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Influence of Ethylene on Flowering and Senescence of Carnation Flowers and Treatment of Preservative Solution for Reducing Their Ethylene Production (Ethylene이 Carnation의 개화(開化)와 노화(老化)에 미치는 영향(影響) 및 절화(切花)의 Ethylene 발생억제(發生抑制)를 위(爲)한 보존용액(保存溶液)의 효과(效果))

  • Lee, Jong Suk
    • Korean Journal of Agricultural Science
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.33-37
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    • 1980
  • To clarify the influence of ethylene on flowering and senescence of carnation flowers and the treatment of the floral preservative solution for reducing their ethylene production, bud-cut carnations (Dianthus caryophyllus L. cv. Coral) were sprayed with/without 500 ppm ethephon [(2-chloroethyl) phosphonic acid] and then held in distilled water or preservative solution (5% sucrose+50 ppm $AgNO_3$+300 ppm 8-hydroxyquinoline). 1. Ethylene inhibited to bloom carnation flowers because of causing sleepiness. 2. Carnation flowers were led to senescence after a lot of ethylene was produced by them. Therefore, ethylene seems to act as a trigger of senescence in carnation flowers. 3. The features of senescence in carnation flowers were different in accordance with the amount of ethylene produced by the flowers. 4. Exposure to ethylene decreased fresh weight, flower diameter, and water uptake of carnations. 5. The floral preservative extended vase life markedly by inhibiting ethylene production of cut flowers. The flowers exposed to lots of ethylene, however, were not restored even though they were held in the preservative solution.

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Comparison of Ocean Optical Properties Between the Micronesia and the Korean Peninsula (남태평양 마이크로네시아와 한반도 주변 해역의 해수 광학특성 비교)

  • Moon, Jeong-Eon;Choi, Jong-Kuk
    • Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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    • v.37 no.5_1
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    • pp.1125-1133
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    • 2021
  • This study attempted to understand seawater characteristics like chlorophyll concentration (CHL), total suspended matter concentration (TSM), absorption characteristics, and remote sensing reflectance around Weno Island, Micronesia, located in the South Pacific Ocean near the equator. 50 in-situ measurement from May to June 2013 were analyzed and compared with data from around Korean peninsula. CHL around Weno Island was 0.11-0.49 mg/m3 (average 0.26 mg/m3), and TSM was 0.03-0.31 g/m3, (average 0.16 g/m3), showing typical clear water characteristics. Absorption coefficient of total suspended matters at 443 nm showed over 0.5 times less than that from East Sea and the slope of absorption coefficient spectrum of dissolved organic matter showed much larger than that of Korean peninsula, indicating the concentration of organic matter is very low and dissolved organic matter of marine origin is considered to be the main component in the study area. As a result of comparing the remote sensing reflectance spectrum with that of coastal waters around the Korean peninsula, coastal waters around Weno Island showed typical CASE-1 water properties. It was possible to understand the marine optical characteristics of coral reef habitats in tropical waters, and it can be used to develop seawater algorithms specialized in the study area.

Mortality and Growth of the Soft Coral, Dendronephthya gigantea in Jejudo Island, Korea (제주도에 서식하는 연산호 일종, 큰수지맨드라미의 사망률과 성장 패턴)

  • Choi, Yong-Woo;Kim, Jeong-Ha
    • The Sea:JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF OCEANOGRAPHY
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.342-347
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    • 2008
  • Mortality and growth rate of the soft coral, Dendronephthya gigantea, from Jejudo Island on the southern coast of Korea were investigated from February 2003 to October 2004 using SCUBA diving. 48 individuals with variable sizes of D. gigantea of the depth of 15m were tagged with flagging tapes and plastic films, and then monitored with two month intervals. The average mortality of two-month term for the study period was 50.4%, with the peak of 84.6% during the summer storms in August - October 2003. About the size class mortality, individuals of size class I(${\leq}$10 cm) showed the highest mortality, followed by size class III(>20 cm) and size class II(10 cm-20 cm). Growth rate did not show a seasonal pattern. For growth in length, individuals of D. gigantea grew about 3cm in average for two-month period, with a maximum growth of 6.4 cm which occurred in August - October 2003. For growth in diameter, individuals grew about 0.3 cm for 2 month term, with a maximum of 1.4cm in April - June 2004. Individuals of size class I usually grew faster than those of larger size classes. D. gigantea population in Jejudo Island was strongly affected by summer storms, which was due to annual event of summer typhoon. Never the less, it appears that the local population can be maintained by fast growth of the juvenile stage and active recruitment to compensate the high mortality caused by the summer disturbance.

