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과학기술 표준분류의 결정문제 (On the Standard Taxonomic System of Science and Technology)

  • 이초식
    • 과학기술학연구
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    • 제2권1호
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    • pp.1-38
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    • 2002
  • 최근 한국 과학기술기획평가원에서 마련한 <국가 과학기술 표준분류체계> (이하 <초안>으로 약칭함)에 관한 공청회가 있었다. 필자는 이 공청회를 통해 많은 것을 배우게 되었고 나름대로 생각나는 것이 있어 <의견서>도 제출한 바 있다. 과학기술의 표준분류에 관한 논의는 과학기술학(STS)의 연구 분야와 긴밀히 연결되고 우리 학회차원에서도 검토해볼 만한 문제다. 이 글은 일차적으로 결단의 맥락(contort of decision)에서 표준화 안에 대한 비판과 대안을 제시하고 있으나 그것만이 이 글의 목표는 아니다. 그에 못지 않게 중요한 것은 STS의 시각이다. 그것은 공청회를 탐구공동체(community of inquiry)로 보는 시각이며 이를 통해 무엇인가를 배워보려는 배움의 맥락(context of learning)에서 STS의 한 가지 모델을 구성하려는 것이다. 결단의 맥락에서는 <초안>의 분류기준들 중에서 규모성 원칙이 잘못되었음을 지적하고 그런 잘못 때문에, 과학기술을 본격적으로 연구하는 과학기술학을 <국가 과학기술표준분류체계>에서 제외시키는 등의 문제점을 지적한다. 배움의 맥락에서는 과학기술학의 전형적인 사례연구(case study)의 한 가지 모형을 추구한다. 어떤 제안에 반대하거나 수정을 요구하는 부정적인 비판뿐만 아니라 미흡할지라도 적극적으로 대안을 제시하는 것이 STS의 전형적 과제로 여겨진다. 대안을 분명히 해야 새로운 비판이나 수용에 기여할 수 있기 때문이다. 여기서 제시한 STS의 모델 자체도 그러한 새로운 비판과 수용에 기여하기를 기대한다.

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An assessment of the taxonomic reliability of DNA barcode sequences in publicly available databases

  • Jin, Soyeong;Kim, Kwang Young;Kim, Min-Seok;Park, Chungoo
    • ALGAE
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    • 제35권3호
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    • pp.293-301
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    • 2020
  • The applications of DNA barcoding have a wide range of uses, such as in taxonomic studies to help elucidate cryptic species and phylogenetic relationships and analyzing environmental samples for biodiversity monitoring and conservation assessments of species. After obtaining the DNA barcode sequences, sequence similarity-based homology analysis is commonly used. This means that the obtained barcode sequences are compared to the DNA barcode reference databases. This bioinformatic analysis necessarily implies that the overall quantity and quality of the reference databases must be stringently monitored to not have an adverse impact on the accuracy of species identification. With the development of next-generation sequencing techniques, a noticeably large number of DNA barcode sequences have been produced and are stored in online databases, but their degree of validity, accuracy, and reliability have not been extensively investigated. In this study, we investigated the extent to which the amount and types of erroneous barcode sequences were deposited in publicly accessible databases. Over 4.1 million sequences were investigated in three largescale DNA barcode databases (NCBI GenBank, Barcode of Life Data System [BOLD], and Protist Ribosomal Reference database [PR2]) for four major DNA barcodes (cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 [COI], internal transcribed spacer [ITS], ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase large chain [rbcL], and 18S ribosomal RNA [18S rRNA]); approximately 2% of erroneous barcode sequences were found and their taxonomic distributions were uneven. Consequently, our present findings provide compelling evidence of data quality problems along with insufficient and unreliable annotation of taxonomic data in DNA barcode databases. Therefore, we suggest that if ambiguous taxa are presented during barcoding analysis, further validation with other DNA barcode loci or morphological characters should be mandated.

