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Estimation of first maturity size of dolphinfish Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus in the Molucca Sea, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

  • Pratasik, Silvester Benny;Tilaar, Ferdinand Frans;Salaki, Meiske Sofie
    • Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • 제25권6호
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    • pp.350-356
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    • 2022
  • This study aims to estimate the smallest size of mature individuals that can be exploited. Fish samples of Coryphaena hippurus were collected from Kalinaun fishermen's catches in the Molucca Sea. They were sexed, then the fork length (FL) and maturity stage were recorded. Results showed that C. hippurus in the Molucca Sea had a sex ratio of 1:1.94 (p < 0.05). Males had a length range of 499-831 mm FL and females were in the length range of 481-813 mm FL. Size at first maturity was estimated as 529 mm FL for males with a range of 475-588 mm FL and 405 mm FL for females. This study provided basic information for future management needs of the dolphinfish, especially in the Molucca Sea.

천연기념물 문섬의 담팔수 개체군 특성 및 관리방안 (A Characteristics and Management Plan of Elaeocarpus sylvestris var. ellipticus Population Distributed in Munseom(island), a Natural Monument)

  • 최병기;이호상;서연옥;최형순;양주은;송국만;송관필
    • 한국전통조경학회지
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    • 제39권1호
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    • pp.37-42
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    • 2021
  • 문섬은 국내 최대 담팔수 자생지로 알려져 있는 섬이다. 최근 문섬에서 담팔수군락의 병해피해가 보고되었다. 본 연구는 담팔수 최대 자생지인 문섬지역에 대해 담팔수 개체군의 피해상황과 생육특성을 파악하기 위하여 수행되었다. 담팔수 생존개체의 개체군 특성을 파악함으로써 군락의 자생적 재생가능성에 대해 평가하고, 자생지 복원 방안을 논의하고자 하였다. 문섬에 분포하는 담팔수 개체의 분포 현황을 파악하기 위하여 개체군 전수조사를 실시하였다. 현장조사는 개체의 GPS 위치정보와 함께 수고, 근원경, 흉고직경, 생육상태 등을 면밀히 기록하였다. 문섬에 분포하는 담팔수 개체의 생육상태와 각 개체들의 수고, 흉고직경, 근원경 특성을 분석하였다. 문섬에서 확인된 담팔수 총 개체군 수는 293본이었다. 2005년 문섬 육상생태 환경조사보고서에서 보고한 울창한 담팔수군락은 현재 크게 훼손되거나 피해를 입은 상태로 확인되었다. 특히 숲의 수관구조를 이루는 수고 6m이상의 성목에서 피해는 더욱 심각하여 성목의 80.6% 개체가 고사한 것으로 확인되었다. 근원경을 기준으로 숲의 건강성을 지표하는 장령목 생육특성에서도 75.4%가 고사하거나 생육상태가 불량한 것으로 확인되었다. 문섬의 담팔수 자생지 복원을 위하여 병해충 방제, 성목 보존, 유령목의 적정 간격유지 및 현지 외 이식 후 재도입 등의 보존노력이 필요한 것으로 판단된다.

Structural Similarity and Expression Differences of Two Pj-Vg Genes from the Pandalus Shrimp Pandalopsis japonica

