• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제44권6호
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• pp.581-590
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• 2018

Objectives: We aimed to investigate the species composition of fish and benthic macroinvertebrates in the Namgang Dam reservoir and assess the reservoir's ecological quality. Methods: Fish and benthic macroinvertebrates were seasonally sampled around the Namgang Dam reservoir from October 2013 to September 2014. Results: A total of 970 fish specimens were collected for this survey, including 4 orders, 14 families, and 25 species. Fourteen endemic species were observed, including Coreoleuciscus splendidus. The most observed among the endemic species caught was Zacco koreanus (14.4%). A total of 9,093 benthic macroinvertebrates, including 51 families and 92 species, were also found. The predominant species in the study area was Chironomidae sp. 1. Diplonychus esakii, whose habitat is distribution-specific as designated by the Korean National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER), were also observed. A total of 386 specimens were collected of the invasive alien species Lepomis macrochirus, and the percentage of Lepomis macrochirus and Micropterus salmoides made up 42.0% of all specimens collected in the area. Conclusion: The mean ecological score of the benthic macroinvertebrate community (ESB) ranged between 24 and 40, which indicates that the environmental condition of the target sites is somewhat poor. Based on the results of this research, building habitats for benthic macroinvertebrates should be considered, and extermination plans for invasive alien fish species should be prepared.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2000

본 조사는 1995년 8월부터 1996년 2월까지 계절별로 3차례에 걸쳐 통영주변 가두리 밑의 환경 및 저서동물 군집조사를 통해 가두리 운영에 따른 저서생물 군집구조의 변화를 알아보기 위해 실시되었다. 조사지역의 가두리 밑은 주변 해역과 유사한 퇴적상과 용존산소량을 나타낸 반면 높은 유기물 함량을 나타냈다. 종 수의 경우 가두리 밑이 대조구에 비해 적었지만 서식밀도에서는 현저히 높게 나타났다. 가두리 밑의 경우 Capitella capitata 와 Nebalia bipes등이, 대조구의 경우 Lumbrineris longifolia와 Amphioplus sp.가 우점 종을 나타냈다. 특히 가두리 밑에서는 Asterina pectinifera와 Asterias amurensis 등 표서성 초대형저서동물의 서식밀도가 높게 나타났다. 다양도에서 가두리 밑은 계절적인 차이를 보인 반면, 대조구는 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 군집구조에서 가두리 밑과 대조구는 상이한 구조를 나타냈다. 본 조사결과 가두리 양식은 유기물 증가와 시설물에 의한 유해 패각 가입 등 생물학적 영향에 의해 가두리 밑 저서환경과 저서동물 군집구조에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.35-49
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• 2001

An ichthyofauna analysis of the East Sea using quantitative investigation procedures for latitudinal variations of the species richness and clustering of the species list is presented to illustrate the application of the adopted geographical scaling (less than 1:10,000,000) which provides a principal opportunity for common benthic and pelagic biogeographical zonation. The distribution of both pelagic and benthic marine fish biota at a scale of biosphere (or its major sections) was highly influenced by spatial nonuniformity of hydrological structure associated with the various water circulations and frontal zones. Following zoogeographical zonations were established for the East Sea: Osaka, East Korea, Primorye, North Primorye, Northern East Sea, Uetsu, Tsugaru, Soya and West Sakhalin.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.141-155
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• 2020

Species composition of fish in the shallow water at Daecheon beach was determined using monthly beach seine samples collected from April 2010 to March 2011. These data were compared with the previous data, one just after reclamation in 1984-1985, and the other in 1995-96, in order to assess the post-reclamation impact of the environmental change on the fish assemblage. A total of 30 species from 1,464 individuals with biomass of 17,808 g were identified. Dominant species in the number of individuals were Chelon haematocheilus (49.3%), Takifugu niphobles (13.7%) and Paralichthys olivaceus (10.0%). Among pelagic fish, migrant juvenile fish such as Sardinella zunasi and Thryssa kammalensis were abundantly collected in 1984-85, but the catch amount was gradually decreased as time untill only few pelagic fish were collected in 2010-2011. The benthic fish were most abundant in 1984-1985 among habitat groups, and Favonigobius gymnauchen and Kareius bicoloratus were the top two predominants. Species composition of benthic fish did not exhibited drastic changes in 1995-1996, but both the abundance decline and the species composition change was evident in 2010-2011. Among the semi-benthic fish from 1984-1985 samples, Sillago japonica and Konosirus punctatus predominated. Species composition was slightly changed in 1995-1996, but significant changes were met in 2010-2011 with the two predominats, Chelon haematocheilus and Takifufu niphobles. These changes in fish species composition may reflect the post-reclamation effect of the impaired water quality and the accumulation of organic rich fine sediments.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제27권11호
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• pp.1105-1115
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• 2018

