• ALGAE
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.129-137
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• 2004

Since cultural eutrophication has the detrimental effects on estuarine and coastal ecosystems, recognition of early stage of nutrient over-enrichment is critical for effective managements of the ecosystems. Since released nutrients into coastal ecosystems are diluted and dissipated through tidal action and rapid uptakes by marine plants, monitoring of in situ nutrient concentrations may not be useful for detecting early eutrophication on coastal and estuarine ecosystems. To develop an effective indicator of cultural eutrophication using marine plants, tissue N content and area normalized leaf mass of eelgrass, Zostera marina were examined in Kosung Bay and Koje Bay on the south coast of Korea from June 2001 to April 2003. Eelgrass tissue N content exhibited obvious seasonal variations. Leaf N content was highest during winter and early spring and lowest during summer. Eelgrass tissue N content was higher at Kosung Bay site, which has higher sediment organic content, than at Koje Bay site. Area normalized leaf mass showed reverse trend of leaf N content, and consequently, eelgrass leaf N content and leaf mass exhibited strong negative correlation at both study sites. The results of the present study suggested that the ratio of eelgrass leaf N content to area normalized leaf mass can be applied to assess environmental nitrogen conditions on the coastal and estuarine ecosystems.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.276-283
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• 2009

Enrichment in nutrients coming from urban sewage outfalls can lead to eutrophication in coastal areas, which can also change the species composition and community structure of macro algal communities. We investigated the structure of the macro algal community within three rocky shores in order to assess any possible differences in their characteristics. Site 1 was located near Tongyeong city's sewage outfall, Site 2 was located near a public beach area, and Site 3 faced open channel of the Ocean. All three sites were located within the same stretch of the coast, where Site 2 was located between sites 1 and 3. We measured the nutrient concentration in water and the tissue nitrogen content in macro algae samples. Nutrients in the water column surrounding site 1 were high in ammonium ($30.2\pm1.8{\mu}M$), nitrate ($26.2{\pm}0.1{\mu}M$), and phosphate ($2.7{\pm}0.1{\mu}M$) content, and were characterized by low numbers of macroalgal species and species and a low species diversity index. In contrast, site 3 exhibited relatively low nutrient concentration levels and a high number of macroalgal species and a high species diversity index. Comparative analysis showed that the tissue nitrogen content of macroalgae were significantly (P<0.05) affected by the nutrient concentration in the water column. The tissue nitrogen content of green algae within site 1 was higher than the others sites. However, the tissue nitrogen content of brown algae was similar at all three sites. Thus, the tissue nitrogen content of macro algae and the macro algal community structure of intertidal rocky shores were dependent on location and the performance of macroalgal communities was dependent on water quality.

• ALGAE
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.17-26
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• 2010

The effects of salinity on various ecophysiological parameters of Ulva pertusa such as growth, nutrient uptake, photosynthetic performance and internal nutrient composition were tested. U. pertusa was collected from an eelgrass bed in a semi-protected embayment on the southwest coast of Korea. Under salinity regimes from 5 to 40 psu, the specific growth rates $(\mu)$ of U. pertusa ranged from 0.019 to $0.032\;d^{-1}$. Maximum growth rate was observed at 20 psu, and minimum at 40 psu. This species showed various uptake rates for nitrate and phosphate. Nutrient uptake was noticeably higher at intermediate salinity levels, and lower at both extremes. Salinity significantly influenced chlorophyll-$\alpha$ content and effective quantum yield. Tissue nitrogen content ranged from 1.5 to 2.9% N (dry weight), whereas tissue phosphorus ranged from 0.1 to 0.14% P (dry weight). The N : P ratio in the tissue of U. pertusa was considerably higher, ranging from 30 to 50. Increased growth at lower salinity suggests that the initial growth rate of U. pertusa is greater during the rainy season (i.e., late spring and early summer) than any other season during the year. The appearance of an Ulva bloom in eelgrass beds may be triggered by salinity more than by other environmental factors such as light and temperature.

