The present study was performed to investigate the effects of NH3-N and nitrifying microorganisms on the increased BOD of downstream of the Yeongsan river in Gwangju. Water samples were collected periodically from the 13 sampling sites of rivers from April to October 2021 to monitor water qualities. In addition, the trends of nitrogenous biochemical oxygen demand (NBOD) and microbial clusters were analyzed by adding different NH3-N concentrations to the water samples. The monitoring results showed that NH3-N concentration in the Yeongsan river was 22 times increased after the inflow of discharged water from the Gwangju 1st public sewage treatment plant (G-1-PSTP). Increased NH3-N elevated NBOD levels through the nitrification process in the river, consequently, it would attribute to the increase of BOD in the Yeongsan river. Meanwhile, there was no proportional relation between NBOD and NH3-N concentrations. However, there was a significant difference in NBOD occurrence by sampling sites. Specifically, when 5 mg/L NH3-N was added, NBOD of the river sample showed 2-4 times higher values after the inflow of discharged water from G-1-PSTP. Therefore, it could be thought other factors such as microorganisms influence the elevated NBOD levels. Through next-generation sequencing analysis, nitrifying microorganisms such as Nitrosomonas, Nitroga, and Nitrospira (Genus) were detected in rivers samples, especially, the proportion of them was the highest in river samples after the inflow of discharged water from G-1-PSTP. These results indicated the effects of nitrifying microorganisms and NH3-N concentrations as important limiting factors on the increased NBOD levels in the rivers. Taken together, comprehensive strategies are needed not only to reduce the NH3-N concentration of discharged water but also to control discharged nitrifying microorganisms to effectively reduce the NBOD levels in the downstream of the Yeongsan river where discharged water from G-1-PSTP flows.

The two main hypotheses that explain why invasive alien plants successfully colonize new environments are: 1) invasive alien plants are functionally different from native plants in a community, and 2) the plants can adapt well to new environments because they are functionally similar to native plants. The present study investigated the functional traits of naturalized alien herbaceous plants and their native neighbors in a riparian park area near the Hapcheon-Changyeong weir along the Nakdong River to determine which of the two hypotheses applied to the study area. According to the results, leaf functional traits, such as leaf area, specific leaf area, leaf thickness, leaf dry matter content, leaf nitrogen content, and leaf carbon content differed between naturalized alien and native plants, which could be attributed to the higher leaf nitrogen contents in naturalized alien plants than in native plants. The high leaf nitrogen contents are associated with high photosynthetic rates, which lead to effective resource use and rapid growth; therefore, naturalized alien plants growing in the study area were considered to have such functional traits. The results of the present study support the hypothesis that the successful establishment of invasive alien plants is attributed to the functional trait differences between invasive and native plants.

The phytoplankton community in the estuarine system is affected by changes of physicochemical factors easily. The present study analyzed phytoplankton community distribution and similarity, in addition to exploring factors influencing variations in phytoplankton community structure in three lakes located in the Yeongsan River estuary from March 2014 to November 2017. We carried out non-multidimensional scaling (NMDS) and random forest analysis (RF) for comparing the pattern of phytoplankton distribution and the relationship between phytoplankton distribution and environmental variables. Similarity Percentage (SIMPER) and Analysis of Similarity (ANOSIM) were performed to figure out the similarity of phytoplankton community at each site of three lakes. From NMDS, Phytoplankton community distribution differed between Yeongsan and Gumho lakes, and the factors influencing the distribution of phytoplankton communities across the three lakes were water temperature, dissolved oxygen, total nitrogen (T-N), nitrate-N (NO3-N), and conductivity. NO3-N was a key factor influencing phytoplankton community structure in the three lakes based on RF. A total of 24 species were identified as indicator species in the three lakes studied, with the highest species numbers observed in Yeongsan Lake (13) and the lowest observed in Yeongam Lake (2). According to SIMPER and ANOSIM results, the phytoplankton community in Yeongsan and Yeongam lakes were similar, and they differed from those in Gumho Lake. In addition, the phytoplankton community structure varied across the study sites in the three lakes, indicating that water channels across the lakes a minor influence phytoplankton community distribution.

