• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.125-148
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• 2017

This study analyzed the community structure of macrobenthic organisms in the subtidal area suffering under the influence of thermal discharge from the Uljin nuclear power plant during 2012-2013 and reviewed the temporal change in the faunal composition of the macrobenthic community using data from previous studies since the start of the plant operation in 1989. A total of 319 species were collected in 2012-2013, with a mean density of $3,330ind./m^2$ and a mean biomass of $131.96g/m^2$. These results were similar to those obtained in 2006-2007. The dominant species were not different from each other before and after the power plant operations began, but the faunal density near the power plant drainage port was significantly higher compared to those densities obtained from other stations. Spiophanes bombyx and Polydora sp., which is known as a pollution indicator species, was dominant only in the drainage port area. The study area consisted of two subregions with different macrobenthic communities depending on the water depth, which was similar to the results of the 2006-2007 survey. The macrobenthic community structures before and after the operation of the power plant in the coastal area were not changed, but there were seasonal differences in the long-term macrobenthic community structure which were strongly related to the thermal discharge from the power plant.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.497-507
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• 2008

With the reduction of tidal currents by the closing of the Saemangeun 4th dyke, sedimentary environments on the Gunsan tidal flat, the nearest inner flat from the 4th dyke, has been severely changed, which might affect macrobenthic assemblages on the habitats. In order to investigate changes in macrobenthic community structure on Gunsan tidal flat, field surveys were seasonally conducted at seven stations from April 2002 to November, 2005. Sedimentary facies on the study area were shifted into muddominant facies. The fine sediment has been greatly deposited on the tidal flat with accumulation of organic materials after closing the water passage of 4th dyke section. These drastic variations in environments gave rise to change in macrobenthic community structure. Since the closure of the 4th dyke, the number of species of macrobenthos has gradually decreased. And the filter feeders and sand-favored species such as Urothoe convexa, Macrophthalmus dilatatus, Umbonium thomasi, and Mactra veneriformis have been replaced by the deposit feeders such as Macrophthalmus japonicus and Ilyoplax pingi. MDS ordination based on Bray-Curtis similarity from forth-root transformed species abundance data showed that the macrobenthic communities have passed through three succession stages from 2002 to 2005. During the third stage of 2005 opportunistic species such as Prionospio japonica, Heteromastus filiformis and Sinocorophium sinensis increased in population on the tidal flat.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.423-432
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• 2004

In coastal area of Inchon, dredging and the disposal of dredged material for sea-wall construction and reclamation have increased in recent years. These activities may impact the benthic environment and result in changes in benthic communities, but little information is available on the extent and direction of these changes. We investigated whether there have been changes in the dominant macrobenthic species and benthic community over the last decade, and explored the relationship between environmental variables and spatial patterns of macrobenthic community structure. We sampled macrobenthos and recorded environmental variables in the coastal habitats of Inchon in March and June 2004. In total, 212 macrobenthic species were recorded during this study, predominately crustaceans $(34{\%})$, mollusks $(32{\%})$ and polychaetes $(21{\%})$. The mean density of macrobenthos was $1,393\;ind./m^{2}$.The most abundant species was Amphioplus japonicus $(20.5{\%})$, followed by Heteromastus filiformis $(14.4{\%})$, Theora fragilis $(8.2{\%})$ and Ampharete sp. $(4.0{\%})$. Over the past decade the dominant macrobenthic species in this area shifted. Multivariate analysis (multidimensional scaling) revealed significant differences in community structure among three regions: the middle part of the sampling area (B), site 8 (C) and other sites (A). Mean density varied significantly among the three regions, but no differences in the number of species and diversity (H') were observed. The distribution of the macrobenthic community was affected by environmental variables such as percentage sand content and sediment kurtosis. Species that were important in different areas included A. japonicus in region A, Raeta puchella in region B and T. fragilis in region C. The important species in regions B and C were filter-feeding bivalves, and the abundance of these species may be related to the increase in percentage sand content. We suggest that the sediment composition (percentage sand content) may be an important factor in determining the dominant species and structure of the macrobenthic communities in coastal Inchon. Long-term monitoring programs are necessary to understand ongoing changes in the benthic communities of this area.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.27-37
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• 2013

