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Local activation using traditional knowledge and ecological resources of Korean islands

  • Hong, Sun-Kee
    • Journal of Ecology and Environment
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    • 제38권2호
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    • pp.263-269
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    • 2015
  • When we consider changes in agro-fishery systems instigated by environmental changes in islands, rise in sea levels, and natural disasters such as tsunamis, there is an urgent need to carry out initiatives to enhance life standard and conserve ecosystem in island and coastal regions. To protect the region's landscape from the effects of climate change, it is necessary to develop an integrated management system for ecosystem conservation, human settlements, and the local economy. This paper discusses the outline of a preliminary national plan for a sustainable island management system for remote (inhabited and uninhabited) islands in Korea. Two main ideas to enhance life standard are adapting to the natural environment by applying traditional knowledge and utilizing ecological resources of islands, i.e., improving the quality of life and creating added value. As a technique for improving the quality of life, the establishment of eco-villages based on energy-efficient passive houses and ecological welfare is suggested. Another technique for creating added value, the development of sea-farming islands that utilize islands' new recyclable energy is also proposed. Finally, the suggested ideas are discussed in relation to island ecotourism and carbon zero islands.

A survey of cryptosporidiosis among 2,541 residents of 25 coastal islands in Jeollanam-do (Province), Republic of Korea

  • Park, Jae-Hwan;Kim, Hyo-Jin;Guk, Sang-Mee;Shin, Eun-Hee;Kim, Jae-Lip;Rim, Han-Jong;Lee, Soon-Hyung;Chai, Jong-Yil
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • 제44권4호
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    • pp.367-372
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    • 2006
  • In order to determine the distribution and prevalence of human cryptosporidiosis on western and southern coastal islands of Jeollanam-do (Province), fecal samples were collected from 2,541 people residing on 25 islands, 13 in the western coasts and 12 in the southern coasts, during July and August 2000. Fecal smears were prepared following formalin-ether sedimentation of the samples and stained by a modified acid-fast procedure. The presence of Cyptosporidium oocysts was determined by light microscopy. Cyptosporidium oocysts were detected in 38 specimens (1.5%). The oocyst positive rate varied (0-6.0%) according to island; the highest was detected on Oenarodo (6.0%), followed by Naenarodo (5.6%) and Nakwoldo (5.4%). The majority (35 persons, 94.6%) of Cryptosporidium-infected individuals were older than 50 years of age. Men (22/1, 159; 1.9%) were infected at a higher rate than women (16/1, 382; 1.2%). The results of the present survey indicate that human Cyptosporidium infections (due to Cyptosporidium hominis and/or C. parvum) are maintained at a relatively low prevalence on coastal islands of Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea.

독도 해안식물로부터 분리된 호염성 세균들의 특성 및 계통학적 분석 (Characterization and phylogenetic analysis of halophilic bacteria isolated from rhizosphere soils of coastal plants in Dokdo islands)

  • 유영현;박종명;이명철;김종국
    • 미생물학회지
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    • 제51권1호
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    • pp.86-95
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    • 2015
  • 독도의 해안에 군락을 이룬 해안식물 근권에서 호염성 및 염내성을 가지는 세균의 분리를 위해 3종의 해안식물의 군락을 선정한 후 각 식물의 군집 하부에서 토양시료를 채취하였다. 시료는 marine broth 한천배지를 이용하여 형태학적인 구분을 통해 순수분리 되었다. 분리된 161개 세균들을 NaCl 9.0% 농도로 조정된 배지에서 생존하는 26개 균주를 선발하여 genomic DNA를 얻은 후, 16S rRNA gene sequence를 증폭하여 부분동정 하였다. 이들의 유연관계 확인을 위해 계통수를 작성한 결과, 이들은 각각 Firmicutes (30.8%), Gamma proteobacteria (53.8%), Bacteroidetes (7.7%), Alpha proteobacteria (7.7%), Actinobacteria (7.7%)에 속하였으며, 이는 기존의 독도 토양 및 해수 미생물상 연구와 특징적 차이를 보인다. 또한, 분리된 세균의 종 조성도 기존 독도 토양 및 해양연구와 유의적으로 상이함을 보였다. 이에 더하여 선발된 26개 균주들 중에서 4균주가 12.0% 이상의 염농도에서 생장하였으며, 이들 중에서 3개 균주가 15.0% 이상의 염농도에서 생장하여 극호염성의 특성을 나타내었으며, 광범위한 염분농도에서도 생장하는 특성을 보였다. 이들은 해안식물 근권에서 독도 특유의 고염분 및 염분변화라는 환경적 스트레스를 극복하며 해안식물과 어떠한 상호작용을 하는 것으로 생각된다.

