• 생태와환경
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.476-486
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• 2009

Major objective of our study was to introduce initial researches of national long-term ecological monitoring studies on Daechung Reservoir, as one of the representative lentic reservoir ecosystems in Korea. For the long-term ecological research (LTER), we conducted preliminary field monitoring during 2008~2009 and analyzed biological parameters such as phytoplankton, zooplankton, and freshwater fish along with chemical water quality and empirical model analysis. According to phytoplankton surveys, major taxa have varied largely depending on seasons and sites sampled. Overall phytoplankton data showed that cyanophyta dominated in the summer period and diatoms dominated in the winter. In zooplankton analysis, 25 species including 20 rotifers, 3 cladocerans and 2 copepods were collected during the survey. The relative abundance of rotifers (86.5%) was always greater than that of cladocerans (6.3%) or copepods (5.1%). There were distinct spatial and inter-annual changes in the abundance of zooplankton in the reservoir, displaying similar patterns in three sites with the exception of S3 during the study. According to fish surveys, 8 families and 39 species were observed during 2008~2009. The most dominant fish was an exotic species of Lepomis macrochirus (23%), indicating an severe influence of exotic species to the ecosystem. TP averaged $17.9\;{\mu}g\;L^{-1}$ ($6{\sim}80\;{\mu}g\;L^{-1}$), which was judged as a mesotrophy, and showed a distinct longitudinal gradients. TN averaged $1.585\;{\mu}g\;L^{-1}$ during the study and judged as hypereutrophic condition. Unlike TP, TN didn't show any large seasonal and spatial variations. Under the circumstances, nitrogen limitation may not happen in this system, indicating that nitrogen control is not effective in the watershed managements. These data generated in the LTER station will provide key information on long-term biological and water quality changes in relation to global warming and some clues for efficient reservoir ecosystem managements.

• 생태와환경
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.219-228
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• 2015

수자원 확보를 위해 주로 하천의 상 중류에 건설되는 댐과 같은 물리적 교란은 그 지역에 서식하는 생물의 이동을 제한하고 유전적 단절과 군집의 변화를 야기한다. 이러한 환경변화는 특히 생태계 최상위 소비자 중 하나인 담수어류에 크게 영향을 미친다. 따라서 댐 건설로 인하여 유수역에서 정수역으로 변화된 지역을 대상으로 담수어류의 군집변화를 파악하고 더불어 댐호와 유입지천의 어류군집 특성을 비교하고자 하였다. 또한 댐호 내에서 어류의 서식 영역과 이동특성에 대해 원격측정 (telemetry)법으로 연구하였다. 연구는 2010년 12월 완공된 군위댐을 대상으로 시행하였다. 무선 원격측정 (radio telemetry) 대상 어류는 호내 우점적으로 서식하는 정수역 선호종인 메기, 유수역과 정수역 모두에 널리 서식하는 피라미와 돌고기, 유수역 선호종인 참갈겨니를 선정하였다. 어류군집 조사 결과, 군위댐 건설 전 (7과 15종)보다 건설 후 (댐호, 4과 10종; 유입지천, 4과 9종) 종수가 감소되었다. 특히 댐 건설 전 서식하던 유수역 선호종인 쉬리, 수수미꾸리, 자가사리, 꺽지 등이 댐 건설 후 댐호 및 유입지천에서는 채집되지 않았다. 그리고 채집 방법에 차이가 있지만 유입지천에서 채집된 어류 8종이 군위댐호 내에서도 확인되었으며 댐호와 유입지천의 군집 유사도의 경우 0.842 (Sorensen's similarity)로 높은 유사성을 나타냈다. 무선 원격측정 결과, 메기 한 개체를 제외한 다른 종들은 유입지천으로의 이동이 확인되지 않았다. 모든 어류들이 주로 수심이 깊은 지역보다 상대적으로 수심이 얕은 수변 지역을 호 내 서식처로 이용하고 있었다. 이러한 연구를 통해 나타난 결과는 호 내 서식 어류를 보다 효율적으로 관리할 수 있는 기초자료가 될 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.293-302
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• 2013

