• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.113-123
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• 2023

Humic substances are refractory organic compounds that are relatively low in biological activity but known to stimulate phytoplankton growth in estuarine and marine environments. The effect of humic substances on phytoplankton growth was investigated in the seawater zone of the Yeongsan River estuary where an episodic anthropogenic freshwater is discharged, affecting its water properties directly. Water samples and data of water properties were collected at three stations (Sts. A-C) along the channel of the seawater zone in February, May, August and November, 2009. The collected water samples were incubated after humic acids (HA) were added in mesocosm experiments. Phytoplankton (chlorophyll-a) were fractionated into net- (> 20 ㎛) and nano-size (< 20 ㎛) to examine the response of phytoplankton according to size. Their response to HA treatment was assessed by repeated measures analysis of variance (RM-ANOVA). The experiments showed that phytoplankton biomass (chlorophyll-a) significantly increased after HA were added at the stations near the sea dike. Especially, nano-sized chlorophyll-a concentrations increased significantly throughout the seasons. This indicates that understanding the behavior of refractory organic matters such as humic substances is required to better manage altered estuarine ecosystems including the Yeongsan River estuary which are affected by episodic discharge of freshwater from sea dikes.

• 환경생물
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.426-437
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• 2004

To understand the phytoplankton community in adjacent waters of Ulchin nuclear power plant (UNPP), abundance and the size fractionated $chl-\alpha$ concentrations were evaluated through seasonal interval sampling from April 2003 to February 2004. A total of 211 different phytoplankton species was observed and mean abundance of phytoplankton in each study period ranged from 244,286 to 1,221,779 cells $L^{-1}$. The contributions of microplankton $(>20\mu{m})$ to total phytoplankton abundance ranged from 42.5 to 83.6% (average 66.1%) and those of nanoplankton $(>20\mu{m})$ ranged from 16.4 to 57.5% (average 33.9%). Total chl-$\alpha$ concentrations of phytoplankton ranged from 0.52 to $2.26\mu{g}\;L^{-1}$. The contribution of chl-$\alpha$ concentrations of microplankton was higher than that of nano- and picoplankton through the study period with exception of July 2008. The results of abundances and $chl-\alpha$ concentrations suggest that microplankton has an important role in adjacent waters of UNPP. The diminution of abundances and $chl-\alpha$ concentrations of phytoplankton was observed after passage through the cooling water system, but it was gradually recovered by mixing with the ambient waters. Our results suggested that the influence of thermal discharges on phytoplankton should be restricted within narrow limits around outlet area of thermal effluents.

• 한국동물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국동물학회 1999년도 한국생물과학협회 학술발표대회
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• pp.109.2-109
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• 1999

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• ALGAE
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.345-352
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• 2005

In order to investigate the distribution of phytoplankton community in the coastal waters of the Chuksan Harbor, East Sea, the abundance and biomass of phytoplankton have been evaluated through seasonal interval sampling from April 2000 to October 2002. A total of 363 different phytoplankton species was observed and most of them were composed of diatoms. The mean abundance and chlorophyll-a concentration of phytoplankton during the study period ranged from 56 ${\times}$ $10^3$ to 720 ${\times}$ $10^3$ cells $L^{-1}$ and from 0.78 to 3.29 μg chl-a $L^{-1}$, respectively. The relative contribution of the size-fractionated phytoplankton to phytoplankton community showed difference according to seasons. The average contribution of nano-phytoplankton(<20 $\mu$m) was over 50% in the total abundance and biomass of the phytoplankton. Our results show that nano-phytoplankton play an important role in the southern coastal waters of the East Sea. And the environmental factors such as suspended substances, phosphates and silicates were positively correlated with the abundances and biomass of phytoplankton.

• 환경생물
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.7-18
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• 2006