A Novel Chlorophyll d-containing Organism: Discovery and its Significance

  • Murakami, Akio;Kawai, Hiroshi;Adachi, Kyoko;Sakawa, Takahiro;Miyashita, Hideaki;Mimuro, Mamoru
    • Journal of Photoscience
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.74-77
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    • 2002
  • Chlorophyll (Chi) d was assigned to an antenna pigment of red algae in 1943, but its presence and function in red algae have not been necessarily clear for a long time. In 1996, it was shown that Chi d functioned as a major antenna pigment in a peculiar oxygenic photosynthetic prokaryote, Acaryochloris marina, isolated as a symbiont of a colonial ascidian from coral reefs. This finding evoked the necessity for reexamination of the presence and function of Chi d in red algae. We found Chi d in methanol-extract from several marine red algae, and the relative content was high in one species, Ahnfeltiopsis flabelliformis. Absorption and fluorescence spectra, HPLC analysis, and NMR and mass spectroscopy characterized Chi d extracted from the red algal thalli, and those were essentially identical to those of Chi d isolated from A. marina. However, micro-spectrophotometric analysis suggested that Chi d was not an actual constituent of the red algae but came from epiphyte(s) attached to surface of red algal thalli.

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Community Development and Community Leadership (지역사회 개발과 지역사회 리더십)

  • Lee, Sung
    • Journal of Agricultural Extension & Community Development
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.1-10
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    • 1998
  • Rural communities have been isolated from social and economic changes underway in the broader society. Trends towed an urbanized society have depopulated many rural areas (Flora, et al, 1992). The South Korean government has targeted efforts toward an urban centered economic development policy, which has neglected the rural areas. The South Korean government also has indoctrinated rural community development with a quick-fix approach. Self-directed economic organizations based in rural South Korea began to emerge in the late 1980s. Since the 1980s, South Korean agricultural sectors have been overshadowed by globalism. McMichael (1996) stated that rural communities have two options. A immunity should either End its niche (i.e. the commodities or products that can have advantages in the international trade market) or protest against globalism to survive if rural communities fail to find a niche under globalism. South Korean neat communities did not have enough natural resources nor enough money to invest for their rural community economic development programs. These limitations made it difficult for South Korean coral communities to compete in a global economic environment. Israel, Coleman, and Ilvento (1993) stated that local leadership is a critical component in the ability of communities to respond to lang-standing problems and emerging needs. Swinth and Alexander (1990) asserted that rural leaders are critical actors in rural community development. Whether rural communities succeed in finding their niche or not, the role of rural community leaders is important for rural communities to find ways to cope in the international agriculture market.

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Biogeographical Distribution and Diversity of Bacterial Communities in Surface Sediments of the South China Sea

  • Li, Tao;Wang, Peng
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.23 no.5
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    • pp.602-613
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    • 2013
  • This paper aims at an investigation of the features of bacterial communities in surface sediments of the South China Sea (SCS). In particular, biogeographical distribution patterns and the phylogenetic diversity of bacteria found in sediments collected from a coral reef platform, a continental slope, and a deep-sea basin were determined. Bacterial diversity was measured by an observation of 16S rRNA genes, and 18 phylogenetic groups were identified in the bacterial clone library. Planctomycetes, Deltaproteobacteria, candidate division OP11, and Alphaproteobacteria made up the majority of the bacteria in the samples, with their mean bacterial clones being 16%, 15%, 12%, and 9%, respectively. By comparison, the bacterial communities found in the SCS surface sediments were significantly different from other previously observed deep-sea bacterial communities. This research also emphasizes the fact that geographical factors have an impact on the biogeographical distribution patterns of bacterial communities. For instance, canonical correspondence analyses illustrated that the percentage of sand weight and water depth are important factors affecting the bacterial community composition. Therefore, this study highlights the importance of adequately determining the relationship between geographical factors and the distribution of bacteria in the world's seas and oceans.

