• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.74-77
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• 2007

Crude extracts of 69 marine organisms (27 salt marsh plants and 42 seaweeds) were screened for the inhibitory activity against the protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1) in vitro. The most active extracts were methanol extracts from Derbesia marina (80.6% in inhibitory activity) and Symphycladia latiscula (85.6%) at the concentration of $15{\mu}g/mL$. Methanol extracts of Codium adhaerens and Hisikia fuziformis were moderately inhibitory with 71.2 and 69.1% inhibition, respectively. It was peculiar that only the extracts from seaweeds show inhibitory activity where those from salt marsh plants do not show any significant effect.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권11호
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• pp.1549-1556
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• 2012

Endophytic fungi were isolated from roots of six halophytes in Suncheon Bay. The endophytic fungi of 35 species isolated from halophytes were identified by internal transcribed spacer (ITS) containing the ITS1, 5.8s, and ITS2 regions. All fungal strains were analyzed to diversity at the genus level. Fungal culture filtrates (FCF) of endophytic fungi were treated to Waito-c rice (WR) seedling for plant growth-promoting verification. It was confirmed that fungal strain Sj-2-2 provided plant growth promotion (PGP) to WR seedling. Then, PGP of Suaeda japonica was confirmed by treating culture filtrate of Sj-2-2. As a result, it was verified that culture filtrate of Sj-2-2 had more advanced PGP than positive control when treated to S. japonica. The secondary metabolites involved in culture filtrate of Sj-2-2 were identified by HPLC and GC-MS SIM analysis. The presence of physiologically bioactive gibberellins (GAs) and other inactive GAs in culture filtrate of Sj-2-2 was detected. The molecular analysis of sequences of Sj-2-2 showed the similarity to Penicillium sp. of 99% homology. The PGP of Sj-2-2 as well as symbiosis between endophytic fungi and halophytes growing naturally in salt marsh was confirmed. Sj-2-2 was identified as a new fungal strain producing GAs by molecular analysis of sequences. Consequently, the Sj-2-2 fungal strain was named as Penicillium sp. Sj-2-2. In this study, the diversity of endophytic fungi isolated from roots of halophytes in salt marsh and the PGP of a new gibberellin-producing fungal strain were confirmed.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.61-80
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• 2012

This study is to offer the basic data for restoration and conservation of wetland ecosystem by surveying and analysing the flora distributed in the Binae marsh, Namhan River, Chungju-si. The flora in the Binae marsh were verified 204 taxa including 48 families, 152 genera, 179 species, 23 varieties and 2 forms. In flora, pteridophyta were 2 taxa including 1 family, 1 genus and 2 species, among angiospermae, dicotyledonae were 153 taxa including 37 families, 110 genera, 138 species, 13 varieties and 2 forms and monocotyledonae were 49 taxa including 10 families, 41 genera, 39 species and 10 varieties. In the result of classifying the life form of flora, megaphanerophytes (M), nanophanerophytes (N) and chamaiphytes (Ch) were each 9 taxa (4.4%), 37 taxa (18.1%) of hemicryptophytes (H), 19 taxa (9.3%) of geophytes (G), 97 taxa (47.6%) of therophytes (Th) and 24 taxa (11.8%) of hydrophytes (HH). The rare plant designated by Korea Forest Service was 1 taxa (Aristolochia contorta), and the endemic plant was 1 taxa (Salix koriyanagi) too. The specific plants by floristic region were 6 taxa. From among these, the species of degree I were 5 taxa including Salix chaenomeloides, Aristolochia contorta, Artemisia selengensis, Cirsium pendulum and Vallisneria natans, and degree III was 1 taxa including Alisma orientale. The naturalized plants were 45 taxa and the invasive alien plants were 3 taxa including Sicyos angulatus, Ambrosia artemisiifolia and Ambrosia trifida. The naturalized index (NI) was about 22.1%, 16.1% of urbanized index (UI) and 27.3% of disturbed index (DI). The extinct species by construction were 17 taxa including Persicaria sagittata, Typha orientalis, Zizania latifolia and so forth. The new-occured species were 14 taxa including Brassica juncea, Thlaspi arvense, Carduus crispus and so forth. The important species among the extinct species were Aristolochia contorta, Alisma orientale and Vallisneria natans.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.131-137
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• 2014