The present study summarizes the occurrence, distribution and autecology of 12 taxa of the class Cyanophyceae collected from several swamps, reservoir and highland wetlands in South Korea from 2009 to 2012. A new species, Anabaena koreana sp. nov. and 11 taxa of blue-green algae newly recorded are described and illustrated. Anabaena koreana is similar to A. oumiana, A. spiroides and A. crassa in that the trichomes form regular coils. However, A. koreana is distinguished from these three species by the morphological characteristics of the vegetative cell, heterocyst, and akinet shape and size. This study considers 12 blue-green algal species, including a new species, Anabaena koreana sp. nov. and 11 species that are recorded for the first time in the Korean freshwater algal flora. Among them, the genus Nostochopsis Wood ex Bornet et Flahault 1886 had not previously been recorded in Korea.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.160-166
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• 2006

We explored the possibilities of using the freshwater rotifer Brachionus angularis as a live food for small fishes cultured in fresh- or brackish waters. Brachionus angularis were collected from a reservoir for isolation and laboratory culture. Length and width of the lorica were $102.3{\mu}m$ and $76.6{\mu}m$, respectively, and those of amictic eggs were $64.4{\mu}m\;and\;47.9{\mu}m$, respectively. When their growth rates were examined at six different temperatures, i.e., 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, and $40^{\circ}C$, the highest daily growth rate of 0.801 was observed at $35^{\circ}C$, and growth was lower with decreasing temperature. Adaptation to salinity change was evaluated with two different modes of salinity increase: step-wise elevation lasting for short durations of 5 to 30 min or a long duration of 24 h. With the short duration modes, no individuals survived salinity higher than 10 psu, and the number of live individuals did not increase throughout the experiment. However, in the 24-h elevation, the number of individuals increased when salinity was elevated by 1 to 2 psu per day for the first 2 or 3 days, while no increase in number occurred at salinity increments higher than 3 psu per day. In addition, to assess the effect of different diets, four single-component diets (Chlorella vulgaris, Nannochloris sp., baker's yeast, or dry yeast) and three combination diets (C. vulgaris + Nannochloris sp. + baker's yeast + dry yeast; C. vulgaris 70% + baker's yeast 30%; C. vulgaris 30% + baker's yeast 70%) were used. The specific growth rates of B. angularis fed combination diets were higher than those of rotifers fed any single-component diet, with the highest rate of 0.648 in B. angularis fed a mixture of C. vulgaris, Nannochloris sp., baker's yeast, and dry yeast, and the lowest rate of 0.200 in those fed dry yeast only. Our results indicate that the freshwater rotifer B. angularis can be used for seedling production of both freshwater and brackish-water fishes that require small (less than about $120{\mu}m$) live food during their early stages.

• 생태와환경
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.369-376
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• 2010

국내산 이매패의 유기물 제어능을 극대화하기 위하여 '수로형 CROM'을 제작하고 채집 하천에서 가장 높은 출현을 보였던 말조개와 펄조개를 현장의 상대밀도 (7:3)와 동일하게 처리하여 12일 동안 운영하였고, 동일한 조건에서 실험도중 각 패류를 30%씩 추가하고 14일 동안 운영하면서 각 실험에서 CROM의 유기물 제어능 및 배설물 생산량을 조사하였다. 두 차례의 실험결과 1) 처리수의 SS와 Chl-$\alpha$의 뚜렷한 감소, 2) 암모니아와 배설물의 뚜렷한 증가, 3) 총질소와 총인의 유의한 감소 등의 결과를 얻었다 (t-test, P<0.001 for all). 이는 결국 두 종류의 국내산 이매패를 혼합 적용한 수로형 CROM은 기존의 '상자형이나 하천형 CROM'보다 처리효율이 높고 상대적으로 낮은 패류사망율 및 영양염 배출 등의 장점을 가지고 있어 현장적용에 유용할 것으로 판단되었다.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.365-373
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• 2006

