• Journal of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.38 no.2
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• pp.141-144
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• 2005

Based on optical galaxy data, we executed a systematic search for galaxy clusters around the 15 steady unidentified EGRET GeV gamma-ray sources in high Galactic-latitude sky ([b] > $30^{\circ}$). We found a strong correlation with 3.7$\sigma$ level between close cluster pairs (merging cluster candidates) and the unidentified EGRET sources, though, in contrast, no correlation with single clusters. This result implies that merging clusters of galaxies are a possible candidate for the origin of high galactic-latitude, steady unidentified EGRET gamma-ray sources.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2022.05a
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• pp.350-350
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• 2022

R은 통계 및 빅데이터 분석에 널리 사용되는 오픈 소스 프로그래밍 언어로, 통계와 그래픽스에 관련된 기능을 확정할 수 있어 다양한 분야에 활용되고 있다. 특히, 수자원 분야의 연구에서 그 활용이 늘어나고 있으며, 최근 들어 다양한 수자원 관련 R 패키지가 발표되고 있다. 이중, 미국 지질조사국(U.S. Geological Survey, USGS)이 개발한 EGRET은 수질 및 유출량 자료의 장기 추세 변화 분석을 위한 패키지로 R 프로그래밍 언어를 기반으로 구동되며, 분석·처리한 데이터에 대하여 광범위한 그래픽 프리젠테이션을 제공하여 탐색적 자료 분석에 매우 효과적인 도구이다. 특히, EGRET 패키지는 농도와 유출 사이의 관계 특성, 수집된 자료의 계절성 존재 및 특성, 점진적 또는 급격한 경향의 존재를 검토할 수 있는 그래픽 결과를 제시하며, 가중 회귀(Weighted Regressions on Time, Discharge, and Season, 이하 WRTDS) 모델을 적용하여 농도와 부하의 상태와 경향을 특성화한다. 시간, 유량 및 계절에 대한 WRTDS 모델은 농도 및 부하의 상태와 경향을 특성화하는 데 사용할 수 있는 수질 데이터 세트의 분석 방법으로, 근본적으로 탐색적 데이터 분석 방법으로 다양한 유형의 트렌드 시나리오에 민감하도록 설계되었으며 선형 또는 2차 함수형에 맞지 않을 수 있는 시간적 추세를 탐지하여 설명할 수 있고, 불규칙한 간격의 자료를 사용하기에 적합한 장점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 북한강 상류의 지속적인 흙탕물 발생으로 문제가 되고 있는 자운지구의 자운천을 대상으로 흙탕물 발생 현황을 분석하기 R을 이용하여 탐색적 자료 분석을 실시하였다. 자료 분석은 EGRET 패키지를 사용하여 수집된 자료(2016년 4월 - 2021년 7월까지 수집된 191개의 SS 자료와 인근 유량측정망의 유량자료)의 유량과 SS 농도 간의 관계, 시간에 따른 SS 농도 분포, SS 농도의 월별 특성 분석 및 유황별 SS 농도 변화 등을 검토하였으며, WRTDS 모델로 SS와 부하량을 예측하고 검토하여 자운천 유역의 흙탕물 부하 특성을 검토하였다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.149-155
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• 2010

This study was conducted to investigate the feeding efficiency of the cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) and the intermediate egret (Ardea intermedia) in relation to the stage of rice culture during two breeding seasons, 2006 and 2007, in Asan city, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea. Cattle egrets caught mainly small invertebrate prey (insects and spiders, 98.4%) during all stages of rice cultivation, and had a higher prey capture rate in the plowing stage (14.98 prey/min) than in other stages (2.82-3.51 prey/min). Therefore, the biomass intake rate of cattle egrets was highest in the plowing stage. The intermediate egret captured both loaches (43.4%) and small invertebrates (50.6%). The prey capture rates of intermediate egrets increased gradually from the flooding stage (0.38 prey/min) to the planting stage (1.09 prey/min), and decreased in the growing stage (1.04 prey/min). However, intermediate egrets had the highest biomass intake rates in the plowing stage because more loaches were caught in the plowing stage (0.54 loaches/min) than other stages (0.23-0.36 loaches/min). Consequently, both intermediate egrets and cattle egrets had high energy intakes in the plowing stage and rice fields provided an important feeding habitat for both species.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.43 no.3
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• pp.282-288
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• 2019

