• 환경생물
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.81-91
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• 2011

야광충 $Noctiluca$ $scintillans$의 시공간적 변동과 생태학적 특성을 이해하기 위해서 그들의 개체수 밀도와 환경인자를 광양만 20개 정점과 진해만 23개 정점에서 2010년 춘계, 하계, 추계, 동계의 계절 조사를 수행하였다. 야광충 $N.$ $scintillans$는 광양만과 진해만에서 $15{\sim}27^{\circ}C$ 수온 범위의 춘계와 하계에 높은 밀도가 유지된 반면, 동계와 추계는 그들의 개체수가 감소하였다. 두 해역에서 야광충의 개체수는 수온과 유의한 상관관계가 성립되었고, 이는 수온 증가와 더불어 $N.$ $scintillans$의 증식이 활발해 진다는 것을 의미한다. 특히, 두 해역에서 4계절 모두 야광충의 출현은 확인하였으나, 저온(<$4^{\circ}C$)과 저염(<12 psu)에서 그들 개체를 관찰할 수 없었다. 먹이생물의 지표가 되는 Chl.$a$ 농도와 야광충의 개체수는 유의한 상관관계를 확인할 수 없었으나, 두 해역에서 Chl.$a$ 농도가 현저하게 높았든 춘계와 하계에 야광충 개체수밀도가 높게 나타났다. 결과적으로 식물플랑크톤의 현존량은 야광충 $N.$ $scintillans$의 개체수 증감을 제어하는 중요한 인자로 판단되었다.

• 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.

• 환경생물
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.372-379
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• 2006

Noctiluca scintillans의 시간적 변동과 생태학적 특성을 파악하기 위해 N. scintillans의 현존량과 수리-생물학적 요인에 대한 조사가 1999년 1월부터 2000년 12월까지 인천 연안에서 수행되었다. N. scintillans는 수온 $10.3{\sim}21.5^{\circ}C$ 범위를 보인 춘계 및 추계에 출현 개체수가 높았으며 동계 및 하계에 낮았다. 동계에는 $4.5^{\circ}C$이하 수온에서 출현이 제한되는 것으로 보이며 하계에는 고온과 높은 강우량에 따른 급격한 염분 감소가 제한요인으로 판단된다. 교차 상관분석에서 엽록소 a 농도는 N. scintillans 개체수와 10일 시간 지연에서 유의한 상관관계를 나타냈다. 이는 식물플랑크톤이 N. scintillans 개체군 증가에 중요한 요인이 될 수 있음을 암시한다. 춘계에 전체 개체수의 $2.9{\sim}21.1%$의 N. scintillans에서 요각류 특히 Acartia hongi 알이 관찰되었다. 이는 동일 시기에 A. hongi가 생산해낸 알의 $1.2\sim49.5%$에 해당하는 것이다. 따라서 N. scintillans는 인천 연안에서 A. hongi의 초기 성장 단계의 개체군 크기에 영향을 미칠 것으로 추측된다.

• 환경생물
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.308-321
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• 2013

광양만에서 야광충 Noctiluca scintillans의 개체군 동태를 파악하기 위해서 수계지리학적 및 생리생태학적 특성을 2010부터 2012년까지 3년 동안 19 또는 20개 정점에서 조사를 수행하였다. 조사기간 동안 야광충은 하계의 수온범위가 $15^{\circ}C$에서 $22^{\circ}C$로, 염분이 25.0 psu에서 30.0 psu 사이의 환경조건에서 높은 밀도로 출현하였다. 이와 반대로, 그들의 개체군은 동계 $4^{\circ}C$의 낮은 수온 조건에서도 출현하였으나, 동계를 비롯하여 춘계, 추계에는 야광충의 개체수가 현저하게 감소하였다. 특히 $27^{\circ}C$ 이상의 높은 수온과 12.0 psu 이하의 낮은 염분조건의 환경에서는 야광충 개체수의 사멸로 이어졌다. 야광충의 먹이원인 Chl.a 농도와는 동계, 춘계, 추계에는 양(+)의 상관관계가 성립되었고, 하계 야광충의 높은 밀도가 관찰되었을 때에는 Chl.a 농도와 음(-)의 상관관계를 보였다. 이는 야광충의 포식압에 의한 영향으로 생각되며, 하계와 같이 야광충의 개체수밀도가 높았을 때에는 식물 플랑크톤(Chl.a)을 현저하게 포식하여 음(-)의 상관성을 나타내었을 것이고, 나머지 계절의 양(+) 상관관계는 야광충의 개체수를 유지하는데 일정량 먹이원이 필요하였다는 것을 의미한다.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.160-172
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• 2020

