• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.294-303
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• 2023

Beside that the fish species and their sub-populations are highly important as a keystone species in the coastal and marine ecosystem, there are very few studies on their presence, distribution and temporal variations within and around the lagoon ecosystems in Albania. This paper provides an updated review on the life cycle, fishery, exploitation state and management of the main species that are subject of commercial fishing in the Karavasta lagoon, southeastern Adriatic coast of Albania. Due to the fact that lagoons represent a continuum between continental and marine aquatic ecosystems they play a crucial role in species life cycles. Further on in the circumstances of rapid utilizations and environmental changes, anomalies in salinity and temperatures, accelerated anthropogenic influences their rate of vulnerability is highly increased. Following the requirements of the Water Framework Directive, transitional water, coastal lagoons and estuaries there is a need for urgent monitoring and management approaches. The commercial species include: European eel (Anguilla anguilla), species of Family Mugilidae (Mugil cephalus, Liza ramada, Liza salienes and Chelon labrosus), Seabream (Sparus aurata), Seabass (Dincentrarchus labrax), etc. Fish productivity is oscillating from maximum value of 61.95 kg/ha is recorded in period of 1975-80 and lower value of 31 kg/ha in year 2020. Our study highlights importance of fish and fishery long-term monitoring, and contributes to understand the driving factors in productivity, migration patterns and species ecology in the vital coastal ecosystems.

• Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2024

본 연구는 하천변 대저생태공원에서 외래어종인 배스의 이동성을 파악하기 위해 시도하였다. 생태공원에 서식하는 배스 이동은 향후 낙동강 하류 영역으로 확산 가능성을 내포하고 있다는 의미이기 때문이다. 따라서 낙동강 하류 국내어종 관리를 위해서는 외래어종의 이동은 매우 중요한 자료가 될 것이다. 생태계교란 생물인 배스에 총 10개체 Radio-tag을 부착하여 총 9회에 걸쳐 안테나를 이용하여 추적하였다. 대저생태공원에서의 배스는 이동이 적은 상태로 대부분의 개체는 한 지점에서 세력권을 형성하며 서식하는 것으로 조사되었다.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.185-201
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• 2014

The Yong-neup of Mt. Daeam, which was designated as Korea's National Monument No.246 in 1973, is a high moor, and it has been managed with the designation as an ecosystem conservation area, Ramsar wetlands, and wetland conservation area. With the closing of the officially announced 5-year period for 'No-Trespassing' on the ecosystem conservation area starting August, 2010, it becomes necessary to arrange a systematic management and conservation scheme in consideration of the access & use of the visitors and Yong-neup's potential change into land consequent on making it open to the public. This study thinks that in order to preserve the Yong-neup, it's necessary to prepare the conservation plan for the program operation for exterminating exotic species, development of replacement wetlands and nurseries, access limit through zone categorization, establishment of environment-monitoring system, institutional management support, and establishment of managing facilities, etc., and to make scientific approaches, such as survey on wetland ecosystem, establishment of inventories, wetland monitoring, and drawing up of wetland ecology maps, etc. In addition, it is required that there should be adequate considerations of restoration of slope faces, drains, artificial embankment, water-collecting wells, roads for military operations, and wild-boar-stricken areas, etc., and should be continuous and systematic management of Yong-neup through the wise use of residents' participation-style maintenance, organization of a consultative body, introduction of CEPA programs, and introduction of visiting facilities and alternative transportation system, etc.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.168-177
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• 2015

BACKGROUND: In recent year, there has been great concern regarding agricultural land uses and their importance for the conservation of biodiversity. Rice fields are managed unique wetland for wildlife, especially waterbirds. A comprehensive monitoring of the waterbird assemblage to understand patterning changes was attempted for rice ecosystem in South Korea. This rice ecosystem has been recognized as one of the most important for waterbirds conservation. METHODS AND RESULTS: Biweekly monitoring was implemented for the 4 years from April 2009 to March 2010, from April 2011 to March 2014. 32 species of waterbirds were observed. Self-organizing map (SOM) and random forest were applied to the waterbirds dataset to identify the characteristics in waterbirds distribution. SOM and random forest analysis clearly classified into four clusters and extract ecological information from waterbird dataset. Waterbird assemblages represented strong seasonality and habitat use according to waterbird group such as shorebirds, herons and waterfowl. CONCLUSION: Our results showed that the combination of SOM and random forest analysis could be useful for ecosystem assessment and management. Furthermore, we strongly suggested that a strict management strategy for the rice fields to conserve the waterbirds. The strategy could be seasonally and species specific.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2019

