• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.323-349
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• 2013

The mud shrimp Upogebia major (Upogebiidae: Decapoda: Crustacea) is a common species on muddy and sandy mud tidal flats in the west coast of Korea. They reside in Y-shaped burrows that can extend up to more than 2 meters below the sediment surface. They feed on suspended detritus carried into their burrow by the beating of their pleopods and captured by their hairy first two pairs of thoracic legs. Mud shrimp burrows provide a habitat for a variety of small organisms such as crabs, shrimps, polychaetes, and mollusks. Ovigerous females are observed from December to May. Females deposit eggs only once per breeding season. They start hatching in March and the pelagic larvae of first zoea appear in March and April, followed by benthic settlement in May. Growth over the first year is rapid, and females deposit their first eggs in the third breeding season, 31 months after their settlement. Adult shrimps live for 4~5 years. Depth of the burrow increases with body length. The deep burrows provide refuge from predators and physical stress, allowing the shrimps to survive for a long time. The mud shrimps supply oxygen-rich water to their deep burrows, and exert a great influence on the structure and metabolism of the tidal flat benthic community. However, recently this type of mud shrimp has posed a serious threat to the Korean clam industry along the west coast of Korea. The extensive burrowing shrimp populations suddenly invaded the tidal flats from 2010 where the clams (Ruditapes philippinarum) are raised. As a consequence, clam production has decreased by about 10% over the past three years in some Korean clam beds. Therefore, the objective of this study is to review the biology of this mud shrimp in order to seek solutions to control the burrowing of these shrimps.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.334-338
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• 2014

Specimens of Austinogebia wuhsienweni (Yu, 1931) previously recorded from China to Japan were collected at a manila clam farm of 0.5 m depth in Hongseong, Yellow Sea. They were briefly described and illustrations included color photographs, since this was the first record of this rare species from Korean waters. Three species of Upogebiidae are known from Korean waters: Upogebia major (De Haan, 1839), U. issaeffi (Balss, 1913), and A. wuhsienweni (Yu, 1931). They are similar to each other, however, the presence of the ventral spines of the rostrum, a proximal knob on the lateral margin of the uropodal endopod, and a longitudinal carina on the inner surface of the palm of the male first pereiopod can easily distinguish the present species from the two species of Upogebia.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.497-510
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• 2010

이 연구에서는 토양의 유전상수 (dielectric constant) 표면의 거칠기 (surface roughness)와 지표면의 기하 (geometric) 등과 같은 다양한 물리적 요소들의 정보를 포함하고 있는 SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) 자료를 이용하여 강화도 갯벌의 표층 퇴적환경을 분석하였다. JERS-1, ENVISAT과 ALOS 위성의 다양한 SAR 자료로부터 레이더 후방산란계수 (backscattering coefficient)를 추출하여 각 퇴적환경 요소들과의 관계를 파악하고 시간변화에 따른 지표의 변화 정도를 알 수 있는 긴밀도 (coherence)를 추출하여 퇴적상과 비교하였다. SAR 영상으로부터 추출한 후방산란계수와 긴밀도를 이용한 강화도 갯벌 퇴적환경 특성을 분석한 결과 높은 긴밀도를 갖는 지역은 입도가 작은 펄이 많이 포함된 펄 퇴적상이며 긴밀도가 낮을수록 큰 입도가 많이 분포하는 지역임을 알 수 있었다. 강화도 갯벌은 다른 갯벌과는 달리 조류로가 많이 발달하여 썰물 시 수분함유량에 많은 영향을 주어 모래 퇴적상과 혼합 퇴적상은 갯벌의 노출시간이 증가함에 따라 토양 수분함유량이 감소하여 후방산란계수가 점차 감소한다. 그러나 펄 퇴적상에서는 지형 고도가 높아 해수의 많은 영향을 받지 않으며 조류로의 밀도가 높기 때문에 토양 수분함유량이 감소하지만 후방산란계수가 높게 나타났다. 또한 갯벌은 토양 수분함유량뿐만 아니라 표면에 남아있는 잔존수도 많아 강우량이 많은 날은 지표 잔존수가 증가하기 때문에 비교적 후방산란계수가 낮게 나타나는 경향을 보였다. 이 연구의 결과, 긴밀도, 후방산란계수와 각 퇴적환경 요소들의 상관관계를 알 수 있었으며, 향후 강화도 갯벌 퇴적환경의 공간적 분석을 위해 각각의 요소들이 미치는 영향에 대한 정량적인 연구가 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권12호
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• pp.2024-2033
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• 2015

