• 생태와환경
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.338-347
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• 2008

본 연구는 2008년 1월 15일 한강과 일감호의 저온기 조류에 대한 논우렁이의 섭식능력과 유기물 생산을 조사하기 위해 조류의 종류와 논우렁이 밀도를 달리하여 실험을 실시하였다. 실험을 위해 금강수계에 농수로 등에서 서식하는 논우렁이를 직접 채집하여, 실험실로 옮긴 다음 직접 제작한 순응 수조에서 순응시키고 유지하였다. 실험은 비슷한 크기의 개체를 사용하였으며 논우렁이의 규조류에 대한 섭식율은 선행연구에서 알려진 남조류 섭식에 비해 높게 나타났다. 또한 논우렁이 밀도가 높을수록 시간이 지날수록 엽록소 a의 농도를 감소시켰는데, 실험 4시간째에서는 한강 현장수 일감호 현장수 모두 논우렁이 밀도 4.0 ind. $L^{-1}$보다 1.0 ind. $L^{-1}$에서 효율이 높았다. 배설물생산은 일감호 현장수 중에서 개체당 논우렁이 밀도 0.5 ind. $L^{-1}$에 가장 적은 배설물이 생산되었으며 논우렁이 밀도 4.0 ind. $L^{-1}$에서 가장 많은 배설물이 생산되었다. 저온기 규조류가 대발생하는 호수 및 하천에 한국산 논우렁이의 적용은 유기물의 효과적 제어가 보일 것으로 사료되었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.773-788
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• 2003

Ostrich farming is a developing industry in most countries in the world, with farm profitability being largely dependent on the quality of the products, especially skins and meat. To produce quality products, it is essential to ensure that nutrient supply matches the nutrient requirements of ostriches during their growth. To achieve this, information on feed utilisation efficiency and nutrient requirements of ostriches at different maturity stages is required. In South Africa, a number of experiments were carried out to assess the nutritive value of feed and to define the nutrient requirement of ostriches. These data were derived from limited number of birds and the direct application of the results to ostrich farming in Australia and other countries is questionable due to the difference in environment and feed resources. Initially ostrich farmers used data from poultry as a guideline for feed formulation, but in recent years more data has become available for ostriches. Ostriches have a better feed utilisation efficiency and a larger capacity of using high fibre feeds such as pastures than poultry. This review revealed that there are a number of areas there further nutritional research and development is required to ensure the ostriches are provided suitable diets to maximise farm profitability. These include the assessment of the nutritive value of feed ingredients for ostrich chicks and adult birds, the determination of nutrient requirements of ostriches under different farming systems, the development of ostrich diet for producing specific product, and grazing management strategies of ostriches in a crop-pasture rotation system.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.235-245
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• 1979

The land utilization of Korea composed about 22.7% of arable land, 66.9% of forest land and 10.4% for the rest like a house site, road, and lake etc. The ratio of arable land is too small as compared with forest land which is occuping two-thirds of Korea. The expansion of arable land by the reclamation will solve the food problems for increasing populations. First, we have to know the exact extents and distribution of reclaimable land but the reported total extent of reclaimable land in Korea is variable according to the authority which carried out the soil survey. The different reported data of reclaimable land is owing to the method and criteria of soil survey. 840,522ha in Land Capability Survey of the Farm Land Improvement Association and 321,203ha in the Forest Land Survey by the Office of Forest was reported but the Office of Rural Development said that total reclaimable land was 1,400,540ha including grazing and fruit land. To assume the extent of reclaimable land, the soil survey method and criteria of soil survey should be considered. It can be considered that the main reasons of less in extent of reclaimable land in the other authorities than the Office of Rural Development is due to the following. The grazing land and the fruits land are not included by the Farm Land Improvement Association and only relative forest is considered by the Office of Forest. The main purpose of soil survey carried out by the Office of Rural Development is to utilize land of Korea at most. The soil characteristics and potential productivity are considered in soil survey and the reported data was based on reconnaissance soil survey. The more accurate data will be find out by the end of 1979 when the detailed soil survey will be done. In selection of cropping system and management, the soil condition should be considered, because the soil characteristics of reslaimed land is less fertile than the arable lands.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.165-169
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• 2006

