• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.237-242
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• 2006

Non-native flora of the Ulleung island, located in the eastern part of South Korea, was surveyed as 54 taxa with 16 families, 35 genera, 53 species and 1 variety. Considering the geographical distribution aspects of the island, the flora of the island showed more closely related with Korean Peninsular than Japan. Poaceace (28%) and Asteraceae (24%) represents more than 50% of the non-native flora in Ulleung island, meaning that they have an advantage of seed dispersal and adaptation to new environments. Ulleung island is comparatively small island of vulnerable to the attack of invasive alien plants but presently, it has the least number of non-native plants than other areas in South Korea. Therefore, we need to take much interest in prevention and mitigation of non-native plant in the future.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제32권11호
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• pp.789-800
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• 2023

A vascular flora survey was conducted in 2020 to identify flora and analyze changes in the numbers of vascular flora species over the past 10 years at Gongju-weir (GW) and Baekje-weir (BW) in the Geumgang River, Republic of Korea. A total of 241 taxa were found in GW and 279 taxa in BW, and 208 taxa (88% of total taxa) were common species. The distribution of invasive species in GW and BW were seven and eight taxa, respectively. Rare plants were not identified in any of the weirs. The Poaceae family dominated in terms of number of species, followed by Asteraceae, Legumes, Cyperaceae, and Polygonaceae. Additionally, Therophytes accounted for a high proportion of Raunkiaer life forms. The numbers of vascular plant species, total taxa, naturalized plants, and invasive species have been increasing over the last 10 years. However, long-term alterations in invasive species before and after the opening of the weirs increased much more significantly in the partially opened BW than in the fully opened GW. These results indicate that the degree of barrier opening does not affect the invasion and establishment of non-native species.

• Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.55-59
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• 2024

The remarkable economic growth achieved in the modern era has revitalized various industries, including pet trade. More than 2,000 species of non-native species have been introduced to South Korea and approximately 7.7 tonnes of alien turtles are imported annually. Turtles belonging to the family Kinosternidae. They are mostly small and popular pets, although they are designated as Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) species. In the present study, we present the first two species of musk turtles found in the wild in South Korea. On April 5, 2023 and July 8, 2023, an eastern musk turtle (Sternotherus odoratus) and a razorbacked musk turtle (Sternotherus carinatus) were captured in Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do and Jung-gu, Daejeon, respectively. The carapace length was 88.6 mm for S. odoratus and 105.68 mm for S. carinatus. They were identified based on their morphological characteristics and mtDNA cytochrome b gene. These turtles were found in waterfront areas with over 1.4 million annual visitors. Both sites were found to have threatened amphibians and reptiles. There is an urgent need to continue monitoring and conducting risk assessments for the protection of endemic species in Korea.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.505-513
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• 2008

본 연구의 목적은 인간의 간섭 및 영향에 따른 도시지역에서의 식물종의 분포패턴 및 특성을 분석하는데 있다. 전주시에서 자생적으로 이입된 모든 유관속 식물종에 대한 포괄적 자료습득을 위하여 각 1헥타 크기의 106개 표본 조사구가 분석되었다. 이러한 표본조사구는 전주시의 전형적인 토지이용유형을 대표하고 도심지역으로부터 다양한 이격거리를 갖도록 선정되었다. 종풍부성, 생활형의 패턴 그리고 외래종의 비율이 표본조사구의 헤메로비 정도와의 관계에 대해서 분석되었다. 식물종의 수는 적당히 영향을 받는 부지에서 가장 높게 나타남을 알 수 있었다. 이는 적당한 교란은 종풍부성 증가를 유도한다는 중간 교란 가설에 상응하는 결과이다. 인간의 영향을 가장 많이 받는 부지의 식물상은 일년생 식물과 외래종의 비율이 가장 높은 특징을 보였다. 그리고 일부 식물종들은 토지이용유형과 도시구역에 상응하는 유사한 분포를 갖는 세 가지 그룹인 도시지역 기피종(땅비싸리, 졸참나무, 개옻나무 등), 도시지역 및 외곽지역에 널리 분포하는 종(닭의장풀, 개망초, 박주가리 등)과 도시지역 선호종(애기땅빈대, 개쑥갓, 서양민들레 등)으로 구분되었다.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.277-285
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• 2001

본 연구에서는 제주도에서 자라고 있는 귀화식물의 생활형, 원산지, 도입시기를 파악하였다. 본 연구는 현지조사를 통하여 이루어졌으며 그 결과를 요약하면 아래와 같다. 1. 본 연구에서는 귀화식물이란 “우리나라 비토착종으로서 인위적 또는 자연적인 방법으로 우리나라에 들어와 야생상태에서 스스로 번식하여 생존할수 있는 종”으로 정의(定議)하여 처리하였다. 2. 제주도에 자라는 귀화식물의 종류는 31과 111속 178종 10변종의 188종류로 조사 정리하였다. 과별로는 국화科 43種類(23%), 벼科 27種類(14%), 콩과 15種類(8%), 십자화과 15종류(8%)의 높은 비율을 차지하고 있었으며, 원산지별로는 아메리카가 가장 많았다. 그 다음으로는 유럽 의 원산지인 종이 많았다. 3. 제주도의 귀화식물 188종류의 분포지를 파악하였는데, 이를 토대로 보면 전국적으로 분포하는 종은 97종류이었고, 제도에만 분포하는 종은 37종류이었다. 4. 제주도의 귀화식물 원산지별로는 유럽64(35%) 종류이고, 아메리카지역 85(45%)종류, 아시아지역 19(10%)종류순으로 나타난다.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2018년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.23-23
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• 2018

Taiwan, formerly known as Formosa, located on tropical and subtropical climate zones with abundant biological resources. According to the latest version of the Flora of Taiwan, there are 4339 species of vascular plants including 1054 endemic species. First, Taiwania (Taiwania cryptomerioides), named after its native island of Taiwan, have been isolated more than 500 secondary metabolites, including lignans, terpenoids, steroids, and flavonoids. Several of the metabolites are reported to have antibacterial, antifungal, antimite, antitermite and antitumor activities. In order to investigate plant secondary metabolic diversity toward industrial applications, we established deep transcriptome resources for non-model plants and fungi to produce terpenoid metabolites of economic importance. Second, many plants of Lauraceae have been utilized in folk medicine for their exciting bioactivities. The twigs and leaves from 27 tree species of Lauraceae grown in Taiwan were performed to evaluate potential bioactivity. The leaves of Cinnamomum osmophloeum are traditionally used in folk medicines, and many biological activities have been identified, such as antibacterial, antifungal, antitermite, antidiabetic, antihyperuricemia, antiinflammatory, and antioxidant activities. However, C. osmophloeum has nine chemotypes with various secondary metabolite profiles. In order to efficiently produce active compounds, we established the genetic markers to identify the chemotype plants. Finally, Cinnamomum kanehirae is the host of the medicinal mushroom Antrodia cinnamomea. Several in vivo and in vitro studies indicated that A. cinnamomea possesses a diverse range of biological activities. Because of the potential pharmacological application, we established the transformation system to enhance the triterpenoid contents production.