• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.45-76
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• 2000

The purposes of this study were to investigate and understand the present status of various types of "deserts", such as sand desert, gravel desert, rock desert, earth desert, salt desert, desert, rocky desert, gobi desert, sandy desert, clay desert, etc., and the general countermeasures for the combating "desertification" "desertization", and to develop the technologies on the revegetation and restoration for the combating desertification in China. The methods of this study were mainly composed of field surveys on the several experimental sites and research institutes related to combating desertification in China, and examinations on the various technologies for the combating desertification at the Daxing Experimental Station of Beijing Forestry University. The conclusion from this study may be summarized as follows; 1. Status and tendency of desertification in China : China is one of the countries seriously threatened by desertification. Desertification affected areas in China are mainly distributed in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas in China, covering the most regions of the Northeast China (eastern region of Inner-Mongolia), the northern part of the North China (middle and western region of Inner-Mongolia, Shaanxi, Ningsha, Gansu) and the western part of the Northwest China (Xinzang, Qinghai, Xizang). The total area affected by desertification in China is approximately 2.622 million $km^2$. It covers 27.3% of the total territory of China. Until recently, it is estimated that the annual spreading ratio of desertification in China is 2,460 $km^2$. Therefore, desertification is mostly serious problems facing to the Chinese people. 2. The causes and environmental effect of desertification : The desertification in China is mainly caused by compound factors, including natural condition and human activities. In China, the desertification is started by the decrease of precipitation, continuous dry and drought, strong wind, wind and water erosion, land degradation and loss of natural vegetation caused by climate variation, and accelerated by the human activities, such as over-cultivating, over-grazing, over-cutting of woods, irrational use of water resources. Because desertification has affected the geographical features, soil nutrients contents, salinity, vegetation coverage and the functions of ecosystem, the environmental deteriorations in the desertification affected areas are very seriously. 3. The fundamental strategies of combating desertification in China are the increase of education and awareness of people through various mass media, the revision of laws to guarantee operation of Desertification Combating Law and to improve many relating laws and regulations, the application of advanced technologies and training of experts, the establishment of discriminative policies, and increasing arrangement of budget-investment, and so on. China, as a signed country in UNCCD, has made efforts for the combating desertification. Korea is also signed country in UNCCD, so we should play an important role in the desertification combating projects of China for the northest asia and global environmental conservation as well as environmental conservation of Korea.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제33권5_3호
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• pp.855-866
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• 2017

본 논문에서는 지하수 수자원의 부존 및 대수층의 역학적 변화를 원격 탐사 방법으로 해석한 연구사례를 고찰하였다. 지질 분포, 지표수 및 지형 고도차, 식생 분포, 강수량과 증발산량의 변화를 측정하는 기법에는 항공 자력 탐사 분석에 의한 지질 선구조 해석, DEM, 엽면적지수, 정규 식생 지수 및 지표면 에너지 밸런스 계산 등이 있으며, 모두 원격 탐사로 수득된 자료에 기반하며, 광역적 차원에서의 지하수 수자원 부존 여부를 정성적으로 분석할 수 있다. 위성 센서 자료의 직접 이용을 통한 지하수 부존 및 동력학의 정량적 해석은 현재까지 GRACE와 InSAR가 가장 각광받는 탐사 방법임을 알 수 있었다. GRACE는 미소 중력장 변화를 지구 표면 및 내부 수체의 질량 변화로 전환할 수 있는 센서 보유 위성으로서, 센서 자료의 보정이 필요 없고, 지하수 부존 정량 분석을 위한 보조 자료를 모두 다른 위성 센서 자료에서 수득할 수 있으며, 자료처리 알고리즘의 지속적인 개선이 진행되고 있어서, 전세계적으로 수많은 연구가 수행되었다. 그러나, 위성센서의 검출 한계로 인해 협소한 지역에서의 지하수 질량 변화 정량이 부정확할 수 있고, 현장 조사 자료와 연동할 경우 과대 추정된 결과가 도출될 수 있다. InSAR는 특정 대수층에서 지표의 수직 변위가 지하수위와 비례한다는 원리를 이용, mm 단위의 지표 수직 변위를 측정하여 대수층 및 대수층 내 지하수의 물리적 특징을 정량화할 수 있다. 그러나, 지표의 토지 피복이 단순한 건조-반건조 기후 지역에 한정되어 적용되고 있으며, 지표면과의 긴밀도 값 손실이 우려되는 지역에서는 적용이 힘들다. 상기 두 위성을 이용하여 우리나라 지하수 수자원의 질량 변화 및 흐름 특징을 광역적으로 정량화하기 위해서는 우리나라의 지형 및 지질, 자연 조건에 알맞은 자료 전처리 알고리즘 개발 및 적용이 선행되어야 할 것이다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제16권10호
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• pp.1429-1437
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• 2003

