• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.796-804
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• 2006

The objective of this research was to develop ecological multi-metric models using natural fish assemblages for a diagnosis of current stream health condition, and apply the model to nationwide lotic ecosystems of the Geum River, the Youngsan River, and the Sumjin River. The ecological stream health model was based on the index of biological integrity (IBI), which was originally developed in North American streams by Karr (1981), and the Rapid Bioassessment Protocol (RBP), which was scientifically established by the US EPA (1999). The metric numbers and metric attributes were partially changed for the regional applications, so the scoring criteria was modified for the assessment. Overall, metric values, based on the IBI calculations, reflected conventional water quality characteristics, based on nutrient regime, and agreed with results of staticeco-toxicity tests. Some stations impaired in terms of stream health were identified by the IBI approach, and also major key stressors affecting the stream health were identified by additional evaluations of physical habitats. Our preliminary results suggested that biological integrity in stream ecosystems was largely disturbed by habitat degradation as well as chemical pollutions. This new approach would be used as a key tool for ecological restorations and species conservations in the degraded aquatic ecosystems in Korea and applied for elucidating major causes of ecological disturbances. Ultimately, this approach provides us an effective management strategy of stream ecosystems through establishments of ecological networks in various watersheds.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.369-373
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• 2014

In view of the problem of the invalidity of the incentive mechanism of the ecological subsidies, which is due to the information asymmetry between the government's supervision and the enterprise endeavor to fulfill their ecological responsibilities, this paper attempts to analyze the supervision of ecological subsidies based on the Principal-agent Model. Two conclusions are drawn: firstly, the government's supervision regarding the effect of the enterprises' fulfilling the ecological responsibilities can significantly reduce the information asymmetry; secondly, the government's incentive strength and the enterprises' endeavor level of fulfilling the ecological responsibilities are both improving the surveillance dynamics. Here is the suggestion: with the increasing of the surveillance dynamics of the government and the transparency of the enterprises' fulfilling the ecological responsibilities, the government should meanwhile increase the subsidies incentive strength, therefore, to promote the effort level of the enterprises' fulfilling the ecological responsibilities to approach to the Pareto optimal value.

• Advances in environmental research
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.39-54
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• 2019

This paper presents comprehensive scientific details about mangrove soil in Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat. A total of ten sites were studied during November, 2011 to December, 2014 in order to know the physico-chemical characteristics of mangrove soil. The results indicated that the soil in GoK had silty loam texture. Other physico-chemical parameters ranged as; pH: 7.39-7.61, Bulk Density: 0.30 g/㎤-0.54 g/㎤, Particle Density: 1.26 g/㎤-1.76 g/㎤, Organic Carbon: 0.70%-1.13%, Organic Matter: 1.01%-1.74% and Moisture Content: 33.45%-56.38%. The paper would be useful to the stakeholders, coastal managers and scientific communities to know the mangrove soil conditions of Gulf of Kachchh for management and planning for conservation of mangrove ecosystem.

• 농촌계획
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.15-29
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• 2009

Owing to the industrialization, the urbanization and cultivation abandonment actual condition, the most abandoned farmlands increased. Those results have occurred inefficient land use and destruction of agricultural ecosystem with the secondary succession. The research for the abandoned farmlands of Korea is fundamental phase. Also, the researches to restore abandoned farmlands are something yet to develop and not established the restoration for ecological value of abandoned farmlands. The objective of research revealed the ecological functions of abandoned farmlands and it presented an application plan. The research method divided in the literature and case study. Using abandoned farmlands, Japan government tries to create the ecological parks for the conservation of a vulnerable plant species, dragonfly biotope, environmental education and research, etc. Accordingly, the goal for the abandoned farmlands coulds be set suitably to Korean situation as of Japanese styles which are characterized by man-made biotopes.

• 환경생물
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.95-101
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• 2014

한반도의 낙엽성 참나무인 졸참나무(Quercus serrata)의 생태적 지위폭이 $CO_2$ 농도와 온도가 상승하였을 때 광, 수분 그리고 영양소 구배에서 어떻게 변화하는지 알아보고자 유리온실에서 대조구와 온난화처리구로 구분하여 재배한 후, 유식물의 20가지 형질을 측정하고 생태적 지위폭을 계산하였다. 그 결과, 생태적 지위폭은 광구배에서 대조구보다 온난화처리구가 넓어졌고, 수분과 영양소 구배에서는 대조구보다 온난화처리구가 좁아졌다. 이것은 지구온난화 진행 시 졸참나무는 광 환경에 대한 내성이 증가되고, 수분과 영양소 환경에 대한 내성이 감소될 것으로 예측할 수 있다. 주성분분석(PCA) 결과, 각 환경 구배에서 요인 1과 요인 2에 의해 대조구와 온난화처리구가 구분되었다. 생태학적 반응은 다양한 형질이 종합적으로 관여하며, 그 중에서 식물의 생산량을 나타내는 형질이 많은 부분 관여하는 것으로 판단된다.

• Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.193-200
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• 2023

최근 외래어종의 유입은 하천 내 어류 관리에 문제가 되고 있다. 최근 하천환경에 대한 인식이 높아지면서 하천변을 환경적이 기능을 갖도록 정비하는 사례가 많아지고 있다. 대저 생태공원은 4대강 사업에서 비닐하우스 등 관리하기 어려운 하천변 시설을 철거하고 조성된 지역이다. 조성된 대저생태공원은 철새도래지로의 의미와 수중생태계의 다양성을 제공하기 위한 하천공간으로의 환경적 요소를 고려한 정비로 설명할 수 있다. 이러한 자연친화적인 하천사업에도 불구하고, 외래어종은 환경공간을 파괴하고 하천 생태계에 악영향을 미칠 수 가능성을 가지고 있다. 본 연구는 낙동간 본류와 더블어 생태공원에서도 어류상 조사 및 우세종/외래어종 점유율 분석을 수행한 것이다. 대저생태공원은 정체지역으로 낙동강 본류와 수리적 특성이 다르므로 획득된 자료를 통해 생태공원의 외래어종 관리방안을 마련하는 것이 필요하다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.264-271
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• 2023

Environmental crises caused by climate change and human-induced disturbances have become urgent challenges to the sustainability of human beings. These issues can be addressed based on a data-driven understanding and forecasting of ecosystem responses to environmental changes. In this study, we introduce a long-term ecological monitoring system in Korean Long-Term Ecological Research (KLTER), and a plan for the Korean Ecological Observatory Network (KEON). KLTER has been conducted since 2004 and has yielded valuable scientific results. However, the KLTER approach has limitations in data integration and coordinated observations. To overcome these limitations, we developed a KEON plan focused on multidisciplinary monitoring of the physiochemical, meteorological, and biological components of ecosystems to deepen process-based understanding of ecosystem functions and detect changes. KEON aims to answer nationwide and long-term ecological questions by using a standardized monitoring approach. We are preparing three types of observatories: two supersites depending on the climate-vegetation zones, three local sites depending on the ecosystem types, and two mobile deployment platforms to act on urgent ecological issues. The main observation topics were species diversity, population dynamics, biogeochemistry (carbon, methane, and water cycles), phenology, and remote sensing. We believe that KEON can address environmental challenges and play an important role in ecological observations through partnerships with international observatories.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.116-123
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• 2019

본 연구에서는 생태학적 관점에서 biomimicry를 생태모방으로 정의하며, 생태모방에 대해 다학적 분야에서 정의되는 개념들을 비교하였다. 생태모방은 생물 생태특성에 대한 분류 및 조사 원리분석을 통해 얻어진 정보와 아이디어를 공학 및 기술 분야에 응용이 되는 개념으로 정리하였다. 또한 생물학, 생태학 및 공학적 관점에서 생태모방 연구와 기술개발을 진행하는 Biology Push(생물특성기반 생태모방)와 Technology Pull(기술문제기반 생태모방)방법을 비교하며, Biology Push를 생태학적 관점에서 시작하는 '생물특성기반 생태모방', Technology Pull을 기술필요에서 시작하는 '기술문제기반 생태모방'으로 정의하였다. 생태모방 연구동향을 살펴보면 안정적이고 친환경적인 원천 재료를 생물 생태 특성에서 찾아 기술개발에 초점이 맞춰진 사례가 대부분이나, 앞으로 생태모방 연구주제가 생물 생태 특성에서 비롯된 아이디어에서 착안되어 시작될 수 있는 연구분야의 잠재력에 대한 무한성을 시사하고자 한다. 향후 지속가능한 발전에 기여할 수 있는 생물생태학적 기반에 근거한 더 많은 연구와 기술개발이 필요함을 제시하고 있다.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• nspc9호
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• pp.80-83
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• 2016

In order to analyze a status of animal in an area where has been became a land cause of Jindo Grand Bridge established on Jindo island area, mammal status in the biggest mountain in Jindo province, Mt. Cheomchalsan has been investigated for four times from May to October of 2016. According to the investigation, 5 orders, 9 families and 15 species of inhabitation was confirmed, and water deer (Hydropotes inermis), raccoon (Nyctereutes procyonoides), cat (Felis catus), and etcetera were dominant. Biodiversity and evenness index were likely to be high as 2.24 and 0.83, respectively and it is considered that favorable condition of natural ecosystem for inhabitation of mammalian is established. Meanwhile, since the cat designated as control species is confirmed as a dominant species, it is supposed that continuous management is necessary.

• Mycobiology
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• 제51권6호
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• pp.471-471
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• 2023