• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제47권6호
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• pp.960-972
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• 2014

Marine algal flora and community structure were seasonally investigated at Oryukdo, on the southeast coast of Korea, from March 2011 to February 2014. A Total of 66 seaweed species including 6 green, 7 brown and 53 red algae were identified and 23 species were found throughout the survey period. Seaweed biomass was maximal during summer in 2012 (2276.2 g wet weight $m^{-2}$) and minimal in winter in 2012 (9.1 g wet weight $m^{-2}$). The dominant species in term of biomass were Undaria pinnatifida, Dictyopteris prolifera, Dictyota dichotoma, Sargassum horneri, Rhodymenia intricata, Acrosorium polyneurum, and Polyneura japonica during the suvery period. The flora could be classified into six functional groups: coarsely branched form (30.3%), filamentous form (24.2%), thick leather form (19.7%), sheet form (15.2%), jointed calcareous form (7.6%), and crustose form (3.0%). The numbers of marine algal species in the Oryukdo area were markedly reduced when compared with previous studies at Dongbaekseom in 1971. These results suggest possible future changes in the algal vegetation, considering the physical and chemical pollution loadings in the coastal marine environment of this area.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.92-98
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• 2013

Microalgal cultivation using wastewater is now regarded as essential for biodiesel production, as two goals can be achieved simultaneously; that is, nutrient removal efficiency and biomass production. Therefore, this study examined the effects of carbon sources, the N:P ratio, and the hydraulic retention time (HRT) to identify the optimal conditions for nutrient removal efficiency and biomass production. The effluent from a 2nd lagoon was used to cultivate microalgae. Whereas the algal species diversity and lipid content increased with a longer HRT, the algal biomass productivity decreased. Different carbon sources also affected the algal species composition. Diatoms were dominant with an increased pH when bicarbonate was supplied. However, 2% $CO_2$ gas led to a lower pH and the dominance of filamentous green algae with a much lower biomass productivity. Among the experiments, the highest chlorophyll-a concentration and lipid productivity were obtained with the addition of phosphate up to 0.5 mg/l P, since phosphorus was in short supply compared with nitrogen. The N and P removal efficiencies were also higher with a balanced N:P ratio, based on the addition of phosphate. Thus, optimizing the N:P ratio for the dominant algae could be critical in attaining higher algal growth, lipid productivity, and nutrient removal efficiency.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제57권3호
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• pp.262-277
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• 2024

The mid-eastern coast of Korea is located at the boundary between cold and warm currents, which causes changes in the distribution and composition of marine organisms in response to fluctuations in the marine environment. To understand the seasonal changes in the seaweed community, we investigated its species composition, biomass, coverage, and frequency from November 2022 to August 2023. A total of 45 species (7 green, 18 brown, and 20 red algae) were found in the study area. In the intertidal zone, the number of species decreased from autumn to summer; the biomass peaked during winter (471.94 g wet weight m^-2). Seaweed groups were the dominant functional groups, which were coarsely branched, filamentous, and sheet-like during autumn, winter, spring, and summer. The morpho-functional group was dominated by turf species. In the subtidal zone, the number of species increased during autumn to spring, whereas the biomass peaked during spring (655.27 g wet weight m^-2). The functional group was dominated by coarsely branched species throughout all four seasons, whereas the morpho-functional group was dominated by canopy species. Consequently, changes in the biomass of brown and red algae are recognized as key drivers of seasonal changes in seaweed communities.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.191-201
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• 2014

