• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.327-337
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• 2007

Plankton communities have close relationships with environmental changes in water columns. Thus, the use of plankton as a biological tool for assessing the marine ecosystem health may be effective. Major issue regarding coastal pollution has been usually recognized as phytoplankton blooms or red tides caused by the eutrophication, an increase in concentration of inorganic nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus. However, in order to understand the effects of the overall pollution on marine ecosystem, the organic pollutants as well as the inorganic nutrients should be also considered. For understanding the effects of the organic pollution, among the planktonic organisms, heterotrophic bacteria, heterotrophic flagellates and ciliates should be investigated. Generally, there are three approaches for assessing the marine ecosystem health using the plankton taxa or plankton communities. The first one is a community-based approach such as diversity index and chlorophyll a concentration which are common in analysis of the plankton communities. The second is an indiviual-based approach which is to monitor the pollution indicative species. This approach needs one's ability to identify the plankton to species level. The last approach is a bioassay of toxicity, which can be applied to the plankton. A pilot study in Masan Bay was conducted to assess the effects of the inorganic and organic pollution. In this article, a new approach using plankton communities was tentatively presented as a biological tool for assessing the ecosystem health of Masan Bay.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.349-366
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• 2007

Seasonal variations of various physicochemical components (temperature, salinity, pH, DO, COD, DOC, nutrients-silicate, DIN, DIP) and potential limiting factor for phytoplankton primary production were studied in the surface water of semi-enclosed Masan Bay. Seasonal variations of nutrient concentrations, with lower values in summer and winter, and higher in fall, are probably controlled by freshwater loadings to the bay, benthic flux and magnitude of occurrence of phytoplankton communities. Their spatial distributional patterns are primarily dependent on physical mixing process between freshwater and coastal seawater, which result in a decreasing spatial gradient from inner to outer part of the bay. In the fall season of strong wave action, the major part of nutrient inputs (silicate, ammonium, dissolved inorganic phosphorus) comes from regeneration (benthic flux) at sediment-water interface. During the summer period, high Si:DIN and Si:DIP and low DIN:DIP relative to Redfield ratios suggest a N- and secondarily P-deficiency. During other seasons, however, silicate is the potential limiting factor for primary production, although the Si-deficiency is less pronounced in the outer region of the bay. Indeed, phytoplankton communities in Masan Bay are largely affected by the seasonal variability of limiting nutrients. On the other hand, the severe depletion of DIN (relatively higher silicate level) during summer with high freshwater discharge probably can be explained by N-uptake of temporary nanoflagellate blooms, which responds rapidly to pulsed nutrient loading events. In Masan Bay, this rapid nutrient consumption is considerably important as it can modify the phytoplankton community structures.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제16권10호
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• pp.1119-1125
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• 2007

We examined the horizontal distribution of salinity and the concentrations of DIN and DIP after heavy rain-fall events in coastal areas of South Korea from Yeoja Bay to Narodo and from Gwangyang Bay to Geomodo to determine whether fresh water actually flows into areas of Cochlodinium polykrikoides red tides and to observe its effect on the growth of this organism after heavy rainfall. Following heavy rainfall (155 mm) in the Yeosu and Suncheon regions, the average salinity was 21 and 29 psu at Yeoja Bay and in the coastal waters of Narodo, respectively. After 126 mm of rainfall, the values were 19 and 25 psu in the coastal waters of Yeosu and Geomodo, respectively. This may have been caused by an influx of fresh water, after the rainfall event, into the open sea coastal areas around Narodo and Geomodo from the Dong and Seomjin Rivers, which are about 3540 km away. After the rainfall, the concentrations of $NH_4-N,\;NO_2-N$, and $PO_4-P$ were slightly increased; however, the concentration of $NO_3-N$ was greatly increased and diffused throughout the coastal areas of Narodo and Geomodo, which frequently experience C. polykrikoides blooms. The influence of $NH_4-N,\;NO_2-N$, and $PO_4-P$ on the occurrence of C. polykrikoidesred tides in coastal areas around Narodo and Geomodo after heavy rainfall does not appear to be great. Instead, the occurrence C. polykrikoides red tides in the coastal areas of Narodo and Geomodo seems to be facilitated by $NO_3-N$.