A gene encoding lipolytic enzyme, lip7-3, was isolated from Bacillus sp. W130-35 isolated from a tidal mud flat. The gene encoded a protein of 215 amino acids with a signal peptide composed of 34 amino acid residues. Lip7-3 belonged to the family I.4 lipase and showed its maximal activity at pH 9.0 and 60℃. Its activity increased in the presence of 30% methanol and, remarkably, increased as well to 154.6% in the presence of Ca²⁺. Lip7-3 preferred p-nitrophenyl octanoate (C8) as a substrate and exhibited broad specificity for short- to long- chain fatty acid esters. Additionally, Lip7-3 showed a low degree of enantioselectivity for an S-enantiomer (e.g., (S)-methyl-3-hydroxy-2-methylpropionate). It efficiently hydrolyzed glyceryl tributyrate, but did not hydrolyze glyceryl trioleate, fish oil, or olive oil. Its substrate specificity and activation by the solvent might offer a merit to the biotechnological enzyme applications like transesterification in the production of biodiesel.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제29권7호
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• pp.703-713
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• 2020

In this study, carbon dioxide concentration and air temperature at different elevations were observed and analyzed in the upper atmosphere of mud flat and reed beds at low tide in Suncheon Bay. The carbon dioxide concentration and air temperature sensors were mounted on the drone, and the carbon dioxide concentration and air temperature by altitude (5 m, 10 m, 20 m, 40 m) at five points in the tidal flat and reed beds were observed in the morning and afternoon. The carbon dioxide concentrations in the upper atmosphere of the tidal flat ranged from 453.0 to 460.2 ppm in the morning and 441.6 to 449.7 ppm in the afternoon. The carbon dioxide concentrations in the upper atmosphere of the reed beds ranged from 448.9 to 452.4 ppm in the morning and 446.0 to 454.4 ppm in the afternoon. The carbon dioxide concentrations in the upper atmosphere of the tidal flat was higher in the morning than in the afternoon, and the carbon dioxide concentration decreased as the altitude increased. The carbon dioxide concentration in the upper atmosphere of the reed beds was similar in the morning and afternoon at all altitudes, and the carbon dioxide concentration decreased as the altitude increased. The correlation coefficient between carbon dioxide concentration and air temperature observed in the tidal flat in the morning was -0.54 ~ -0.77, and the correlation coefficient between carbon dioxide concentration and air temperature observed in the afternoon was 0.56 ~ 0.80. The correlation coefficient between carbon dioxide concentration and temperature observed in the morning in the reed field was low, below 0.3, and the correlation coefficient between carbon dioxide concentration and air temperature observed in the afternoon was 0.35 ~ 0.77. In the upper atmosphere of the tidal flats and reed beds, the linear function was suitable for the change of carbon dioxide concentration as a air temperature, and the coefficient of determination of the estimated linear function was higher in the afternoon than in the morning. Through this study, it was confirmed that the carbon dioxide concentration in the upper atmosphere of the tidal flat and the reed beds was different, and the increase rate of carbon dioxide concentration in the upper atmosphere of the tidal flat and the reed beds was higher in the afternoon than in the morning.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.405-415
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• 2005

It is difficult to classify tidal flat surface that is composed of a mixture of mud, sand, water and microphytobenthos. We used a Linear Spectral Unmixing (LSU) method for effectively classifying the tidal flat surface characteristics within a pixel. This study aims at 1) detecting algal mat using LSU in the Saemangeum tidal flats, 2) determining a suitable end-member selection method in tidal flats, and 3) find out a habitual characteristics of algal mat. Two types of end-member were built; one is a reference end-member derived from field spectrometer measurements and the other image end-member. A field spectrometer was used to measure spectral reflectance, and a spectral library was accomplished by shape difference of spectra, r.m.s. difference of spectra, continuum removal and Mann-Whitney U-test. Reference end-members were extracted from the spectral library. Image end-members were obtained by applying Principle Component Analysis (PCA) to an image. The LSU method was effective to detect microphytobenthos, and successfully classified the intertidal zone into algal mat, sediment, and water body components. The reference end-member was slightly more effective than the image end-member for the classification. Fine grained upper tidal flat is generally considered as a rich habitat for algal mat. We also identified unusual microphytobenthos that inhabited coarse grained lower tidal flats.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.167-178
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• 2004