As a Biodiversity Management Plan in S. Korea, barley fields are being prepared for the wintering migratory birds. However, the effectiveness of barley fields as a feeding habitat has not been evaluated. In 2003/04 wintering period, we installed exclosures in the barley fields to evaluate the waterfowl grazing effectiveness. Approximately 8,000 waterfowls used the Dongup Reservoir System and utilized the barley fields during the daytime. The white-fronted goose Anser albifrons occupied more than 90% of the all barley-feeding waterfowls. Waterfowls significantly impacted to the shoot density and biomass of barley. In the closed plot, barley shoot density gradually increased to $267{\pm}27/m^2$ in January, 2004. Shoot density in open plots (site 1) declined sharply from.15 December ($189{\pm}18/m^2$) to 5 January 2004 ($25{\pm}11/m^2$). However, barley shoot density in open plots (site 2) was stable in January 2004 because of human disturbances. The changes in barley biomass and shoot density showed similar trend in both open and closed plot. From the exclosure experiment, it was clear that barley fields were important feeding habitat for wintering waterfowls in this area. Further, human disturbances such as noise from traffic and other human activities (farming and hiking) had significant impact on waterfowls' grazing activity. Collectively, winter barley fields were effective for waterfowl feeding, but the location of barley fields should be carefully selected for the maximum utilization of the barley feeding.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.364-378
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• 2014

과거 50여 년간 한국의 생태발자국(Ecological Footprint, EF)은 가파르게 증가해 왔으며, 이에 따라 오버슈트(Overshoot) 역시 증가해 왔다. 오버슈트를 야기하는 중요한 원인에는 인구 증가와 일인당 자원 사용 강도 증가가 있다. 본 연구에서는 이들 원인 가운데 어떤 변수가 지난 50여 년간 한국의 EF에 더 큰 영향을 미쳤는지에 대해 알아보았다. 소비 부문들 가운데, 에너지 소비에 따른 탄소발자국(Carbon Footprint, CF), 단백질 섭취에 따른 초지발자국(Grazing Land Footprint)과 어장 발자국(Fishing Grounds)이 EF 증가에 크게 영향을 주었다. 지난 50여 년간의 추세가 앞으로도 유지된다면, 2060년에는 일인당 EF 값이 2009년 현재의 2배에 달할 것으로 보이며, 2031년 이후 인구가 감소함에도 불구하고 1인당 EF 값의 증가에 따른 영향으로 EF는 2059년까지 증가할 것으로 보인다. 그러므로 향후 개개인의 소비 패턴과 행동 변화를 유도하는 것으로 환경관리 방향을 전환해갈 필요가 있을 것이다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.245-250
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• 1991

Analysis of the characteristics and the grouping of the species of sown and weeds in artificial pastures was studied applying the principal component analysis method. Presency and coverage of six sown species and fifteen weed species which occurred in pastures of under-grazing and optimumgrazing were subject to analysis. From field survey, species were divided into three groups: the group A included five species such as Festuca arundinacea, Lolium perenne and Dactylis glomerata, etc., the group B included eleven species such as Polygonum longisetum, Agrostis alba and Rumex obtusifolius, etc., and the group C included five species such as Miscanthus sinensis, Rubus palmatus and Artemisia princeps, etc. The group A species corresponded to good pasture conditions and management. On the contrary, the group C species occurred in poor pasture conditions with inadequate management. The group B species corresponded to intermediate pasture conditions and management. Interrelated pair species co-existing and species non-co-existing were discovered. Factor loading as negative for the group A species. positive for the group C species and positive but lower than the group C species for the group B species. From these results it is concluded that the principal component analysis seems to one of the useful tools for the analysis of characteristics of species and the diagnosis of sown pasture vegetation, although further studies are required to get more general information about species characteristics.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제99권2호
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• pp.163-171
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• 2010

Forest fires have potentials to change the structure and function of forest ecosystems and significantly influence on atmosphere and biogeochemical cycles. Forest fire also affects the quality of public benefits such as carbon sequestration, soil fertility, grazing value, biodiversity, or tourism. The prediction of fire occurrence and its spread is critical to the forest managers for allocating resources and developing the forest fire danger rating system. Most of fires were human-caused fires in Korea, but meteorological factors are also big contributors to fire behaviors and its spread. Thus, meteorological factors as well as social factors were considered in the fire danger rating systems. A total of 298 forest fires occurred during the fall season from 2002 to 2006 in South Korea were considered for developing a logistic model of forest fire occurrence. The results of statistical analysis show that only effective humidity and temperature significantly affected the logistic models (p<0.05). The results of ROC curve analysis showed that the probability of randomly selected fires ranges from 0.739 to 0.876, which represent a relatively high accuracy of the developed model. These findings would be necessary for the policy makers in South Korea for the prevention of forest fires.