  • Jeon, Jeong-Min;Kim, Bo-Kwang;Kim, Young-Ji;Kim, Hyun-Woo
    • Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • 제14권1호
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    • pp.22-30
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    • 2011
  • Vitellogenin (Vg) is the precursor of vitellin (Vn), which is the major yolk protein in nearly all oviparous species, including fish, amphibians, reptiles, and most invertebrates. It is one of the most important factors during reproduction, and numerous studies have shown that Vg genes are markers of the reproductive cycle and effecter genes induced by endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). Previously, we isolated two distinct cDNAs encoding vitellogenin homologs Pj-Vg1 and Pj-Vg2 from Pandalus shrimp Pandalopsis japonica. In this study, full-length genomic sequences of Pj-Vg1 and Pj-Vg2 were determined using a PCR-based genome walking strategy. Isolated Pj-Vg1 and Pj-Vg2 genes were 11,910 and 11,850 bp long, respectively. Both Pj-Vg genes had 15 exons and 14 introns, and the splicing sites were also the same, suggesting that they arose via gene duplication. The similar structural characteristics of decapod Vg genes suggest that they are all orthologs that evolved from the same ancestral gene. Analysis of Pj-Vg1 and Pj-Vg2 expression revealed that the relative copy numbers of Pj-Vg1 and Pj-Vg2 were similar in the hepatopancreas, whereas Pj-Vg2 transcripts were also detected in the ovary. Expression of both Pj-Vg genes was induced in hepatopancreas of mature individuals, whereas only Pj-Vg2 transcripts were upregulated in the ovaries from mature animals, suggesting that both Pj-Vgs are important for oocyte development. A strong positive correlation was found between Pj-Vg1 and Pj-Vg2 transcripts in the same individual, indicating they are under the same control mechanisms. Additionally, a positive correlation was found between ovarian and hepatopancreatic Pj-Vg2 transcripts, suggesting that its dual expression is regulated by similar physiological conditions. Knowledge of the similarities and differences between the two vitellogenin-like genes, Pj-Vg1 and Pj-Vg2, would help us to understand their roles in reproduction and other physiological effects.

한반도 가시나무(참나무과)의 분포 및 자생지 현황 (The distribution and population status of Quercus myrsinifolia (Fagaceae) on the Korean peninsula)

  • 이정현;이동혁;최혁재;;;;최병희
    • 식물분류학회지
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    • 제44권3호
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    • pp.165-170
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    • 2014
  • 상록성 참나무류는 한반도 상록활엽수림을 구성하는 주요 수종으로 알려져 있다. 그러나 가시나무(Quercus myrsinifolia Blume)의 한반도 분포지와 자생현황은 명확히 밝혀져 있지 않다. 본 연구에서는 문헌조사와 표본에 근거한 현지조사를 토대로 가시나무의 자생지를 밝혀 한반도 내 분포를 명확히 하고자 하였다. 또한 보존대책의 첫 단계로 자생 개체수 전수 조사를 실시 하였다. 조사결과, 한반도 내에서 가시나무는 전남 진도에 단 3개의 아집단으로 구성된 169개의 성체만이 제한적으로 자라는 것으로 확인되었다. 본 연구를 통해 오동정과 식물표본의 채집지 오기재가 종의 분포에 대한 혼란을 야기하는 주된 원인임을 알 수 있었다. 금번 조사결과는 한국산 가시나무의 효과적 보전을 위한 중요한 지표자료로 활용할 수 있을 것이다. 또한 식물표본의 정확한 데이터 기재의 필요성을 확인할 수 있다. 한편 본 논문에서는 한반도에서 이 종의 분포가 진도에만 제한되게 된 원인에 대해 논의 하였다.

남극 세종기지 주변에 새로이 정착한 현화식물 남극좀새풀 (Deschampsia antarctica)의 개체군 공간분포 (Distribution Pattern of Deschampsia antarctica, a Flowering Plant Newly Colonized around King Sejong Station in Antarctica)

  • 김지희;정호성
    • Ocean and Polar Research
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    • 제26권1호
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    • pp.23-32
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    • 2004
  • As a baseline survey for long-term monitoring on environmental change around the Antarctic King Sejong Station, distribution pattern of Deschampsia antarctica Desv., a flowering plant newly colonized were investigated qualitatively and quantitatively in both austral summer 2002 and 2003. Dispersal of the seeds and vegetative leaves by skuas might lead to the colonization into this area from neighbors in Maxwell Bay. The pioneer populations were observed around ponds and a stream of the Sejong Point in January 2002, and the maximum dispersal area was four times expanded after a year. Most of the populations were formed on the stable and well-drained substrate, which consisted of moss carpet of Sanionia georgico-uncinata (65%) and pebbles (25%), while only a few young individuals were observed on the unstable and watertight silt-sandy area. Especially, S. georgico-uncinata was being effectively utilized as their primary substrate with the soft, coarse and water-contained leaves. Also the perennial mature plants of D. antarctica were mainly formed on the moss carpet rather than pebbles. A few individuals were grown on other mosses of Polytrichastrum alpinum, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Pohlia cruda, and Conostomum magellanicum and on a liverwort of Cephaloziella varians. We expect that dispersal of D. antarctica and the following succession to grass field will be countinuously and dynamically proceeded in this area, with the characteristics of ecological niche against the initial moss populations, on the similar continuity of environmental conditions. The continuous observations are needed with establishment of database on environmental change of micro-habitats, e.g. the water content and nutrients of soil and the underground temperature and permafrost.

