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The Stability Riprap on Scattered Submerged Breakwater due to Physical Model (난적잠제 상부 사석의 안정에 관한 실험적 연구)

  • Park, Sang-Kil;Kim, Woo-Saeng;Lee, Jae-Sung;Kim, Sung-Hun
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.106-115
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    • 2010
  • This study described the stability of riprap, which was examined by a two-dimensional physical model of a scattered riprap submarine breakwater. Artificial reef structures made of scattered riprap are used like artificial intertidal zone structures as waterfront seaside structures. To prevent topography change in such an artificial intertidal zone the energy is reduced at the scattered riprap submarine breakwater by intercepting high waves. The breaking waves are converted into flow on the front surface slope of the submarine breakwater, which follows the upper part of the artificial intertidal zone. Because of this phenomenon of resisting water flow, it is very important to calculate the required weight of the riprap to maintain its stability. The results of a physical model can be abstracted as shown below. First, distribute the wave breaking types occurring on the front surface slope of the submarine breakwater and arrange it in relation to the movement of riprap. Second, using the hydraulic phenomenon that occurs at the depth of the scattered riprap submarine breakwater, propose a calculation formula for the velocity distribution showing the influence on the stability of the riprap. Third, propose and compare values, which can be obtained by experiments and calculations for riprap stability on the front surface of the artificial intertidal zone. Fourth, calculate the required weight for riprap stability.

Summer Algal Communities in the Rocky Shore of the South Sea of Korea -1. Intertidal Communities- (남해의 하계 해조군집 -1. 조간대-)

  • KANG Rae-Seon;JE Jong-Geel;HONG Jae-Sang
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.26 no.1
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    • pp.49-62
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    • 1993
  • Structure of intertidal algal communities of the islands on the South Sea of Korea was studied in summer of 1987 and 1988. The area includes Manjedo, Ch'ujado, Kwantaldo, Munsom, Yosodo, Komumdo, Soridi, Yokchido, Pijindo and Hongdo. Three biologically distinct zones, were commonly recognized in the intertidal bulk of the all examined islands. In the high intertidal zone, only a few species showing thin, tubular and sheet like forms were observed, and the most abundant species was Gloiopeltis spp.. Corallina pilulifera, Hizikia fusiformis and Chondria crassicaulis were most abundant species of the mid intertidal zone, which was formed near the mean sea level. The structure of the low intertidal zone was much more complex than the high and mid, the most abundant species were Laurencia spp. and Sargassum sagamianum. All of the coarsely branched and articulated calcareous species were distributed below mean sea level.

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The Intertidal Restoration and Relationship with Water birds According to Before and After Operation of Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Plant (시화호 조력발전소 가동 전·후 조간대 복원과 수조류와의 관계)

  • Park, Chi-Young;Kim, Ho-Joon;Paik, In-Hwan;Jin, Seon-Deok;Paek, Woon-Kee;Lee, Joon-Woo
    • Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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    • v.30 no.3
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    • pp.320-327
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    • 2016
  • Intertidal zone has been restored by the Sihwa Lake tidal power plant is operating in 2012. After restoration, to check the difference of bird group's community change out, the examination has been carried out from 2009 to 2014 when sea dike sluicer runs, the intertidal zone area was increased to $20.3km^2$ after restoring in $5.3km^2$. There was no significant difference in the number of individuals congestion of the whole, but the results of analysis of the differences between the six bird group by number of individuals, it showed a significant difference in Diving ducks(p = 0.237) the Herons (p<0.001), Swans and Geese (p<0.01), Dabbling ducks (p<0.001), showed a significant difference in the Shore birds (p<0.001) gulls (p<0.001) except for diving of ducks. Sihwa Lake intertidal zone was only just been restored, but environment and the improvement of benthic ecosystem has been carried out, It is determined that waterfowls that living based on intertidal zone are also affected. This study is a good example of the restoration of the intertidal zone that disappeared, which hard to find a similar case. It will be utilized as basic data of ecological monitoring for the conservation and management of the future of the intertidal zone later.

