• 2012

Amynthas tralfamadore sp. nov. is described from the Mt Halla, Jeju Island biosphere exhibition housed at NIBR Incheon. This species' taxonomy is problematical since it is similar to Amynthas masatakae (Beddard, 1892) from Japan, itself previously reported from Korea and at one time associated with Amynthas campestris (Goto & Hatai, 1898) and A. parvicystis (Goto & Hatai, 1899), all three variously implicated in prior A. robustus (Perrier, 1872) along with Amynthas aspergillum (Perrier, 1872). Based on reinspection of the London lectotype of A. masatakae-here designated and sketched for the first time-the current solution is for maintenance of all five taxa separately. A closely-related Japanese species-Metaphire ryunome sp. nov.-is comparable to Korean Metaphire reisuiensis (Kobayashi, 1938) comb. nov. Another specimen was identified as Amynthas micronarius (Goto & Hatai, 1898), a new record for Korea. It matches the newly-designated neotype (Tokyo NMST An446) and an annotated synonymy is provided; however, erstwhile synonyms, Amynthas shimaensis (Goto & Hatai, 1899) and A. yamizoyamensis (Ohfuchi, 1935) combs. novae, are briefly redescribed and provisionally restored to the Japanese list. mtDNA COI-5P barcode analyses support species identifications.

• 환경생물
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.113-118
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• 2001

본 연구는 자연생태관 조성계획지인 강원도 평창군 용평면 노동리 노동계곡을 대상으로 식생조사를 실시하여 자연생태관 조성에 필요한 기초자료를 제공하고자 수행되었다. 노동계곡의 조사구에서 출현한 관속식물은 총 56과 121속 152종 24변종 2품종이며, 본 조사에서 감소추세종으로 관중과 도깨비부채가, 한국특산종으로 노랑무늬붓꽃이 출현하였다. 식물군락은 자연군락인 신갈나무-당단풍군락과 인공군락인 일본잎갈나무군락, 잣나무군락으로 구분되었으며, 신갈나무-당단풍군락은 다시 소나무아군락, 고로쇠나무아군락으로 구분되었다. 한국특산종으로 구분된 노랑무의붓꽃은 고로쇠나무아군락에 분포하였으며, 자연생태관을 조성할 때 이 군락에 대한 보존 관리방안을 마련해야 할 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국어류학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.17-24
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• 2014

한국 고유종인 큰줄납자루 Acheilognathus majusculus의 종 보존을 위한 기초 자료를 확보하기 위해 난 발생과 자어의 성장을 관찰하고 초기생활사 특성을 논의하였다. 수정란은 둥근 타원형으로 평균 장경이 2.12mm(2.08~2.18 mm), 단경이 1.86mm(1.80~1.98 mm)이며 담황색 난황을 가진 분리침성란이다. 개체 당 산란 수는 40~112개(평균 72개)였고 수정란은 수온 $18.0{\pm}1.0^{\circ}C$에서 수정 후 43시간 만에 부화하였다. 부화 직후 자어의 크기는 4.23mm이고 형태적으로 납자루속의 자어 특성을 공유하고 있으며 자어 시기의 S자 운동은 없었다. 부화 후 25일 경에 소화기관이 완성되고 외부 먹이를 먹을 수 있어 자연에서 조개로부터 부출하는 시기로 추정된다. 만 1년 후에는 재생산이 가능한 크기로 성장한다.