• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.189-191
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• 1999

Mineral profile of serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of 15 Himalayan Yak (adult female, n=8; adult male n=4 and young male,n=3) was studied in their natural habitat at an altitude of 3300 meters above mean sea level at Sangla in north western Himalayas. The macro and micro minerals estimated in serum and CSF were; Sodium, Potassium, Calcium and Magnesium and Zinc, Copper and Iron respectively. The values recorded among different Yak groups did not significantly differ from each other except serum iron and haemoglobin which were significantly higher (p<0.05 ) in young male Yaks compared to the adult male and female Yaks. An observation of great significance was considerably higher potassium and lower sodium level in Yaks compared to other bovine species of plains. The serum potassium values in some adult female Yaks were recorded as high as 10.4 mEq/l and the values varied between 6.6 to 9.8 mEq/l in young male Yaks. The serum Sodium values and Na:K ratios in Yak serum ranged between 117.5 to 122.6 mEq/l and 13.7 to 15.3 respectively. The possible relationship of high serum Potassium value with hypoxic conditions and hostile mountain environment has been discussed.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.25-38
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• 1991

Berchemia berchemiaefolia is a native a native rare plant which has been designating as the Natural Monument, No. 266, since 1980. The floristic composition, population structure and maintenance mechanism of the Berchemia berchemiaefolia forest were investigated in conjunction with the habitat consisted of the block field or screes. Through the present study, the authors found a new habitat of Berchemia berchemiaefolia in the northeastern slope on Mt. Kumdansan located at Hajeok-ri, Cheongcheon-myeon, Koesan-gun, chungbuk province. Gravels consisted of the block field belonged to granule, pebble and cobble as the range of grain size, $\Phi$=-1.5~6.6 values. The tree layer of Berchemia berchemiaefolia community was mainly composed of Quercus variabilis, Pinus densiflora and Q. serrata including Berchemia berchemiaefolia and of this community were similar to that of Q. variabilis. By the age distribution, it was considered that the community was a discontinued one as the pattern of distribution was a normal distribution type(N type). Phenological cycle including leafing, blooming and seed-bearing period between both sites of block field and valley or close canopy showed some differences. The seed production of Berchemia berchemiaefolia was 8, 655, 000 seeds/ha/year, but only 406, 000 seeds/ha/year of them were developed as saplings, and only 4 saplings were developed to mature trees.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.187-194
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• 2009

This study was carried out to investigate vegetation structure and soil property of natural habitat of Polygonatum stenophyllum to provide basic information for propagation, conservation and restoration. Habitats of Polygonatum stenophyllum were classified into Hemiptelea davidii-Robinia pseudo-acacia dominant population (Yeongwol-eup), Pinus densiflora-Hemiptelea davidii-Callicarpa japonica dominant population (Nam-myeon), and Hemiptelea davidii-Rubus crataegifolius dominant population (Gangchon-ri). The soil pH 6.49~7.28; and electron conductivity 0.10~0.19 ds/m. The average content of organic matter, total nitrogen, available $P_2O_5$, $Ca^{2+}$, $Mg^{2+}$, $K^+$, and $Na^+$ were 8.24~16.45 g/kg, 0.02~0.13%, 45.67~123.67 mg/kg, 4.61~6.71 cmol(+)/kg, 0.17~0.63 cmol(+)/kg, 0.06~0.27 cmol(+)/kg and 0.03~0.30 cmol(+)/kg, respectively. Species diversity index (H'), maximum species diversity index (H' max), evenness (J') and dominance (1-J') of investigated sites ranged 1.0323 (Nam-myeon)~1.1134 (Yeongwol -eup), 1.4914 (Gangchon-ri)~1.6128 (Nam-myeon), 0.6401 (Nam-myeon)~0.7270 (Yeongwol-eup) and 0.2730 (Yeongwol-eup)~0.3599 (Nam-myeon) respectively.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.228-235
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• 2015