Browse tree legume leaves from Acacia spp (A. nilotica, A. tortilis, A. polyacantha), Dichrostachys sp, Flagea villosa, Piliostigma thonningii, Harrisonia sp were evaluated for nutritive potential (chemical compositions and degradability characteristics) compared to Gliricidia sepium. Effect of tannins anti-nutritive activity on digestibility was also assessed by polyethylene glycol (PEG) tannin bioassay. Crude protein (CP), ash, neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber (ADF) and acid detergent lignin (ADL) differed (p<0.05) between legume foliages. Mean CP, ash, NDF, ADF and ADL for fodder species tested were 158, 92, 385, 145, and 100 g/kg DM, respectively. CP ranged from 115 (P. thonningii) to 205 g/kg DM (G. sepium). Acacia spp had moderate CP values (g/kg DM) of 144 (A. nilotica), to high CP in A. tortilis (188) and A. polyacantha (194) comparable to G. sepium. The forages had relatively lower fiber compositions. A. nilotica had (p<0.05) lowest NDF, ADF and ADL (182, 68 and 44) compared to P. thonningii (619, 196 and 130) g/kg DM, respectively. Except G. sepium, all fodder species had detectable high phenolic and tannin contents greater than 5% DM, an upper beneficial level in animal feeding and nutrition. Mean total phenolics (TP), total tannins (TT) and condensed tannins (CT) (or proanthocyanidins) for fodder species tested were 139, 113 and 43 mg/g DM, respectively. F. villosa had (p<0.05) lowest TP and TT of 65 and 56 mg/g DM, respectively, compared to A. nilotica (237 and 236 mg/g DM, respectively). The CT varied (p<0.05) from 6 (F. villosa) to 74 mg/g DM (Dichrostachys sp). In vitro organic matter (OM) degradability (OMD) differed (p<0.05) between fodder species. G. sepium had (p<0.05) high degradability potential compared to A. polyacantha that had (p<0.05) the lowest OMD values. Forage degradability ranked: G. sepium>A. nilotica>P. thonningi>F. villosa>Dichrostachys sp>A. tortilis>A. polyacantha. Addition of PEG resulted to (p<0.05) improvement in in vitro OM digestibility (IVD). Increase in IVD was mainly due to binding action of PEG on tannins; and represents potential nutritive values previously depressed by tannins anti-nutritive activity. Browse fodder has potential as sources of ruminal nitrogen especially for ruminants consuming low quality roughages due to high protein, lower fiber compositions and high potential digestibility. However, utilization of browse supplements in ruminants is hampered by high phenolic and tannin contents. Deactivation of tannin anti-nutritive activity, possibly by feeding tanniniferous browse with other readily available nitrogen sources to dilute tannin anti-nutritive activity could improve utilization of browse fodder supplements. Further studies are needed to assess browse fodder palatability and intake, and their effect on growth performance in ruminants.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.521-525
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• 2006

