• Ocean Science Journal
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.103-116
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• 2007

Seasonal changes of tide signal(s), temperature, salinity and current were studied during the years 2004-2005 in the northernmost Gulf of Aqaba, which is under developmental activities, to obtain scientific bases for best management and sustainability. Spectrum analysis revealed permanent signals of tide measurements during all seasons, which represented semidiurnal and diurnal barotropic tides. The other signal periods of 8.13, 6.10-6.32, 4.16 and 1.02-1.05 h were not detected in all seasons, which were related to shallow water compound and overtides of principle solar and lunar constituent and to seiches generated in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba. Spatial and temporal distribution of temperature, salinity and density showed significant differences between months in the coastal and offshore region and no significant differences among the coastal sites, between the surface and bottom waters and between coastal and offshore waters. Therefore, the temporal and spatial variation of water properties in the northernmost Gulf of Aqaba behave similarly compared to other parts. The coastal current below 12 m depth was weak $(3-6\;cms^{-1})$ and fluctuated from east-northeastward to west-southwestward (parallel to the shoreline), which may be related to the effect of bottom topography and/or current density due to differential cooling between eastern and western parts in the study area, and wind-induced upwelling and downwelling in the eastern and western side, respectively. The prevailing northerly winds and stratification conditions during summer were the main causes of the southward current at 6 and 12 m depths with average speed of 28 and $12cms^{-1}$ respectively.

• 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.

• ALGAE
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.111-126
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• 2023

Mixotrophic dinoflagellates act as primary producers, prey, and predators in marine planktonic food webs, whereas exclusively autotrophic dinoflagellates are primary producers and prey. Species of the dinoflagellate genus Scrippsiella are commonly found in marine ecosystems and sometimes cause harmful red tides. Among the 28 formally described Scrippsiella species, S. acuminata has been found to be mixotrophic and two unidentified species have been found to be mixotrophic. To determine whether the other species in this genus are similarly mixotrophic, the mixotrophic ability of S. donghaiensis SDGJ1703, S. lachrymosa SLBS1703, S. masanensis SSMS0908, S. plana SSSH1009A, and S. ramonii VGO1053 was explored using 15 potential prey items, including 2-㎛ fluorescently labeled microspheres (FLM) and heterotrophic bacteria (FLB), the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp., and various microalgal prey species. The ability of S. acuminata to feed on FLM and FLB was also investigated. We found that S. donghaiensis, S. lachrymosa, S. masanensis, S. plana, and S. ramonii did not feed on any potential prey tested in this study, indicating a lack of mixotrophy. However, S. acuminata fed on both FLM and FLB, confirming its mixotrophic ability. These results lowered the proportion of mixotrophic species relative to the total number of tested Scrippsiella species for mixotrophy from 100% to 29-38%. Owing to its mixotrophic ability, S. acuminata occupies an ecological niche that is distinct from that of S. donghaiensis, S. lachrymosa, S. masanensis, S. plana, and S. ramonii.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.135-140
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• 2002

넙치는 단기간 NaOCl에 대한 노출에 대해 2ppm이하에서는 육안적으로 관찰시 심각한 이상증상이 관찰되지 않았으며, 조피볼락에서는 2.5ppm까지 급성적으로 안전하였다. 넙치와 조피볼락에서의 1시간 LC$_{50}$은 각각 3.24ppm 및 7.58ppm이었다. 조피볼락을 NaOCl로 1시간 노출시키고 혈액학적 및 혈장생화학적 변수를 측정하였을 때 2ppm이상의 농도에서 glucose의 농도가 현저히 상승한 부분을 제외하고는 생화학적 변수에도 이상이 발견되지는 않았다. Glucose는 거의 모든 종류의 stress에 의해서 신속히 증가하는 변수로서 이 시험에서 발견된 증가현상도 NaOCl이 가진 냄새 또는 화학적 자극성에 의한 stress의 결과로 나타난 것으로 추정된다.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.421-425
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• 2010

최근 지구온난화로 인한 수온상승과 해수면의 상승으로 인해 해양 생태계가 변화되고 있다고 보고되고 있다. 한반도 주변 해역에서도 수온과 해수면이 상승하고 플랑크톤의 종 조성이 변화되고 가시파래, 불가사리, 해파리 등의 유해 생물종의 출현 빈도가 증가되고 있고, 바다 사막화가 증가되는 등 해양 생태계의 변화로 어업활동이 어려워지고 어업생산량이 감소하여 어민 경제가 심각한 영향을 받고 있다. 본 보고서에서는 지구 온난화의 원인과 그 메커니즘을 소개하고, 지구 온난화에 따른 해양환경 변화와 해양 생태계에 미치는 영향과 그 대책에 관하여 보고하고자 하였다.