인간 간섭에 영향을 크게 받는 인공호소가 대부분인 우리나라의 호소 특성과 보다 나은 생태계 관리 방안을 도출하고자 하는 목적에서 2005년 4개 호소의 이화학적 요인과 담수조류 정량분석에 의거한 기초자료를 바탕으로 통계학적 분석을 시도하였다. Canonical Correspondence Analysis(CCA)를 하구호인 남양호, 삽교호, 아산호 및 북한강 중하류 수계에 연쇄적으로 위치한 댐호 중 하나인 청평호에 적용하였다 그 결과, 청평호는 3개 하구호와 구분되는 특징을 보였으며, 청평호를 제외한 CCA결과, 아산호-삽교호-남양호 간에도 차이를 보여주었다. 담수조류 군집 구성은 제한된 자료량 때문인지 해석이 생태학적 해석에 어려움이 따랐다. 따라서, 보다 지속적이고 심화된 담수조류 연구 및 기타요인의 채집 및 분석이 수행될 필요가 있음이 나타났다. 그러나, 제한된 자료량에도 불구하고, 청평호 및 3개 호소의 큰 두 그룹으로 호소 그룹이 특징지워진 것은 CCA 적용이 유효함을 나타낸 것으로 보인다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.518-524
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• 2010

Continuous removal of organic matters (CROM) using freshwater bivalve Anodonta woodiana was operated to evaluate the effect of water current on the water quality improvement (clearance) of eutrophic lake. The CROM system comprised three treatment steps such as flow control, treatment and analysis, and operated at the two different currents ($24L\;h^{-1}$ and $48L\;h^{-1}$) with mussels at density of $312.5indiv.\;m^{-2}$ for 12 consecutive days. Water quality including suspended solids (SS) and chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) was daily measured at the same time. Results indicate that although both the system strongly decreased the concentration of SS and chl-a, a slow CROM system was more effective to diminish the SS contents than a fast CROM system; 82% and 66%, respectively (ANOVA, P<0.0001). Clearance rates, based on chl-a, were also significantly higher in a slow system than a fast system (ANOVA, P<0.0001), although the mussel mortality was conversely. In both systems, there showed a remarkable excretion of dissolved inorganic nutrients (i.e. $NH_3-N$ and $PO_4-P$), while a slow CROM system was higher than a fast system, significantly (ANOVA, P<0.0001). Therefore, it may suggest that a slow current CROM system is more suitable to maximize the efficacy of water quality improvement, but further study is needed to diminish the mortality of mussel and to reuse the nutrient released during the operation.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제57권3호
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• pp.273-281
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• 2019

The infection status of digenetic trematode metacercariae (DTM) was investigated in fishes from 2 representative visiting sites of migratory birds in Gyeongsangnam-do, the Republic of Korea (Korea). A totaly 220 freshwater fishes (7 species) were collected from Junam-jeosuji (reservoir), and 127 fishes (7 species) were also collected from Woopo-neup (swamp) in June and October 2017. As the control group, total 312 fish (22 spp.) from Yangcheon in Sancheong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do were also collected in June and October 2017. All fishes collected in 3 sites were examined with the artificial digestion method. In the fishes from Junam-jeosuji, more than 4 species, i.e., Clonorchis sinensis, Echinostoma spp., Diplostomum spp. and Cyathocotyle orientalis, of DTM were detected and their endemicy was very low, 0.70. More than 6 species, i.e., C. sinensis, Echinostoma spp., Metorchis orientalis, Clinostomum complanatum, Diplostomum spp. and C. orientalis, of DTM were found in the fishes from Woopo-neup, and their endemicy was low, 5.16. In the fishes from Yangcheon, more than 8 species, i.e., C. sinensis, Metagonimus spp., Centrocestus armatus, C. complanatum, C. orientalis, M. orientalis, Echinostoma spp., and Diplostomum spp., of DTM were detected, and their endemicity was relatively high, 95.48. The percentages of avian trematode metacercariae (ATM) were 99.6% and 94.7% in fishes from Junam-jeosuji and Woopo-neup whereas it was 74.1% in the control site, Yangcheon. The above findings suggested that migratory birds partly affect in endemicity of DTM in the fish in the 2 visiting sites in Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.118-133
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• 2023