Studies on Biological Diversity of Firefly in Japan

  • Suzuki, Hirobumi
    • International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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    • 제2권2호
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    • pp.91-105
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    • 2001
  • Taxonomic and phylogenetic studies of firefly in Japan have been reviewed. Fourty-six lampyrid species and one rhagophthalmid are distributed in the Japanese Islands including the Ryukyus. Recently, molecular phylogenetic approaches have been employed in the systematic study of firefly using mitochondrial and luciferase genes. Based on the molecular phylogenetic trees, evolutionary process of flashing patterns related strictly to mating behavior was estimated. Furthermore, genetic diversity studies revealed geographic differentiation patterns within species, and conservation measures of firefly were proposed to protect genetic resources endemic to the localities.

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Current methodologies in construction of plant-pollinator network with emphasize on the application of DNA metabarcoding approach

  • Namin, Saeed Mohamadzade;Son, Minwoong;Jung, Chuleui
    • Journal of Ecology and Environment
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    • 제46권2호
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    • pp.126-135
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    • 2022
  • Background: Pollinators are important ecological elements due to their role in the maintenance of ecosystem health, wild plant reproduction, crop production and food security. The pollinator-plant interaction supports the preservation of plant and animal populations and it also improves the yield in pollination dependent crops. Having knowledge about the plant-pollinator interaction is necessary for development of pesticide risk assessment of pollinators and conservation of endangering species. Results: Traditional methods to discover the relatedness of insects and plants are based on tracing the visiting pollinators by field observations as well as palynology. These methods are time-consuming and needs expert taxonomists to identify different groups of pollinators such as insects or identify flowering plants through palynology. With pace of technology, using molecular methods become popular in identification and classification of organisms. DNA metabarcoding, which is the combination of DNA barcoding and high throughput sequencing, can be applied as an alternative method in identification of mixed origin environmental samples such as pollen loads attached to the body of insects and has been used in DNA-based discovery of plant-pollinator relationship. Conclusions: DNA metabarcoding is practical for plant-pollinator studies, however, lack of reference sequence in online databases, taxonomic resolution, universality of primers are the most crucial limitations. Using multiple molecular markers is preferable due to the limitations of developed universal primers, which improves taxa richness and taxonomic resolution of the studied community.

Taxonomic status of three taxa of Elsholtzia (E. hallasanensis, E. springia, and E. splendens var. fasciflora) (Lamiaceae) based on molecular data

  • Lee, Chang Shook;Hwang, Kung Ae;Kim, Jin Ok;Suh, Hyoung Min;Lee, Nam Sook
    • 식물분류학회지
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    • 제41권3호
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    • pp.259-266
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    • 2011
  • Elsholtzia hallasanensis, E. springia, and E. splendens var. fasciflora (Lamiaceae) were reported recently as new species or new varieties of E. splendens according to their morphological characteristics. To reappraise the taxonomic status of these additional taxa and to determine the relationships between all Korean Elsholtzia taxa except E. saxatilis, which is distributed in North Korea, molecular studies based on the nrDNA (ITS) and cpDNA (rpl16, and trnH-psbA) sequences of seven taxa of Elsholtzia and one outgroup were carried out. The molecular data support that E. angustifolia and E. minima are distinct species from E. splendens and E. ciliata, respectively, because they have several private marker genes and show monophyly. The molecular data also support that E. splendens has a very close taxonomic relationship with both E. hallasanensis and E. springia. We found that E. splendens var. fasciflora, with multiple inflorescence, was based on several private marker genes and on the monophyly of its trees, suggesting that it can be considered as a variety. Elsholtzia springia, with the same sequences and the same morphological characteristics with E. hallasanensis after transplanting, should be treated as a synonym of E. hallasanensis. Moreover, we consider the taxonomic status of E. hallasanensis as E. splendens var. hallasanensis (Y. Lee) N.S. Lee & C.S. Lee, stat. nov.