자호천에 서식하는 꺽지(Coreoperca herzi)의 생태 특징 (Ecological Characteristics of Korean Aucha Perch, Coreoperca herzi in Jaho Stream, Korea)

  • 변화근
    • 한국환경생태학회지
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    • 제34권3호
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    • pp.216-223
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    • 2020
  • 꺽지(Coreoperca herzi)의 생태적 특징을 연구하기 위해 2018년 9월부터 2019년 8월까지 자호천에서 조사를 실시하였다. 본 종은 하천 중류역에 분포하며 하상구조는 작은돌(cobble)과 조약돌(pebble)이 풍부한 여울이었으며, 수심은 32~157 cm 이었고, 유속은 0.64±0.28 (0.32~1.28) m/sec로 빨랐다. 암수 성비는 1 : 0.93 이었고, 전장빈도분포도에 따른 연령은 전장 42~80 mm가 만1년생, 80~130 mm은 만 2년생, 130~200 mm가 만 3년생, 200 mm 이상이 만 4년생 이상으로 추정되었다. 생식가능 전장의 크기는 암컷이 65 mm, 수컷은 70 mm 이상으로 나타나 실험실에서 사육한 개체 보다 자연에서 성장한 개체의 전장이 작았다. 산란시기는 5월에 시작하여 7월 말에 끝났으며(수온은 18.4~26.4℃) 성란 성기는 5~6월로 추정되었다(수온은 18.4~21.8℃). 포란수는 평균 462 (151~919)개 이었고 성숙란은 짙은 노란색 구형으로 직경이 2.31±0.33(1.94~3.10) mm 이었다. 전장-체중과의 상관관계식은 BW = 0.00002TL3.01로 상수 a는 0.00002를, 매개변수 b는 3.01 이었고 비만도 지수는 평균 K=1.76 (1.01~2.63) 이었고 기울기(Slope)는 0.0005로 양의 값을 나타내었다.

황점볼락과 조피볼락의 뇌 조직에 분포하는 neuropeptide Y성 물질 (Neuropeptide Y like Substance Distributed in the Brain Tissues of Two Rockfish Species, Sebastes oblongus and S. schlegeli)

  • 손영창;장영진
    • 한국수산과학회지
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    • 제28권4호
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    • pp.383-391
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    • 1995
  • 출산 전후의 황점볼락 및 조피볼락 어미의 뇌 조직에서 GtH 분비를 자극하는 신경호르몬으로 알려진 NPY를 검출하기 위해, 면역조직화학을 실시하고 뇌하수체내 GtH 분비세포의 활성을 서로 비교하였다. 두 어종 모두에서 뇌 조직중 NPY 양성반응을 나타내는 세포는 후각망울, 종뇌 및 중뇌에서, 신경섬유는 후각망울, 종뇌, 시각신경, 시상하부, 중뇌 및 시각엽에서 각각 관찰되었다. 뇌하수체내에서 NPY 양성반응을 나타내는 신경섬유는 성숙에 관계없이 두 어종 모두 앞원위부분의 AF 음성세포에 인접한 신경엽에 분포하였고, 성장 및 성숙기의 난모세포를 가진 어체에서는 앞원위부분의 신경엽과 중간원위부분의 GtH 분비세포에 인접한 신경엽에서 관찰되었다. 뇌하수체내의 GtH 분비세포는 출산전의 황점볼락 및 성숙기의 조피볼락 개체에서는 AF 염색성이 약했으나, 출산후 황점볼락 및 조피볼락의 GtH 분비세포는 출산전 및 성숙기에 비해 AF 염색성이 증가하였다. 두 어종에서 출산전 난소를 가진 개체들의 GtH 분비세포와 핵경의 크기는 출산후(황점볼락)이거나 출산 이후 휴지기의 난소를 가진 개체(조피볼락) 보다 유의하게 컸다(P<0.01).