Background: Free-living amoebae (FLA) are widely distributed in freshwater, seawater, soil, and extreme environments, and play a critical role as feeders on diverse preys in the ecosystem. Also, some FLA can become opportunistic pathogens in animals including humans. The taxa Amoebozoa and Heterolobosea are important amoeboid groups associated with human pathogens. However, the identification and habitat of amoebae belonging to Amoebozoa and Heterolobosea remain poorly reported in the Republic of Korea. This study highlights the first record for identification and source of four amoebae including putative pathogens in the Republic of Korea. Results: In the present study, four previously reported FLA were isolated from freshwaters in Sangju Gonggeomji Reservoir (strain GO001), one of the largest reservoirs during the Joseon Dynasty period, and along the Nakdong River, the largest river in the Republic of Korea (strains NR5-2, NR12-1, and NR14-1) for the first time. Microscopic observations and 18S rDNA phylogenetic trees revealed the four isolated strains to be Acanthamoeba polyphaga (strains NR5-2 and NR12-1), Tetramitus waccamawensis (strain GO001), and Naegleria australiensis (strain NR14-1). Strains NR5-2 and NR12-1 might be the same species and belonged to the morphological Group 2 and the T4 genotype of Acanthamoeba. Strain GO001 formed a clade with T. waccamawensis in 18S rDNA phylogeny, and showed morphological characteristics similar to previously recorded strains, although the species' flagellate form was not observed. Strain NR14-1 had the typical morphology of Naegleria and formed a strongly supported clade with previously recorded strains of N. australiensis in phylogenetic analysis of 18S rDNA sequences. Conclusions: On the bases of morphological and molecular analyses, four strains of FLA were newly observed and classified in the Republic of Korea. Three strains belonging to the two species (A. polyphaga and N. australiensis) isolated from the Nakdong River have the potential to act as opportunistic pathogens that can cause fatal diseases (i.e. granulomatous amoebic encephalitis, Acanthamoeba Keratitis, and meningoencephalitis) in animals including humans. The Nakdong River in the Republic of Korea may provide a habitat for potentially pathogenic amoebae, but additional research is required to confirm the true pathogenicity of these FLA now known in the Republic of Korea.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.287-292
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• 2002

봄철 cyanobarteria가 우점하는 천호지에서 fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) 방법을 이용하여 세균군집구조를 조사하였다. 조사기간동안 총세균수는 0.6～$1.3{\times}10^7 \cells{\cdot}ml^-1$ 의 범위로 매우 높게 나타났다. 또, 총세균수에 대한 eubacterial group이 차지하는 비율의 경우 29.8～45.8%로 작은 분포를 차지하였다. 세균군집구조를 분석한 결과, $\alpha$-group은 1.4～l2.5%, $\beta$-group은 0.9～4.9%, $\gamma$-group은 0.6～8.3%, $\circledcirc$Cytophaga-Flavobacteruim group은 1.0～8.3%를 나타내어 본 연구에서 조사된 각 group이 차지하는 비율은 낮고 상대적으로 unknown eubacteria의 비율이 높았다. 이러한 군집구조는 일반적으로 다른 담수호에서 나타나는 세균의 군집구조와는 다른 군집구조 이며 특히, aggregates에 부착한 세균 군집구조와 비슷한 양상이었다. 또, cyanobacteria의 조성 이 Anabaena속에서 Microcystis속으로 천이가 일어난 시기에 Cytophaga-Flavobacteruim group이 크게 증가하는 것으로 나타나 세균군집의 크기는 식물플랑크톤의 영향을 받는 것으로 확인되었다.