Stream ecosystems are closely related to many human activities. Therefore, streams are affected by anthropogenic disturbances such as riverine development and gravel-mining as well as deterioration of water quality. The goal of this study was to elucidate the recolonization process of the macroinvertebrate community after a small-scale anthropogenic disturbance. Field studies were conducted at three sites in a natural stream. The number of recolonizing species tended to increase slightly over time, exceeding the total species number of the control. Ephemeroptera contributed the most to shaping the recolonizing pattern of the entire community. From the result of changes in dominant species, the early recolonizers of each site were the species that showed more frequent occurrence particulary at each sites. But the late recolonizers are Chironomidae at all the sites commonly. This result implies that the actual differences exist among the recolonizing trends of each benthic macroinvertebrate taxon. Collector-gatherers and scrapers comprised about 70% of the recolonizing species. These results indicate that the recolonizing process of an aquatic community after an artificial disturbance depends on the environmental conditions(particularly substratum composition or organic pollution) of the habitat.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제11권11호
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• pp.1149-1156
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• 2002

The ecological characteristics of Dolbae trees, a valuable genetic resource for native pyrus fruit trees, were investigated at four naturally inhabited areas on Mount Kaya, Gyeongsangnam-Do. Most Dolbae trees were found on the southwest side of an old hiking path to a mountain valley at altitudes of 610∼670 m. The surrounding flora consisted of 46 families, 69 genera, 75 species, and 10 varieties. The natural habitat of the Dolbae trees was basically a deciduous broad-leaved forest with a predominance of Quercus serrata and ligneous plants(xylophytes) from the Fagaceae and Betulaceae families. The habitat was also found to be in a second transition resulting from forest disturbance and exhibited a degree of diversity of 2.901-5.065, based on Shannon-Weiner's index. Examination of the Dolbae trees found in Mount Kaya revealed diameter breast heights(DBHs) ranging from 10 to 60 cm, including six old and large Dolbae trees with a DBH of 50∼60 cm, which will be particularly valuable as a genetic resource. Accordingly, the current results suggest that the study areas are a secondary forest in a typical mid-temperate zone resulting from forest damage about 10 years earlier.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제3권3_4호
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• pp.222-227
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• 2000

Fabrea salina living at salt pond is an interesting ciliate in the research of photobiology and live food for aquaculture. This study was carried out to understand the natural habitat of F. salina at salt pond, which would be a basic biological knowledge for the indoor mass culture of this ciliate. In this research, the water quality as temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and chlorophyll-a was examined with the population density of the ciliate at salt pond. The highest population density of F. salina occurred at 109 ppt and $31^{\circ}C$with 2,390 inds./L in August, and the distribution of the ciliate was positively correlated with salinity, temperature, and chlorophyll­a. Even though F. salina is a very euryharine ciliate, it did not occur at the salinity below 47 ppt in this study. Its reason is able to be explained with the occurrence of many predators as small fish and food competitors as zooplankton living at low salinity of salt pont. While F. salina occurred with Anemia at the same habitat using the same food source, the optimum salinity for the ciliate was a little higher than that of Anemia, and the optimum temperature for the former was a little lower than that of the later. This should be a reason for that these two species have different ecological nich at the same habitat using the same food source.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.591-596
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• 2012

홍천강 유역은 우리나라 대표적인 청정지역으로 수생태계의 대표적인 수달이 서식하는 지역이다. 이들 지역에서 서식하는 수달의 서식지분석을 위해 식이물 연구가 수행되었다. 총 478개의 흔적 및 배설물이 사용되었으며, 수달의 식이물 분석 결과 80.5%가 어류인 것으로 조사되었다. 어류 중 이 지역에서 가장 우점하는 갈겨니(Zacco temminckii)의 식이물이 확인되었으며, 양서류 및 조류가 섭식된 것으로 나타났다. 계절적으로는 여름철 식이물의 빈도가 가장 높게 나타났으며 먹이자원이 여름철에 풍부한 것으로 보인다. 군업천과 내촌천의 식이물 구성 및 빈도는 크게 다르지 않았다. 현재 이 지역은 홍천-양양간 고속도로 건설이 진행되는 지역으로 수달 식이물 분석을 통한 인공서식지, 관리방안 도출 등이 수행되어야 한다.