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가야산 구상나무 군락의 구조 및 동태 (Structure and Dynamics of Abies koreana Wilson Community in Mt. Gaya)

  • Lee, Chang-Seok;Hyun-Je Cho
    • The Korean Journal of Ecology
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    • 제16권1호
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    • pp.75-91
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    • 1993
  • Structure and dynamics of Abies koreana community in Mt. Gaya were studied to provide the basic data for conservation of Abies koreana community, an endemic species in Korea. A. koreana community of this study site was composed of tree layer (4~7m), subtree layer (2~4m), shrub layer (1~2m), and herb layer (below 1m). The heights of tree and subtree layers were low. Floristic composition showed that this study site was subalpine and dry site. In frequency distribution diagram of diameter classes of major species consisting of A. koreana community, those of both A. koreana and other species showed reverse J-shaped types. From these results, it was estimated that A. koreana community of this site might be maintained continuously as a stable climax state like present state. In the spatal distribution diagram of major species, saplings of A. koreana were established under the canopy of A. koreana and Pinus koraiensis and under the dead tree of A. koreana. From these results, it was known that A. koreana saplings were recruited before the community was disturbed and regeneration was accomplished by advance regeneration pattern, in which these saplings established before occurrence of disturbance fill with open site originated from death of mature tree. Growth of annual rings was variable among individuals, it was estimated that such variation was originated in that growth of each individual relates to microclimatic conditions rather than macroclimatic ones. Ecological longevity of A. koreana in this study site estimated by disturbance types and age of dead trees was about 120 years.

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임상교육의 효과적인 대안에 관한 연구 (The effective approaches of clinical nursing education)

  • 신경림
    • 대한간호
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    • 제32권5호
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    • pp.93-105
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    • 1994
  • Nursing is indeed a practice discipline with experiential learning in clinical practice areas comprising an overwhelming portion of a Nursing Student's education. The statement is used to provide a basis for discussion of some issues involved in relation to clinical nursing education. However the lack of substantial research in the area of clinical nursing education would suggest that this 'heart' of the nursing student's professional education has olng been ignored. The purpose of this study is to critically review and analysis then suggest effective approaches of clinical nursing education. First. the curriculum can be developed by faculty consistently. Curriculum design begins with the writing of philosophy and the selection of objectives for the program. The philosophy must include a statement of beliefs and intrinc values about human being. nursing and teaching learning process. Second. faculty practice can be narrowed practice-theory gaps. Third. clinical teaching strategies can be used many different methods in order to facilitate development of clinical judgement and decision making. Fourth, clinical teacher's rols can influence student's learning attitude and intrinsic value; relating to students as mature individuals; creating an atomosphere where in the student felt comfortable approaching the instructor; providing support crisis situations. Fifth. clinical nursing evaluation can be developed the integrated models.

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섬진강에 서식하는 왕종개 Iksookimia longicorpa (Cobitidae)의 생태 (Ecology of Iksookimia longicorpa (Cobitidae) in the Seomjin River, Korea)

  • 김익수;고명훈
    • 한국어류학회지
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    • 제17권2호
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    • pp.112-122
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    • 2005
  • Iksookimia longicorpa was investigated in the upper part of the Seomjin River in Korea from 2003 to 2004. It inhabited pebble and cobble bottoms with water-current velocities of 10~30 cm/sec and depths of 30~100 cm. This species is active during daylight hours from March to October but hibernated in the river bottoms in the winter season. The sex ratio of female to male was 1 : 0.65, and the female was 20~40 mm larger than the male. Female length frequencies in this population indicated that the 65~90 mm group is 1+years old, the 90~110 mm group is 2+ years old, and the 110~130 mm group is 3+ years old. The males developed a secondary sexual character, the lamina circularis at the base of their pectoral fin, after 13~14 months. The spawning season was from early to middle June with water temperatures of $20{\sim}24^{\circ}C$ individuals became sexually mature after the age of 2 years. The average number of eggs in the ovaries was $2,402{\pm}944$. Stomach contents were mainly Chironomidae, Ephemeroptera, Arcellidae and Algae. The feeding rate was highest in April and September; they did not fed in the winter.