Algal Flora in Hallyeo-haesang National Park, Southern Coast of Korea (한려해상국립공원의 해조상)

  • Choi, Chang-Geun
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.41 no.5
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    • pp.371-380
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    • 2008
  • This study elucidated the floral composition of marine algae and community structure at Hallyeo-haesang National Park, on the southern coast of Korea. In all, 89 species, comprising 10 green, 30 brown and 49 red algae, were identified. The dominant species in terms of importance value were Ulva pertusa, Colpomenia sinuosa, Undaria pinnatifida, Padina arborescens, Hizikia fusiformis, Sargassum sagamianum and Amphiroa dilatata. The vertical distribution of marine vegetation was characterized by Enteromorpha linza - Ulva pertusa - Gelidium divaricatum in the upper intertidal zone, Hizikia fusiformis - Sargassum thunbergii in the middle intertidal zone, and Amphiroa spp. - Hildenbrandtia rubra - Corallina pilulifera in the lower intertidal zone. Functional form group analysis showed that coarsely branched forms comprised 50.3% of the algal community, whereas thick leathery forms, sheet forms and filamentous forms comprised 11.9-13.1%. R/P, C/P and (R+C)/P values were 1.91, 0.74 and 2.64, respectively. A cluster analysis of species occurrence suggested that the number of marine algal species differed greatly among the sampling sites.

Community Structure of Macrobenthos at the Intertidal Zone of Jukbyeon in the East Coast of Korea (동해안 죽변 조간대 저서동물의 계절적 군집 구조)

  • Hong, Sung-Eic;Choi, Yong-Kyu;Jeong, Hee-Dong;Lee, Yoon;Kim, Sang-Woo
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.23 no.4
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    • pp.331-337
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    • 2017
  • This study was carried out to analyze the community structure and distribution of macrobenthos at the intertidal zone of Jukbyeon in Uljin-gun during 2015-2016. The number of species were total 41 from 5 phyla. The species composition of Cnidaria 4, Mollusca 19, Annelida 3, Arthropoda 13, Echinodermata 2 and the individuals was $1,642inds./m^2$ and the weight was $1,959.42gWWt./m^2$ in the study area. The dominant species of the upper zones were Chthamalus challengeri and Nodilittorina radiata. Those of the lower zones were Mytilus galloprovincialis, Nipponacmaea schrenckii and Chlorostoma turbinata. The dominant species of the upper zones of winter and spring were C. challengeri, the summer and autumn of the N. radiata. Those of the lower zones were all seasonal of M. galloprovincialis. As a result of cluster analysis, those regions were divided in three groups, which were a group A of December 2015, August 2015 and February to August 2016 of intertidal zone lower, group B of December 2016 and May 2015 of intertidal zone lower, group C of intertidal zone upper.

Vertical Distribution and Seasonality of Intertidal Macroalgae on the Coast of Hawon-Pando, Southwestern Korea

  • Kim, Kwang-Young
    • Journal of the korean society of oceanography
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    • v.34 no.3
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    • pp.172-178
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    • 1999
  • An overview of the spatial and seasonal patterns of phytobenthic communities is described from the intertidal zone at Hawon-Pando on the southwestern coast of Korea based on quantitative and qualitative estimates of macroalgae. There were considerable variations of macroalgal diversity and cover value with the intertidal levels. Tn general, the number of species decreased with increasing intertidal height. The upper region was dominated by Sargassum thunbergii. S. thunbergii and crustose red algae were dominant in the mid intertidal habitat. In the lower intertidal Corallina pilulifera and crustose red algae were the conspicuous dominants. Macroalgal community structure at Hawon-Pando is discussed in the context of functional-form groups. The Hawon-Pando intertidal is characterized as consisting of a relatively high cover of species assigned to the thick leathery, crustose and jointed calcareous groups, and is distinguished by a paucity of the filamentous group.

