• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.368-378
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• 2005

Inorganic matters originated from stone quarries and manufacturing plants could alter the ecological characteristics of adjacent aquatic systems, especially the structure and function of benthic macroinvertebrate community. In such situation, the locality of stone quarry and the quantity of inorganic matters would be important factors that determined the disturbing strength to the benthic macroinvertebrate community. Locality patterns of stone quarries were classified into 3 types in relation to the stream ecosystem; stream-proximity, upstream-inclusion and tributary-inclusion type. In the result of species:abundance analysis, stone quarry B (upstream-inclusion type) showed geometric distribution, while others showed broken-stick distribution pattern. The benthic macroinvertebrate communities closer to stone quarries showed smaller species numbers and standing crops among all types of stone quarries. However the values of species evenness index were not seriously different between controls and directly affected sites. These results indicated that the effect of inorganic disturbance would differ from those of organic pollution that induced the highly dominant state occupied by tolerant species. Number of occurred species, standing crops, community indices and biotic indices indicated that the community of upstream-inclusion type was the most seriously damaged from the inorganic disturbance, and the community would be very simple and unstable. Tributary-inclusion stone quarry heavily damaged to tributary system in biologically, but influence to the main stream seemed to be depended on the scale of main stream. Among 3 types of stone quarry localities, stream-proximity type induced the least damages to benthic macroinvertebrate community, though the degrees of damage were different along with distances between stream and stone quarry.

• Journal of Species Research
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.159-166
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• 2013

Typical of large, oligotrophic lakes, Lake H$\ddot{o}$vsg$\ddot{o}$l, Mongolia, exhibits complex morphometry which should support a spatially heterogeneous community of benthic macroinvertrates. The lake also exhibits a broad range of land uses. Based on the variation in land use and complex physical habitat of the lake (e.g. substrate variation and presence of affluent streams in bays), we asked two questions. First, does density of total benthic macroinvertebrates vary between different bays in Lake H$\ddot{o}$vsg$\ddot{o}$l? Second, does density of individual benthic taxa vary by bay? Samples collected in 1997, the last year for benthic sampling of the lake, were designed to test for variation in macroinvertebrate density between bays and can now be used to establish baseline variation in density for future studies. A total of 56 Ponar grab samples were analyzed from six bays in Lake H$\ddot{o}$vsg$\ddot{o}$l. Results of a general linear model analysis of variance showed that total density of macroinvertebrates varied only slightly between bays of the lake, but that most individual taxa showed significant variation between bays. Variation in density for most taxa was linked to substrate composition rather than other geographic or physical variables in the lake. Recent increases in grazing intensity and ecotourism along the shores should be managed to reduce the nutrient load into the lake to avoid impairment of the benthic biota of this unique, ancient ecosystem.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.655-671
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• 2016

The distribution characteristics of functional feeding groups and biological evaluation of water quality with benthic macroinvertebrates were investigated from 2013 to 2014 in the mountain streams of Jirisan National Park. Both quantitative and qualitative collection had been performed six times during study periods in twelve sites located at upstream, midstream and downstream of four valleys, Chilsungol, Baemsagol, Daesunggol and Piagol of freshwater ecosystem in Jirisan National Park. As results, the total collected benthic macroinvertebrates were 3 phyla, 4 classes, 11 orders, 37 families, 107 species and 4,028 individuals. In 2013, 3 phyla, 4 classes, 10 orders, 32 families, 89 species and 1,829 individuals were collected. And in 2014, 3 phyla, 4 classes, 9 orders, 31 families, 80 species and 2,199 individuals were identified. The total dominant species was Ecdyonurus kibumensis, and EPT groups occupied 80.39% of total species number. Biotic indices were also compared to site and to season. The dominant index (DI) was highest at the downstream of Baemsagol in the spring of 2013, and the evenness index (J') was highest at the downstream of Daesunggol in the summer of 2013. Both diversity index (H') and richness index (RI) were highest at the upstream of Baemsagol in the summer of 2014. The correlation between altitude above sea level and functional feeding groups of benthic macroinvertebrates was also researched in this study. As a result, the species number of shredders and predators have significantly increased according to the increase of the altitude of their habitat. On the other hand, individuals of gathering collectors have increased according to the increase of altitude. The biological water quality was evaluated and compared with several methods in this study, and we suggest that ESB and GPI are more appropriate than KSI and BMI to evaluate biological water quality of mountain stream water.