• Spatial Information Research
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.247-256
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• 1998

본 연구의 목적은 설악산국립공원 및 점봉산천연보호림 일대의 생태조사자료를 활용하여 멧돼지 서식지 적합성 예측모형을 개발하는 것이다. 본 연구의 GIS DB는 2년간 무선송신기를 이용하여 수집한 멧돼지의 서식지 이용 적합성 자료에 입각하여 대상지역의 임상, 영급, 향 경사도 수계 및 임도로부터의 거리 등으로 구축하였다. 서식지 적합성 분석은 전술한 6개의 영향인자를 중첩하여 계산하였고 이때 각 인자의 등급은 대상지의 환경특성을 고려하여 표준화시켜 이용하였다. 서식지 적합성 분석인자는 여름, 가을 및 년중으로 구분하였으며, 적합성은 다시 5등급으로 재분류하였다. 점봉산 일대의 멧돼지 흔적관찰지점을 적합성 평가 도면에 중첩한 결과 일치율이 높아서 모형의 정확성이 높은 것으로 판명되었다.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.61-80
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• 1997

This study tried to propose the guidelines for the ecological preservation zoning in Korea. So some related laws and regulations were inspected, which were Natural Environment Preservation Act, Nature Park Act, Cultural Asset Conservation Act, Forest Act and Urban Planning Act. In these acts, I could find several concepts related to the ecosystem that are described as the protection area. But there aren't detailed and practical characteristics in those concepts. So for making the practical concept of ecosystem preservation, I considered Multiple Use Module, Wildlife habitat model, and Environmental evaluation model. Thorough this step, the process and methodology was established for evaluating and analysing. The potentiality of the GIS system was inspected. So the TM5 scene of the site was acquired and processed by ER-Mapper, Idrisi, Arc/Info and Arcview. And several digitized data were input by scanning and vecterizing. The Erdas format was mostly exchangeable to any program. The site is the Byonsan Peninsula National Park. The forest stand information and topographic data were digitized, types of which are forest year, DBH, density, slope, aspect etc. And also the watershed boundary, roads and paths, natural and cultural resources were mapped and analysed. Modelling of preservation suitability found the dispersed patterns for the best suitable zone through all the site. And the development potential areas were checked on downwatershed. This patterns are thought to result from the forest location for the wildlife habitat and the low altitude and no-steep slopes for developing. And Early warning system concept was introduced by overlapping these two patterns on the both potential area. As the conclusions, I proposed that the preservation zone be assigned according to the watershed unit as the main ecosystem zone. This main area should be linked by the eco-corridor through the point type eco-system. Finally, I thought the comprehensive information system should be established for making the rational and efficient decision making in natural area.

• 한국양식학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.44-50
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• 2003

가시파래의 자연 서식지에서 자연채묘 방법과 실내에서 포자방출에 의한 인공종묘생산 기술을 개발하고, 양성시험에 의한 완전한 양식방법을 개발하여 대량생산 가능성을 조사하였다. 가시파래 자연채묘는 자연 서식지의 사니질로 조성된 해역이 적합하였으며, 하계의 착생밀도는 채묘틀이 지면에서 20cm 높이에 시설하는 것이 높았고, 추계에는 40cm 높이에 시설하는 것이 효과적이었다. 가시파래 인공종묘 생산은 성숙한 모조를 12~24시간 음건하여 포자를 방출하고, 포자액이 들어있는 수조에 채묘망을 넣고 24시간 암흑처리하면 포자 착생률이 높게 나타났다. 가시파래 양성은 수심이 낮고 저질이 니질 또는 사니질로 조성된 해역은 지주식으로 시설하며, 수심이 깊고 유속이 빠른 해역은 부류식으로 시설하는 것이 좋았다. 양성장소는 영양염이 풍부하고 파랑에 의한 엽체의 탈락과 시설물 파손이 적은 해역이 양호하였으며, 광합성률을 높이기 위하여 표층노출식으로 시설하는 것이 생산량이 많았다.