To investigate the solute pattern of salt marsh plants in Suncheon Bay in Korea, plants and soil samples were collected at three sites from July to September 2011. The soil pH around the investigated species was weakly alkaline, 6.9-8.1. The total ion and Cl- content of site 1 gradually increased, while those of site 2 and site 3 were lowest in August and highest in September. The exchangeable $Ca^{2+}$, $Mg^{2+}$ and $K^+$ in the soil were relatively constant during the study period, but the soil exchangeable $Na^+$ content was variable. Carex scabrifolia and Phragmites communis had constant leaf water content and very high concentrations of soluble carbohydrates during the study period. However, Suaeda malacosperma and S. japonica had high leaf water content and constant very low soluble carbohydrate concentrations. Carex scabrifolia accumulated similar amounts of $Na^+$ and $K^+$ ions in its leaves. Phragmites communis contained a high concentration of $K^+$ ions. Suada japonica and S. malacosperma had more $Na^+$ and $Cl^-$ ions than $K^+$ ions in their leaves. Suaeda japonica had higher levels of glycine betaine in its leaves under saline conditions than C. scabrifolia and P. communis. Consequently, the physiological characteristics of salt marsh chenopodiaceous plants (S. japonica and S. malacosperma) were the high storage capacity for inorganic ions (especially alkali cations and chloride) and accumulation of glycine betaine, but monocotyledonous plant species (C. scabrifolia and P. communis) showed high $K^+$concentrations, efficient regulation of ionic uptake, and accumulation of soluble carbohydrates. These characteristics might enable salt marsh plants to grow in saline habitats.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.162-177
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• 2020

Background: Ecologists have achieved much progress in the study of mechanisms that maintain species coexistence and diversity. In this paper, we reviewed a wide range of past research related to these topics, focusing on five theoretical bodies: (1) coexistence by niche differentiation, (2) coexistence without niche differentiation, (3) coexistence along environmental stress gradients, (4) coexistence under non-equilibrium versus equilibrium conditions, and (5) modern perspectives. Results: From the review, we identified that there are few models that can be generally and confidently applicable to different ecological systems. This problem arises mainly because most theories have not been substantiated by enough empirical research based on field data to test various coexistence hypotheses at different spatial scales. We also found that little is still known about the mechanisms of species coexistence under harsh environmental conditions. This is because most previous models treat disturbance as a key factor shaping community structure, but they do not explicitly deal with stressful systems with non-lethal conditions. We evaluated the mainstream ideas of niche differentiation and stochasticity for the coexistence of plant species across salt marsh creeks in southwestern Denmark. The results showed that diversity indices, such as Shannon-Wiener diversity, richness, and evenness, decreased with increasing surface elevation and increased with increasing niche overlap and niche breadth. The two niche parameters linearly decreased with increasing elevation. These findings imply a substantial influence of an equalizing mechanism that reduces differences in relative fitness among species in the highly stressful environments of the marsh. We propose that species evenness increases under very harsh conditions if the associated stress is not lethal. Finally, we present a conceptual model of patterns related to the level of environmental stress and niche characteristics along a microhabitat gradient (i.e., surface elevation). Conclusions: The ecology of stressful systems with non-lethal conditions will be increasingly important as ongoing global-scale climate change extends the period of chronic stresses that are not necessarily fatal to inhabiting plants. We recommend that more ecologists continue this line of research.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.49-62
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• 2023

Background: Over the past three decades, gradual eustatic sea-level rise has been considered a primary exogenous factor in the increased frequency of flooding and biological changes in several salt marshes. Under this paradigm, the potential importance of short-term events, such as ocean storminess, in coastal hydrology and ecology is underrepresented in the literature. In this study, a simulation was developed to evaluate the influence of wind waves driven by atmospheric oscillations on sedimentary and vegetation dynamics at the Skallingen salt marsh in southwestern Denmark. The model was built based on long-term data of mean sea level, sediment accretion, and plant species composition collected at the Skallingen salt marsh from 1933-2006. In the model, the submergence frequency (number yr^-1) was estimated as a combined function of wind-driven high water level (HWL) events (> 80 cm Danish Ordnance Datum) affected by the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and changes in surface elevation (cm yr^-1). Vegetation dynamics were represented as transitions between successional stages controlled by flooding effects. Two types of simulations were performed: (1) baseline modeling, which assumed no effect of wind-driven sea-level change, and (2) experimental modeling, which considered both normal tidal activity and wind-driven sea-level change. Results: Experimental modeling successfully represented the patterns of vegetation change observed in the field. It realistically simulated a retarded or retrogressive successional state dominated by early- to mid-successional species, despite a continuous increase in surface elevation at Skallingen. This situation is believed to be caused by an increase in extreme HWL events that cannot occur without meteorological ocean storms. In contrast, baseline modeling showed progressive succession towards the predominance of late-successional species, which was not the then-current state in the marsh. Conclusions: These findings support the hypothesis that variations in the NAO index toward its positive phase have increased storminess and wind tides on the North Sea surface (especially since the 1980s). This led to an increased frequency and duration of submergence and delayed ecological succession. Researchers should therefore employ a multitemporal perspective, recognizing the importance of short-term sea-level changes nested within long-term gradual trends.