• ALGAE
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.361-373
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• 2020

The community dynamics of benthic diatoms in the hypersaline environment are investigated to advance our understanding how salinity impacts marine life. Diatoms were sampled in the two salterns encompassing salt Ponds, ditches, and seawater reservoirs (n = 11), along the salinity gradient (max = 324 psu), and nearby tidal flats (n = 2). The floral assemblages and distributions across sites and stations showed great variations, with a total of 169 identified taxa. First, not surprisingly, higher diversity of benthic diatoms was found at natural tidal flats than salterns. The saltern diatoms generally showed salinity dependent distributions with distinct spatial changes in species composition and dominant taxa. Biota-environment and principal component analysis confirmed that salinity, mud content, and total nitrogen were key factors influencing the overall benthic community structure. Some dominant species, e.g., Nitzschia scalpelliformis and Achnanthes sp. 1, showed salinity tolerance / preference. The number of diatom species at salinity of >100 psu reduced over half and no diatoms were found at maximum salinity of 324 psu. The highest salinity for the observed live diatoms was 205 psu, however, a simple regression indicated a theoretical salinity threshold of ~300 psu on the survival. Finally, the indicator species were identified along the salinity gradient in salterns as well as natural tidal flats. Overall, high species numbers, varying taxa, and euryhaline distributions of saltern diatoms collectively reflected a dynamic saltern ecosystem. The present study would provide backgrounds for biodiversity monitoring of ecologically important microalgal producers in some unique hypersaline environment, and elsewhere.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.855-861
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• 2011

Short-term effects of current velocity and turbid water on the benthic diatom community and water quality were examined in artificial channel ($20{\times}200{\times}10cm$) with two different experiments. The first and second experiments were consisted of different current velocities such as 1 L/min., and 1, 3, and 6 L/min., respectively. The concentration of turbid water is prepared with loess and fixed at 10 and 20 times of the turbidity of control inflow (10 NTU, LTW), respectively. At experiment 1 (EXP-1), introduction of turbid water increased dissolved oxygen, electric conductivity, pH and turbidity, but there were no differences between low- (100 NTU, MTW) and high-turbid water (200 NTU, HTW). However, experiment 2 (EXP-2) did not change any environmental parameters except dissolved total and inorganic nitrogen like EXP-1. MTW in EXP-1 strongly stimulated the growth of benthic diatom, while both MTW (150 NTU) and HTW (300 NTU) in EXP-2 did not increase or decrease the diatom abundance. Over the study, the dominant species was four, Aulacoseira ambigua, Cyclotella stelligera, Aulacoseira granulata and Achnanthes minutissima. In EXP-1, two highest species in abundance, A. ambigua and A. granulata were highly grown in MTW, while Achnanthes minutissima high in HTW adversely. These results indicate that the introduction of turbid water can play an important role in the shift of water quality and benthic diatom community in stream ecosystem, especially inflow of soil water in low current velocity.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.353-364
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• 2009

본 연구는 산지황폐계류에 시공한 사방공작물이 계곡생태계에 미치는 영향을 분석하고자 시공 전후를 기준으로 조사지점별로 저서성 대형무척추동물의 출현종의 변화분석 및 생물학적 수질평가를 실시하였으며, 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 시공 전 출현한 저서성 대형무척추동물의 총 수는 4문 6강 11목 22과 25종 3,086개체였으나 시공 후 조사에서는 4문 6강 10목 17과 19종 1,208개체로 감소하였다. 특히, 직접적인 사방공작물의 시공이 이루어진 조사지점에서는 시공 후 생물종이 전혀 출현하지 않거나, 극소량만이 채집되어 서식종의 현존량을 기초로 하는 다양도 지수, 풍부도 지수, 균등도 지수가 감소 또는 산출되지 않았다. 저서생물의 군집분석 결과 및 저서성 대형무척추동물의 생태점수(ESB)는 모든 조사지점에서 시공전보다 시공 후에 오수생물계열, 환경상태, 수질등급과 같은 계곡환경질이 저하된 것으로 나타났다. 즉, 시공전 상류는 양호 및 다소 양호, 중류는 다소 불량, 하류는 불량 및 매우 불량으로 분석되었으나, 시공 후 상류 일부 지역을 제외한 나머지 수역은 매우 불량으로 분석되었다. 또한 대상 계류의 수질등급의 경우 시공 전에는 $I{\sim}III$등급 사이로 분류되었으나, 시공 후 대조군을 제외하고는 모두 $IV{\sim}V$등급으로 악화되었다 이와 같이 사방공작물의 시공후 모든 조사지점에서 발생한 저서성 대형무척추동물의 서식 환경 파괴는 개체수의 감소와 수질악화로 이어졌다. 이 결과는 사방공작물의 시공 직후에 조사 분석한 것이므로, 향후 장기간의 모니터링을 통하여 시공한 사방공작물의 재해방지 효과와 함께 계류 생태계의 회복과정에 대한 지속적인 연구가 이루어져야 할 것이다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.304-314
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• 2013

