• Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.53 no.2
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• pp.109-137
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• 2020

Upo Wetland is the largest riverine wetland in Korea which has been inscribed on the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance in 1998. In this study, sedimentological study was carried out in order to understand the environmental changes in Upo Wetland during the Holocene. The drilling work for recovering the Quaternary sediments was conducted on the inner part (UPW17-01, UPW17-02, and UPW17-03) and the outer part (UPL17-01, UPL17-02) of the Upo Wetland. The recovered sediments are commonly characterized by gravel-dominated deposits in the lower part and silty clay-dominated deposits in the middle to upper parts respectively, which are seemed to be changed from fluvial to palustrine/lacustrine environments around 4,000 cal yr BP. In order to establish the Holocene diatoms distribution from Upo Wetland, we identified 63 diatom taxa. Of these, 14 species were new records for Korea: Gomphonema consector, Gomphonema jadwigiae, Hantzschia abundans, Luticola pseudomurrayi, Luticola spauldingiae, Neidium suboblongum, Ninastrelnikovia gibbosa, Oricymba rhynchocephala, Pinnularia borealis var. lanceolata, Pinnularia latarea, Pinnularia paliobducta, Pinnularia saprophila, Sellaphora laevissima, Stauroneis pseudoschimanskii. All identified diatom species are illustrated by high-quality scanning electron microscopic and light microscopic microphotographs. The ecological habitat for all taxa are presented.

• ALGAE
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.219-230
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• 2008

The structure of phytoplankton community was studied for one year round at 6 stations in the Beopsu Marsh, Haman-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea. One hundred seventy-eight taxa (69 taxa belonging to Chlorophyta, 55 taxa to Bacillariophyta, 33 taxa to Cyanophyta, 15 taxa to Euglenophyta, 2 taxa to Rhodophyta, 2 taxa to Dinophyta and 1 taxon to Xanthophyta) were observed. Phytoplankton bloom occurred at the staions 2, 3 and 4 where waters were polluted by sewage and treated water of purification plants from the vicinity. The species diversity index of phytoplankton was the lowest (0.66) in November at the station 3, which the station showed the most eutrophic water due to the diverse pollutants from surroundings of the marsh. For the whole seasons, Fragilaria sp. and Euglena sp. appeared in pollutant water at the station 3, while Cyclotella sp. and Pinnularia sp. inhabited in relatively clean water at the station 5. To reserve the natural treasure, the wetland should be more specially managed by a local governing institution.

• Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.40 no.2
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• pp.337-345
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• 2007

Changes of feeding habitat and feeding organ of a land-locked sweetfish, Plecoglossus altivelis related to their growth process were investigated in the Lake Okjeong, Sannae-myeon, Jeongeup-si, Jeollabuk-do, Korea from 2004 to 2005. In the lake, the post-larvae from 25 to 40 mm in standard length fed mainly on animal organisms such as Copepoda, Branchiopoda and Rotatoria. Also, the juveniles from 50 to 60 mm (SL) fed on Chironomidae of Diptera, Copepoda and Branchiopoda. However, the juvenile from 60 to 70 mm (SL) in the Churyeong Stream fed on animal organisms and aquatic algae, the immature fishes more than 70 mm (SL) fed on only periphyton such as Synedra, Cymbella, Navicula and Pinnularia. Also, the feeding organs of the tooth and stomach were changed according to its growth and food change.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.79-88
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• 1991

To study the distribution patterns of epiphytic diatom on Porphyra species and ambient water phytoplankton, samples were collected in the Gaeya Island, Kyukpo, and Mokpo of the Yellow Sea from February 1989 to March 1990. Foully species of epiphytic diatoms were observed. Of these, the dominant species of epiphytic diatoms are Limophora dalmatica, L. abbreviata, Melosira nummuloides, Paralia sulcata, Achnanthes javanica var, subconstricta, Grammatophora oceanica, Navicula sp., Synedra sp., Pinnularia sp., Fragilaria striatula, Cocconeis scutellum var. parva. Licmophora dalmatica predominated troughout the study period. Phytoplankton standing stocks were relatively larger than those of other coastal areas in the Yellow Sea, Korea. Distribution patterns of epiphytic diatoms and the ambient water phytoplankton in Gaeya Island were similar to those of Kyukpo, but different from Mokpo.

• ALGAE
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.377-392
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• 2006

Seventy eight taxa of Bacillariophyceae belonging to 1 species of Aulacoseira, 1 species of Cyclotella, 1 species of Tabellaria, 1species of Diatoma, 1 species of Thallasionema, 1 species of Grammatophora, 1 species of Fragilaria, 8 species of Synedra, 2 species of Achnanthes, 1 species of Cocconeis, 1 species of Diadesmis, 1 species of Diplonies, 2 species of Gyrosigma, 3 species of Pleurosigma, 15 species of Navicula, 4 species of Pinnularia, 3 species of Stauroneis, 1 species of Eunotia, 2 species of Himantidium, 11 species Gomphonema, 5 species of Cymbella, 1 species of Cocconema, 4 species of Amphora, 1 species of Rhopalodia, 5 species of Nitzschia and 1 species of Surirella were reported from different fresh water habitats of Orissa state and its neighbouring regions of India. All the taxa were recorded for the first time from this region.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.36 no.3
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• pp.241-251
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• 2018