• 한국해양바이오학회지
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.46-50
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• 2011

Phytoplankton forms the base of sea ecosystems. Various environmental factors and anthropogenic pollution, primarily, affect the concentration and photosynthetic activity algal cells, and the changes in the phytoplankton photosynthesis influence other elements of aquatic ecosystems. The increase in anthropogenic pollution markedly damages natural aquatic ecosystems, particularly, in the coastal zones, where an intense blooming of microalgae occurs, including the release of highly dangerous ecotoxic substances of various chemical natures (red tides). In this study, we tried to apply as a parameter for the algal blooming prediction in the ocean from fluorescence values in the taken samples around Busan coastal area. F0 value was almost constant but Fv/Fm value showed the irregular pattern. We presume that these results are due to the changes of the ocean environment and climate. To predict or give early warning the algal blooming, we need to investigate the specific area or fixed area through real-time monitoring. Especially, algal blooming prediction or warning can be achieved via continuously monitoring and interpretation of fluorescence changes.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.674-680
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• 2020

적조가 처음 시작되는 해역을 조기에 파악하기 위하여 Quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR)을 경남해역 적조현장에 활용하였다. 2019년 경남해역을 대상으로 Cochlodinium polykrikoides를 qPCR로 정량분석한 결과, 6월 초에 저밀도로(0.0015~0.0058 cells mL^-1) 검출되기 시작하여 8월 중순에는 최대 0.163 cells mL^-1 밀도로 증가하였고, 주로 남해도 주변에서 높게 검출되었다. 8월 말에는 현미경 검경으로 남해도 주변에서 높게 출현함이 확인되었고(최대 24 cells mL^-1), 9월 2일에는 남해도에서 적조주의보가 발령되었고(최대 200 cells mL^-1), 9월 1일에는 최대 12,000 cells mL^-1까지 남해도 해역에서 발생하였다. 위 결과는 극미량의 C. polykrikoides이 적조발생 전에 남해도에서 검출되었고 이후 같은 해역에서 적조가 발생되었음을 보여준다. 이는 qPCR이 극미량의 C. polykrikoides을 조기검출하는데 유용한 방법임을 보여준다.

• ALGAE
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.207-216
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• 2005

Myrionecta rubra, a mixotrophic ciliate, is a cosmopolitan red tide species which is commonly found in neritic and estuarine waters. M. rubra had long been listed as an “nculturable protist”until 2 different laboratory strains were finally established in 2 research groups at the beginning of this century, enabling us to perform initiative investigation into various aspect of the live M. rubra strains (Gustafson et al. 2000; Yih et al. 2004b; Johnson and Stoecker 2005). Field sampling was carried out on high tide at 2 fixed stations around Kunsan Inner Harbor (St.1 near the Estuarine Weir and St.2 off Kunsan Ferry Station) every other day for 4 months from mid-February 2004 to understand detailed figure of the recurrent spring blooms of M. rubra following the onset of the water gates operation of the Keum River Estuarine Weir on August 1994. With its maximum abundance of 272 cells mL$^{-1}$ in St.1, fluctuation pattern of the M. rubra population at the 2 stations was strikingly similar. Notable growth of M. rubra population started on late April, to cause M. rubra red tides during one month from mid-May in which “xceptionally low salinity days”without its red tide were intermittently inserted. High abundance of M. rubra over 50 cells mL$^{-1}$ was recorded at samples with their water temperature and salinity higher than 15${^{\circ}C}$ and 4.0 psu, respectively. During pre-bloom period when salinity fluctuation is moderate and the water temperature is cooler than 15°C, Skeletonema costatum, a chain-forming centric diatom, was most dominant. Cyanobacterial species such as Aphanizomenon flos-aquae and Phormidium sp. replaced other dominant phytoplankters on the days with “xceptionally low salinity”even during the main blooming period of M. rubra. To summarize, M. rubra could form spring blooms in Keum River Estuary when the level of salinity fluctuation was more severe than that for the dominant diatom Skeletonema costatum and milder than that for the predominance by freshwater cyanobacteria. Therefore, optimal control of the scale and frequency of freshwater discharges might lead us to partially modify the fluctuation pattern of M. rubra populations as well as the period of spring blooms by M. rubra in Keum River Estuary. Sampling time interval of 2 days for the present study or daily sampling was concluded to be minimally required for the detailed exploration into the spring blooms by M. rubra populations in estuaries with weirs like Keum River Estuary.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.843-852
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• 2022