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.81-88
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• 2016

본 연구는 애기수영 우점 초지를 대상으로 종합적인 식생개선 기술을 적용하여 갱신한 초지의 연차별 식생 및 생산성 추이를 분석해보고 개량효과를 생태적 방법으로 고찰해 보고자 2013년 8월부터 2015년 10월까지 강원도 평창의 방목용 초지에서 수행되었다. 토양개량을 위해 석회를 $2MT\;ha^{-1}$의 양으로 2회 시용한 결과 pH 4.69에서 5.47까지 향상되었으며, 이후 더 이상 상승하지 않고 pH 4.91에서 4.98 수준을 유지하였다. 초장은 식생개선구가 모든 방목 시기에서 대조구보다 높은 경향을 보였으며, 방목 후 초장은 12~18 cm 사이로 대조구와 식생개선구간에 유의적 차이가 없었다. 초지 식생구성은 목초의 비율이 증가되었고 잡초(애기수영)의 비율은 12%에서 2%까지 감소하였다. 목초는 orchardgrass와 timothy의 비율이 높은 경향을 보였으며 시간이 지날수록 Kentucky bluegrass의 식생비율이 증가하였고 tall fescue의 비율은 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 방목두수는 한우 20두로 2014년도 총 방목기간은 58일이었고, 2015년도는 55일 이었다. 가축의 총 건물섭취량의 경우 2014년은 $7,848kg\;ha^{-1}$이었고 2015년에는 $6,941kg\;ha^{-1}$로 2014년도가 더 높은 경향을 보였다. 평균 초지 가축 이용률은 2014년도 84%로 2015년도 79% 보다 높은 경향을 보였다. 목초의 건물수량은 2014년도 1차 방목에서 대조구는 $3,437kg\;ha^{-1}$로 식생개선구 $5,460kg\;ha^{-1}$ 보다 생산량이 59% 증가되었고, 2015년도 총 건물수량에서 대조구는 $5,742kg\;ha^{-1}$로 식생개선구 $8,685kg\;ha^{-1}$ 보다 51% 건물수량이 증가되었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제17권11호
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• pp.1615-1634
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• 2004

A review was undertaken to obtain information on the sustainability of pig free-range production systems including the management, performance and health of pigs in the system. Modern outdoor rearing systems requires simple portable and flexible housing with low cost fencing. Local pig breeds and outdoor-adapted breeds for certain environment are generally more suitable for free-range systems. Free-range farms should be located in a low rainfall area and paddocks should be relatively flat, with light topsoil overlying free-draining subsoil with the absence of sharp stones that can cause foot damage. Huts or shelters are crucial for protecting pigs from direct sun burn and heat stress, especially when shade from trees and other facilities is not available. Pigs commonly graze on strip pastures and are rotated between paddocks. The zones of thermal comfort for the sow and piglet differ markedly; between 12-22$^{\circ}C$ for the sow and 30-37$^{\circ}C$ for piglets. Offering wallows for free-range pigs meets their behavioural requirements, and also overcomes the effects of high ambient temperatures on feed intake. Pigs can increase their evaporative heat loss via an increase in the proportion of wet skin by using a wallow, or through water drips and spray. Mud from wallows can also coat the skin of pigs, preventing sunburn. Under grazing conditions, it is difficult to control the fibre intake of pigs although a high energy, low fibre diet can be used. In some countries outdoor sows are fitted with nose rings to prevent them from uprooting the grass. This reduces nutrient leaching of the land due to less rooting. In general, free-range pigs have a higher mortality compared to intensively housed pigs. Many factors can contribute to the death of the piglet including crushing, disease, heat stress and poor nutrition. With successful management, free-range pigs can have similar production to door pigs, although the growth rate of the litters is affected by season. Piglets grow quicker indoors during the cold season compared to outdoor systems. Pigs reared outdoors show calmer behaviour. Aggressive interactions during feeding are lower compared to indoor pigs while outdoor sows are more active than indoor sows. Outdoor pigs have a higher parasite burden, which increases the nutrient requirement for maintenance and reduces their feed utilization efficiency. Parasite infections in free-range pigs also risks the image of free-range pork as a clean and safe product. Diseases can be controlled to a certain degree by grazing management. Frequent rotation is required although most farmers are keeping their pigs for a longer period before rotating. The concept of using pasture species to minimise nematode infections in grazing pigs looks promising. Plants that can be grown locally and used as part of the normal feeding regime are most likely to be acceptable to farmers, particularly organic farmers. However, one of the key concerns from the public for free-range pig production system is the impact on the environment. In the past, the pigs were held in the same paddock at a high stocking rate, which resulted in damage to the vegetation, nutrient loading in the soil, nitrate leaching and gas emission. To avoid this, outdoor pigs should be integrated in the cropping pasture system, the stock should be mobile and stocking rate related to the amount of feed given to the animals.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.365-370
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• 2001

The vegetation of the Khogno Khan Natural Reserve of the central Mongolia was studied in terms of the Zurich-Montpellier School's method. Twenty plant communities were identified from the three different landscape types such as mountain areas(63%), plains(32%), and wetlands(5%). Actual vegetation map using five vegetation domains was accomplished in order to understand the spatial distribution of regional vegetation. Steppe vegetation of 88% vegetation cover to the whole area is representative, which is composed of a matrix of landscape. The birch-aspen forests and the elm bush forests are relics as a patch distribution. It is recognized that the whole territory of protected area be under the effects of severe grazing from the phytosociological viewpoint.