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Active Exchange of Water and Nutrients between Seawater and Shallow Pore Water in Intertidal Sandflats

  • Hwang, Dong-Woon;Kim, Gue-Buem;Yang, Han-Soeb
    • Ocean Science Journal
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    • v.43 no.4
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    • pp.223-232
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    • 2008
  • In order to determine the temporal and spatial variations of nutrient profiles in the shallow pore water columns (upper 30 cm depth) of intertidal sandflats, we measured the salinity and nutrient concentrations in pore water and seawater at various coastal environments along the southern coast of Korea. In the intertidal zone, salinity and nutrient concentrations in pore water showed marked vertical changes with depth, owing to the active exchange between the pore water and overlying seawater, while they are temporally more stable and vertically constant in the sublittoral zone. In some cases, the advective flow of fresh groundwater caused strong vertical gradients of salinity and nutrients in the upper 10 cm depth of surface sediments, indicating the active mixing of the fresher groundwater with overlying seawater. Such upper pore water column profiles clearly signified the temporal fluctuation of lower-salinity and higher-Si seawater intrusion into pore water in an intertidal sandflat near the mouth of an estuary. We also observed a semimonthly fluctuation of pore water nutrients due to spring-neap tide associated recirculation of seawater through the upper sediments. Our study shows that the exchange of water and nutrients between shallow pore water and overlying seawater is most active in the upper 20 cm layer of intertidal sandflats, due to physical forces such as tides, wave set-up, and density-thermal gradient.

The Macroalgal Community of Bagryoungdo Island in Korea (백령도 해조군집의 종조성과 생물량)

  • Baek, Jae-Min;Hwang, Mi-Sook;Lee, Jae-Wan;Lee, Wook-Jae;Kim, Jong-In
    • ALGAE
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.117-123
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    • 2007
  • The seasonal change of algal flora and intertidal community structures of Bagryoungdo Island was investigated at Dumujin from February to November 2006. The description of subtidal algal community was made in October by Scientific SCUBA-diving. The total of 43 species, including 6 Chlorophytes, 6 Phaeophytes, 29 Rhodophytes and 2 sea grasses were identified in this survey. The occurrence of species according to season, listed as follows, 26 species in winter, 34 in spring, 18 in summer and 18 in autumn. Three species, Laminaria japonica, Neorhodomela aculeata and Ulva pertusa were dominant. The algal zonation of intertidal zone was figured out by Porphyra spp., Gloiopeltis furcata, Caulacanthus okamurae, Gelidium divaricatum - Neorhodomela aculeata, Enteromorpha compressa - Ulva pertusa, Dumontia simplex, Laminaria japonica from upper to lower zone. The zonation of subtidal zone was figured out by Ulva pertusa - Laminaria japonica - Zostera marina (sea grass), crustacean red algal population in autumn. The average of biomass of macroalgae was measured as 119.4 g∙dry wt/m2.

Implications of the Recent Benthec Foraminifera in Gwangyang Bay, Korea (光陽 에서의 現생底棲 有孔蟲에 관한 硏究)

  • 장순권
    • 한국해양학회지
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.1-12
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    • 1986
  • A total of 40 surface samples(12 from the intertidal flat and 28 from the subtidal zone) from Gwangyang Bay, southern coast of the Korean Peninsula show a strong negative relationship between the total foraminiferal abundance and the ratios of the live to the total(L/T) assemblages. This suggests that the foraminiferal abundance is dependent on the dilution due to the input of detrital sediments, and that the L/T ratios show the relative rate of sedimentation in the study area. The intertidal flat and delta area are characterized by the relatively high sedimentation compared to the inner bay and shallow subtidal zone, and three major tidal channels where relatively low and no sedimentation is noted, respectively. Bathymetric occurrence of the species shows distinct boundaries at 9m, and between 21 and 30m, respectively. Cluster analysis shows three biotopes;intertidal flat including delay, inner bay and shallow subtidal zone, and major tidal channels. This suggests that these biotopes are formed by the ecology of the foraminifers as well as by the sedimentological setting of the study area. Several problems in relation to the relative rate of sedimentation inferred from the L/T ratios are briefly discussed.

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Feeding Habits of Caenogobius mororanus Inhabited at Intertidal Zone of the Western Coast of Korea

  • Kim, Jong-Yeon;Yoon, Jong-Man
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Fisheries Technology Conference
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    • 2001.05a
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    • pp.315-316
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    • 2001
  • To understand feeding habits of Cheaenogobius mororanus, this study has been conducted by analyzing stomach contents. C. mororanus were monthly collected from the intertidal zone of Dodun-ri, Sochon from May 1997 to April 1998. Fullness of stomach was increased twice a day, in the morning and afternoon. C. mororanus(1.0 ∼5.9 cm in standard length) was a carnivores consuming mainly decapods, amphipods and copepods. (omitted)

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