한국 동해안 울진군에 위치한 왕돌초 조하대에서 2012년 5월부터 2013년 8월까지 계절별로 해조상 및 군집구조에 관한 연구를 수행하였다. 연구기간 동안 녹조류 12종, 갈조류 29종, 홍조류 81종을 포함한 122종이 채집 및 동정되었으며, 38종의 해조류는 조사지역에서 연중 출현하였다. 정점별 평균 생물량은 봄 472.19-1,198.77 g wet wt. $m^{-2}$, 여름 68.99-631.14 g wet wt. $m^{-2}$, 가을 200.91-401.20 g wet wt. $m^{-2}$, 겨울 53.61-922.32 g wet wt. $m^{-2}$로 나타났다. 생물량에 근거한 왕돌초 해조류의 수직분포는 상부 개도박(Grateloupia lanceolata), 넓은분홍잎(Acrosorium venulosum), 마디잘록이(Lomentaria catenata), 중부 미역(Undaria pinnatifida), 참가시그물바탕말(Dictyopteris pacifica), 괭생이모자반(Sargassum horneri), 감태(Ecklonia cava), 하부 쇠꼬리산말(Desmaeistia viridis), 감태(E. cava), 괭생이모자반(S. horneri) 순으로 확인되었다. 왕돌초에서 출현한 해조류를 6가지 기능형군에 따라 구분한 결과 사상형 34.43%, 성긴분지형 25.41%, 엽상형 24.59%, 다육질형 9.71%, 각상형 5.74%, 유절산호말형 0.82%로 확인되었다. 해조상의 특성을 반영하여 해조군락 특성을 판단할 수 있는 C/P, R/P, (R+C)/P 값은 각각 0.41, 2.79, 3.21로 나타났다. 또한, 왕돌초 조하대 군집 안정도와 환경상태를 다양도지수(H')와 우점도지수(DI)를 기초로 확인한 결과 안정된 것으로 나타났다. 왕돌초 조하대에 서식하는 해조류 종다양성 및 풍부도를 유지하기 위하여 교란이나 부영양화 같은 인간활동으로부터 보호되어야 할 것으로 판단된다.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.674-684
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 도시 내 유휴공간을 대상으로 자연적이고 쾌적한 커뮤니티 공간 창출을 위해 LID(low impact development) 기법을 활용한 생태연못 건설을 추진하였다. 생태연못의 제원은 면적 $110m^2$, 평균 수심 $0.45{\pm}0.02m$이며, 하상재료는 자갈(gravel) (diameter ${\leq}60mm$), 모래(diameter ${\leq}2mm$), bentonite로 구성하였다. 조성된 생태연못의 연간 유량 특성을 파악하기 위해 강우 및 수심 모니터링을 실시한 결과, 1년간 조사된 총 강우량은 1,287 mm이며 7, 8월에 전체의 약 71.3% (918 mm)를 차지하는 계절적 불균형을 보였으나 보조수원의 공급으로 인해 연간 평균수심은 $0.45{\pm}0.02m$로 거의 일정하게 유지되었다. 기초수질의 연간 경향은 수온($5.2{\sim}28.8^{\circ}C$), DO (5.0~13.8 mg/L), EC ($113{\sim}265{\mu}S/cm$) 등의 사례를 볼 때 계절에 따른 증감을 나타내었다. 이화학적 수질 중 BOD, COD, TN, TP의 경우 10월 이후에 증가하는 경향을 보였으나 $NH_3$나 $PO_4{^{3-}}$는 전반적으로 낮았다. 식물플랑크톤 지표인 Chl-a와 BGA (blue green algae)는 7~8월에 급격한 상승을 보였으며 정체수역의 특성에 따라 녹조류(Selenastrum bibraianum, Pediastrum boryanum 등)와 사상형 남조류(Phormidium sp.)가 주요 종으로 출현하였다. 수중 이온($F^-$, $Na^+$, $K^+$, $Mg^{2+}$, $Ca^{2+}$)은 보존성 물질인 $Cl^-$와 강한 상관관계를 보였다(R=0.70~0.97, p<0.05). 결론적으로 생태연못의 수질은 계절변화 또는 강우와 같은 외부 환경에 영향을 크게 받는 것으로 나타났으며, 유량의 증감과 밀접한 관계가 있음을 보였다. 이러한 결과를 근거로 향후 유휴공간에 적용된 생태연못의 효과적인 수질관리 및 생물다양성 증진을 위해서는 본 연구에서 조사된 특성들을 참고하여 생태적으로 상호 연계성 있는 고찰이 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.97-106
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• 1996

서해안의 영광 원자력 발전소 주변에 분포하는 해조 군집의 기능형군별 분석을 통하여 이 지역 해조군집의 특성을 환경적 요소와 연관시켜 해석하고자 하였다. 이 연구에서 출현한 종은 총 51종으로 녹조류 12종, 갈조류 11종, 홍조류 28종이었다. 계절별로는 겨울철에 42종으로 가장 많은 종이 출현하였고, 여름철에 18종으로 가장 적은 수의 종이 출현하였다. 중요도 값이 높게 나타난 종은 Enteromorpha compressa, Sargassum thunbergii, Corallina pilulifera와 Carpopeltis affinis로 조사된 4개 지점 모두에서 공통적으로 나타났다. 기능형군별 분석에서 나타난 비율은 직립분기형 $(41.2\%)$, 엽상형 $(25.5\%)$, 사상형 $(19.6\%)$, 다육질형 $(7.8\%)$, 각상형 $(3.9\%)$, 유절산호말형 $(2.0\%)$로 나타났다. 이들 6개 기능형군의 조성 비율은 지역에 따라 다르게 나타나며, 이를 통하여 온배수 배출 지역에서는 해조류의 종조성 뿐 아니라 종간의 경쟁에도 영향을 미칠 수 있슴을 나타낸다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권9호
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• pp.1547-1554
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• 2015

The potential of microalgae biofuel has not been realized because of the low productivity and high costs associated with the current cultivation systems. In this study, a new low-cost and transparent attachment material was tested for cultivation of a filamentous algal strain, Stigeoclonium sp., isolated from wastewater. Initially, the different materials tested for Stigeoclonium cultivation in untreated wastewater were nylon mesh, polyethylene mesh, polypropylene bundle (PB), polycarbonate plate, and viscose rayon. Among the materials tested, PB led to a firm attachment, high biomass (53.22 g/m², dry cell weight), and total lipid yield (5.8 g/m²) with no perceivable change in FAME profile. The Stigeoclonium-dominated biofilm consisted of bacteria and extracellular polysaccharide, which helped in biofilm formation and for effective wastewater treatment (viz., removal efficiency of total nitrogen and total phosphorus corresponded to ~38% and ~90%, respectively). PB also demonstrated high yields under multilayered cultivation in a single reactor treating wastewater. Hence, this system has several advantages over traditional suspended and attached systems, with possibility of increasing areal productivity three times using Stigeoclonium sp. Therefore, multilayered attached growth algal cultivation systems seem to be the future cultivation model for large-scale biodiesel production and wastewater treatment.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.768-775
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• 2015