The present study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of flushing of ewes with concentrate pellets just before the mating season on their nutrient utilization and reproductive performance on farms. Forty-eight Malpura ewes, 1-5 years old were randomly divided into 2 groups of 24 each (G1and G2). Ewes in both the groups were grazed on natural rangeland from 07.00 to 18.00 hr followed by night shelter in animal shed. G1 ewes were maintained on sole grazing while G2 ewes, in addition to grazing, received concentrate pellets at the rate of 1.5% of their body weight. The mean biomass yield of the community rangeland was 0.46 ton DM/hectare. The intakes of DM (g/kg $W^{0.75}$), DCP (g/kg $W^{0.75}$) and ME (MJ/kg $W^{0.75}$) were higher (p<0.01) in G2 as compared to that of G1 being 86.5, 10.2 and 1.15 and 57.5, 4.7 and 0.75, respectively. The digestibility of DM, OM, CP, NDF and hemicellulose were also higher (p<0.01) in G2 as compared to that of G1 being 57.2, 76.7, 78.9, 51.9 and 81.6 and 50.8, 68.7, 68.4, 45.4 and 74.4, respectively. The conception rate was higher (79.2%) in flushed ewes as compared to that of non-flushed (66.7%). Five of the pregnant ewes died and another 5 aborted in G1 while in G2, 5 ewes aborted with no mortality. The lambing was higher (73.7%) in G2 than that in G1 (37.5%). The birth weight of lambs was higher (p<0.05) in G2 (3.47 kg) than that in G1 (2.95 kg). Further, the birth weight of male lambs was higher (3.28) than that of female lambs (3.14). It is concluded that the biomass yield of the community rangeland in semi-arid region of India is low and insufficient to meet the nutrient requirement of ewes prior to mating season. However, concentrate supplementation at the rate of 1.5% of body weight to ewes during this critical stage enhanced their plane of nutrition, reproductive performance, body condition and birth weights of lambs.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제19권11호
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• pp.1597-1602
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• 2006

The effects of different mineral supplementations on the milk yield of free-ranging Somali camels were investigated in two phases in a semi-arid region of northern Kenya during the dry and wet seasons in 2002 and 2003. In phase 1, twelve (12) lactating camels were selected at random to form four (4) groups each consisting of three camels. The first group served as the control and as a result received no mineral supplementation. In addition to the control diet the other groups received oral doses of minerals as follows over a 60-day period: T1 (P), T2 (High Cu low Co) and T3 (Low Cu high Co). The daily milk yield and blood mineral profiles were measured during the wet and dry seasons. The mean daily milk yield increased from 3.4 L/d to $4.3{\pm}0.3L/d$ and 5.2 L/d in the dry and wet seasons, respectively. Fifteen (15) lactating camels were selected at random to form five groups each consisting of three replicates. The control group did not receive any mineral supplement. The other four groups in addition to the control diet, received the following treatments: T4 (Common Salt), T5 (High Co), T6 (High Co+P) and T7 (Low Co+P). Mineral supplement T6 produced significantly higher milk yield ($5.4{\pm}0.5$ and $6.5{\pm}0.7L/d$) during the dry and wet seasons. Both T6 and T7 had significantly higher milk yield than T4 and T5. During both phases, the blood Ca and P level significantly increased in camels receiving T1, 6 and 7. Animals that received only the trace mineral supplements had lower blood P compared to the ones receiving supplementary P and also the control. Supplementation of lactating camels with Co and P significantly (p<0.05) increased milk yield). Effect of common salt, commonly given by farmers, on milk yield was insignificant. It was concluded that mineral supplementation to lactating camels was beneficial, and that mineral supplements should include P and Co. Further research is required to establish P and Co requirements of lactating camels.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.171-182
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• 1973

동남(東南) Spain의 지중해(地中海) 연안(沿岸)에 위치(位置)한 Albudeite 지형적(地形的)으로 잘 표현(表現)된 Miocene의 marl 및 석회암층(石灰岩層)과 이를 덮는 Pliocene 및 Ouaternary의 다양(多樣)한 퇴적층(堆積層)이 잘 노출(露出)되어 복잡(複雜)한 분포(分布)를 보이고 있다. 즉(卽) 본지역(本地域)의 중앙부(中央部)를 서(西)에서 동(東)으로 흐르는 Mula강(江)을 사이에 두고 북부(北部)에는 NE 및 NW계(系)의 단층운동(斷層運動)에 의(依)해 이루어진 경근지괴(傾勤地塊)로서의 Upper Miocene의 marl과 석회암(石灰岩) 협층(挾層)으로 된 tableland가 연(軟)한 marl층(層)을 덮는 굳은 아어란상(亞魚卵狀)~아쇄설성(亞碎屑性) 석회암층(石灰岩層)의 capping effect에 의(依)하여 이루어져 있고 지역남부(地域南部)에는 이 tableland의 지표면(地表面)(석회암(石灰岩) cap)과 거의 동사적(同斜的)인 bevelled cuesta가 연(軟)한 marl과 굳은 석회암(石灰岩)(아쇄설성(亞碎屑性) 합(合) Ostracod) 또는 사질암(砂質岩) 협층(挾層)의 차별침식(差別侵飾)에 의(依)하여 이루어져 있어 이들을 지형적(地形的)으로 돌출(突出)된 양(兩) 석회암층(石灰岩層)을 Key bed로 하여 Upper Miocene을 다시 하부(下部), 중부(中部) 및 상부(上部)를 삼분(三分)하였다. 남부(南部) Cuesta의 scarp slope에 이루어진 격심(激甚)한 양곡측면(兩谷側面)과 북부(北部) tablelanl의 남측(南側) footslope에 급재(級在)하는 퇴화구준(退化丘俊)의 침식측면등(侵蝕側面等)에 노출(露出)되는 marl과 이를 덮는 colluvium, alluvium 또는 capped gravel과의 복잡(複雜)한 boundary tracing에 있어서와 또한 Mula강(江) 유역(流域)에 상봉(相逢)한 고도(高度)로 분포(分布)되는 일련(一連)의 단구상(段丘狀) 충적층등(沖積層等)에 대(對)한 층서(層序) 수립(樹立)과 mapping에 있어서는 이들에 대(對)한 지형(地形) 발달사적(發達史的) 이해(理解)와 항공사진해석의 적용(適用)이 매우 효과적이어서 임존지질천(臨存地質踐)에는 Mula강(江)의 channel에 따르는 협장(挾長)한 사기층(四紀層)을 제외(除外)하고는 Upper Miocene (M3) 일색(一色)으로 되어 있었으나 이번 시도(試圖)에 의(依)하여 총(總)9개(個)의 층서적(層序的) 단위(單位)로 세분(細分)하여 mapping할 수가 있었다.