Right after the 2007 Hebei Spirit Oil Spill phytoplankton ecosystems were investigated for 11 years based on the seasonal monitoring of the composition and abundance of phytoplankton species. Comparable time-series data from the 1989 Exxon Valdez or the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill sites were not available. It was suggested that the ecological healthiness of phytoplankton ecosystems at EVOS sites had recovered after 10 years following the oil spill based on chlorophyll concentrations even though these concentrations only represented phytoplankton communities in most cases. Chlorophyll concentrations can only reflect limited aspects of highly complex phytoplankton ecosystems. During the last 11 years following the 2017 HSOS, extreme variabilities were met in the seasonally averaged ratios of diatoms to phototrophic flagellates including dinoflagellates based on the microscopic cell countings. Summer phytoplankton communities exhibited some cyclic interannual changes in dominant groups every 2-4 years. During the early years (2008-2010) cryptophytes or raphidophytes (Chattonella spp.) dominated alternately each year, which was repeated again in 2014, 2015 and 2017. Two thecate dinoflagellates, Tripos fusus and Tripos furca, together accounted for 52.5% and 50.0% of all organisms in the summers of 2011 and 2012, respectively, which was repeated again in 2018. Summer occurrence and dominance by the phototrophic flagellates including HABs (Harmful Algal Blooms) species as well as their interannual variabilities in the oil spill sites could be utilized as markers for the stable and long-term management of healthy ecosystems. For this type of scientific ecosystem management monitoring of chlorophyll concentrations may sometimes be insufficient to gain a proper and comprehensive understanding of phytoplankton communities located in areas where oil spills have occurred and harmed the ecosystem.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.26-36
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 기후변화에 따른 우리나라 생태계 적응 연구 및 지식현황을 진단하고, 국가의 기초생태정보가 생태부문의 기후변화 적응 지식 및 근거기반으로 기능하는 현황을 파악함으로써 향후 생태계 분야 기후변화 지식과 생태정보 발전방향에 대해 시사점을 도출하는 것을 목적으로 하였다. 이러한 측면에서 우리나라 생태계 관련 국가기관 및 17개 광역지자체 출연연구원에서 생태계 분야 적응연구를 수행하는 연구자를 대상으로, "생태계 분야 기후적응 지식기반 진단 및 정보수요" 조사를 실시하였다. 그 결과 우리나라 기후변화 적응정책 수립 연구 수행을 위한 생태정보 활용현황, 생태계 분야 적응지식 향상을 위한 정보 수요, 생태정보 활용도 증진방안을 도출하였다. 설문응답자의 대다수(90.7%)는 생태정보가 적응 연구수행과 연관성이 크다고 응답하였지만, 현행 생태정보가 적응 연구 수행에 도움이 된다고 응답한 것은 과반(53.2%)에 불과하며, 생태정보 전반의 내용 및 품질향상과 함께 '기후변화로 인한 생태계 변화(생산성, 군집구조, 먹이사슬, 생물계절, 분포범위, 개체수 등)'에 대한 지식기반 강화 및 정보 구축이 시급한 것으로 나타났다. 우리나라 연구자들은 생태분야 적응 연구 및 정보생산 고도화를 위해, 지역 생태계 조사 및 인벤토리 구축, 기후변화 모니터링 설계 고도화, 지역 사례연구 필요성을 지적한 가운데, 정보생산을 뒷받침 할 수 있는 생태계 변화모니터링 지침/가이드라인의 필요성을 강조하였다. 생태정보의 이용 활성화를 위해서는 국가차원의 생태정보 플랫폼 구축을 통해 국가 및 지역의 적응 네트워크를 운영함으로써 지식과 정보를 교류하는 동시에 생태계 유형 및 시공간 정보/지식의 확장이 가장 필요한 것으로 나타났다.

• 해양환경안전학회:학술대회논문집
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• 해양환경안전학회 2007년도 춘계학술발표회
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• pp.15-20
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 부산신항만 축조공사 중에 발생한 준설토의 외해투기 시 투기 해역의 수질환경 변화를 조사하였다. 준설토 중에는 독성 미량금속이 포함되어 있어서 준설토의 해양투기시 해양생태계에 영향을 미칠 가능성이 있다. 이러한 이유로 준설토의 외해투기 시에는 지속적인 해양환경 모니터링이 필요하다. 총 12 회에 걸친 조사대상 해역의 환경 모니터링 분석결과를 살펴보면 수질등급으로 COD가 II등급을, T-N이 I등급, T-P가 $II{\sim}III$등급으로 나타났으며 이는 우리나라 대부분의 연안이 II등급의 수질분포를 보이는 것과 유사하게 나타났다. 준설토의 투기로 인한 해역의 수질변화에 대해서는 명확하게 밝혀지지 않았으나 조사항목으로 유추하면 준설토 외해투기가 해역의 수질환경에 크게 영향을 미치지는 않는 것으로 보인다. 조사대상 해역에 대해서 계속적인 환경모니터링이 필요하고, 생물조사를 통해 준설토 투기가 해양생태계에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 조사할 필요성이 있다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.473-478
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• 2012