2014년 춘계에 독도 주변해역에서 전례없이 높은 개체수를 나타낸 야광충의 섭식특성을 이해하고자 야광충 식포 내 먹이생물의 조성과 출현량을 분석하였다. 출현 야광충 개체수는 4,328~17,791 inds.m^-3이었고, 야광충 식포 내 먹이생물 출현율은 평균 32%(24~50%)이었다. 관찰된 먹이생물의 조성은 분변립, 원생생물, 꽃가루, 규조류, 와편모조류, 요각류, 어란, 그리고 치자어로서 매우 다양하였고, 분변립의 출현율이 가장 높았다(43%). 원생생물(19%)과 꽃가루가 18%를 차지한 반면, 규조류와 와편모조류가 각각 7%와 4%를 나타냈다. 식포 내의 출현율을 근거로 분변립, 원생생물과 꽃가루가 어란, 규조류, 와편모조류 그리고 치자어에 비해 더 선호된 것으로 여겨졌다. 본 연구결과는 연구기간에 독도 주변해역에서 출현한 높은 개체수의 야광충이 기존에 알려진 먹이생물 규조류보다 다른 먹이생물과 관련이 높음을 의미하였다.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.449-462
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• 2010

Ongoing port baseline surveys are essential for developing ballast water management procedures in order to control unwanted or potentially risky species. Seasonal distributional patterns of marine dinoflagellate Noctiluca scintillans internationally recognized as harmful species and the related environmental factors were surveyed at Incheon, Gwangyang and Ulsan seaports in Korea from 2007 to 2009. The above three seaports were chosen because of their status as the busiest in Korea and characterized by their different bioregions. Average temperature ranged from $2.08^{\circ}C$ in winter to $26.39^{\circ}C$ in summer at Incheon, $7.22^{\circ}C$ in winter to $25.77^{\circ}C$ in summer at Gwangyang, and $11.59^{\circ}C$ in winter to $21.67^{\circ}C$ in summer at Ulsan during the study period. Average salinity varied from 26.88 in winter to 31.25 in summer at Incheon, 22.83 in winter to 33.41 in summer at Gwangyang, and 30.04 in winter to 33.90 in summer at Ulsan. Noctiluca scintillans appeared consistently at all ports during the study period, indicating its eurythermal and euryhaline nature. The highest abundances (21,813 to 41,753 $inds{\cdot}m^{-3}$) of N. scintillans were observed in May 2008 and 2009 at the outer stations of Incheon port. Abundances of between 10,000 and 30,000 $inds{\cdot}m^{-3}$ were only observed at the innermost station of Ulsan in May, while abundances of between 10,000 and 40,000 $inds{\cdot}m^{-3}$ were frequently observed throughout all stations at Gwangyang during the study period, coinciding with consistently high concentration of chlorophyll-a (hereafter chl-a) ($4.32-8.24\;{\mu}g\;l^{-1}$) compared to other ports. Spatio-temporal variation of chl-a concentration was not significantly correlated with abundances of N. scintillans (p>0.01). However, relatively high chl-a concentrations were consistently recorded along with high abundances of N. scintillans throughout all stations at Gwangyang compared to other ports. Abundances of N. scintillans observed at the three surveyed ports did not significantly (p>0.01) affect the concentration of dissolved oxygen in the surface mixed layer, indicating that the species abundances were not enough to cause reduction of dissolved oxygen during the study period. Presented results indicated that the Gwangyang seaport may provide the most suitable environment for a wide range of N. scintillans blooming compared to other ports.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.41-52
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• 2010

Daily samples were collected during summer in order to analyse changes in the mesozooplankton community and to identify the major environmental factors that may influence mesozooplankton abundance in Jangmok Bay. A single site in the bay was sampled 47 times from July to September 2003. Mesozooplankton community, hydrographic (watertemperature, salinity, dissolvedoxygen) and biological (chlorophyll-a, ciliates densities, Noctiluca scintillans densities) factors were determined. The mesozooplankton abundance varied remarkably from 954 to $14,816\;inds.\;m^{-3}$. The six taxa of Evadne tergestina, barnacle nauplii and cypris, Paracalanus parvus s.1., Acartia omorii, Penilia avirostris and Sagitta crassa dominated numerically, contributing 86% of total mesozooplankton abundance. Stepwise multiple linear regression analysis was applied to find correlation between environmental factors and fluctuation in the abundance of dominant species and mesozooplankton. A. omorii was significantly correlated with temperature and N. scintillans densities. E. tergestina was correlated with temperature, salinity, and ciliate densities, whereas P. avirostris was correlated with temperature and dissolved oxygen. Among the environmental factors, mesozooplankton abundance correlated most strongly with N. scintillans densities. Accordingly, N. scintillans may be a key player in controlling the fluctuation of mesozooplankton abundance as a strong competitor for same food resources.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.21-32
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• 2009