• 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국작물학회 2017년도 9th Asian Crop Science Association conference
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• pp.304-304
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• 2017

In semi-arid countries such as Namibia, the flooding unexpectedly happens in a rainy season, causing losses in the yield of upland-adapted cereal crop. In flooding conditions, rice roots sequentially form aerenchyma and a barrier to radial oxygen loss (ROL), and oxygen is released into the rhizosphere near the root tips. Iijima et al. (2016) and Awala et al. (2016) reported that close mixed-planting with rice can mitigate the flood stress of co-growing upland-adapted cereal crop by modifying their rhizosphere microenvironments via the oxygen released from the rice roots. Moreover, by using the model system of hydroponic culture, it was confirmed that oxygen from rice roots was transferred to co-growing upland-adapted cereal crop in close mixed planting system (Kawato et al., 2016). However, it is not sure whether the ability of oxygen release varies among rice cultivars, because Kawato et al. (2016) used only one japonica cultivar, Nipponbare (Oryza sativa). The objective of this study was to compare the ability of oxygen release in rhizosphere among rice cultivars. The experiment was conducted in a climate chamber in Kindai University. We used 10 rice cultivars from three different rice species (O. sativa (var. japonica (2), var. indica (3)), Oryza glaberrima Steud. (2) and their interspecific progenies (3)) to compare the ability of oxygen release from the roots. According to the method by Kawato et al. (2016), the dissolved oxygen concentration of phase I (with shoot) and phase II (without shoot) were measured by a fiber optic oxygen-sensing probe. The oxygen released from rice roots was calculated from the difference of the measurements between phase I and phase II. The result in this study indicated that all of the rice cultivars released oxygen from their roots, and the amount of released oxygen was significantly correlated with the above-ground biomass (r = 0.710). The ability of oxygen release (the amount of the oxygen release per fresh root weight) of indica cultivars (O. sativa) tended to be higher as compared with the other cultivars. On the other hand, that of African rice (O. glaberrima) and the interspecific progenies tended to be lower. These results suggested that the ability of oxygen release widely varies among rice cultivars, and some of indica cultivars (O. sativa) may be suitable for close mixed-planting to mitigate flood stress of upland-adapted cereal crop.

• 대한지리학회지
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.694-715
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• 2005