• 한국지형학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.57-73
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• 2017

The formation of the lava dam of the paleo lake blocked the entrance to the Chatancheon River on the Jeongok lava plateau and it suddenly transformed the terrestrial ecosystem into the aquatic one by the overflow. The spiders in the lava dam adapted in the wetland and evolved into water spiders that could survive by forming bubble houses. Since then, the lava dam was connected to the present Hantangang River due to the dissection and the lake became a terrestrial environment, a small area of marsh composed of primarily clay soil layer. Change in water level of the habitat and thus the extension of the terrestrial area made the species a endangered now. This study carried out frequency of occurrence, degree of wetness and plant habitats of the vascular plant in the water spider habitat. As a result of this study, total 180taxa are of 55 (30.6%) wetland plant groups and of 113 (62.8%) upland plant groups except facultative plant groups. Among the wetland plant groups, the Isachne globosa community occupied the largest area, where the water spiders were most observed. The result of this study, the classification and the types of vascular plant species, would provide useful information for the sustaining healthy wetland ecosystem and the restoration of the habitat for the water spiders.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.911-922
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• 2012

본 연구는 낙동강 하구역 연안 사주섬 식생의 발달과 분포 특성을 규명하고자 시행하였다. 총 118개의 식생자료를 획득되었다. 좌표결정법에 의해 식물종과 환경요소들 간의 관계를 규명하였으며, 이를 위해 RIM 등의 프로그램을 이용하였다. 총 12개의 식물군락이 구분되었으며, 건생형과 습생형으로 대분류 되었다. 이들 식물군락은 사주와 염습지를 대표하는 하는 식생형으로 건생형은 해송군락, 순비기나무군락, 좀보리사초군락, 띠군락, 물억새군락, 갯메꽃군락, 습생형은 개수양버들-산조풀군락, 갈대-산조풀군락, 쇠보리-갈대군락, 갈대군락, 새섬매자기군락, 나문재-칠면초군락 등으로 구분되었다. 공간적으로 건생형 초본과 염습지의 갈대군락 및 새섬매자기군락이 가장 넓게 분포하고 있었다. 해안 사주의 대부분은 갈대군락이 대상으로 분포하며, 해안가에서는 새섬매자기군락이 관찰되었다. 현존식생도에서 가장 넓은 면적을 구성하는 식생유형은 새섬매자기군락, 염습지 갈대군락, 건생초원식생이다. 대부분의 사주섬 가장자리에는 염습지 갈대군락이 대상으로 분포하며, 그 외곽에 새섬매자기군락이 발달하고 있다. 해안 사구식생과 염습지 식생은 각각 말단사주섬의 전방과 후방 지역에 분포하였다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.53-64
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• 2009

습지는 다양한 생지화학적 반응기작을 통하여 폐수로부터 유입되는 유기오염물질을 완화/정화하는 지역으로 알려져있다. 본 연구에서는 습지에서 다양한 물질의 성상과 거동을 모의하기 위하여 수학적 모형을 개발하였다. 개발한 모형은 1차원 수직 포화 모형으로 이류, 수리학적 분산, 미생물에 의한 생분해, 산화/환원반응, 식생과 조수 등 외부환경의 영향을 고려하였다. 조수의 영향은 퇴적물 내 공극수의 흐름에 주기적인 변화를 일으키고, 계절에 따라 식생은 증발산과 뿌리로부터의 산소공급을 통해 흐름과 근권 내 산화/환원 환경에 영향을 미친다. 개발된 모형을 적용하여 습지퇴적물 내에 존재하는 관심물질의 공간적 및 시간적 분포 모의를 위한 가상의 수치실험을 수행하였다. 또한 대표적인 중금속 오염물질의 하나인 크롬의 습지퇴적물 내 성상과 거동을 모의하였다. 모의 결과는 식생 뿌리와 조수가 습지퇴적물 내 전자수용체, 환원물질, 중금속의 분포에 지대한 영향을 미칠 수 있음을 보여주었다.

• 식물분류학회지
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.264-276
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• 2009

본 연구는 한반도산 염생식물 분포를 밝히기 위해 해안 염습지와 사구 95지역을 조사하였다. 연구결과 남한의 해안과 섬지역 등에서 21과 44속 57종 4변종 1품종 등 62 염생식물이 기록되었다. 이 중 33분류군은 사구에 자라며, 나머지 29분류군은 염습지에 자라는 식물이다. 61지역이 조사된 서해안에는 58분류군이 분포하였으며, 이들 중 염습지에서는 나문재, 칠면초, 갈대, 갯잔디, 천일사초가, 사구에서는 수송나물, 갯완두, 갯길경, 갯메꽃이 많이 발견되었다. 한편 15지역이 조사된 남해안에는 서해안 보다 적은 45분류군이 분포하였다. 13지역이 조사된 동해안에는 44분류군이 분포하였으며, 흔히 발견된 식물은 수송나물, 갯완두, 갯메꽃으로 모두 사구식물이다. 해란초는 한반도에서는 동해안에서만 조사되었다. 6 지역이 조사된 제주도에는 30분류군이 분포하였다. 해녀콩은 국내에서는 제주도에서만 발견되었다. 한국산 염생식물 중 약 절반은 12종의 명아주과, 12종의 벼과, 7종의 국화과 등 3과에 속하였다.