The short-term variations of the mesozooplankton community structure were investigated in Gamak Bay during summer season, 2006. The study was based on a comprehensive survey constituting from 12 stations on June 19, July 28, August 4, and August 29, respectively. Mean of temperature and chlorophyll ${\alpha}$ concentrations in the surface layer were significantly higher than those in bottom layer, and those concentrations were significantly higher in the inner bay than those in the outer bay. A total of 40 taxa including 19 copepods were observed in Gamak Bay during summer season. Mean abundance of total mesozooplankton varied from 1,859 to 26,111 indiv. $m^{-3}$. The dominant species were Noctiluca scintillans, Penilia avirostris, Evadne tergestina, Paracalanus parvus s. 1., Acartia omorii and Cirriped nauplii and cyprii in Gamak Bay, and they contributed 90% of mean abundance of total mesozooplankton. Noctiluca scintillans was high after the rainfall. Cluster analysis showed that the mesozooplankton community could be divided into 4 distinct groups, indicating rapid change of the community in the short-term of this survey. The relative contribution of each group of the N. scintillans, P. avirostris, E. tergestina, and P. parvus s. 1. showed differences during the phytoplankton bloom period. The mesozooplankton community compositions were highly associated with water temperature, and salinity in physical conditions, and food organisms affect short-term variations in mesozooplankton composition. Interestingly, protozoa N. scintillans, and Cladocera appeared to be one of the key organisms to extinguish the phytoplankton bloom. Therefore, this study suggests that N. scintillans, and Cladocera could be a key player to control the mesozooplankton community structure during summer season, 2006.

• ALGAE
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.1-16
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• 2024

Many dinoflagellates produce bioluminescence. To estimate the intensity of bioluminescence produced by populations of the heterotrophic dinoflagellates Noctiluca scintillans and Polykrikos kofoidii and autotrophic dinoflagellate Alexandrium mediterraneum in Korean waters, we measured cellular bioluminescence intensity as a function of water temperature and calculated population bioluminescence intensity with cell abundances and water temperature. The mean 200-second-integrated bioluminescence intensity per cell (BL_cell) of N. scintillans satiated with the chlorophyte Dunaliella salina decreased continuously with increasing water temperature from 5 to 25℃. However, the BL_cell of P. kofoidii satiated with the mixotrophic dinoflagellate Alexandrium minutum continuously increased from 5 to 15℃ but decreased at temperatures exceeding this (to 30℃). Similarly, the BL_cell of A. mediterraneum continuously increased from 10 to 20℃ but decreased between 20 and 30℃. The difference between highest and lowest BL_cell of N. scintillans, P. kofoidii, and A. mediterraneum at the tested water temperatures was 3.5, 11.8, and 21.0 times, respectively, indicating that water temperature clearly affected BL_cell. The highest estimated population bioluminescence intensity (BL_popul) of N. scintillans in Korean waters in 1998-2022 was 4.22 × 10¹³ relative light unit per liter (RLU L^-1), which was 1,850 and 554,000 times greater than that of P. kofoidii and A. mediterraneum, respectively. This indicates that N. scintillans populations produced much brighter bioluminescence in Korean waters than the populations of P. kofoidii or A. mediterraneum.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제23권7호
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• pp.902-908
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• 2017

매오징어 Watasenia scintillans 유생분포양상을 알아보기 위해 2015년 8, 9, 11월 R/V 탐구 21호로 동해 남서부연안 28개 정점에 대해 CTD관측 및 IKMT(망목: $500{\mu}m$)를 사용하여 저층(최대 수심 100 m)에서 표층까지 경사채집을 실시한 결과, 채집된 매오징어 유생의 개체수는 총 238개체로 외투장(ML) 범위는 0.6 ~ 18.5 mm였다. 조사기간 중 8월이 9월과 11월보다 유생의 출현정점 수, 출현개체수, 유생분포밀도에서 현저히 높았다. 특히 8월에 냉수괴가 분포하는 포항 ~ 평해까지의 동해연안에서 가장 높은 밀도를 보였다. 유생이 채집된 정점의 연직수온분포에서 매오징어의 부화수온($6-16^{\circ}C$)은 주로 40 ~ 180 m의 수심에 위치하였다.