Marketing Practices and Value-Added Fish Product in East Indonesia

  • HIDAYAT, Sopian;PABUAYON, Isabelita M.;MUAWANAH, Umi
    • Asian Journal of Business Environment
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.33-41
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    • 2020
  • Purpose: This study assesses the marketing practices and value-added fish products under the Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Program (COREMAP) in East Indonesia. Research design, data and methodology: This study gathered qualitative and quantitative data through i) focus group discussions (FGD) with fishers, traders and COREMAP officers, ii) surveys and iii) interviews with fishermen and traders. This study surveyed 714 households (365 in COREMAP and 349 in non-COREMAP) and 33 traders (17 in COREMAP and 16 in non-COREMAP) using structured questionnaires between January and March 2016. This study used Shepherd's Index to estimate the marketing efficiency for each stage of the marketing channel. For value-added fish products, the value is determined by the difference between processed output and the raw product used. Results: Marketing cost in the non-COREMAP area was more efficient than in COREMAP as indicated by lower operational cost and higher selling price. However, no value-added fish products were produced in the non-COREMAP area. This study noted a lower catch in COREMAP area, which implies COREMAP program successfully reduced fishing pressure. Conclusions: This study identified poor infrastructure and the limited market as the major problems in developing value-added fish products in both COREMAP and non-COREMAP area.

Fusulinids from the Carboniferous strata in the Gangdong area of Samcheok coalfield, Korea

  • Lee, Chang-Zin;Kim, Jun-Ho;Lee, Sang-Min
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.27 no.7
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    • pp.768-777
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    • 2006
  • The goal of this study is to elucidate the fusulinid biostratigraphy of the Carboniferous limestones distributed in the Gangdong area of Samcheok coalfield, Korea. The Carboniferous strata of the study area mainly comprise alternaton of dark gray shale, dark gray and reddish sandstone, and gray limestone. The limestones consist mainly of wackestonepackstone containing various fossil fragments such as crinoid, coral, brachiopod, foraminifera, fusulinid, and bryozoa; this observation thus suggests that the study site was the shallow marine environments. A tital of 12 species belonging to 5 genera of fusulinids are identified from the limestones of the Gangdong geologic section: Ozawainella turgida Sheng, Ozawainella sp. A, Ozawainella magna Sheng, Pseudostaffella antiqua (Dutkevich), Pseudostaffella paracompressa Safonova, Pseudostaffella kimi Cheong, Pseudostaffella sp., Beedeina lanceolata (Lee and Chen), Beedeina samarica (Rauser-Chernoussova), Beedeina sp. A, Neostaffella sphaeroidea cuboides Rauser-Chernoussova, and Hanostaffella hanensis Cheong. Such fusulinids species were reported from the lower part of the Geumcheon Formation in Samcheok coalfield and the middle Moscovian stage in Eurasia. On the basis of the fusulinid biostratigraphic correlation of the Gangdong geologic sections (A) to (C), the limestone should be overlapped by faults and folds. Moreover the stratigraphic thickness of the limestone is thinner than the thickness of the limestone outcrop of the Gangdong geologic section. Therefore, the stratigraphic sequence of the Gangdong geologic section is represented as the Gangdong geologic section (A).

Habitat change monitoring using high-spatial satellite image around the topical coastal area (고해상도 위성영상을 이용한 열대해역 생태분포 변화 모니터링)

  • Min, Jee-Eun;Ryu, Joo-Hyung;Kim, Key-Lim;Park, Heung-Sik
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 2009.03a
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    • pp.26-30
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    • 2009
  • 본 연구는 고해상도 위성영상을 이용하여 열대해역에서의 생태환경 분포도를 작성함으로써 생태 환경의 변화를 효과적으로 모니터링 할 수 있도록 하는 데에 목적이 있다. 지구온난화 현상에 따라 산호 면적이 감소하고 있다. 이처럼 산호는 환경 변화가 민감하게 반응을 하기 때문에 열대해역에서 산호를 모니터링 하는 것은 주변 생태환경 변화 전체에 대한 관리 역할을 하기 때문에 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 열대해역의 환경을 효과적으로 모니터링 하기위하여 고해상도 위성영상인 IKONOS와 Kompsat-2 영상을 이용하여 생태환경 분포도를 작성하여보았다. 연구지역은 한남태평양연구센터가 위치한 마이크로네시아 연방국의 Weno 섬 북동쪽 연안이고, 이 지역에서 2007년과 2008년 2번의 현장관측을 실시하여 총 121개 정점에서 광관측 및 환경 자료를 얻었다. 기존의 감독분류와 무감독분류 방법, 그리고 객체지향 영상분류 방법 등을 이용하여 분포도를 작성하였고, 현장관측 자료를 이용하여 검증하였다. 고해상도 영상이기 때문에 기존 방법에서 나타나는 오분류 현상이 객차지향 영상분류 방법을 사용할 경우 적어지는 결과를 얻을 수 있었다.

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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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    • v.38 no.2
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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.