이 논문은 중국의 반건조지대에 위치하는 네이멍구 동부의 커얼친 사지를 사례로 토지이용의 변화와 사막화의 전개에 대하여 검토하고 있다. 이 지역의 토지이용의 변화는 경지와 목축두수의 증가로 요약되며, 그에 따른 물과 식생의 이용 및 관리에 있어서의 문제점들이 사막화를 촉진시킨 것으로 나타났다. 사막화의 전개 유형은 이동사구 확대 유형, 하안 유사 확대 유형, 촌락 주변 반점상 유사 확대 유형, 초지와 경지 중의 반점상 유사 확대 유형으로 구분할 수 있었다. 토지이용 변화의 배경에는 1949년이래 사회주의 건설과 개혁개방으로 요약되는 사회적 변화가 자리 잡고 있다. 특히 대약진운동과 문화대혁명이라는 두 가지 정치적 운동과 개혁개방으로 인한 농민과 목축민들의 수익추구가 이 지역의 토지이용에 미친 영향이 컸다. 1990년대를 전후하여 사막화에 대한 각성과 더불어 여러 가지 사막화 예방 및 퇴치 정책들이 실시되고 있다. 그러나 이러한 정책들은 개방화 및 시장화라는 추세, 이 지역 농민들과 목축민들의 생존권과 수익, 그리고 무엇보다도 1949년 이후 이 지역에 고착된 교란된 인구구조와 그에 따른 토지이용체계에 의해 제약받고 있다.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.386-392
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• 2016

Background: Sorghum is a major cereal food crop used in many parts of the world. It has been grown on a subsistence level by farmers, under various conditions of environmental stresses in the semi-arid tropics of Africa and Asia. This plant has received significant attention because of its ability to reduce cholesterol in the blood, and its anti-dementia, antioxidant, and antimicrobial properties. It is possible to develop a functional and commercially viable sorghum variety by using superior cultivars of sorghum. The objective of this study was to build a database of superior sorghum accession. Methods and Results: We used 250 sorghum accessions collected from different geographical bioregions in Korea. We determined various agronomic characters including germination rate and ear length of these accessions. To determine the antioxidant capacity, we measured the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activity, 2,2'-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid)-diammonium salt radical scavenging activity, total phenolic contents, and total flavonoid contents. Accession 189 showed higher germination (> 80%) than the other accessions. Higher 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activity was observed in 11-SB-078 ($RC_{50}$; $1.89{\pm}2.88{\mu}g/m{\ell}$), and higher 2,2'-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid)-diammonium salt radical scavenging activity was recorded in 11-SB-116 ($RC_{50}$; $35.48{\pm}2.42{\mu}g/m{\ell}$) than in the other accessions. The ear length ranged from 15 cm to 48 cm, the total phenolic contents ranged from $3mg{\cdot}GAE/g$ to $77mg{\cdot}GAE/g$, and total flavonoid contents ranged from $0.09mg{\cdot}QE/g$ to $1.07mg{\cdot}QE/g$. Conclusions: Among 250 sorghum accessions, we selected 10 with both superior agronomic characters and highly functional food quality.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제33권8호
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• pp.1284-1291
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• 2020

Objective: To evaluate the effects of the carmine cochineal-resistant spineless cactus genotypes cv. Orelha de Elefante Mexicana (Opuntia) and Miúda (Nopalea) on the intake and digestibility of nutrients, ingestive behavior, performance, and ultrasound measurements of growing lambs. Methods: Thirty-six male (non-castrated) Santa Inês lambs were used, with an average age of 6 months and an initial average weight of 22.0±2.9 kg. They were distributed in a completely randomized design with 3 treatments (Tifton hay, Nopalea and Opuntia) and 12 replications, using initial weight as a covariate. The experimental period was 86 days, with the first 30 days used for the adaptation of the animals to the facilities, diets and management, and the remaining 56 days used for evaluation and data collection. Results: The intake and apparent digestibility of dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM), crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), total carbohydrates (TC), non-fibrous carbohydrates (NFC), and total digestible nutrients (TDN) showed a significant difference (p<0.05) as a function of the diets, with the Nopalea treatment (p<0.05) increasing DM intake (g/kg and % body weight [BW]), CP, TDN, and TC digestibility, whereas the Tifton hay diet led to a high (p<0.001) neutral detergent fiber corrected for ash and protein (NDFap) g/d intake, NDFap (BW %) and digestibility of said nutrient. There was no effect of treatments (p>0.05) on feeding time, however, rumination time and total chewing time were higher (p<0.05) for animals fed Tifton hay. The performance of the animals was similar (p>0.05). For the ultrasound measurements, Nopalea promoted an increase in the final loin eye area, compared to Tifton hay. Conclusion: The use of spineless cactus variety Miúda leads to the greater intake and digestibility of nutrients. The evaluated carmine cochineal-resistant spineless cactus genotypes are alternatives for semi-arid regions as they do not negatively affect the performance of growing lambs.