To find unrecorded diatom species, random materials were collected from the freshwater, brackish water, and coastal waters. Benthic and periphytic diatoms were sampled from twelve localities. Thirteen species belonging to eight genera are newly added to the national flora of diatom. In the intertidal areas, the five species are new to Korea, Anaulus minutus Grunow, Anaulus simonsenii Witkowski & Metzeltin, Eunotogramma laeve Grunow, Eunotogramma productum Grunow, and Nitzschia subcapitellata Hustedt. The following two species are new from brackish waters, Chamaepinnularia krookiformis (Krammer) Lange-Bertalot & Krammer and Cymatoneis ovalis Heiden. The following four species are new from mountain peatlands, Geissleria ignota (Krasske) Lange-Bertlaot & Metzeltin, Chamaepinnularia hassiaca (Krasske) Cantonati & Lange-Bertalot, Chamaepinnularia mediocris (Krasske) Lange-Bertalot and Pinnularia linearidivergens Kulikovskiy, Lange-Bertalot & Metzeltin. The following two species are new from river or streams, Cymbella hustedtii var. compacta Krammer and Cymbella stigmaphora ${\emptyset}strup$.

• Journal of Wetlands Research
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.143-151
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• 2001

The community of phytoplankton, dominant species and environmental factor were investigated in Motjae-neup from January to September, 1996. A total 45 taxa were identified during the investigation period and composed of 5 classes, 8 orders, 13 families, 24 genera, 37 species, 6 varieties, 2 formation. The most important group was Chlorophyceae with 19(42.2%) taxa, followed by the Bacillariophyceae with 13(28.9%) taxa, Euglenophyceae with 7(15.6%) taxa, Cyanophyceae with 5(11.1%) taxa and Dinophyceae with 1(2.2%) taxon. Frustulia rhomboides, Eunotia lunaris, and Stauroneis anceps were important dominant species at Motjae-neup. The common species of all season are Microsystis aeruginosa, Melosira. varians, Frustulia rhomboides, Pinnularia braunii var. amphicephala, Stauroneis anceps. Ranges of environmental factors were measured : temperature, $3^{\circ}C{\sim}38^{\circ}C$; water temperature, $3.3^{\circ}C{\sim}26.5^{\circ}C$; pH, 5.7~6.38; BOD, $4.3{\sim}19.6mg/{\ell}$; chlorophyll a, $6.9mg/m^3{\sim}25.9mg/m^3$; SS, $26mg/{\ell}{\sim}52mg/{\ell}$; COD, $24{\sim}46mg/{\ell}$; total-N, $0.9538mg/{\ell}{\sim}2.3036mg/{\ell}$; total-P, $0.1057mg/{\ell}{\sim}0.1909mg/{\ell}$; electron conductivity, $25.5{\mu}s/m^3{\sim}2.3036{\mu}s/m^3$.

• Korean Journal of Weed Science
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.13-18
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• 1995

This experiment was carried out to investigate occurrence ecology and control of soil-flakes in flood-direct seeded rice field. The occurrence of soil-flakes were inhibited in blue light of 450nm wave length and promoted in red light of 660nm wave length. The diatoms of Pinnularia spp. largely occurred in low fertilizer level and which much more increased when nitrogen was mixed with thinly soil depth. The diatoms of Pinnularia spp. were effectively controlled by carbamate and triazine herbicides when treated in pre-emergence of soil-flakes. Beside, triazine herbicides, simetryne, dimethametryn, prometryne 5g ai/10a showed high control effect in pre and post-emergence of soil-flakes. Expecially, In water-direct seeded rice pyrazosulfuron-methyl molinate simetryne 5.37% GR and dimepiperate bensulfuron dimethametryn 7.643% GR showed high control effect on the soil-flakes when treated at 10 days after seeding and didn't showed rice injury.

• Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.38 no.spc
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• pp.8-11
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• 2005

Carbon stable isotope ratios of producers varied in lake ecosystems. In tile present study, we tried to estimate the seasonal variations of carbon isotope ratios of phytoplankton and benthic diatoms in a strongly acidic lake ecosystem. Lake Katanuma is a volcanic, strongly acidic lake (average pH of 2.2), located in Miyagi, Japan. Only two algal species dominate in Lake Katanuma; Pinnularia acidojaponica as a benthic diatom, and Chlamydomonas acidophila as a green alga. Carbon isotope values of P. acidojaponica varied seasonally, while those of particulate organic matter, which were mainly composed of C. acidophila remained fairly stable. The differences suggested that $CO_2$ gas was more frequently limited for P. acidojaponica than C. acidophila, since high density patches of benthic diatoms were sometimes observed on the lake sediment. Generally, carbon concentration mechanisms (CCMs)of microalgae can fix bicarbonate in lakes, and affect the carbon isotope values of microalgae. While, in Lake Katanuma, CCMs of the microalgae may scarcely function because of high $CO_2$ gas concentration and low pH. This is the reason for low seasonal amplitude of carbon isotope values of phytoplankton relative to those in other lakes.