• 수산해양교육연구
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.1662-1672
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• 2016

To address physicochemical factors of yellow clay for removing Cochlodinium polykrikoides blooms, the correlation of removal efficiency with mineralogical characteristics of yellow clay collected from various areas was surveyed. Yellow clay from different localities showed the wide range of chemical compositions $SiO_2$ : 43~71%, $Al_2O_3$ : 13~26%, $Fe_2O_3$ : 5~14%, MgO : 0.4~1.8%, $K_2O$ : 0.6~3.3%, L.O.I.(Loss of Ignition) : 4.5~15%. The mineral compositions of yellow clay were mainly consisted of quartz and feldspar including small amounts of kaolinite, chlorite, and Fe-oxides. The result of size analysis showed that $6{\Phi}(31{\sim}16{\mu}m)$ and $7{\Phi}(16{\sim}8{\mu}m)$ were dominated sizes. The zeta-potential were in the range of -4.1~-20.7mV(average -13.7). As increasing removal efficiency of C. polykrikoides, contents of $Al_2O_3$, $Fe_2O_3$ and L.O.I. in yellow clay increased, whereas $SiO_2$ content decreased. Furthermore, the amounts of silt mineral and small particle were high when the removal efficiency was high. According to factor analysis using principle component analysis, two components of factor 1 and factor 2 showed 79% of the total variance, which is related to cohesion and adsorption. Inducing cell lysis of C. polykrikoides by cohension and adsorption between C. polykrikoides and yellow clay.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.215-225
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• 2002

In order to evaluate the relationship between geochemical characteristics and benthic facies of the sediments from the Oenaro Island where red tide proliferation is first observed every year including this year, surface and short multiple core sediment samples were analyzed in terms of geochemical and benthic facies variation. The contents of organic carbon, carbonate, and sulfide gas were relatively low. The variation in C/N ratios, which indicate nature of organic carbon, suggested that the organic carbon recorded in the study area is composed of mixtures of marine and terrigenous organic matters. The concentration of minor elements found at the surface and multiple core sediment samples were also low as well as the enrichment factors(Ef) for the seven heavy metals indicated that the sediment of this area is not polluted significantly. The macrobenthic faunal community comprised 61 species, and their mean density was 708 ind./m2. Polychaete worms were major taxa of this benthic community. A crustacean amphipod, Melita sp. was the most abundant species accounted for 20.7% of total abundance, and the small polychaetes such as Heteromastus filiformis, Paralacydonia poradoxa, Magelona japonica and Sigambra tentaculata were the next dominant species. The macrobenthos around the Oenaro Island were more diverse and abundant than that in Gamak Bay. The benthic communities in the study area sustained somewhat different species composition based on the cluster analysis and the MDS ordination. The benthic community health condition at three stations seemed to be unbalanced, and slightly polluted based on the biological index such as BPI and BC. There was no clear relationship between the geochemistry characteristic and the benthic faunal facies attributed by the micro-algal blooms in this coastal area.

• 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.21-29
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• 2003

수산, 항만, 관광 등 남해 연안 바다의 이용은 지역경제의 중요한 부분을 차지하고 있다. 기존의 연안관리와 연안 환경 문제에 관한 일시적인 처방은 더 이상 유동성 적조, 산소결핍, 잘피 서식의 감소 등 연안 문제 해결의 방안이 되지 못하고 있다. 1999년 연안관리법이 통과된 후 2001년부터 현재까지 연안지역관리계획이 수립되고 있다. 연안지역관리계획에는 연안 생태도시 구축, 연안오염물질 감소, 제도적 장치 개발, 모니터링 계획, 예산확보 등이 포함되어 있다. 연안역 통합관리의 성공적인 출발은 중앙정부와 지자체의 협조뿐만 아니라 지역의 NGO와의 조화로운 모색이 필요하다. 연안관리의 해역분류 중 특별관리해역으로 지정된 마산만 지역에는 마산만 살리기 시민연합이 조성되어 과학적인 정보의 제공과 지역 특수성에 부합될 수 있는 여러 가지 활동이 진행됨으로써 성공적인 연안통합관리의 실행이 가능해지고 있다.