To protect human health and manage increasing hazardous chemicals in stream area, it is necessary to expand water quality hazardous items based on risk assessment with proper monitoring data. Also, it is essential to set up the suitable monitoring frequency to produce reliable exposure data to derive water quality guidelines. However, there has been no harmonized monitoring frequency for risk assessment in both domestic and international monitoring systems. In addition, the monitoring frequency for risk assessment has been selected as 'Research needs' in the International Conference on Deriving Environmental Quality Standards for the Protection of Aquatic Ecosystems (EQSPAE) of 2011. In this study, Cases of UNEP/WHO, EU, European countries, USEPA, ANZECC/ARMCANZ, CCME, Japan, and Korea were analyzed to propose the monitoring frequency for risk assessment. Monitoring frequencies depending on environmental conditions, monitoring object, measurement parameters, and monitoring duration were extensively collected. We observed that a monthly monitoring has been applied at most of organizations including EU, USEPA, and UNEP/WHO. In this study, monitoring frequency of minimum 6 times during 3 years were proposed to conduct the risk assessment based on the current domestic status. However, it is necessary to make agreements among interested parties, and perform additional studies about optimal monitoring frequency to protect the aquatic ecosystem and human health in Korean rivers and streams.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제51권6호
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• pp.46-60
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• 2023

본 연구는 접경지역 문화서비스 평가를 통해 지표와 방법론의 적절성을 고찰하고, 국내 핵심 생태자산인 접경지역의 생태계서비스 기반 관리를 위한 기초자료로 활용하고자 한다. 이에 본 연구에서는 선행연구에서 제시한 평가지표와 방법을 바탕으로 7개 시군을 평가 및 비교하였다. 문화서비스 평가 결과, 여가·관광은 파주시, 경관미는 인제군, 교육은 양구군, 유산은 인제군이 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 이에 본 연구를 통해 문화서비스의 종합적인 평가를 위한 향후 과제를 다음과 같이 제안하고자 한다. 첫째, 국가 및 광역 단위의 생태계서비스 평가를 위해서는 문화서비스 평가 및 모니터링을 위한 지표 체계 구축이 필요하다. 둘째, 문화서비스 평가 지표 체계 구축시 평가대상지역 스케일에 따른 지표 간의 상·하위 개념 단위나 일관성에 대한 검토가 선행되어야 한다. 셋째, 생태계 유형에 따라 문화서비스 평가를 위한 구체적인 DB 구축 및 활용 검토가 이루어져야 한다. 마지막으로 국내의 문화서비스 연구가 현저히 부족한 상황에서 비물질적이고 정성적인 인식을 포함한 문화서비스 평가를 위해서는 기초 연구가 지속되어야 한다. 향후 광역단위의 문화서비스 평가를 위해서는 생태계 유형별로 추가적인 기초 연구 결과 축적이 필요하며, 적절한 평가지표와 방법에 대한 새로운 접근 방법의 후속 연구가 필요하다.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.15-28
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• 2017

A protected area means a space designated and protected by law from development pressure and environmental pressure. It is mainly designated to protect specific ecosystems, natural landscapes, and cultural resources from irrational development (or damage), and involves policies of the public sector such as central and local governments. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has conducted conservation and restoration projects for preserving natural ecosystems and genetic resources. In order to conserve the ecosystem in the protected area, national and public organizations purchase private land and use it ecologically; in addition, ecological restoration project is carried out for the purpose of creating waterside ecological belt or preserving ecosystem. Land acquisition refers to the land where highly influenced by the water quality and need to restore, and purchased by negotiating with the landlord. Although the nation and public institution carried out ecosystem restoration project for partial purchase land in order to conserve ecosystem, it is below the expected effect due to lack of comprehensive management system and have some problems in restoration project and unification of management institutions. Land acquisition in Donggang River Basin Ecological Conservation area is initiated in 2005 for creating income of local residents and ecological restoration. However, the lack of overall management and awareness resulted in poor vegetation growth and poor response by local residents due to terrain exposure. As such, there is insufficient research on the current situation and systematic integrated management although the number of land acquisition is increasing year after year. Futhermore, overall recognition and follow-up monitoring of eco-restoration are still inadequate. Therefore, the survey on the awareness of the purchase land ecosystem restoration project is necessary for the efficient restoration project and establishment of the management strategy for land acquisition in the future. Therefore, in this study, we provide fundamental materials on further research projects by carrying out research on the awareness of ecological restoration projects in the Donggang River basin ecological preservation area.