The western coast of Anmyeondo is open toward the Yellow sea and the northern and southern coasts are sandy and have simple coastlines. In this study, we investigated the spatial distribution and community structure of the macrobenthos that inhabit the sandy shore of Anmyeondo. For the study, we chose 8 sites encompassing 44 stations. In total, we have recorded 62 species, and collected 747 inds./$m^2$ on average. Zonation pattern did not appear because the mean grain size and organic contents of the study sites were similar among the macrobenthos. Polychaetes were most frequently recorded, but amphipods appeared in higher mean density. Macrobenthic community is classified into 3 groups largely based on the density difference among the dominant species and the groups were not influenced by environmental factors. The aggregated distribution of macrobenthos did not show a clear regional spatial difference but exhibited classification pattern emphasizing the density difference of the dominant species. The sandy shores of Anmyeondo are relatively more influenced by waves compared to other regions and the sediment moves more due to strong winds, etc. at low tide. We presume that the movement of sediment resulted in a relatively even sedimentary environment and consequently weakened environmental variables that change with the tide level. We concluded that the macrobenthic community does not show the zonation pattern in the sandy shores of Anmyeondo due to such influences.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제39권spc1호
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• pp.151-164
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• 2006

We monitored the current macrozoobenthic community structure after the Sea Prince oil spill around Keumo-do and Sori-do, Korea. Macrobenthic animals were collected seasonally around Sori-Keumo do using a van Veen grab ($0.1m^2$) from October 1999 to April 2000. In total, 196 species were identified at 46 sites around Keumho-do. The mean density was 1,460 individuals/$m^2$, and polychaetes comprised 80% of the total density of the macrozoobenthic. Dominant species were the polychaete Tharyx sp. (51%), the echinoderm Amphioplus megapomus (5%) and the polychaete Lumbrineris longifolia (3%). We identified 176 macrobenthic species at 36 sites around Sori-do. The mean density was 1,068 individuals/$m^2$, and polychaetes was the most abundant faunal group, comprising 41%, followed by mollusks (24%) and echinoderms (20%). Dominant species in Sori-do were the mollusk Potamocorbula amurensis (23%), the chinoderm Amphioplus megapomus (14%), and the polychaete Tharyx sp. (10%). The overall community structures in the study area showed few seasonal changes, although there was a gradual change in the species composition within each benthic community. Tharyx sp. was the most abundant species in the study area. Because this species has not been found in the other coastal areas except during recent investigations, it is considered to have increased during the course of community succession after the oil spill. The macrozoobenthic around Keumo-do showed little change in species richness, whereas around Sori-do, it showed a few increases in species richness after the summer of 1998. The overall density showed the same trend as species richness. Based on improved community indices, we suggest that the macrozoobenthic communities around Sori-Keumo Islands are gradually recovering from the oil-spill damagecaused by the oil spill.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.167-182
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• 2021

본 연구는 충남 보령 학성리 갯벌 조간대에서 대형저서동물의 시·공간적 분포 및 군집구조를 파악하고, 환경요인에 따른 군집구조 변동을 알아보고자 하였다. 현장조사는 2016년-2017년에 계절별로 9개 정점에서 캔코어(13 cm × 22 cm × 30 cm)를 이용하여 각 정점마다 3회 반복 채취 수행하였다. 퇴적환경은 전반적으로 니질 함량이 60% 이상이었으며, 유기물 함량은 평균 2.3%이었다. 대형 저서동물은 총 79종이 출현하였고, 평균서식밀도는 611 ind./m², 평균생물량은 64.1 gWWt/m²이었다. 상위 우점종은 니질 갯벌에 서식하는 고리버들갯지렁이(Heteromastus filiformis), 칠게(Macrophthalmus japonicus)와 쏙(Upogebia major)이며, 서식밀도는 각각 297 ind./m²(48.6%), 62 ind./m²(10.1%), 42 ind./m²(6.9%)으로 나타났다. 집괴분석으로 분류된 3개의 정점군은 물리·화학적인 환경요인 보다는 생물상호 작용과 우점종 출현비율 등으로 구분되었으며, nMDS 분석으로 살펴본 대형저서동물 군집은 계절적 변동양상을 보였다.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.63-71
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• 2002

This preliminary study on the changes of macrobenthic assemblages in experimental sediment fences was conducted as a part of tidal marsh restoration project. Intertidal sediment fences were designed to increase the efficiency of trapping sediments on unvegetated tidal flats in order to raise sediment elevation and to allow colonization of intertidal vegetation. Although increment of soil surface level was not observed over the first three months of the study, it was possible to obtain some effects of the sediment fence. Three months later, the particle sizes of the surface sediment at experimental plots became much finer compared to unfenced areas on the natural mudflats located in the same tide level as that of the plots. The difference was much greater on the plot with drainage canals than on the plot without ones. Species diversity of the experimental plots became much higher than that of natural sites. Perinereis aibuhitensis and Glauconome chinensis which were absent from initial community appeared with high density in the plot with drainage canals. Those species were significantly different in abundance between the experimental plot and the natural mudflat. Changes in species composition were not detected in another experimental plot without drainage canals.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.346-356
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• 2000