• ALGAE
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.61-78
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• 2020

Species belonging to the dinoflagellate genus Prorocentrum are known to cause red tides or harmful algal blooms. To understand the dynamics of a Prorocentrum sp., its growth and mortality due to predation need to be assessed. However, there are only a few Prorocentrum spp. for which heterotrophic protist predators have been reported. We explored feeding by the common heterotrophic dinoflagellates Gyrodinium dominans, Oxyrrhis marina, Pfiesteria piscicida, Oblea rotunda, and Polykrikos kofoidii and the naked ciliate Strombidinopsis sp. (approx. 90 ㎛ cell length) on the planktonic species Prorocentrum triestinum, P. cordatum, P. donghaiense, P. rhathymum, and P. micans as well as the benthic species P. lima and P. hoffmannianum. All heterotrophic protists tested were able to feed on the planktonic prey species. However, O. marina and O. rotunda did not feed on P. lima and P. hoffmannianum, while G. dominans, P. kofoidii, and Strombidinopsis sp. did. The growth and ingestion rates of G. dominans and P. kofoidii on one of the seven Prorocentrum spp. were significantly different from those on other prey species. G. dominans showed the top three highest growth rates when it fed on P. triestinum, P. cordatum, and P. donghaiense, however, P. kofoidii had negative growth rates when fed on these three prey species. In contrast, P. kofoidii had a positive growth rate only when fed on P. hoffmannianum. This differential feeding on Prorocentrum spp. between G. dominans and P. kofoidii may provide different ecological niches and reduce competition between these two common heterotrophic protist predators.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.2221-2221
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• 2002

한국 서해안의 곰소만에서 숙주-기생자 배양체 Prorocentrum minimum- Amoebophrya sp.를 분리하여 실험, 배양하는데 성공하였다. 본 연구는 이 숙주-기생체를 실험배양 하면서 광학 및 형광현미경 관찰을 토대로 규명된 적조생물 P minimum을 숙주로 하는 기생성 와편모류 Amoebophrya sp.의 생활사 단계를 보고한다. 이 기생성 와편모류에 의한 감염은 숙주 P minimum의 핵 내부에서 일어나고, 성장하여 결국은 세포질을 포함한 숙주 세포 공간의 대부분을 차지한다. 이 영양체의 세포 내의 성장이 완결되면 숙주의 각을 열고 세포 밖으로 나온다. 숙주 세포 밖의 자유유영 생활사 단계인 vermiform stage를 거쳐, 순간적으로 발산하여 수많은 dinospore를 형성하는 단계에 이른다. 우리나라 연안해역에서 춘·하계에 대규모 적조를 일으키는 원인 생물인 P. minimum과 이에 기생하는 본 Amoebophrya sp.의 숙주-기생배양체는 생물학적 적조제어기술 개발을 위한 중요한 생물재료의 하나이다.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.221-225
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• 2002

한국 서해안의 곰소만에서 숙주-기생자 배양체 Prorocentrum minimum- Amoebophrya sp.를 분리하여 실험, 배양하는데 성공하였다. 본 연구는 이 숙주-기생체를 실험배양 하면서 광학 및 형광현미경 관찰을 토대로 규명된 적조생물 P minimum을 숙주로 하는 기생성 와편모류 Amoebophrya sp.의 생활사 단계를 보고한다. 이 기생성 와편모류에 의한 감염은 숙주 P minimum의 핵 내부에서 일어나고, 성장하여 결국은 세포질을 포함한 숙주 세포 공간의 대부분을 차지한다. 이 영양체의 세포 내의 성장이 완결되면 숙주의 각을 열고 세포 밖으로 나온다. 숙주 세포 밖의 자유유영 생활사 단계인 vermiform stage를 거쳐, 순간적으로 발산하여 수많은 dinospore를 형성하는 단계에 이른다. 우리나라 연안해역에서 춘·하계에 대규모 적조를 일으키는 원인 생물인 P. minimum과 이에 기생하는 본 Amoebophrya sp.의 숙주-기생배양체는 생물학적 적조제어기술 개발을 위한 중요한 생물재료의 하나이다.

• 생태와환경
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• 제35권3호통권99호
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• pp.181-186
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• 2002

본 연구는 1997년 3월부터 11월가지 아산호 19개 정점에서 부영양화 정도를 평가하기 위하여 이화학적 환경요인을 조사하였다. 수온은 의 $8.3{\sim}35.3{\circ}^C$범위였고　여름철에 수온 약층이 형성되는 것으로 나왔으며 용존산소량도 같은 경향을 보였다. 투명도는 0.1~1m의 범위로 매우 낮았으며 SS는 11.3~2143.3mg/l의 범위로 강우량과 식물플랑크톤의 현존량에 의해 영향을 받는　것으로 나타났다. 영양염 농도는 지천에서 높고 하류로 갈수록 낮아지는 경향을 보였으며 계절적으로는 녹조현상이 일어난 여름과 초가을에 낮았고 초봄과 겨울에는 높았다. Carlson 의한 부양양화도 (Trophic State Index)를 가지고 판정한 아산호의 영양상태는 과영양 상태이었다.