각망을 이용한 금오열도 주변해역 전갱이의 연안가입특성 연구 (Recruitment characteristics of jack mackerel, Trachurus japonicus, in the waters around the Geumo Islands by using both sides fyke nets)

  • 김희용;최문성;서영일;이선길;차형기
    • 수산해양기술연구
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    • 제47권4호
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    • pp.356-368
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    • 2011
  • Species composition of fishes and the recruitment properties of jack mackerel, Trachurus japonicus, in the waters around the Geumo Islands in the mid-South Sea were investigated by using both sides fyke nets every month from February to December 2010. During study period, a total of 30,503 fishes (1,380.4 kg) were collected and classified into 2 classes, 16 orders, 61 families and 121 species. The dominant species was jack mackerel occupying 80.5% of total individuals and 44.4% of total biomass. The fork length range of jack mackerel was 5.5-26.8 cm and individuals about 6 cm was appeared only in the middle and southern area of the Geumo Islands in May. The new recruitment of jack mackerel appeared from May in the waters around the Geumo Islands is probably caused by the warm water intrusion associated with the development of stratification due to the extinction of seasonal coastal cold waters by the increase of solar radiation heat. Furthermore, the jack mackerels less than 6 cm recruiting in the mid-South Sea in spring were considered as mixed ones by individuals spawned in the East China Sea and in the waters around the Jeju Island considering the collected time, migration period and spawning time of them.

충남 섬 지역 근권 토양의 수지상균근균 군집 구조 (Community Structure of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in the Islands of Chungnam, Korea)

  • 이정윤;이은화;가강현;엄안흠
    • 한국균학회지
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    • 제44권1호
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    • pp.16-22
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    • 2016
  • 본 연구에서는 충남 서해안에 분포하는 5개의 섬 지역(신진도, 마도, 대난지도, 원산도, 삽시도)과 육지 해안 지역인 무창포의 근권 토양내 수지상균근균 군집 구조의 차이점을 확인해보았다. 그 결과 충남 지역에서 국내 미기록종인 Acaulospora brasiliensis, Redeckera fulvum를 포함하여 14개 속 24종의 수지상균근균을 확인하였다. 또한 대부분의 섬 지역에서 Acaulospora 속이 우점하고 있음을 확인할 수 있었으며, 섬 지역의 근권에서는 육지 지역과는 다른 수지상균근균 군집 구조가 발달함을 보여주었다. 특히 섬 간의 수지상균근균 군집은 섬들 사이의 물리적 거리가 가까울수록 더 유사하게 발달하는 것을 확인하였다.

우리 나라 연안환경보전 관련 법율 에 관한 연구 (Study on Laws Conerned With Environmental Management of the Coadtal Zone in Korea)

  • 공경자
    • 해양환경안전학회지
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    • 제7권1호
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    • pp.25-40
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    • 2001
  • The coastal waters and the adjacent coastal lands strongly influenced by each other and includes islands, transitional and intertidal ares, salt marshes wetlands and beaches. We focus on the coastal zone because of its unique geographical characteristics, Its ecological and economic importance, and the increasing pressures on its integrity. Our coastal zone have been controlled individually about 50 of a different kind of laws, as a result, to reach an individual purpose of the laws, people have developed the coastal zone without considering environmental condition, which brought about ecological destruction, pollution and devastation of the coastal areas. Finally, In 1999, the Coastal Management Act and the Wetlands Conservation Act were established and hereafter the environmental concern has been increased. They will be an important role to preserve our environment of coastal zone. Here I will examine the Laws concerned with environmental management of coastal zone and indicate immanent problems of it. So, I expect that problems will be improved one by one through this paper.