The aim of this study was to collect crucial data for the improvement of water quality and ecosystem conservation by analyzing water samples, sediments, benthic macroinvertebrates, and fish in the Seosan reservoir. The average values of water quality parameters from 2001 to 2016 were a chemical oxygen demand of 10 mg/L, total nitrogen of 1.22 mg/L, and total phosphorus of 0.074 mg/L. Cadmium was detected in the range of 0.531-0.748 mg/kg in the reservoir sediment. Fish belonging to 6 families and 9 species were identified in the reservoir. The dominant species were Carassius auratus and Micropterus salmoides. Benthic macroinvertebrates belonging to 22 families and 28 species were identified. The ecological score of the benthic macroinvertebrate community was 15 inside the reservoir (St. 2). Micropterus salmoides, an invasive alien species, was determined to be the subdominant fish species based on the number of captures, and the presence of the invasive species, Sicyos angulatus L. and Paspalum distichum L. was confirmed among the land flora.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.210-220
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• 2015

We quantified temporal and spatial changes in the habitat for fish populations, the distribution of mandarin fish(Siniperca scherzeri) and an introduced species, largemouth bass(Micropterus salmoides) in Lake Paro and inflowing streams. The number of fish species identified in Lake Paro and the tributary streams included 10 families, 24 species and 10 families 30 species, respectively. The dominant fish species in Lake Paro were Zacco platypus, Hemibarbus labeo, Squalidus gracilis majimae, S. scherzeri and Tridentiger brevispinis, Z. platypus, Z. koreanus, and S. gracilis majimae in the inflowing streams. Although the habitat segregation for S. scherzeri and M. salmoides occurs, these two species showed the use of the fishes of the family Gobiidae as an important prey item based on IRI analysis. S. scherzeri and M. salmoides preyed mainly on T. brevispinis(67.4 %) and R. brunneus(84.0 %), respectively. The species preyed on by S. scherzeri and M. salmoides were benthic fishes that inhabit shallow water depths around the lake and have little swimming ability.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.42-53
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• 2019

Objectives: The Yongpung reservoir in Korea is a crucial facility that supplies water to farms in its surrounding $2km^2$ area. However, its water quality is not suited to the needs of current residents who wish for the availability of environmentally friendly agricultural products and desire to use the waterfront area. The aim of this research was to evaluate the reservoir's fish and benthic macroinvertebrate distributions and determine its water quality and the heavy metal content in its sediment. This basic data can be used to establish environmentally protective plans for the Yongpung reservoir. Methods: Six sites were selected for analysis in this investigation. Three points (YP-1, YP-2, and YP-3) were evaluated for water quality and metal content in sediments; they were located upstream, midstream, and downstream of the reservoir. Samplings of the fish and benthic macroinvertebrate populations were performed at three other sites: St. 1, St. 2, and St. 3. Results: Based on chemical oxygen demand (COD) and total nitrogen (T-N) data, the quality of the Yongpung reservoir water corresponds to Class VI (very poor) according to Korea's lake environmental standards. The lead levels measured in the sediment at the midstream and downstream points of the reservoir were 76.7 and 72.7 mg/kg, respectively, while 8 orders, 15 families, and 16 species of benthic macroinvertebrates were identified in the reservoir. The ecological score of the benthic macroinvertebrate community (ESB) was between 8 and 23, denoting poor to very poor environmental conditions. Further, 4 families and 7 species of fish were identified in the reservoir, with Cyprinidae accounting for 94.3% of all observed freshwater fish. Conclusion: Based on these findings, we conclude that management plans, including the removal of lead from the sediment, are necessary to improve the quality of the agricultural water in this reservoir. The T. japonica, which cover almost 30% of the water area, must also be removed.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.173-178
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• 2011