• Journal of the korean society of oceanography
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.68-79
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• 2003

Although seagrasses are relatively abundant, few studies have been conducted on seagrass physiology and ecology in Korea. Zostera marina is the most abundant seagrass species, widely distributed throughout all coastal areas of the Korean peninsula. To examine seasonal dynamics and spatial variations of eelgrass, Zostera marina distributed on the coast of Korea, morphological characteristics, biomass, tissue nutrient constituents, leaf productivity and environmental factors were monitored monthly from the eelgrass beds in Kabae Bay and Kosung Bay on the south coast of the Korean peninsula from June 2001 to June 2002. Eelgrass density, biomass, morphological characteristics, leaf productivities, and tissue nutrient constituents exhibited clear seasonal variations, and these seasonal trends reflected seasonal changes in water temperature. Eelgrass shoot density and biomass at Kabae Bay site showed more obvious seasonal trends than Kosung Bay. No strong seasonality in Kosung Bay site appeared to be caused by high water temperature ($>30{\circ}C$) during summer months at this site. Despite differences in nutrient availabilities between two study sites, eelgrass biomass and leaf productivities were not significantly different between study sites, and this lack of spatial variations implies that the ambient nutrient availabilities at the present study sites are in excess of seagrass nutrient demand. Eelgrass tissue N content and sediment pore water DIN concentrations exhibited reverse relationship at the present study. This reverse relationship suggests in situ nutrient concentrations are not good indicator of nutrient availabilities, and regeneration and turnover rates of sediment nutrients are also important factors to determine nutrient availabilities at the site.

• 자연과학논문집
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.83-96
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• 2003

Effect of Nutrient Concentrations, fertigation frequency, and learching percentage on crop growth and nutrient concentrations in root media were evaluated. The treatment of each irrigation with $50 mg.L^{-1}$ of nitrogen in stage 2 and increase to $80 mg.L^{-1}$ nitrogen in stage 3 had the highest crop growth at 34 days after sowing among treatments tested. Feeding with low nutrient concentrations and elevated frequency decreased crop growth. In treatments of each leaching percentage, feeding with low nutrient concentrations and elevated frequency resulted in increased tissue nutrient contents. The less tissue potassium content and higher calcium and magnesium contents were observed in treatment of 50% leach than those in 0% leach. All treatment tested had soil solution pH higher than 6.8. Electrical conductivity in treatments of 50% leach were lower than those of 0% leach. Feeding with low nutrient concentrations and elevated feeding frequency in each leaching percentage resulted in increased electrical conductivity in soil solution of root media. Trends of medium nutrient concentrations were similar to those of electrical conductivity.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.137-143
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• 2012

Chinese cabbage plant was grown hydroponically for 4 weeks in order to examine the temporal relationship of calcium concentration of the nutrient solution with calcium content in the leaf tissue and susceptibility of the tissue to soft rot disease by $Pectobacterium$ $carotovorum$ ssp. $carotovorum$ (Pcc). Calcium concentration from 0.5 to 32.0 mM was maintained for 1 week using Hoagland & Arnon solution. The calcium content of the leaf was proportionally increased to the concentration of the nutrient in the solution (r = 0.912). In contrast, the severity of soft rot symptom in the young leaves was inversely related with the amount of calcium supplied to the nutrient solution (r = 0.899). Water-soluble chitosan, prepared by hollow fiber filtration (> 100 kDa) was applied into the nutrient solution from 0.0 to 5,000 ppm. The chitosan of 10 ppm was the most effective to promote calcium uptake of the leaf, showing 155% of the control. The same chitosan solution prohibited most soft rot development of the leaf by Pcc, exhibiting only 53% of the control. Among different molecular weight fractions, chitosan fraction obtained from 30-100 kDa molecular weight cut-off promoted calcium uptake the most up to 163% of the control, and reduced the development of soft rot disease recording merely 36% of the control of the leaf tissue. The results obtained in the present study suggest that large scale production of water-soluble chitosan with an optimum molecular weight and its commercial application to Chinese cabbage production will be important to improve yield and quality of the crop.