본 연구는 강릉 연안역의 사질퇴적상에 서식하는 저서동물군집의 분포양상을 보기 위해 1993년 4월부터 1994년 2월까지 계절별로 조사하였다. 전체 출현종수는 봄철에 109종으로 가장 많았고, 겨울철에 70종으로 가장 적었다. 다모류가 종수와 개체수에 있어서 가장 우점한 동물군이었고, 생물량에 있어서는 연체동물이 가장 우점한 동물군이었다. 전체 대형저서동물의 서식밀도는 여름철에 1,995개체/m$^2$로 최대치를 보였고,가을철에 631개체/m$^2$로서 최소치를 보였다. 조사해역의 주요 우점종은 전 계절에 걸쳐 점하였던 다모류의 Spiophanes bombyx를 포함하여 Prionospio sp., 연체동물의 Alvenius ojianus, 갑각류의 Wecomedon sp.와 Urothoidae spp.였다. 집괴분석 결과 조사해역의 저서동물은 크게 수심이 얕은 연안역과 수심이 깊은 외해역으로 구분되어져 수심에 의해 군집조성이 달라짐을 보였다. 그러나 가을철과 겨울철의 경우에는 남대천과 군성강 등 소규모 하천 주변해역에서는 외곽의 해역과는 군집조성이 차이를 보였다.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.254-267
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• 2011

영산강 하구역 대형저서동물 군집구조의 10년 경과 후의 변동사항을 파악하기 위하여 임과 박(1998)이 1995년 조사한 정점과 동일한 40개 정점에서 2006년 대형저서동물 군집을 조사하였다. 1995년에 비해 2006년에는 출현종수와 평균 밀도가 현저히 감소하였고, 생체량은 약간 감소하였으나 유사한 값을 보였다. 출현종수 감소는 다모류에서 가장 크게 나타나 1995년의 67종이 2006년에는 48종으로 감소하였으나 점유율은 각각 48% 및 43%로서 유사하였다. 연체동물도 31종에서 22종으로 감소하였으나 점유율은 유사하였다. 갑각류와 극피동물 및 기타분류군의 출현종수는 큰 변화가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 출현밀도는 다모류에서는 큰 차이가 없었으나 연체동물 및 갑각류는 크게 감소된 것이 특징적이었다. 그 밖에 극피동물과 기타분류군은 밀도 차이가 거의 없는 것으로 나타났다. 1995년과 2006년 동시에 가장 우점했던 종은 이매패류인 Theora fragilis였으며, 두 번째로 우점한 종은 다모류인 Tharyx sp.로서 우점 순위는 10여년이 지난 뒤에도 변함이 없었다. 그러나 T. fragilis는 1995년에 평균 1,254 ind./$m^2$였으나, 2006년에는 235 ind./$m^2$로 급격히 감소하였다. 주 분포역은 영산강 하구둑에서부터 목포항에 이르는 지역으로 큰 변화가 없었으나 이들 정점에서의 밀도 감소는 현저하였다. 그 대신 다모류인 Tharyx sp.의 밀도가 증가하였으며 점유율도 증가함으로서 T. fragilis가 우점하던 해역이 Tharyx sp.가 우점한 해역으로 바뀐 것으로 나타났다. 또한 1995년에 우점종으로 출현하였던 다모류인 Poecilochaetus johnsoni와 이매패류인 Raetellops pulchella는 2006년에 밀도가 현저히 감소하였으며, 고하도 서측해역에 우점적으로 분포하던 표층퇴적물식자인 이매패류의 Yoldia johanni는 급격한 밀도 감소와 함께 분포역도 축소되었다. 종 다양도는 2006년에 평균 $1.95{\pm}0.42$로서 1995년 여름철의 $2.08{\pm}0.47$에 비해 약간 감소하였으며, Rarefaction 방법으로 비교한 결과에서도 동일한 양상을 나타내었다. 이러한 결과는 반폐쇄적인 하구역에서 나타나는 지속적인 유기물 축적과 퇴적, 그리고 하구역 준설 및 주변의 토목 공사와 같은 인위적인 영향이 우점종들의 분포와 밀도에 영향을 미쳤음을 시사하고 있으며 그 결과 전체적인 종 다양도 감소를 초래한 것으로 판단된다.