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The Effect of Artificial Floating Island to Zooplankton and Phytoplankton in Shingu Reservoir, Korea (신구저수지에서 인공식물섬이 동.식물플랑크톤 군집에 미치는 영향)

  • Lee, Eun-Joo;Cho, Ahn-Na;Kwon, Oh-Byung;Ahn, Tea-Seok
    • Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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    • v.42 no.1
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    • pp.19-25
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    • 2009
  • The effects of artificial floating island on the changes in phytoplankton and zooplankton community structure were investigated monthly from September 2006 to May 2007 in Shingu reservoir. The total cell number of phytoplankton under the artificial floating island was three times less than those of control (without artificial floating island). The dominant species of phytoplankton were Lyngbya sp. on September, Cryptomonas sp. from October to January, Aulacoseira granulata on February and Oscillatoria sp. from March to May at lake water. Cyanophyta was dominated from February to March at lake water but it was dominated from March at artificial floating island area. The total individual number, species number of zooplankton and species diversity of phytoplankton and zooplankton under the artificial floating island were higher than those of lake water.

The Characteristics of Fish Community and Food Web in Eutrophic Agricultural Reservoir, Jeondae (부영양 농업용저수지인 전대지의 어류군집 및 먹이망 특성)

  • Lee, Eui-Haeng;Chang, Kwang-Hyeon;Seo, Dong-Il;Choi, Jong-Yun;Joo, Gea-Jae;Kim, Mirinae;Shin, Jae Hoon;Son, Misun;Nam, Gui Sook
    • Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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    • v.32 no.4
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    • pp.319-326
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    • 2014
  • Fish community was investigated in eutrophic Jeondae agricultural reservoir from April to November 2012. The food web structure of major fish species of Jeondae reservoir showed that due to serious organic pollution, the hyper-eutrophic condition with high chemical oxygen demand (COD), chlorophyll-a (Chl-a), total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP), as estimated by stable isotope analysis. Total of 679 individuals were collected from the reservoir, and 9 species were identified. Interestingly, Lepomis macrochirus and Hemiculter eigenmanni known as less sensitive to pollution and water quality deterioration, dominated the reservoir, and their relative abundances were 38% and 27%, respectively. Further, the analysis of the stomach contents revealed that main food source of dominant L. macrochirus was high amount of zooplankton, which includes copepoda and cladocera, while Cyprinidae species mainly consumed organic particles with zooplankton preys. Stable isotope analysis also suggested that L. macrochirus, Carassiusauratus, Pseudorasboraparva, and H. eigenmanni are major zooplantivorous group in the Jeondae Reservoir.

Seasonal Distribution of Zooplankton Communities in Inchon Dock, an Artificially Closed Marine Embayment Facing the Yellow Sea, Western Korea (인천항 선거내 동물플랑크톤 군집의 계절 변동)

  • KIM, SE-WHA;LEE, JIN HWAN
    • 한국해양학회지
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    • v.29 no.4
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    • pp.376-382
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    • 1994
  • Seasonal distribution of zooplankton community in Inchon Dock, an artificially closed marine embayment has been studied. Samples were collected monthly during the period from December 1989 to December 1991 at four stations in the dock and compared with that at a single station in neighbouring waters of the Yellow Sea. Copepods dominated both in and outside of the dock all the year round, except in late autumn and early winter when protozoans outnumbered. dominant species were Oithona davisae, Acartia bifilosa, Paracalanus crassirostris, Noctiluca scintillas and Tintinnopsis tubulosa. A sharp decline in the abundance was observed in summer 1990 in the dock apparently due to oxygen deficiency (anoxic condition). Although no distinct deference in the abundance of zooplankton was observed between populations in and outside of the dock except in summer 1990, waters out of the dock showed to have a prosperity in species number throughout the year. Moreover, four species of copepods, Centropages abdominalis, Pseudodiaptomus marinus, Tortanus forcipatus and T. spinicaudatus occurred solely at the outside of the dock.

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Studies of the Plankton in the Southwestern Waters of the East (Sea of Japan)(III) (東海 西南海域의 플랑크톤(III) 동물플랑크톤 - 현존량, 종조성 및 분포)

  • 심재영;이동섭
    • 한국해양학회지
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.146-155
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    • 1986
  • Zooplankton samples of upper 50m layer in May, 1985 and of various depth intervals depending on thermal structure in October, 1985 were analyzed. Standing stock represents mean of 538inds/㎥ in spring and 267 inds/㎥ and 508inds/㎥ of whole column mean and surface layer in fall, respectively. A total of 55 and 104taxa is identified in each season and accumulated data list at least 123 species inhabiting in the study area. Copepods dominate in the zooplankton community, followed by protozoans and appendicularians in both seasons. In surface layer, distribution of subtropical species and standing stock seems to illuminate the effects of the Tsushima Current and the North Korean Cold Watermass in cold season, whereas only standing stock shows discernable variation in warm season. Concerning whole water column, depth of permanent thermocline bottom, at about 120m in fall 1985, plays significant role as a barrier to the distribution of mesopelagic cold water species. Serial sampling in October, 1985 does not reveal any perceivable diel vertical migration, which is considered to confirm the earlier suggest that owing to the lack of true abyssal species zooplankton biomass of deeper gayer is very poor, so that diel vertical migration of the East Sea is weak.

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Toxicity on Laboratory Grown Plankton by the Oils Released from the Hebei Spirit Spill with Emphasis on a Dispersant Used in the Aftermath

  • Choi, Keun-Hyung;Lim, Sang-Min;Lee, Sung-Mi;Park, Gyung-Soo
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.389-397
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    • 2010
  • The in vitro toxicities of three crude oils of the Hebei Spirit were examined on laboratory grown plankton, with a focus on the effects of a dispersant. The specific growth rate of phytoplankton and the mortalities of two zooplankton were measured in response to exposure to various concentrations of water accommodated oil, dispersant or both. The effects of the oils varied among the plankton, but were generally low within the range of the oil concentrations used, with little difference in toxicity among the three oils. Such low toxicity appeared to be associated with weathering of the crude oils. Exposure to the dispersant, however, dramatically increased the mortality of zooplankton, with complete inhibition of phytoplankton growth. No synergistic toxic effect was observed with the crude oil and dispersant combination. A better decision making process could be crafted for future application of dispersant in the event of an oil spill in Korean waters to better protect the marine plankton community from the excessive use of dispersant.

Contribution of Phytoplankton and Zooplankton to Total Organic Carbon (TOC) in the Reservoir-river-Seonakdong River, Busan (서낙동강에서 동·식물플랑크톤의 총유기탄소 기여율 변동 분석)

  • Lee, You-Jung
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.29 no.7
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    • pp.691-702
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    • 2020
  • Carbon biomass of plankton community, Total Organic Carbon (TOC) and Chlorophyll a (chl.a) concentration were examined in the SeoNakdong river from January to December in 2014, to assess composition of phyto- and zoo-plankton variation, to certify the correlation between chl.a and TOC and to determine the level of contribution of plankton carbon content to TOC in the reservoir-river ecosystem. The correlation level between TOC and chl.a was low in the year 2014 but exceptionally was highly correlated only during the period with cyanobacterial bloom. The high level of contribution of plankton carbon content to TOC was attributed to cyanobacterial carbon biomass from May to November and to Cladocera carbon biomass from March to May, November and December despite of its low abundance. These results suggest that there were inter-relationships between phytoplankton, zooplankton and TOC and also subtle consistency of their properties through the year. These patterns should be discussed in relation to the physiochemical and biological characteristics of the environment, as well as to allochthonous organic matters from non-point pollution sources.