강화 남단 갯벌은 우리나라 서해안의 가장 규모가 큰 갯벌 중의 하나이다. 조석은 전형적인 반일주조로 최대조차가 약 10m 이다. 강화 남단 갯벌은 한강 수계로부터 많은 양의 퇴적물이 유입된다. 연구지역에서 2003년 8월에 83개 정점에서 표층퇴적물을 채취하여 분석하였다. 표층퇴적물은 5개의 퇴적상으로 구성 되어 있었다. 일반적으로 모래 펄 퇴적물은 강화 남단 갯벌에서 우세하였고, 반면에 모래 퇴적물은 강화도 서부의 수로와 조하대에서 우세하였다. 이 지역의 1997년 8월 퇴적상과 비교하여 모래 펄 퇴적물은 갯벌의 동쪽으로 확장 되었다. 강화도 남단 갯벌에서 채취한 3점의 주상 시료에 대한 퇴적학적 분석 결과, 사층리 모래층, 실트-점토 호층 엽리 실트, 생물교란 실트등 세 개의 퇴적상이 인지되었다. 이들 퇴적상의 분포는 조수로 인근 지역이 전반적으로 퇴적률이 높으며, 특히 동검도 동쪽 갯벌에서 최근 급격한 퇴적 작용이 진행되고 있음을 지시하고 있다. 수리학적 관측을 위하여 2003년 6월에 염하수로의 초지대교 부근(K1)과 동검도 남부 수로(K2)에서 12시간 30분 동안 정선 관측을 실시하였다. 잔여유속 계산 결과 이 지역은 썰물이 강하게 나타났다. 각 수층의 부유물질 양에 의하여 계산된 순 부유퇴적물 이동양은 한 조석 주기 동안 염하수로에서는 외해로 309,217.9kg/m가 유출 되며, 동검도 남부 수로에서는 외해로 128,123.1kg/m가 유출 되는 것으로 나타났다. 동검도 남부 수로에 비하여 염하수로의 순 부유퇴적물 이동양이 높은 것은 갯벌의 동부에 한강에서 유입된 많은 부유물질이 퇴적된다는 것을 나타낸다.

• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제55권4호
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• pp.310-319
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• 2019

Although mud shrimp (Upogebia Major) provides benefits on the tidal flat ecosystem, it is causing the mass mortality of Manila clam (Tapes philippinarum) and large economic loss to the aquaculture farmer due to spreading in the entire coastal clam farm area of the West Sea of Korea. In this study, a mud shrimp blocking box for cultivating clam was tested to prevent the mud shrimp from invading the habitat of the clam. To determine the effect of the blocking box, the growth characteristics of the clams under various culture conditions were investigated. The shell length, total weight, condition index, the presence of mud shrimp in the box, and the soil decay in the box were examined according to whether the clams were raised in the box or in natural state, whether the box is covered with a net or not and the gap size of the box. As a result, no significant differences in shell length, total weight, and condition index were found between the clam grown in the box and the natural state (P>0.05) without any evidence of invading of mud shrimp to the box. In addition, the soil inside the box was in good condition, not decayed. Therefore, using the mud shrimp blocking box, mud shrimp can be prevented from propagating to the habitat of the clam, thereby contributing to the normal production of the clam and thus to restoring the clam farming.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.578-591
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• 2003

한반도 서해안과 남해안에 위치한 반폐쇄된 함평만과 광양만에서 조간대 퇴적물의 계절변화를 조사하기 위하여 2${\sim}$4년 동안 입도와 집적률에 대한 모니터링을 실시하였다. 함평만 조간대의 경우, 니질조간대에서는 겨울에 퇴적되고 여름에 침식되는 반면, 혼합조간대에서는 여름에 퇴적되고 겨울에 침식되는 상반된 경향을 보였다. 이와 같은 현상은 함평만 조간대에서는 일차적으로 몬순계절풍에 의한 파랑의 발달과 조간대 지형이 퇴적물의 계절변화에 중요한 요소로 작용하기 때문이다. 그러나 광양만 조간대에서는 가을과 겨울, 봄에 퇴적되고 여름에 침식되어 함평만 조간대와는 다른 양상을 보였다. 이와 같은 현상은 광양만 조간대는 함평만 조간대와는 달리 지형적 특징에 따라 파랑의 발달이 제한되어 상대적으로 창조우세의 조류가 중요한 요소로 작용하기 때문이다. 그러나 여름에는 간헐적으로 발생하는 태풍과 폭우가 조간대의 침식을 가속화하며, 이러한 태풍과 폭우는 파랑의 발달이 제한된 남해안의 반폐쇄된 조간대에서 여름 동안 중요한 침식유발 요인으로 작용할 것으로 생각된다.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.51-66
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• 2002

The purpose of this study is to analyze the geomorphological environment changes of tidal flat in the Cheonsu Bay. Especially, it centers on the changes in the sedimentary environment using remote sensing data. Multi-temporal Landsat data and topographic maps were used in this study. The results are summarized as follows: the tidal flat of Cheonsu Bay changes in many ways depending on the direction of the tidal current. In the neighborhood of Ganwoldo, the scale of the tidal flat has continuously been expanded due to the superiority of sedimentation after a tide embankment was built. When we analyzed the grain size of sediments and implemented in-situ field survey, it was found that the innermost part of the bay consists of a mud flat, with the midway part mixed flat, and the nearest part to the sea sand flat. On the other hand, in the neighborhood of Seomot isle and its beach, sedimentation is superior in the eastern part whereas erosion is superior in the western part. In other words, the western coast of the beach is contacted with the open seas and under much influence of ocean wave. The eastern coast is placed at the entrance of the bay and has sand bar and tidal flat developed due to submarine deposits that are accumulated on the sea floor by the tidal current. In conclusions, remote sensing methods can be effectively applied for quantitative analysis of geomorphological changes in tidal flat, and it is expected that the proposed schemes can be applied to another geomorphological environments such as beach, sand dune, and sand wave.