서남해안 대형저서무척추동물의 출현종 조성을 알아보기 위해 완도와 조도 18개 정점의 암반조간대에서 2014년부터 2021년까지 6~9월에 7회 조사하였다. 완도와 조도 암반조간대에서 출현한 대형저서무척추동물은 220종, 645개체/m²이었다. 종수는 완도 165종, 조도 167종으로 유사하였다. 평균밀도는 완도 726개체/m², 조도 564개체/m²로 완도가 다소 높았다. 종수는 정점 15에서 116종으로 가장 많았고, 밀도는 정점 7에서 1,664개체/m²로 높게 나타났다. 우점종은 좁쌀무늬총알고둥이 175개체/m²(27.1%)로 가장 우점하였고, 총알고둥 97개체/m²(15.1%), 갈고둥은 41개체/m²(6.3%)순으로 출현하였다. 기후변화지표종인 검은큰따개비가 15개 정점에서 출현하였고, 고유종인 털채찍해조숨이옆새우도 일부 정점에서 출현하였다. 국가적색목록(Red List) 중에 절멸위험(Extinction risk)의 가장 낮은 수준인 준위협의 모난어깨긴뿔고둥이 조도에서 출현하였다. 완도와 조도의 대형저서무척추동물은 우리나라 암반조간대 해안에서 나타나는 일반적인 특징을 보였다. 암반조간대 해안은 조위에 따른 노출 시간과 암반의 기질에 따라 수직적인 분포 경향을 보였으며, 완도와 조도는 좁쌀무늬총알고둥, 총알고둥, 조무래기따개비, 대수리 등 우점하여 서식지 분포 양상이 유사하였다.

• ALGAE
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.149-161
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• 2022

Noctiluca scintillans is a heterotrophic dinoflagellate that causes red-colored oceans during the day (red tides) and glowing oceans at night (bioluminescence). This species feeds on diverse prey, including phytoplankton, heterotrophic protists, and eggs of metazoans. Thus, many scientists have conducted studies on the ecophysiology of this species. It is easy to cultivate N. scintillans at a scale of <1 L, but it is difficult to cultivate them at a scale of >100 L because N. scintillans cells usually stay near the surface, while prey cells stay below the surface in large water tanks. To obtain mass-cultured N. scintillans cells, we developed an automatic system for cultivating N. scintillans on a scale of 100 L. The system consisted of four tanks containing fresh nutrients, the chlorophyte Dunaliella salina as prey, N. scintillans for growth, and N. scintillans for storage, respectively. The light intensities supporting the high growth rates of D. salina and N. scintillans were 300 and 20 µmol photons m^-2 s^-1, respectively. Twenty liters of D. salina culture from the prey culture tank were transferred to the predator culture tank, and subsequently 20 L of nutrients from the nutrient tank were transferred to the prey culture tank every 2 d. When the volume of N. scintillans in the predator culture tank reached 90 L 6 d later, 70 L of the culture were transferred to the predator storage tank. To prevent N. scintillans cells from being separated from D. salina cells in the predator culture tank, the culture was mixed using an air pump, a sparger, and a stirrer. The highest abundance of N. scintillans in the predator culture tank was 45 cells mL^-1, which was more than twice the highest abundance when this dinoflagellate was cultivated manually. This automatic system supplies 100 L of N. scintillans pure culture with a high density every 10 d for diverse experiments on N. scintillans.