The present study investigated species richness and phytoplankton community structure in lakes in the Geum River Basin during autumn and spring seasons. Surveys were conducted between September and November 2019, and between April and May 2020, which corresponded to the autumn and spring seasons, respectively, to explore the distribution characteristics of the species. A total of 49 species of phytoplankton belonging to 31 genera and seven classes were identified in Cho Pyeong-ji, 51 species belonging to 29 genera and six classes were identified in Song Ak-ji, 49 species belonging to 32 genera and seven classes were identified in Cheong Cheon-ji, 82 species belonging to 45 genera and six classes were identified in Ye Dangji, and 70 species belonging to 40 genera and six classes were identified in Ganwol Lake. A total of 43 species belonging to 74 genera and seven classes were identified. The ranges of phytoplankton standing crop were as follows: 223~3533 cells mL-1 in Cho Pyeong-ji, 881~176018 cells mL-1 in Song Ak-ji, 402~6139 cells mL-1 in Cheong Cheon-ji, 262~10460 cells mL-1 in Ye Dang-ji, and 20413~330695 cells mL-1 in Ganwol Lake. Phytoplankton diversity in Cho Pyeong-ji, Song Ak-ji, Cheong Cheon-ji, Ye Dang-ji, and Ganwol Lake were 1.10~2.60, 0.56~2.03, 0.21~2.03, 0.65~2.57, and 0.44~1.12, respectively. Phytoplankton species richness in Cho Pyeong-ji, Song Ak-ji, Cheong Cheon-ji, Ye Dang-ji, and Ganwol Lake were 1.91~4.99, 1.82~3.26, 1.26~4.17, 2.07~5.37, and 1.90~2.43, respectively. Phytoplankton evenness indices in Cho Pyeong-ji, Song Ak-ji, Cheong Cheon-ji, Ye Dang-ji, and Ganwol Lake were 0.38~0.78, 0.18~0.69, 0.08~0.71, 0.22~0.72, and 0.14~0.38, respectively. Phytoplankton dominance indices in Cho Pyeong-ji, Song Ak-ji, Cheong Cheon-ji, Ye Dang-ji, and Ganwol Lake were 0.40~0.83, 0.55~0.96, 0.44~0.99, 0.42~0.93, and 0.89~0.97, respectively.

태화강에서 방류한 연어(Oncorhynchus keta) 치어의 성장, 생존 및 어류상 등의 모니터링를 통 한 생태학적 기초 자료를 확보하고자, 방류 후 연어 치어의 지점별 포획개체수, 성장 및 어류 상 특성을 조사하였다. 태화강 상류로부터 총 4개 지점[선바위교(St.1), 구영교(St.2), 삼호교(St.3), 명촌대교(St.4)]에서 2년간 조사를 실시하였다. 2017년 연어 치어 방류 후 전장은 평균 10 mm, 체중은 평균 0.8 g의 증가를 나타내었다. 2018년 연어 치어 방류 후 평균 전장 10 mm, 체중 0.5 g의 증가를 나타내었다. 연어 치어를 포식할 수 있는 어식성 어류는 St.1에서 6종(동사리, 숭어, 배스, 꺽지, 황어 및 끄리), St.2에서 5종(동사리, 황어, 배스, 꺽지 및 끄리), St.3에서 6종 (큰가시고기, 가물치, 날망둑, 배스, 황어, 끄리) 및 St.4는 8종(큰가시고기, 베도라치, 문절망둑, 날망둑, 풀망둑, 강준치, 점농어 및 황어)이 출현하였다. 본 연구결과 연어 치어는 체중의 증가 보다 전장 및 체장의 성장에 집중하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 적정 방류지역은 포식생물의 서 식이 적고 수심, 유속, 염분 등의 변화가 적은 St.1과 St.2 지점이 적절할 것으로 판단되며 방 류 시기는 끄리 및 배스 등의 포식어류의 먹이활동이 활발하지 않은 1월 초순 혹은 포식 활동 이 적은 야간이나 새벽시간에 방류하는 것이 적절할 것으로 판단된다.

The growth characterization and enzyme productivity of halotolerant microorganisms isolated from the Nakdong River estuary wetland in Korea were investigated in this study. The isolation of halotolerant microorganisms was carried out through their cultivation at 37oC for several days using a marine agar medium. After a single-colony isolation, 16 pure colonies were obtained, and phylogenetic analysis was done using 16S-based ID service in the EzBioCloud database. The isolated strains were divided into 3 phyla, 5 families, 7 genera, and 13 species. Possible industrial applications of the strains were confirmed upon testing for amylolytic, lipolytic, and proteolytic activity to confirm the possible production of hydrolytic enzymes, growth at a pH range of 5 to 9, and various salt concentrations being tested. Thirteen strains possessed at least one enzyme activity, and 5 strains possessed 2 enzyme activities. Eight strains could tolerate up to 10% NaCl concentration. This result indicated that isolated strains had shown the possible application in food and cosmetic industries. Therefore, this study would contribute to securing domestic biological resources and improving hydrolytic enzyme activity using these strains.