• ALGAE
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.369-377
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• 2005

Seashore joining with land and sea, which is typical habitat for marine macroalgae, is classified two types of shore as soft- and hard-bottom shore according to topographical (geological) and ecological features. We compared two of Ulva pertusa Kjellman from two contrasting habitats, sandy (soft-bottom, Haenam) and rocky shore (hard-bottom, Hadong) in terms of chlorophyll-a fluorescence and its parameters, and various photosynthetic pigment and nutrient content in the tissue of those. Both of habitats were different in the light environment such as light attenuation coefficient and even in nutrient concentration of ambient seawater. Electron transport rate (ETR) of Ulva from sandy shore was higher than from rocky shore. The range of photosynthetic pigment content in the tissue of U. pertusa was significantly much more in from sandy shore, and also nitrogen and phosphorus content were significantly higher except for carbon content. However, there were no significant differences in the ratio of among photosynthetic pigments, and N:P ratio was similar between each other, even though significantly different. Our result implied on the reason of why most of green tides in the worldwide concentrated and frequently occurred at sites with sandy, muddy and silty bottoms, being classified as soft-bottom shore.

• 생물환경조절학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.372-378
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• 2007

본 연구는 칼륨의 시비농도를 인위적으로 조절하여 잎들깨의 생장과 결핍증상 발현에 미치는 영향을 구명하고, 생육을 우수하게 유지할 수 있는 식물체 및 토양의 한계농도를 밝히기 위하여 수행하였다. 칼륨 결핍 증상은 노엽에서 시작되었으며, 노엽의 가장자리가 황변하고, 황변된 부위가 점차 갈색으로 변화되었으며, 갈변 후 괴사하였다. 칼륨 시비농도를 8mM까지 높일 경우 엽장과 줄기직경이 길거나 굵어졌으며, 생체중 및 건물중이 무거워지고, 엽록소 함량이 감소하였다. 생육이 우수하였던 K 8mM 시비구의 식물체당 건물중과 K 함량이 5.01g과 2.76%였으며, 생장억제를 방지하기 위해서는 1.7% 이상의 K 함량을 가져야 한다고 판단되었다. 칼륨을 8mM로 시비한 처리의 엽병추출액내 K 농도가 $12,289mg{\cdot}kg^{-1}$였고, 1:2로 추출한 토양농도가 $11.65mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$였으며, 엽병추출액은 $8,700mg{\cdot}kg^{-1}$이상, 토양용액은 $4.5mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$을 유지하도록 시비하여야 수량 감소를 방지할 수 있다고 판단되었다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.304-309
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• 1999

소나무, 일본잎갈나무, 자작나무 묘목을 대상으로 온실 내에서 질소와 인 비료를 사용하고, 묘목 생체량, 잎, 줄기, 뿌리 등의 부위별 양분 농도, 그리고 양분이용효율에 미치는 영향을 연구하였다. 대부분의 경우 시비가 묘목의 생체량 변화에 미치는 효과는 없는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 시비 후 묘목 내 부위별 질소와 인 농도는 증가하였다. 이러한 결과는 시비가 묘목을 양분 과다 이용상태에 이르게 한 것으로 사료되었다. 양분이용효율은 지상부와 지하부 생체량에 대한 묘목 내 양분 함량의 비로 계산하였는데, 시비 후 질소와 인의 이용효율은 소나무와 자작나무에서 감소하였으나, 일본 잎갈나무에서는 변화를 보이지 않았다. 수종별 양분이용효율은 자작나무에서 가장 높고, 소나무와 일본잎갈나무의 순으로 점차 감소하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 생물환경조절학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.55-61
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• 1998

본 실험은 배양액 내의 황산이온이 참쑥(Artemisia mongolica var. tenuifolia)의 생육에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 수행되었다. 황산이온은 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 3mM의 농도로 처리되었는데 양액은 벨기에의 채소연구소에서 허브용양액으로 개발된 양액조성을 변형하여 이용하였다. 참쑥의 생육은 일반적으로 3mM 처리에서 좋았으며 건물률 또한 3mM 처리에서 가장 좋았다. 배양액내의 황산이온 농도가 증가할수록 참쑥의 엽록소 함량은 증가하였는데 특히 엽록소 a의 함량이 b함량에 비해 증가의 폭이 컸다. 참쑥의 무기물 함량은 배양액내의 황산이온 농도와 유의성을 보이지 않았으나 조직내 Ca의 함량은 3mM 처리에서 급격히 감소하였다. 식물에 의한 황산이온의 흡수는 배양액내의 농도가 증가할수록 증가하였는데 2mM까지는 서서히 증가 하다가 3mM에서 현저하게 증가하였다. 1mM 황산이온 처리에서 정유의 함량은 가장 높았으나 그 이상으로 농도가 증가할 경우 정유의 함량은 오히려 감소하였다.