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Soil Factors Affecting the Plant Communities of Wetland on Southwestern coast of Korea (한국 서남해안 습지의 식물 군집에 미치는 토양요인)

  • 임병선;이점숙
    • The Korean Journal of Ecology
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.321-328
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    • 1998
  • To describe the major environmental factors operating in coastal wetland and to characterize the distribution of the plant species over the wetland in relation to the major environmental gradients, 12 soil physical and chemical properties were determined. The gradient of water and osmotic potential of soil, electrical conductivity, sodium and chloride content and soil texture alsong the three habitat types of salt marshes, salt swamp and sand dune were occurred. The 24 coastal plant communities from principal component analysis (PCA) on the 12 variables were at designated as a gradient for soil texture and water potential related with salinity by Axis I and as a gradient for soil moisture and total nitrogen gradient by Axis II On Axis I were divided into 3 groups (1) 9 salt marsh communities including Salicornia herbacea communities (2) 5 salt swamp communities including Scirpus fluviatilis communities and (3) 10 sand dune communities including Jmperata cylindrica communities on Axis II were divided into 2 groups (1) salt marsh and sand dune communities, and (2) 3 salt swamp communities. The results could account for the zonation of plant communities on coastal wetland observed alsong envionmental gradients.

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Seasonal Changes in the Productivity and Soil Nutrients of Phragmites communis Community in the Salt Marsh of the Sumjin-River Estuary (섬진강 하구 염습지 갈대군락의 생산성과 토양양분의 계절적 변화)

  • Oh, Kyung-Hwan;Ihm, Byung-Suh
    • The Korean Journal of Ecology
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.90-97
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    • 1983
  • Seasonal changes of the soil nutrient contents and aboveground biomass, relationship between the soil nutrients and the productivity, and the net efficiencies of solar energy conversion were studied in two reeed communities (Phragmites communis Trin.) at the salt marsh in the estuary of the Sumjin-River from April 30 to October 9, 1981. The inorganic nutrients such as exchangeable sodium and potassium of soil were decreased during growing season. The amounts of organic matter, exchangeable sodium and potassium, total nitrogen, and available phosphorus in stand $\prod$ were much more than those of stand $\coprod$ . Productivity of Phragmites communis was positively correlated with the soil nutrients such as available phosphorus, exchangeable potassium and total nitrogen. The maximum dry matter productions of the aboveground parts in stand $\prod$ stand $\coprod$ were $ 1, 120g/m^2; and; 843g/m^2$ in August, and the net coversion efficiencies of PhAR based on growing season (April to September) were 1.77% and 1.33%, respectively.

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The Current Status and Tasks of Marsh snail Restocking Project based on Economic Performance Evaluation (다슬기 방류사업의 현황 및 과제 -경제효과분석을 중심으로-)

  • SONG, Jung-Hun;KANG, Jong-Ho
    • Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education
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    • v.28 no.2
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    • pp.450-455
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    • 2016
  • Reinforcement for reduced daseulgi jawonryang protect natural resources, and form an artificial seed production and resource recovery in technology development and chipaebangryu doemeuroseo interested local governments, water 04, KEPCO daseulgi at promoting and stocking a lot of business, but are stocked in Format breed, stocking density, and a systematic way that does not occur in siljeong is discharged. Therefore, this study conducted by the appropriate discharge plan presented daseulgi smooth business execution and discharge of the business to be its primary purpose.

Effect of Soil Factors on Vegetation Values of Salt Marsh Plant Communities: Multiple Regression Model

  • Ihm, Byung-Sun;Lee, Jeom-Sook;Kim, Jong-Wook;Kim, Joon-Ho
    • Journal of Ecology and Environment
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    • v.29 no.4
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    • pp.361-364
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    • 2006
  • The objective of the current study was to characterize and apply multiple regression model relating to vegetation values of the plant species over salt marshes. For each salt marsh community, vegetation and soil variables were investigated in the western coast and the southern coast in South Korea. Osmotic potential of soil and $Cl^-$ content of soil as independent variable had positive and negative influences on vegetation values. Multiple regression model showed that vegetation values of 14 coastal plant communities were determined by pH of soil, osmotic potential of soil and sand content. The multiple regression equation may be applied to the explanation of distribution and abundance of plant communities with exiting ordination plots.