아산만에서 크기별 식물플랑크톤의 계절적인 변동과 크기 구조에 따른 식물플랑크톤과 환경인자와의 상관성을 조사하기 위해 2003년 10월부터 2004년 9월까지 매월 5개의 조사 정점에서 현장조사를 실시하였다. 조사기간 동안 전체 엽록소 $\alpha$ 농도에 대해서 크기가 큰 세포들(소형 식물플랑크톤, $>20\;{\mu}m$)은 크기가 작은 세포들(미소식물플랑크톤, $3\sim20{\mu}\;m;$ 초미세 식물플랑크톤, $<3{\mu}\;m$)보다 더 높은 점유율을 나타내었다. 특히 엽록소 a 농도가 높았던 2004년 2월부터 4월까지 크기가 큰 세포들은 전체 엽록소 $\alpha$ 대하여 80% 이상 점유율을 보였다. 식물플랑크톤 생체량이 감소했던 5월 소형식물플랑크톤에서 미소식물플랑크톤으로 크기 구조의 변동이 일어났으며, 초미세 식물플랑크톤의 생체량도 급격히 증가하였다. 겨울과 봄철동안 소형식물플랑크톤은 상류지역에서 높은 생체량 분포를 보였으며, 미소와 초미세 식물플랑크톤은 봄과 여름철 중류와 하류(정점 3, 5)에서 높은 생체량 분포를 나타내었다. 소형식물플랑크톤은 추운 계절 동안 수온과 영양염의 공급에 의해서 조절되어지는 반면에 미소와 초미세 식물플랑크톤은 따듯한 계절 동안 성층과 빛에 노출 등에 의해서 영향을 받는 것으로 판단된다.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.135-147
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• 2011

Zooplankton is an important constituent in assessing ecosystem responses to global warming. The northern East China Sea is an important ecosystem for carbon cycling with a net sink of carbon dioxide. Despite their importance as a major component in carbon cycling, relatively little is known about zooplankton biomass structure and its regulating factors in the northern East China Sea. This study examined zooplankton biomass distribution pattern in the region from multiple cruises encompassing various seasons between 2004 and 2009. Results showed that zooplankton biomass exhibits less cross-shelf gradient in general with declining biomass to the eastern shelf towards the Tsushima Current Water. Size-fractionated biomass showed that the 1.0~2.0 mm size group, mostly copepods, dominated zooplankton biomass, comprising 38 to 48% of total biomass. Smaller zooplankton (0.2~1.0 mm) biomass, consisting mainly of Paracalanus spp, a particle eating herbivorous copepod, was positively related to chlorophyll-a concentration, but no relationship was established for larger zooplankton (1.0~5.0 mm). Spatially-averaged mean total zooplankton biomass was also highly related to chlorophyll-a concentration. These result suggest that the long-term trend of zooplankton biomass increase in this region is partly accounted for by the increases of phytoplankton biomass and productivity underway in the region. However, the underlying mechanisms of how sea surface warming in the study area leads to increased phytoplankton biomass and productivity remains unclear.

• 환경생물
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.374-386
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• 2022

Phytoplankton communities, with emphasis on picoplankton and nanoplankton, were investigated in Gamak Bay, South Korea, where freshwater input and coastal water intrusion shape ecosystem functions. Shellfish farms and fish farms are located in the inner bay and outer bay, respectively, and tides translocate uneaten food and urine production from aquaculture farms toward the inner bay. Water masses were distinctly different based on a significantly different density between the surface and bottom layer and among three water masses, including the inner bay, outer bay, and Yeosu Harbor. Phytoplankton communities were quantified using flow cytometry and size-fractionated chlorophyll-a (chl-a) was measured. Salinity was a principal variable separating phytoplankton communities between the surface and bottom layer, whereas Si(OH)₄ controlled the communities in the inner bay, and NH₄⁺ and PO₄^3- governed the outer bay communities. While phycocyanin-containing (PC) cyanobacteria dominated in the outer bay, phycoerythrin-containing (PE) cyanobacteria dominance occurred with cryptophyte dominance, indicating that nutrients affected the distribution of pico- and nanoplankton and that cryptophytes potentially relied on a mixotrophic mode by feeding on PE cyanobacteria. Interestingly, picoeukaryotes and eukaryotes larger than 10 ㎛ were mostly responsible for the ecological niche in the western region of the bay. Given that chl-a levels have historically declined, our study highlights the potential importance of increased small phytoplankton in Gamak Bay. Particularly, we urge an examination of the ecological role of small phytoplankton in the food supply of cultivated marine organisms.

