• 한국해양생명과학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2024

Over the past decade, there has been global expansion in the advancement of underwater cleaning technology for ship hulls. This methodology ensures both diver safety and operational efficiency. However, recent attention has been drawn to the harmful effects of ship hull-cleaning wastewater on marine animals. It is anticipated that this wastewater may have various impacts on a wide range of organisms, potentially leading to populationand ecosystem-relevant alterations. This concern is especially significant when the wastewater affects functionally important species, such as aquaculture animals and habitat-forming species living in coastal regions, where underwater cleaning platforms are commonly established. Despite this, information on the ecotoxicological effects of this wastewater remains limited. In this mini review, we discuss the adverse effects of wastewater from in-water cleaning processes, as well as the current challenges and limitations in regulating and mitigating its potential toxicity. Overall, recent findings underscore the detrimental effects posed by sublethal levels of wastewater to the health status of aquatic animals under both acute and chronic exposure.

• 수산해양교육연구
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.1021-1030
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• 2015

For the water quality improvement in the ocean outfall area of sewage treatment plant, this study tried to control the water quality of outfall area using the biofilter method through seaweeds, a way of ecological engineering treatment that is applicable in the marine ecosystem. Therefore, this research made an attempt the main factors necessary for creating seaweed bed to improve water quality in the outfall area of sewage treatment plant, and the results are as follows. In the case of making the seaweed bed in the ocean outfall area of sewage treatment plant, Habitat Suitability Index of Ecklonia cava per all survey points, considered physical and physico-chemical factors in 5~10 meters below sea level, was 50~93% (average 80%), so this seaweed, Ecklonia cava, was suitable for making the seaweed bed.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.205-213
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• 2022

A new free-living marine nematode, Chaetonema longicorpus sp. nov., was discovered in a subtidal benthic habitat around the Uljin nuclear power plant in the East Sea. Chaetonema longicorpus sp. nov. differs from other Chaetonema species in its very long body length, relatively long cephalic setae, long and narrow buccal cavity, bottle-shaped amphideal fovea, short spicules, only one pre-cloacal seta instead of a pre-cloacal supplement, and conspicuous ventral swelling at the middle of the tail. Herein, we provide a taxonomic description and illustrations of this new species using differential interference contrast microscopy. Furthermore, an illustrated pictorial key to all valid species, including the new species and comparative tables on the biogeographical and morphological characteristics of the genus Chaetonema, are provided.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.391-395
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• 2020

This study reports the pagurid hermit crab Porcellanopagurus japonicus in Korean waters for the first time. This species has a right cheliped larger than the left one, reduced and globular abdomen, and symmetrical uropods. Porcellanopagurus japonicus is similar to P. nihonkaiensis, a previously reported congeneric species in Korea, but also has distinguished morphological and ecological characters. There are currently issues with the Korean scientific name for P. japonicus, we suggest a reasonable Korean scientific name of this organism with its etymology. In addition, this species inhabits bivalve shells, which is not a typical habitat for hermit crabs, and the unique habitats of this and several other Korean hermit crabs are reviewed.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.102-111
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• 2022

