• Animal cells and systems
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.269-277
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• 2008

Siberian flying squirrel, an endangered species in South Korea, is distributed through major mountain regions of South Korea. The number of Siberian flying squirrel(Pteromys volans) in South Korea has decreased and their habitats are fragmented and isolated because of anthropogenic activities. So far no molecular genetic data has, however, been available for their conservation and management. To obtain better information concerning genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships of the Siberian flying squirrel in South Korea, we examined 14 individuals from South Korea, 7 individuals from Russia, and 5 individuals from northeastern China along with previously published 29 haplotypes for 1,140 bp of the mtDNA cytochrome b gene. The 14 new individuals from South Korea had 7 haplotypes which were not observed in the regions of Russia and Hokkaido. The level of genetic diversity(0.616%) in the South Korean population was lower than that in eastern Russia(0.950%). The geographical distribution of mtDNA haplotypes and reduced median network confirmed that there are three major lineages of Siberian flying squirrel, occupying; Far Eastern, northern Eurasia, and the island of Hokkaido. The South Korean population only slightly distinct from the Eurasia, and eastern Russian population, and is part of the lineage Far Eastern. Based on these, we suggest that the South Korean population could be considered to belong to one partial ESU(Far Eastern) of three partial ESUs but a different management unit. However, the conservation priorities should be reconfirmed by nuclear genetic marker and ecological data.

• 한국지역지리학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.519-533
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• 2003

미전역에 걸쳐 80년대 중반부터 시행된 미농지보전 프로그램(CRP)은 1992년까지 약 1480만 헥타르에 이르는 농경지를 초지, 임지, 삼림, 또는 기타 보전용도로 전환하였다. CRP 시행에 의한 한 가지 주요결과는 수백만 헥타르에 이르는 초지를 확보함으로써 야생동물을 위한 잠재서식처 면적을 현저하게 증가시킨 점이다. 본 연구는 CRP 시행에 따른 자연경관의 공간구조변화를 지역적으로 살펴보고자 하였다. 이를 위해, 계절별 Landsat Thematic Mapper 자료를 이용하여 캔자스주 남서부 6개 카운터에 대한 CRP 시행 이전과 이후의 경지 및 초지분포 지도를 생성하였다. 다음으로, 분류후 차이분석기법(post-classification differencing)을 적용하여 경지에서 초지로 전환된 지역의 분포를 파악해내었다. 공간구조분석 프로그램 FRAGSTATS을 이용하여 지표피복의 공간패턴을 나타내는 10개 주요 총계지표를 계산함으로써 CRP 시행에 따르는 경관구조변화를 살펴보았다. 연구지역에 미친 CRP의 주요 영향은 전반적으로 자연초지 분포의 분절화가 현격하게 감소했다는 것이다. 야생동물 서식처관리의 측면에서 CRP 초지의 도입은 지편(地片)의수, 평균 지편 크기, 지편 내부면적 등을 크게 증가시키는 효과를 낳았다. 또한, CRP 시행은 녹지간 연결성 및 결합도를 높였는데, 이는 넓게 연속된 서식처를 요하는 종들을 보호하는 데에 잠재적인 가치를 지닐 것으로 보인다. 끝으로, CRP는 이웃한 녹지간 거리를 감소시킴으로써 생물종들의 녹지간 이동을 용이하게 할 것이다. CRP 시행은 캔자스주남서부 지역의 자연공간구조를 현저히 변화시킨 주요요인으로 나타났으며, 이는 향후 야생동물 서식처 보호를 위한 중요한 의미를 갖는다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.566-575
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• 2008

Twenty-five chipmunk species occur in the world, of which only the Siberian chipmunk, Tamias sibiricus, inhabits Asia. To investigate mitochondrial cytochrome b sequence variations and population structure of the Siberian chipmunk in northeastern Asia, we examined mitochondrial cytochrome b sequences (1140 bp) from 3 countries. Analyses of 41 individuals from South Korea and 33 individuals from Russia and northeast China resulted in 37 haplotypes and 27 haplotypes, respectively. There were no shared haplotypes between South Korea and Russia - northeast China. Phylogenetic trees and network analysis showed 2 major maternal lineages for haplotypes, referred to as the S and R lineages. Haplotype grouping in each cluster was nearly coincident with its geographic affinity. In particular, 3 distinct groups were found that mostly clustered in the northern, central and southern parts of South Korea. Nucleotide diversity of the S lineage was twice that of lineage R. The divergence between S and R lineages was estimated to be 2.98-0.98 Myr. During the ice age, there may have been at least 2 refuges in South Korea and Russia - northeast China. The sequence variation between the S and R lineages was 11.3% (K2P), which is indicative of specific recognition in rodents. These results suggest that T. sibiricus from South Korea could be considered a separate species. However, additional information, such as details of distribution, nuclear genes data or morphology, is required to strengthen this hypothesis.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.133-171
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• 2023