• 환경생물
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.91-99
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• 2002

오염부하량이 높은 경안천과 오염부하량이 낮은 철원북방 비무장지대내 토교저수지에서 식물플랑크톤의 크기별 현존량과 chlorophyll a농도에 대한 계절적 변화 및 환경요인과의 상호관계를 조사하였다. 또한 식물 플랑크톤의 크기를 고려하여 > $8\mu{m},\;3-8\mu{m},\;<3\mu{m}$ 세포 크기별로 분획하여 현존량과 chl. a 농도를 관찰하였다. 물리.화학적 환경요인은 경안천이 토교저수지보다 높게 나타났다. 식물플랑크톤 현존량은 경안천에서 10배 정도 높았으나 크기별 chl. a의 농도는 두 지점 모두 소형 플랑크톤에서 높은 농도를 보였다. 경안천 식물플랑크톤의 현존량은 대부분 미세형이었지만 chl. a는 부분적으로 극소형 이 우위를 차지하였다. 반면, 토교저수지에서는 현존량은 소형과 미세형이, chl. a는 소형에서 높이 분포하였다. 따라서 영양염 및 물리적 조건이 서로 상이한 수계에서의 식물플랑크톤의 분포는 출현종의 크기를 결정하기도하고 출현종의 특성에 따라 현존량과 chl. a의 불균형적 특성을 유도한다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제14권11호
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• pp.6008-6014
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• 2013

울산항의 물리 및 이화학적 요인과 크기그룹별 식물플랑크톤 생체량의 계절변이 이해를 위해, 2007년 2월부터 2009년 11월까지 계절 조사를 수행하였다. 조사기간 중 수온과 염분은 각각 8.94-$24.26^{\circ}C$와 25.06-34.54 psu의 범위에서, 용존산소는 4.30-10.73 mg/L, 수소이온농도는 7.97-8.53, 화학적 산소요구량은 0.66-40.70 mg/L, 그리고 총 부유물질은 57.4-103.3 mg/L의 범위에서 변이를 나타냈다. 이 요인들은 무기영양염과 생체량을 지시하는 총 엽록소-a 농도 분포특성과 달리 뚜렷한 공간적 분포차이가 없었다. 무기영양염 중 인산염은 0.01-3.03 ${\mu}M$의 범위에서, 질산염은 0.05-21.62 ${\mu}M$, 그리고 규산염은 0.01-27.82 ${\mu}M$의 범위에서 변이를 나타냈는데, 특히 내측정점의 농도가 외측정점에 비해 약 2배 이상 높은 특징을 나타냈다. 총 엽록소-a 농도는 0.36-7.11 ${\mu}gL^{-1}$의 범위로, 내측정점 (평균 1.88 ${\mu}gL^{-1}$)에서 외측정점 (평균 0.90 ${\mu}gL^{-1}$)에 비해 높게 나타나 무기영양염의 분포특성과 유사하였다. 소형플랑크톤은 봄철 (34.0-81.2%), 여름철 (35.1-65.6%) 및 겨울철 (3.9-62.0%)에 전체 생체량의 높은 비율을 차지했고, 가을철에는 미소 및 초 미소플랑크톤이 각각 58.2-74.5%와 22.4-38.2%의 높은 비율을 나타냈다. 그러나 각 크기그룹별 생체량의 점유율의 내측 및 외측 정점 간의 공간분포는 뚜렷한 차이가 없었다. 따라서 동해 울산항의 식물플랑크톤은 계절적으로 가을철을 제외한 모든 시기에 소형플랑크톤 그룹 (평균 52.3%)에 의해 주도되었고, 이는 무기영양염의 농도와 밀접함을 지시하였다 (p<0.05).

• ALGAE
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.83-90
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• 2006

Phytoplankton community in the coastal waters off the northeastern Korean Peninsula were characterized from May 2002 to August 2003. Taxonomic composition, abundance and biomass were determined at two water depths at 10 sample sites. A total of 153 phytoplankton species including 121 diatoms, 28 dinoflagellates, 7 green algae and 7 other species were identified. The mean abundance of phytoplankton varied from 15 to 430 cells mL–1 in the surface layer and from 11 to 545 cells mL–1 in the bottom layer, respectively. Phytoplankton was more abundant in coastal stations relative to those in more open ocean. The most dominant species were marine diatoms such as Thalassionema nitzschioides, Licmorphora abbreviata, Chaetoceros affinis and Chaetoceros socialis. In addition, a few limnotic diatoms including Fragilaria capucina v. rumpens, the green alga Scenedesmus dimorphus, some marine dinoflagellates and Cryptomonas sp. appeared as dominant species. Mean concentration of total chlorophyll-a varied from 0.22 to 7.87 μg chl-a L–1 and from 0.45 to 6.79 μg chl-a L–1 in the surface and bottom layers, respectively. The contribution of phytoplankton each size-fractionated varied highly with season. The contribution of microphytoplankton to total biomass of phytoplankton in the surface and bottom layer was high in February and August 2003, and that of nano-phytoplankton was high in May 2002 in both surface and bottom layers.