일반적으로 둠벙은 논 생태계 내 생물다양성 증진에 중요한 역할을 하는 것으로 알려져 있지만, 농업생산성 증대를 위한 경지정리, 배수개선사업 등 농업환경 개선사업에 의하여 급격히 감소되었다. 근래에 들어 사회적으로 친환경농업의 활성화와 생물다양성에 대한 관심의 증대로 인하여, 논 생태계내에 둠벙을 새롭게 복원하려고 하는 노력들이 시도되고 있는 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 둠벙의 저서성 대형무척추동물군집 특성을 규명하고, 둠벙의 특성 및 입지조건과 저서성 대형무척추동물 군집의 관계를 분석하여 둠벙 복원의 기초자료를 제공하고자 하였다. 2010년부터 2012년까지 여덟 개 지역에서 15개의 둠벙을 대상으로 저서성 대형무척추동물에 대한 조사를 실시하였다. 조사결과 둠벙에서는 총 131종의 저서성 대형무척추동물이 서식하는 것으로 확인되어, 둠벙이 농업생태계 내 생물다양성의 유지 및 보전에 중요한 기능을 하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 저서성 대형무척추동물의 군집조성과 둠벙의 환경적 특성 및 입지조건의 분석에서는 입지적 특성이 둠벙의 저서성 대형무척추동물 군집조성에 가장 큰 영향을 미치는 요인으로 확인되었다. 특히 둠벙 둑의 형태 및 둠벙 조성 후 경과시간도 군집조성에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타나 둠벙의 입지적 특성과 함께 둠벙 복원시 고려되어야 할 사항으로 판단된다.

• 한국해양생명과학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.21-28
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• 2022

저서동물은 저서환경특성을 나타내는 중요한 지시자로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 무안만 조하대의 환경 및 저서동물의 분포특성을 조사하였으며, 수질평가지수(WQI)와 저서생물지수(AMBI)를 이용하여 저서생태계 건강성을 평가하였다. 현장채집은 2019년 하계 무안만 조하대의 10개 정점에서 이루어졌다. 무안만 조하대는 상부지역이 하부지역에 비해 세립한 입도특성을 나타내고 있었으며, 높은 유기물 함량을 보였다. 일부 정점에서 오염지표종인 Musculista senhousia, Theora fragilis and Lumbrineris longifolia과 같은 종들도 우점을 나타내고 있었다. 군집분석결과 무안만 조하대는 상부, 중부, 하부 그룹으로 구분되었으며, 유기물 함량과 저서건강성 평가지수(WQI 및 AMBI)와의 상관결과와 일치하였다. 본 연구결과, 무안만 조하대의 저서생태계는 양호한 것으로 평가되었다. 하지만 저서동물이 균등하게 분포하지 않고, 기회종이 출현하고 있어 조하대의 유기물 부하량이 증가하고 있는 것으로 보인다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.371-390
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• 2013

Remarkable diversity of diatom taxa occurs in intertidal sand-flats of the Nakdong River estuary, one of the most dynamic and productive ecosystem in Korea. Benthic diatoms were collected from the sandy sediments to clarify the taxonomic accounts and distribution of the old genus Navicula, i.e., the naviculoid flora. Total 92 taxa belonging to Navicula sensu stricto and 22 genera separated from Navicula sensu lato are reported with brief descriptions and micrographs, and many species remain unidentified. The genera are ranked by the number of diatom species: Navicula of 33 species and varieties, Fallacia of 17 species, Placoneis of five species, Fogedia and Parlibellus of four species, Austariella, Hippodonta and Petroneis of three species, Cosmioneis, Diadesmis, Luticola, Moreneis and Sellaphora of two species and variety, Berkeleya, Chamaepinnularia, Cocconeiopsis, Diademoides, Dickieia, Eolimna, Geissleria, Haslea, Lyrella and Mayamaea of one species. Through 32 samplings of the 12 areas, the important species were identified Navicula perminuta, N. gregaria, N. torneensis, Fallacia cunoniae, F. litoricola, F. subforcipata, F. tenera. The naviculoid diatoms constitute an average of 27% (range: minimum to maximum, 5-75%), of the benthic diatom assemblages. The diatom assemblages are characterized by the colonizing of a few dominant or frequent species and many occasional or rare species. The dominant species were observed to fluctuate with sampling site and time. Among the reported naviculoid diatoms, 46 taxa are newly reported in Korea.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.15-22
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• 2016

This study aims to analyze the changes in the benthic macroinvertebrate community before and after a restoration project in a eutrophic stream. Species diversity and species richness increased at the points where the channel changed from standing water to running water. However, species diversity and richness decreased at the points where only riparian restoration was implemented, and the concentration of suspended solids increased, while biochemical oxygen demand and total phosphorus decreased and the concentration of dissolved oxygen increased. In such reaches, functional feeding groups went from collector-filterers to collector-gatherers, and habitat orientation groups changed from clingers to burrowers.