Seasonal variability in the marine seaweed community structure was examined in the intertidal zones at nine study sites in Hallyeohaesang National Park, on the southern coast of Korea from March to October 2014. A total of 145 seaweeds were indentified, comprising 15 green, 41 brown and 89 red algae. Coarsely branched seaweeds were the dominant functional group, comprising 58.95% in species number, whereas filamentous, sheet, thick leathery, crustose and jointed calcareous forms comprised 2.63-17.72% each. The seaweed biomass averaged 358.00 g dry wt/m² and it was maximal at Somaemuldo (847.64 g dry wt/m²) and minimal at Gamam (56.51 g dry wt/m²). Based on biomass, the dominant and subdominant seaweeds were Ulva australis at Gamam, Sargassum thunbergii at Sangju, Ulva australis and S.fulvellum at Neukdo, S.horneri at Dala-Bijindo-Somaemuldo, S. thunbergii at Dapo, and Corallina pilulifera at Songdo. Community indices were as follows: dominance index (DI), 0.43-0.71; richness index (R), 8.26-16.50; evenness index (J'), 0.36-0.54; and diversity index (H'), 1.57-2.19. In conclusion, we found that both biomass and the community structure of seaweeds in Hallyeohaesang National Park were similar to those in other studies of the Southern Sea along the Korean peninsula, and that Hallyeohaesang National Park is a relatively favorable habitat for seaweeds. Future studies should examine the changes in seaweed composition and biomass as they relate to climate change and environmental pollution.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.556-563
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• 2018

Objective: Spirulina has been recognized formerly as a filamentous spiral-shaped blue- green algae but more recently as a genus of photosynthetic bacteria (Arthrospira). This microorganism is considered as a rich source of essential nutrients for human and animals. The present study was conducted to determine potential application of Spirulina for heat- exposed broilers. Methods: Two hundred and fifty Cobb 500 chicks with male to female in equal ratio with average initial weight of 615.6 g at 17 days of age were divided into 5 treatments with 5 replicates of 10 chicks. Treatment groups were as follows: positive and negative controls with 0% Spirulina supplement and three Spirulina receiving groups with 5 g/kg (0.5%), 10 g/kg (1%), and 20 g/kg (2%) supplementation. Spirulina receiving groups as well as positive control were exposed to high ambient temperature at $36^{\circ}C$ for 6 h/d from 38 to 44 days of age. Biochemical variables were measured in serum samples at 35, 38, 42, and 45 days of broiler chickens age. Results: The results showed that supplementation of the diet with Spirulina decreased concentration of stress hormone and some serum lipid parameters while enhanced humoral immunity response and elevated antioxidant status whereas it didn't meaningfully affect performance characteristics. Nevertheless, feed conversion ratio was improved numerically but not statistically in broilers fed with 1% Spirulina under high ambient temperature. Conclusion: Overall, the present study suggests that alleviation of adverse impacts due to high ambient temperature at biochemical level including impaired enzymatic antioxidant system, elevated stress hormone and lipid profile can be approached in broiler chickens through supplementation of the diet with Spirulina platensis.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.210-219
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• 2007

The benthic marine algal flora and community structure were examined at five sites of the Taean Peninsula, Korea, during July-August 2005. Ninety-six algal species were Identified, including 14 green, 21 brown, and 60 red algae, and 1 marine plant. The common species that occurred at the five sites were Sargassum thunbergii, Gelidium divaricatum, Caulacanthus okamurae, Gracilavia vermiculophylla, and Neorhodomela aculeata. Sthunbergii was the dominant species in terms of coverage and biomass at ail of the study sites. The average biomass varied from $23.72g/m^2$ in dry weight at Chaeseokpo to $66.43g/m^2$ at Padori. The species could be divided into six functional groups in terms of morphological characteristics: 41 coarsely branched forms, 25 filamentous forms, 16 sheet forms, 7 thick leathery forms, including the marine plant Phyllospadix iwatensis, 4 crustose forms, and 3 Jointed calcareous forms. The seaweed communities at the five study sites were unstable and the environmental conditions were bad or very bad. Among the five study sites, the ecological evaluation index (EEI) and diversity index (H') were maximal at Padori at 2.29 and 1.98, respectively. By contrast, the dominance index (DI) was minimal at Padori (0.55) and maximal at Baramarae (0.96). Therefore, we conclude that the rocky shore at Padori has the best environment among the five study sites, although the species richness and biomass of seaweeds have declined continuously over the last 10 years.