Nitrogen and Phosphorus Dynamics in an Salt Marsh in the Nakdong River Estuary (낙동강 하구 염습지 식물군락의 질소 및 인의 동태)

  • Kim Joon-Ho;Hyeong-Tae Mun;Byeong;Kyung-Je Cho
    • The Korean Journal of Ecology
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.1-7
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    • 1989
  • We studied primary production, nitrogen and phosphorus dynamics in a salt marsh of Okryutung at Nakdong River estuary. The standing biomass in Phragmites longivalvis, Carex scabrifolia and Zoysia sinica stand was $5.48kg/\textrm{m}^2,{\;}1.94kg/\textrm{m}^2{\;}and{\;}1.95kg/\textrm{m}^2$, respectively. The peak above-ground biomass in each stand was $1.99kg/\textrm{m}^2,{\;}0.74kg/\textrm{m}^2{\;}and{\;}1.03kg/\textrm{m}^2$, respectively. Soil nitrogen decreased from the onset of growing seson till July, and then increased. Seasonal patterns of soil phosphorus were different from stand to stand. Nitrogen concentrations of above-ground plant tissus were quite different among the plant species at the very beginning of the growing season, however, they became similar as the plants grow. Seasonal pattern of phosphrous in C. scabrifolia roots was quite different from those other two species. Nitrogen absorbed by plants during season in P. longivalvis, C. scabrifolia and Z. sinicia stand was 224kg/ha, 111kg/ha, 156kg/ha, respectively. Phosphorus taken up by plants was 22kg/ha, 29kg/ha and 21kg/ha, respectively. Because the vascular plants growing at salt marshes can immobilize large quantities of nitrogen and phosphorus, salt marsh vegetation can be sued for preventing the pollution of coastal sea water.

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Effects of elevated CO2 on organic matter decomposition capacities and community structure of sulfate-reducing bacteria in salt marsh sediment

  • Jung, Soo-Hyun;Lee, Seung-Hoon;Park, Seok-Soon;Kang, Ho-Jeong
    • Journal of Ecology and Environment
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    • v.33 no.3
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    • pp.261-270
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    • 2010
  • Increasing atmospheric $CO_2$ affects the soil carbon cycle by influencing microbial activity and the carbon pool. In this study, the effects of elevated $CO_2$ on extracellular enzyme activities (EEA; ${\beta}$-glucosidase, N-acetylglucosaminidase, aminopeptidase) in salt marsh sediment vegetated with Suaeda japonica were assessed under ambient atmospheric $CO_2$ concentration (380 ppm) or elevated $CO_2$ concentration (760 ppm) conditions. Additionally, the community structure of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) was analyzed via terminal restriction fragments length polymorphism (T-RFLP). Sediment with S. japonica samples were collected from the Hwangsando intertidal flat in May 2005, and placed in small pots (diameter 6 cm, height 10 cm). The pots were incubated for 60 days in a growth chamber under two different $CO_2$ concentration conditions. Sediment samples for all measurements were subdivided into two parts: surface (0-2 cm) and rhizome (4-6 cm) soils. No significant differences were detected in EEA with different $CO_2$ treatments in the surface and rhizome soils. However, the ratio of ${\beta}$-glucosidase activity to N-acetylglucosaminidase activity in rhizome soil was significantly lower (P < 0.01) at 760 ppm $CO_2$ than at 380 ppm $CO_2$, thereby suggesting that the contribution of fungi to the decomposition of soil organic matter might in some cases prove larger than that of bacteria. Community structures of SRB were separated according to different $CO_2$ treatments, suggesting that elevated $CO_2$ may affect the carbon and sulfur cycle in salt marshes.

Fungal Diversity and Plant Growth Promotion of Endophytic Fungi from Six Halophytes in Suncheon Bay

  • You, Young-Hyun;Yoon, Hyeokjun;Kang, Sang-Mo;Shin, Jae-Ho;Choo, Yeon-Sik;Lee, In-Jung;Lee, Jin-Man;Kim, Jong-Guk
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.22 no.11
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    • pp.1549-1556
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    • 2012
  • Endophytic fungi were isolated from roots of six halophytes in Suncheon Bay. The endophytic fungi of 35 species isolated from halophytes were identified by internal transcribed spacer (ITS) containing the ITS1, 5.8s, and ITS2 regions. All fungal strains were analyzed to diversity at the genus level. Fungal culture filtrates (FCF) of endophytic fungi were treated to Waito-c rice (WR) seedling for plant growth-promoting verification. It was confirmed that fungal strain Sj-2-2 provided plant growth promotion (PGP) to WR seedling. Then, PGP of Suaeda japonica was confirmed by treating culture filtrate of Sj-2-2. As a result, it was verified that culture filtrate of Sj-2-2 had more advanced PGP than positive control when treated to S. japonica. The secondary metabolites involved in culture filtrate of Sj-2-2 were identified by HPLC and GC-MS SIM analysis. The presence of physiologically bioactive gibberellins (GAs) and other inactive GAs in culture filtrate of Sj-2-2 was detected. The molecular analysis of sequences of Sj-2-2 showed the similarity to Penicillium sp. of 99% homology. The PGP of Sj-2-2 as well as symbiosis between endophytic fungi and halophytes growing naturally in salt marsh was confirmed. Sj-2-2 was identified as a new fungal strain producing GAs by molecular analysis of sequences. Consequently, the Sj-2-2 fungal strain was named as Penicillium sp. Sj-2-2. In this study, the diversity of endophytic fungi isolated from roots of halophytes in salt marsh and the PGP of a new gibberellin-producing fungal strain were confirmed.