The species and size compositions of fishes in the coastal waters off Taean were determined using samples collected with a two-sided fyke net in 2008. A total of 22 species, 2,371 individuals and 1,351 kg of fish were collected during the study. Of the fish collected, semi-benthic fishes such as Sebastes schlegelii, Mugil cephalus and Chelon haematocheilus were the most abundant (77.5% and 76.4% for total number of individuals and biomass, respectively). Benthic fishes such as Pleuronectus yokohamae and Paralichthys olivaceus were collected in almost all seasons but were low in abundance (5.3% and 4.1% for total number of individuals and biomass, respectively). Seasonal migrants were plentiful; specifically, Seriola quinqueradiata was abundant in November while Konosirus punctaus was common in July. Seasonal migrants of small-sized fish have been known to be abundant in the coastal water of western Korea including the study area, but few fish less than 100 mm were collected due to the large mesh size (30 mm) of the net used.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.151-159
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• 1997

1995년 6월, 남해안 통영지역 가두리양식장 해수-퇴적물 경계면에서 입자상유기물의 수직유입량과 용존산소의 소모량, 영양염류의 용출량을 관측하였다. 입자상유기물의 수직유입량은 저층고정식 sediment trap을 이용하였으며, 용존산소의 소모량과 영양염류의 용출량은 benthic chamber method로 측정하였다. 가두리양식이 연안부영양화에 미치는 영향과 가두리에서 유출된 입자상유기물의 확산강도를 정량하기 위해, 가두리 아래(수심 약 18 m, Cage Site)와 가두리에서 수평으로 약 100 m 가량 떨어진 곳(수심 약 32 m, Control Site)의 해수-퇴적물 경계면에서, 암모니아와 인산염, 규산염의 용출량을 비교하고, 탄소와 질소와 인의 mass balances를 추정하였다. 관측결과, 가두리정점(Cage Site)으로는 6400 mg C $m^{-2}d^{-1}$의 입자상유기물이 유입되었고, 동시에 230 mmol $O_2\;m^{-2}d^{-1}$ 이상의 용존산소가 소모되었다. 따라서 탄소의 경우, 가두리 아래 해저면으로 공급되는 유기 입자의 약 40%에 달하는 양이 해수-퇴적물 경계면에서 분해되며 (ca. 2400 mg C $m^{-2}d^{-1}$), 나머지 약 60%는 퇴적되어 매몰되는 것으로 보인다. (ca. 4000 mg C $m^{-2}d^{-1}$) 그러나 대비정점(Control Site)에서는 가두리정점에 비해 상대적으로 적은 양의 유기물유입과(ca. 4000 mg C $m^{-2}d^{-1}$), 낮은 용존산소소모율이 관측되었다(75 mmol $O_2\;m^{-2}d^{-1}$). 관측결과는 가두리에서 투기되는 대부분의 입자상유기물이 가두리 아래 해저면에 집중적으로 퇴적되고 있음을 보여주며, 가두리 부근 해저면으로 확산되는 입자상유기물의 양은 가두리에서 멀어질수록 급속히 감소함을 시사한다.

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.343-349
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• 2012

A variety of fish species undergo an ontogenetic change in prey selectivity, and several potentially interacting factors, including nutrient requirement, microhabitat change, and foraging ability, may account for the occurrence of the shift. Here we examine the foraging ecology and ontogenetic diet shift of a micro-carnivorous goby, Pterogobius elapoides (serpentine goby), dominant component of fish assemblage in shallow rocky areas off the coast in Korea and Japan. Although most other gobies are primarily benthic carnivores, P. elapoides is a semipelagic fish; however, little is known about how those species change their foraging tactics with growth. In our diet analyses, the most common diet was pelagic copepods and benthic amphipods, and diet shift was observed from pelagic to benthic with growth. The ontogenetic diet shift seems to be the result of the preference for energetically more profitable prey in larger-size classes as well as the results of different prey availability due to among-habitat variation in diet. However, differential food preference does not appear to affect individual scope for searching food. Several factors such as predation pressures and interspecific resource partitioning might contribute to the changes in diet observed among size classes, which were included in our ongoing tests.