보호지역 중 국립공원은 생물다양성이 풍부한 곳으로 다른 곳에 비해 인간에게 제공되는 생태계서비스 혜택이 높은 편이다. 이러한 국립공원의 가치를 객관적이고 과학적인 데이터를 기반으로 관리하기 위해 생태계서비스 평가가 활용되고 있다. 생태계서비스는 공급, 조절, 문화, 지지의 4가지 서비스로 분류되며, 본 연구에서는 지지서비스 중 서식지질을 평가하였다. 서식지질 평가는 InVEST의 Habitat Quality 모델을 활용하였으며, 선행연구 분석 및 국내 보호지역 실정을 반영하여 인자별 민감도 및 서식지질 초기값 계수를 재설정하였다. 한라산국립공원을 제외한 21개 국립공원의 서식지질을 분석하고 지도화하였다. 서식지질은 0과 1사이의 값으로 나타나며, 1에 가까울수록 자연성이 높은 것으로 평가한다. 서식지질 분석결과 설악산·태백산국립공원(0.90), 지리산·오대산국립공원(0.89), 소백산국립공원(0.88) 순으로 높게 나타났다. 해안-해상형 국립공원을 제외한 18개 국립공원의 면적과 서식지질을 비교한 결과 면적이 넓을수록 전반적으로 서식지질이 높게 나타났다. 용도지구별 서식지질을 비교한 결과 공원자연보존지구, 공원자연환경지구, 공원문화유산지구, 공원마을지구 순으로 서식지질이 높게 나타났다. 서식지질 분석과 용도지구별 법적인 규제를 함께 고려하였을 때, 인위적인 행위가 제한될수록 서식지질은 높아지는 것으로 판단된다. 본 연구는 국내 보호지역 상황에 맞게 매개변수를 조정하여 21개 전 국립공원을 대상으로 서식지질 분석을 실시한 것에 의의가 있다. 적확한 수치와 지도화를 통해 직관적으로 파악이 용이하며, 향후 보호지역의 개발 및 보전에 관련한 정책 결정에 유용할 것으로 기대된다.

• 환경생물
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.113-125
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• 2011

Seabirds have adapted to life in marine environments. More than 25% of the bird species observed in South Korea are seabirds, using the coast area of Korean peninsula as a stop-over and wintering, and breeding site. The aims of this review are to provide information about migratory and resident Korean seabirds and to discuss the methods that are currently employed to monitor the marine environment. In Korea, it has been reported that more than 400,000 individuals of seabirds breed on Nando Islet, Chilbaldo Islet, Guguldo Islet, Sasudo Islet, Hongdo Islet and Dokdo Islet. In 2010, approximately 160,000 seabirds also visited South Korea during the winter. Two of the main treats were introduced wildlife and habitat destruction by humans. Seabirds are monitored mainly at the population and individual levels. The assessment of population sizes and biomagnifications of pollutants are performed preferably at the community and population levels. Behaviour, growth, morphological characteristics, and breeding success is analyzed at the individual level and employed to gauge the health of the marine environment. In addition, we could suggest that molecular technique of seabirds successfully adopted to investigate the effects of pollutants and toxins in the marine environment.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제52권6호
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• pp.656-665
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• 2019

Environmental monitoring was conducted to identify the characteristics and patterns of sedimentary environments of tidal flats in 12 areas on the west coast of Korea. The habitat of the mud shrimp Upogebia major contained higher organic and mud contents compared to the habitat of the manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum. In particular, the mud content increased from 84.38% to 89.18% in the Seongam-4 area, where the mud shrimp and manila clam coexist, and the mean grain size exhibited a finer particle size, from 5.48 Φ to 5.80 Φ. In the mud shrimp habitat, the sediment mud content was > 60% and the mean grain size was > 5 Φ. Additionally, the mud shrimp only inhabited open coast tidal flat areas. The management of shellfish aquaculture farms by physical methods should be continued based on comparison of the sedimentary environments in the Boryeong and Seongam areas in response to the damage to the mud shrimp habitat.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.127-140
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• 2021