We investigated the changes in the population size and inter-specific space usage for breeding in mixed breeding sites of the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), grey heron (Ardea cinerea), great egret (Ardea alba modesta) and intermediate egret (Egretta intermedia) in Gammul-myeon, Goesan-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea, in 2016-2017. These species bred in two adjacent habitats (site A and site B). The number of breeding pairs of all species and the size of the breeding area at site B increased in 2017. In 2017, great cormorants at site B occupied the breeding sites previously occupied by the other species in 2016, while the grey heron and great egret occupied the sites around the great cormorant breeding site. The heights of nest trees and nests of great cormorant and grey heron did not differ temporally, but these heights in site B were significantly higher than those in site A for great cormorants. For great egrets, these greatly decreased in site B in 2017. Thus, the great cormorant either moved to favourable nest sites for breeding success or selected nest sites used by the herons in the previous year. Further studies of these two possibilities are necessary.

• 대한예방의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 1994.04a
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• pp.373-399
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• 1994

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• v.6 no.4
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• pp.257-260
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• 1983

The concentration of heavy metals in 12 eggs collected from 6 nests of Intermediate Egret, Egretta intermedia intermedia from Ogjong-myun, Hadong-gun, Kyungnam, was examined by atomic absorption spectrophoto-meter method in 1983. It was found that heavy metals are contained in their eggs with highest concentration Cd and Cu in the eggshell and Cr, Zn, Pb and Mn in the yolk, respectively. The thin-shelled group, by their eggshell thickness grouping, contained heavy metal in higher amount than that of thick eggshelled group. And the thin group showed small values in weight of individual egg, its yolk and albumen.

• Journal of Species Research
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• v.5 no.3
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• pp.324-332
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• 2016

Two feather mites, Zachvatkinia larica Mironov, 1989 and Ardeacarus ardeae (Canestrini, 1878) are reported for the first time in Korea. Specimens of Z. larica and A. ardeae were collected from the blacktailed gull Larus crassirostris and little egret Egretta garzetta, respectively. The genera Zachvatkinia Dubinin, 1949 and Ardeacarus Dubinin, 1951 are new to this country. Here, we provided morphological descriptions and illustrations of these two species. Additionally, we provide the partial sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) as DNA barcode markers.

• Proceedings of the Zoological Society Korea Conference
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• 2003.08a
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• pp.133.2-133
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• 2003

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• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• v.54 no.4
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• pp.485-496
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• 2016

We describe 2 echinostome species recovered from an Eastern cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis coromandus, from Cheongju-si (city), Chungcheongbuk-do (province), Korea. Total 72 Pegosomum bubulcum specimens were recovered from the bile duct. They were $7,566{\times}2,938{\mu}m$ in average size and had 27 collar spines with vitelline extension from anterior 1/3 level of the esophagus to mid-level of the posterior testis as characteristic features. Total 9 specimens of Nephrostomum ramosum were recovered in the small intestines of the bird. They were ribbon-shaped, $11,378{\times}2,124{\mu}m$ in average size, and morphologically variable in some organs, i.e., the number of collar spines (47-50), the shape of ovary and testes, and the extension of vitelline follicles. These morphological variations observed in a single host indicated that these features are not critical for the classification of Nephrostomum species and thus were reconsidered taxonomically as synonym of N. ramosum. This study is the first report documenting and describing both flukes and their associated genera in Korea.

• Journal of Wetlands Research
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.256-262
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• 2018

Multiple temporal scale can be a useful method to understand population dynamics in ecosystem. The multi-temporal scale approach for population dynamics has rarely been researched till lately. This study was carried out to identify the factors in affecting the population dynamics of herons, including Eastern Cattle Egret (Bubulcus coromadus), Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea), Great Egret (A. alba), Intermediate Egret (Egretta intermedia) and Little Egret (E. garzetta), at rice paddy fields of Seokmun-myeon in the city of Dangjin, South Chungcheong Province during the main breeding periods from 2014 to 2017. We identified the population dynamics of herons at different time interval (day and month) using the unmanned monitoring system. As a result, monthly population dynamics was mostly affected by time, mean temperature and mean precipitation, whereas daily population dynamics was affected by mean temperature and habitat types. The results suggest that there are differences in the factors affecting the population dynamics of herons according to the time scale.