Pilot-scale coagulation and sedimentation processes were operated to investigate the T-P (Total phosphorus) removal efficiency. A multiple regression model was also derived to predict the water quality improvement effect with river water characteristics. The inflow rates for the pilot-scale facility were 157–576 m3/day, and the coagulant doses were in the range of 13.7–58.5 mg/L (average 38.9 mg/L) for PAC (Poly alum chloride) and 16.5–62.1 mg/L (average 36.0 mg/L) for alum. The results found that the influent BOD (Biochemical oxygen demand) and T-P concentrations were 4.9 mg/L and 0.115 mg/L, and the removal efficiencies were 52.7% and 59.4%, respectively. T-P removal efficiencies on wet weather days were higher by 10% than dry weather days because influent solids influenced T-P's coagulation process. The pH of river water was 6.9–7.8, and the average pH was 7.3. Although the pH variation was not significant, the trend showed that the treatment efficiency of T-P and PO4-P removal increased. Thus, the pH range considered in this study seems to be appropriate for the coagulation process, which is essential for phosphorous removal. The T-P removal efficiencies were 19.6–93.3% (average 59.2%) for PAC and 16.4–98.5%(average 55.9%) for alum; thus, both coagulants showed similar results. Furthermore, the average coagulant doses were similar at 42.4 mg/L for PAC and 41.3 mg/L for alum. When the T-P concentration of the effluent was compared by the [Al]/[P] ratio, the phosphorus concentration of the treated water decreased with an increasing [Al]/[P] ratio, and the lowest T-P concentration range appeared at the [Al]/[P] ratio of 10–30. A seasonal multiple regression analysis equations were derived from the relationships between 10 independent and dependent variables (T-P concentration of effluent). This study could help lake water quality maintenance, reduce eutrophication, and improve direction settings for urban planning, especially plans related to developing waterfront cities.

본고에서는 지석묘 축조라는 매장 의례를 공유하며 사회를 구성하고 있었던 보성강·탐진강 유역 사람들의 행위와 상호작용에 초점을 맞추어 사회 변동의 역동성을 살펴보았다. 보성강·탐진강 유역의 지석묘 문화는 형식과 출토유물을 통해 볼 때 공시적·통시적으로 동질성을 지니며 전개되었던 것으로 파악된다. 두 유역의 지석묘 축조 공동체는 수세기 동안 공존하며 문화 를 형성하였던 주체였으며, 동일한 사회 변화 과정을 거쳤던 집단이었다. 하지만 미시적 차원에서는 각기 다른 양상으로 변화하였을 것으로 보이는데, 이는 지석묘 군집 유형을 통해 설명할 수 있다. 지석묘군은 배치와 구성을 기준으로, 열상과 비열상의 군집에 위석식지석묘들이 축조된 Ⅰ유형과 열상의 군집, 위석식지석묘만으로 구성된 Ⅱ유형, 비열상 군집과 위석식지석묘들이 군집을 이루는 Ⅲ유형으로 분류할 수 있다. Ⅰ유형은 열상의 지석묘 배치로 대변되는 전통적 사회 질서의 전환을 통해 새로운 정치 권력의 등장을 차별화하는 한편, 매장 의례 공간을 지속적으로 점유함으로써 공동체의 통합을 시도하였던 사회 구조의 재편 과정으로 해석된다. Ⅱ유형과 Ⅲ유형에 나타난 공간 구조는 전통과 질서를 유지하려는 유력 개인 또는 공동체의 의지와 기념물 축조를 통해 공동체성을 강화하려는 전략이 반영된 결과로 보인다. 이처럼 지석묘 축조 공간은 전통적 사회 구조와 조화를 유지하는 한편, 주도권을 전환하거나 정체성을 새롭게 하려는 사회적 행위가 투영된 장소로 볼 수 있다. 즉, 지석묘군은 사회 구조/행위 간의 변증법적 관계가 상호 순환되는 장소로서의 의미를 지니고 있었다. 한편, Ⅰ유형에서 보이는 사회 변화의 역동성은 자원 확보와 정보 접근에 유리한 공간적 우위가 작 용한 결과로 보인다. 국지적 차원의 가시권과 네트워크 분석 결과, Ⅰ유형은 주변 공동체와의 상호작 용이 유리한 지점에 위치하고 근접중심성도 높았다. 뿐만 아니라, 지역적 차원에서 네트워크 조직을 통제하고 영향력을 미칠 수 있는 공간적 지위를 차지하고 있었다. Ⅰ유형 지석묘 축조집단은 이러한 공간적 우위를 배경으로 외래품의 입수와 정보 접근에 권한을 행사하며 사회 변화를 주도하는 주체로서 역할을 담당하고 있었던 것이다.