At the estuaries of Bonggang and Miryong streams in the Korean southern coast, the spatiotemporal distribution and habitat environment of a nerite snail, Clithon retropictum (Gastropoda: Neritidae), which has been assigned as a legally protected species of Korea, were explored. Physicochemical environmental factors such as water temperature, salinity, tidal level distribution as well as biotic environments (chlorophyll-a concentration and epilithic microalgae composition) were monitored every month. The relationships between the environmental factors and spatiotemporal distribution of the nerite snail population were analyzed. Water temperature, salinity, and water level varied by season and lunar tidal rhythm. The spatiotemporal distribution of the nerite snail was mostly related to water salinity. Among epilithic algae which were the priority prey of snails, blue-green algae and green algae dominated in summer and autumn, while diatoms predominated during winter and spring. Chlorophyll-a concentration was highly and positively correlated with the population density of the nerite snail. The correlation coefficients were different depending on the taxon (Family) of epilithic algae. The mean population density was 302.2 inds m^-2 and 271.8 inds m^-2 in Bonggang Stream and Miryong Stream, respectively. The egg capsules of the nerite snail in the two habitats were observed from March (in Bonggang Stream) or April (in Miryong Stream) to August, and newly hatched juveniles recruited in the habitats from August were assessed with regard to frequency distributions of shell width. The occurrence of large-sized snails in upper stream reaches of both Bonggang and Miryong indicated the movement of spats from the mouth to the upper reaches during the whole life cycle.

• 환경생물
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.78-86
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• 2013

2010년 3월부터 2010년 12월까지 화원관광단지의 인공해빈에서 해조상의 계절적 변화에 대한 정성 및 정량조사를 실시하였다. 해조 식생의 계절적 변화는 인근의 자연서식지의 식생과 비교하였다. 인공해빈에서는 녹조류 8종, 갈조류 3종 및 홍조류 4종으로 총 15종의 해조류가 출현하였으며, 자연서식지에서는 녹조류 7종, 갈조류 9종 및 홍조류 22종으로 총 38종의 해조류가 출현하였다. 우점종은 인공해빈의 경우 겨울철에 Ulva compressa, U. intestinalis, U. prolifera, U. pertusa, 여름철에는 Urospora penicilliformis, U. intestinalis, U. compressa였으며, 자연서식지의 경우 겨울철에 U. pertusa, U. compressa, 여름철에 Sargassum thunbergii, Ishige okamurae였다. (R+C)/P 지수는 인공해빈에서 3.7~4.0, 자연서식지에서 2.6~3.4로 나타났다. 인공해빈의 해조 기능형군별 비율은 사상형 64.4%, 엽상형 21.9%, 분지형 13.7%로 분석되어 자연서식지의 기능형군별 비율과는 유의한 차이를 나타내었다.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.385-403
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• 2017

본 연구는 국내 생태분야 리스크 평가 및 적응대책 수립의 공간적 기준이 될 수 있는 생태계 유형분류방안 검토를 목적으로 하였다. 이를 위해, 생태분야 기후변화 리스크 평가와 적응대책의 특징, 국내외 리스크 평가에서 적용하는 생태계/서식지 유형분류 현황 및 관련 데이터를 조사하였다. 영국을 비롯하여 유럽 등지에서 일반적으로 생물종다양성 및 생태계서비스 평가를 위한 공간정보DB로 토지피복분류가 널리 활용되고 있음에 착안하여, 국내 토지피복분류의 적용성을 정량적으로 검토하였다. 그 결과, 기후변화 리스크 평가 및 적응대책 수립을 위한 생태계 유형분류 시 현재 국내 대분류 토지피복 체계만으로는 분류군별 서식 경향성을 거의 알 수 없기에 대분류를 그대로 적용하는 것은 한계가 있을 것으로 생각된다. 우리나라 국토 피복 전반을 차지하는 산림 생태계(62.3%) 및 농경지 생태계(25.0%) 유형의 세분화와 함께, 국토대비 면적은 작지만 다양한 분류군이 서식하는 습지생태계(2.9%), 특수 분류군이 서식하는 연안(0.4%) 및 해양생태계(0.6%), 도시생태계(6.1%)에 대한 분류가 고려되어야 한다. 추후 산림, 농경지 피복분류에 있어 중분류 체계 이하의 세분화가 필요하며, 국토 대비 면적에 비해 분류군의 서식지 선호비율이 높은 내륙습지, 해양/해안 서식지, 도시와 자연생태계의 전이지역 등에 대한 반영 역시 필요할 것으로 생각된다.