낙동강에 서식하는 뉴트리아(Myocastor coypus)의 식물 먹이 자원에 관한 연구 (A Study on Plant Diet Resource of Nutria(Myocastor coypus) Habitat in Nakdong-river)

  • 이도훈;이창우;길지현
    • 환경영향평가
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    • 제22권5호
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    • pp.491-511
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    • 2013
  • In this study, three survey areas in Changnyeong, Miryang and Jinju of the confirmed the habitation of nutria and carried out the performance on the plant diet resource. From the habitat trace survey in the nutria habitat, a total of 336 trace points was shown. There were 181 trace points (54%) confirmed from St. 1 as the highest showing, followed by 52 trace points (15.4%) from St. 2, and 103 trace points (30.6)% from St. 3. The vascular plants distributed in the habitat area were a total of 182 taxonomic group with 57 families, 99 genus, 16 hybrids, and 1 race. The vascular plant living types in the habitat area are 1-year plant (Th, Th(w)) for 63class groups (34.6%), hemicryptophyte (H) for 42class groups(23.1%). plants, trees, crop plants were included. As a result of analyzing the overseas research cases on the diet plants of nutria, there are 195 taxonomic groups in a total of 39 families, 126 genus, 183 breeds, and 12 hybrids. In the study areas, feeding the plants was confirmed by the 7 taxonomic groups, aquatic plant, terrestrial From the total of 182 taxonomic groups discovered in the habitat area, 20 class groups, in 3 habitation region, 10 class groups of commonly appearing 49 class groups were shown to be the breed confirmed for diet in existing case studies, and assuming from it basis, the nutria habitating in the survey area is considered to have the supply of diverse diet resource to have flawless habitation. This is implication of having potential breeding possibility.

부처꽃과의 화분형태에 관한 연구 (Studies on the Pollen Morphology in the Lythraceae)

  • 이상태
    • Journal of Plant Biology
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    • 제22권4호
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    • pp.115-133
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    • 1979
  • Pollen grains of 26 genera and 62 species of the Lythraceae were investigated by means of light microscopy. The result reveals that the family is divided into three pollen groups which are characterized by having a non-, 3- and 6-pseudocolpate aperture. The palynological study suggests a revision of the subfamilial division. Some taxonomic problems between the genera were discussed on the pollen morphology.

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Presence of benthic dinoflagellates around coastal waters of Jeju Island including newly recorded species

  • Shah, Md. Mahfuzur Rahman;An, So-Jung;Lee, Joon-Baek
    • Journal of Ecology and Environment
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    • 제36권4호
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    • pp.347-370
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    • 2013
  • A study on the presence of benthic dinoflagellates in the intertidal zone along the coasts of Jeju Island, Korea was conducted during 2011 and 2012. Identification and taxonomic observations were made of the benthic dinoflagellate samples using light and epifluorescence microscopy. Thirty-seven dinoflagellate taxa belong to five orders, nine families, 18 genera and 30 species, which are new records for Korean waters, were detected in this study. The detailed nomenclature, references, distribution, and illustrations are presented here. The commonly occurring genera were Amphidinium, Coolia, Ostreopsis, Prorocentrum, and Thecadinium. Among the recorded species, 26 were found only in sand sediment, seven in macroalgal samples, and four were found in both sand and macroalgal samples. Of the 37 species, nine were potentially toxic. These results suggest that diversified benthic dinoflagellates including several potentially toxic species occur in sand sediment and macroalgae in the intertidal zone along the coasts of Jeju Island. The morphological features of the identified species were more or less similar to observations made by previous studies in Korea and elsewhere. The presence of known toxic species may indicate a potential risk of toxicity in the marine ecosystem of Jeju Island. The present study can be helpful for further detailed taxonomic, toxicological, molecular phylogenetic studies and may help in the management and conservation of Jeju Island's marine ecosystem.