본 연구는 온실효과로 인한 기후변화에 대응하고자 산림생물다양성특정지역(풍혈)에 대한 생물학적 가치와 환경요인을 분석하여 풍혈에 대한 기초자료를 작성하고 이를 통해 산림생물다양성 보전 및 관리를 위한 방안을 수립하고자 수행되었다. 국내 분포하는 풍혈 25개소 중 지형학적 유형에 따라 분류한 애추형, 동굴형, 함몰형 풍혈 6개소를 선정하여, 지하에서 바람이 불어나오는 전석지를 경계로 구분하여 풍혈 내·외부로 나누어 2020년부터 2021년까지 계절별로 기상정보와 관속식물상을 조사하였다. 여름철에 6곳의 풍혈 모두 풍혈이 위치하는 지역보다 기온이 낮게 나타났다. 6곳의 풍혈의 관속식물은 101과 350속 621종 18아종 57변종 7품종 703분류군으로 조사되었다. 한반도 특산식물은 29분류군, IUCN 지정 희귀식물은 위급종(CR) 5분류군, 위기종(EN) 3분류군, 취약종(VU) 4분류군 등 총 22분류군이 확인되었다. 식물구계학적 특정식물은 V등급 4분류군, IV등급 27분류군, III등급 48분류군 등 총 168분류군, 북방계식물은 129분류군, 한반도 기후변화 적응 대상 식물 300의 북방계식물 100종 중 총 22분류군이 확인되었다. 침입외래식물은 48분류군, 생태계교란식물은 7분류군이 확인되었으며, 귀화율은 6.8%로 나타났다.

• 수산경영론집
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.41-61
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• 2011

Marine protected Areas(MPAs) are specially designated zones of the sea that are designed to secure operation of ecosystem function and to restore marine ecosystem to the original state by excluding all detrimental human activities. MPAs have been proposed in many countries as means of realizing sustainable fisheries and recently MPAs are newly receiving attention as precautionary measure for global warming and climate change. The purpose of this paper is to examine the possibility of MPAs as fisheries management tools through a wide range of literature analysis and to suggest necessity of fisheries purpose of MPAs in Korea. Establishment of marine protected area can accompany various economic benefits such as restoration of marine environment, preservation of habitats, promotion of marine tourism and so on. Especially, a lot of case studies suggested that MPAs may bring out benefits to the fishing industry as a result of enhanced stocks. Fisheries benefits of MPAs on targeted species include increased abundance, increased mean individual size and age, increased reproductive output, enhanced recruitment inside and outside refuge, maintenance of genetic diversity of stocks, and enhanced fishery yields in adjacent fishing grounds, so called spill-over. MPAs for ecosystem conservation and protection of coastal wetland have been applied appropriately and effectively, however, the Korean MPAs system is still detective due to absence of fisheries purpose MPAs. Finally, suggestions for Korean MPAs can be summarized as following four recommendations; to establish number of small-scale MPAs rather than few large MPAs, to designate island and its surrounding areas as reserve, to consider MPA design with stock enhancement program, and to undertake co-management with Eochon-Gye, the traditional coastal community in Korea.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.219-235
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• 2016

Forest tree diversity inventory and its periodical monitoring are important to understand changes in tree population structure and to provide information useful for biodiversity conservation and reserve management. In a long-term forest dynamics program in Indian tropical dry evergreen forest, this communication deals with tree diversity changes at decadal interval. The initial inventory of tree diversity was carried out in 2003, in four tropical dry evergreen forest sites - (much disturbed sites Shanmuganathapuram - SP and Araiyapatti - AP and moderately disturbed sites - Karisakkadu - KR and Maramadakki - MM) on the Coromandel Coast of peninsular India, by establishing four 1ha permanent plots, one in each site. In 2013, the four plots were re-inventoried for tree diversity (${\geq}10cm\;gbh$) changes which yielded 56 species from 46 genera and 26 families. The studied forest sites are threatened by disturbance due to multiple reasons; cutting of trees inside of the forest, grazing by goats, construction of temple approach road, and some aspects cultural attachment of local people like constructing new, additional strctures of temple by denuding a portion of forest etc.. Tree species richness over a decade increased by four species in site SP, two species in site AP, and one species in site KR, but decreased by one species in site MM. Tree density decreased drastically by 480 (28.92%) and 102 (12.63%) stems $ha^{-1}$ respectively in sites SP and AP, but moderately increased by 82 (12.09%) stems $ha^{-1}$ in site KR and 26 (3.46%) stems $ha^{-1}$ in site MM. Tree basal area declined in site KR from $21.6m^2$ to $20.26m^2ha^{-1}$ and in site SP from 21.1 to $20.38m^2ha^{-1}$, but increased from $19.1m^2$ to $19.43m^2$ and from 15.5 to $18.63m^2ha^{-1}$ in sites AP and MM respectively. Three tree species (Allophylus serratus, Maytenus emarginata and Ehretia pubescens) were lost out of the 57 species recorded in 2003, and two species (Jatropha gossypiifolia and Streblus asper) were new additions in ten years. The long-term forest monitoring data will be valuable to understand forest dynamics and for conservation and management of this and similar tropical forests.