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도서지역 여성노인의 경제상황과 경제적 복지감 (The Economical Situation and Economical Well-being among Elderly Women Living in Islands)

  • 노채영
    • 가족자원경영과 정책
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    • 제9권3호
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    • pp.1-16
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    • 2005
  • In an attempt to illuminate the lives of elderly women, this article has studied the economical situation and economical well-being felt by the elderly women dwelling in the southwestern coastal islands of Korea. In this article, we have attempted to conduct a consolidated research that incorporates both qualitative as well as quantitative research methods. The researched areas included 6 islands. Here are the main results. : 1) The elderly women living in the islands were enduring various forms of excessive labor, and there were many cases where these women didn't receive adequate amount of compensation. There should be more considerations made by the locals and proper restrictions should be brought out in order to prevent these women from conducting excessive and hazardous tasks. 2) Due to unpropitious economical situations, the majority of the elderly women living in these islands were incapable of saving money. There should be a plan devised to empower the economical capabilities of these elderly women that will elicit economical effects. 3) The degree of economical well-being that these elderly women felt was very low, both in the absolute level of economical satisfactions, as well as the relative level of economical satisfactions compared to the people living in the cities. There should be an incorporated effort conducted by the elderly women themselves, the local society, and the relevant offices to increase the level of economical well-being that are felt by these elderly women.

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An integrated approach to tropical and subtropical island conservation

  • Yamano, Hiroya;Satake, Kiyoshi;Inoue, Tomomi;Kadoya, Taku;Hayashi, Seiji;Kinjo, Koichi;Nakajima, Daisuke;Oguma, Hiroyuki;Ishiguro, Satoshi;Okagawa, Azusa;Suga, Shinsuke;Horie, Tetsuya;Nohara, Katsuhito;Fukayama, Naoko;Hibiki, Akira
    • Journal of Ecology and Environment
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    • 제38권2호
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    • pp.271-279
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    • 2015
  • After the reversion of Okinawa (Ryukyu Islands) to Japan in 1972, extensive urban and agricultural development resulted in a significant increase in sediment discharge to coastal waters. The release of sediment has caused the degradation of freshwater and coastal ecosystems and biodiversity. A consideration for catchment-to-reef continua, as well as agricultural (socioeconomic) factors is necessary to establish proper land-based management plans for the conservation of the island environment. We have set up a framework to integrate biophysics and socioeconomics: 1) setting a conservation target and threshold, 2) identifying the sources and processes, and 3) examining cost-effectiveness and management priorities. The framework may be applicable to other tropical and subtropical islands with similar characteristics.

2004년 수마트라-안다만 지진해일 현장조사: 안다만-니코바제도 (Field Survey of 2004 Sumatra-Andaman Tsunami: Andaman and Nicobar Islands)

  • 하태민;조용식;최병호;김성민
    • 한국해안해양공학회지
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    • 제19권1호
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    • pp.97-103
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    • 2007
  • 본 논문의 목적은 2004년 12월 26일 발생한 수마트라-안다만 지진해일이 인도의 안다만-니코바제도에 초래한 처오름높이와 인명피해 및 재산피해를 현장조사하여 기록하는 것이다. 두 제도에서 지진해일에 의한 피해는 심각했다. 약 1,925명이 사망하였으며, 5,555명이 실종된 것으로 보고되었다. 현장조사는 26개 지역에서 이루어졌는데 리틀 안다만의 여객 부두에서 최대 처오름높이 17.3 m가 기록되었고, Chidiyatopu는 최대범람지역으로 해안선으로부터 500 m떨어진 곳까지 범람이 발생하였다.