본 논문은 자연환경의 변화가 젖소의 인공수정 수태율에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 먼저 종속변수로는 32개 농가의 인공수정자료를 이용하여 60개월(2008년 1월~2012년 12월)의 월별수태율을 구해 패널 자료로 구성하여 이용하였다. 젖소의 인공수정 수태율에 미치는 주요한 설명변수로 자연환경 변수로는 기온, 강수량, 그리고 풍속을 이용하였고, 월별 효과를 제어하기 위해 월별더미변수도 사용하였다. 분석 결과를 보면, 자연환경 설명변수 중 기온 변수가 가장 유의성이 큰 것으로 나타났다. 평균 기온이 1℃ 상승하면 수태율은 약 –0.6% 하락하는 것으로 추정되었다. 더미변수를 활용한 추정에서는 1월, 4월, 6월, 7월, 8월의 더미변수가 유의성이 큰 것으로 나타났다. 추정치를 보면 평균 수태율은 1월의 경우 약 44%, 4월의 경우 약 33%, 6월은 약 32%, 7월은 약 31%, 8월은 약 27%인 것으로 나타났다. 수태율은 기온이 높아지는 여름이 될수록 낮아지며 겨울의 경우 수태율이 높은 것으로 분석되었다.

Most of the extensive areas in the lower parts of the Nakdonggang River are characterized as zones of the diversely geomorphological features: the riparian wetland and floodplains, the riverine sand island on the river channel and riverine wetlands along the river. It aims to introduce the floodplains of the Nakdonggang River and its tributary (Hwapocheon Stream), and to evaluate their utilities in the process of the watershed management and the stream restoration in future. The lowland floodplains are developed over the 1,000 ha area beyond the riverbank in the middle and lower parts of the river. Furthermore, the 19 sand islands distribute on the river channel and the riverine wetlands are situated over 11 locations along the riverside. The most floodplains along the river had been converted to agricultural and other land uses, especially paddy fields, and two wetlands - the Hwaponeup Wetland in the Hwapocheon Stream and the Wooponeup Wetland in the Topyeongcheon Stream - barely keep in existence of the natural type one. In the Hwapocheon Watershed, the lowland below the 50 m elevation covers 61% of the basin area and the wetland interiorly spread along the stream bank. The area of the Hwaponeup Wetland is 250 ha to rank second level next to Wooponeup Wetland in sizes or scopes of inland ones. The Hwaponeup Wetland displays a unique landscape with the various willowtree population and waterside plants to have the high biological diversity. The 448 ha floodplain area in the lower zone and the 259 ha area in the mid-zone of the stream had been already reclaimed in the past, and in the present, the lowland floodplains around the stream-type wetland had been exclusively occupied with the paddy farms. In recent year, as the wetland and floodplain restoration have emerged as a key component in local watershed management programs over the world, these lands should have the greatest potential for future ecosystem recovery and restoration because the ecological values of the Hwapocheon Stream could increase more than those of the other areas. The restoration, creation and enhancement of the wetland provides opportunities for solving existing flood control or erosion, ecological habitat or biological diversity, other water resource problem. In these context, the network systems to connect the stream channels and riparian floodplains are a basic concept in the watershed management. In view of the natural resources, the Hwapocheon Stream will have the better advantage to control the flooding and water quality in the process of the stream restoration or watershed management in the local area.

국가물류경제의 중축산업인 항만의 지속가능한 운영과 개발을 위해서는 인프라 확충을 통한 경쟁력확보와 더불어 대기오염, 수질 오염, 소음 및 생태계 파괴 등의 항만환경문제로 인한 지역커뮤니티와의 갈등해소가 더 중요한 요소로 부각되고 있다. 우리나라 부산 신항만 개발사업의 경우도 신항만 공사용 바다모래 채취로 인한 어민들과의 갈등 때문에 항만공사가 중단된 경험이 있으며, 그 주요 원인으로 현행 어업피해조사제도를 포함한 항만환경피해에 대한 정량적인 영향성 평가법의 부재와 한계라 할 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구의 주목적은 우리나라 항만의 지속가능한 항만운영 및 개발을 위한 효율적인 항만환경관리에 필수적인 정량적 환경영향성평가 방안의 제시에 있다. 이를 위해 국내 외 항만의 환경정책과 사례분석을 통해 전반적인 항만환경문제와 그 영향(피해)에 대해서 살펴보고, 피해를 입은 환경재와 서비스의 전체적 경제적 가치를 평가할 수 있는 경제적 가치평가법을 제시하였다. 제시된 방법론 중에서 부산 신항만 개발로 따른 정박지 지정으로 인한 해양 생태계 서비스 피해 사례에 대해 보다 과학적으로 추정할 수 있는 Habitat Equivalency Analysis(HEA)를 적용하여, 예시적인 피해액을 추정 하였다. 본 연구의 결과를 토대로, 제시된 항만환경피해에 대한 경제적 영향성평가방법론의 제도적 도입을 통하여 보다 효율적인 항만환경관 리방안을 제시하였다.

Most eukaryotic organisms, including plants, display specialized cellular and behavioral rhythms with a period of approximately 24 hours. The circadian clock generates this rhythm to convey daily or seasonal basis of temporal information, coordinating the proper phasing of many important cellular processes. Temperature compensation (TC) is one of the defining features of the clock mechanism. Under this function, the speed of the clock or period remains relatively constant over physiologically relevant temperatures, unlike the biochemical reactions. Thus, TC allows organisms to sustain their life ordinarily in various thermal environments by providing an accurate measure of the passage of time regardless of surrounding temperatures. Previously, Edward and his colleagues performed a quantitative trait loci (QTL) study to find TC related natural variations in the recombinant inbred line (RIL) population from two Arabidopsis ecotypes, which are adapted to different thermal environments; one parent is Cvi accession (Cvi) which originates from the warm climate, Cape Verde Island, and the other is Ler accession (Ler) from Northern Europe. For the two most significant QTLs, the core clock components in Arabidopsis clock, GIGANTEA (GI) and ZEITLUPE (ZTL) are proposed as strong candidates. Moreover, the amino acid substitution leading to GICvi and ZTLCvi (Ler to Cvi) are suggested to be the causal factors for the TC QTLs respectively. However, precise molecular mechanisms of these natural variations on TC are still not understood well. Here, we elucidate the molecular impact of the natural variation shaping GICvi and ZTLCvi on TC function. GICvi and ZTLCvi post-translationally regulate ZTL stability in antagonistic way, resulting in the opposite period/clock effects mediated by ZTL protein abundance. However, if both GICvi and ZTLCvi are present, they mutually balance their own effect on ZTL, which in turn supports TC capacity of Cvi especially at high temperatures. Considering the amino acid residues in GI and ZTL, where the natural variations arise, are highly conserved across many important crop species including rice, corn, cabbage and etc., this research will give valuable insights into the TC related thermal adaptive processes in Arabidopsis as well as those important crop plants.

This landscape plan for a suburban housing complex presents a new orientation for residential housing to meet the changing demands of modern people as their attitudes toward nature evolve. Unlike most residential developments which tend to over cut the existing slopes, this new housing complex utilizes the pre-existing natural topography and contours of the site. The plan also considers the privacy of the residence by using the existing local vegetation with a natural, midlands style environment. It also provides a garden for strolling or contemplation. The majority of the homes are marketed for buyers with families in their 30s to 60s with lower budgets. Thus the site offers the maximum of consideration and convenience to its dwellers.