영산강유역 청동기시대 분묘는 지석묘로 대표되는데 이에 대한 연구는 활발히 진행되었으나 그 외 청동기시대 분묘에 대한 연구는 전무한 것으로 볼 수 있다. 이는 지상에 노출되어 육안으로 확인 가능한 지석묘의 표지적 특성에 따른 것으로 다른 형태의 분묘는 지하에 위치하여 발굴조사를 통해서만 확인 가능하기 때문에 인지도의 차이가 발생한다. 영산강유역 지석묘는 전기부터 축조되며, 주로 석곽형 구조를 보이지만 최근 석관묘와 유사한 석관형 구조가 많이 확인되고 있어 주목된다. 영산강유역에서 지석묘 하부구조로 석관형 구조가 축조되기 시작한 것은 송국리문화가 유입되는 시기와 맞물린다. 영산강유역은 청동기시대 전기부터 여러 지역으로부터 다양한 문화가 유입되는데 중기에는 금강ㆍ 만경강유역의 송국리문화가 호남 전역으로 확산되면서 영산강유역도 송국리문화의 중심분포권에 포함된다. 분묘 또한 송국리형묘제인 석관묘, 석개토광묘, 옹관묘가 축조되기 시작하지만 지석묘에 비해 활발하게 축조되지는 않는다. 따라서 영산강유역 청동기시대 중기의 문화상은 주거지는 송국리문화, 분묘는 지석묘문화를 특징으로 한다. 지석묘의 경우 상징성이 강한 上石은 큰 변화없이 유지되면서 하부구조는 송국리문화의 영향으로 石棺이 적극적으로 채용되기 시작한다. 영산강유역은 지석묘라는 전통 묘제를 기반으로 상당한 결속력을 가졌던 것으로 볼 수 있으며 강한 유대감을 바탕으로 영산강유역 지석묘사회라는 독자적 문화권을 형성하게 된다. 이러한 전통은 점토대토기문화가 유입된 이후까지도 한동안 지속되는데 이후 철기문화가 유입되면서 전통적 지석묘사회는 쇠퇴하고 옹관묘라는 새로운 매장관습을 받아 들여 영산강유역만의 독특한 옹관고분사회로 발전하는 배경이 된다.

Investigating the physical and chemical properties of riverine wetlands is necessary to understand their distribution characteristics and depositional environment. This study investigated the physical (particle size, color, and type) and chemical properties (organic, inorganic, and moisture contents) of sediments in Samrak wetland, located in the Nakdong River estuary area in Busan, South Korea. The particle size analysis indicated that the hydraulic conductivity values for the coarse grain and the mixture of coarse and fine grains ranged from 2.03 to 3.49×10−1 cm s−1 and 7.18×10−3 to 1.24×10−7 cm s−1 , respectively. In-situ water quality and laboratory-based chemical analyses and radon-222 measurement were performed on groundwater and surface water in the wetland and water from the nearby Nakdong River. The physical and chemical properties of Samrak wetland was characterized by the sediments in the vertical and lateral direction. The concentrations of chemical components in the wetland groundwater were distinctly higher than those in the Nakdong River water though the wetland groundwater and Nakdong River water equally belonged to the Ca-HCO3 type.

Understanding the distribution of heavy metals in sediment is necessary because labile heavy metals can partition into the water column and bioaccumulate in aquatic organisms. Here we investigated six heavy metals (Co, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn) in sediment cores using a five-step sequential leaching method to examine the occurrence of heavy metals in the sediment. The results showed that all elements, except Mn, are depleted in the exchangeable and carbonate fractions. However, heavy metal concentrations are much higher in the Fe-Mn oxide and organic matter fractions, especially for Cu, indicating enrichment in the organic matter fraction. Furthermore, contamination parameters (contamination factor and geoaccumulation index) indicate that Mn contamination is high, primarily derived from anthropogenic sources, presenting a potential risk to ecosystems in the Nakdong River.

This study aims to interpret the significance as a cultural symbolism of ‘rentouhu (人頭 壺),’ which is gourd-shaped earthenware with a human face sculpted on the spout and has been excavated in large quantities at the Neolithic sites in the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River in China. Although there have been brief descriptions on these artefacts due to their unusual shape, there has been little discussion of their significance as a cultural symbol. This study would like to argue that this object is a visual depiction of the origin myth that ‘humankind was born from a gourd,’ a myth that is widespread in China. The narrative of the origin of humankind from bottle gourd is universal and takes various forms in the origin myths of many ethnic groups in China, including the Han Chinese. It is also closely associated with the gourd, a device that enabled humankind to survive the disaster of the Great Flood. This paper draws on graphonomic, philological, archaeological, and anthropological data to discuss the cultural implications of ‘rentouhu (人頭壺).’ In particular, by clarifying the etymology of several Chinese characters including the character ‘yi’ (壹: one), this paper analyzes the traces of the myth of the origin of humankind from the calabash implicit in the etymology. Artefacts from Yinxu (殷墟), Anyang, Henan Province showing ‘a bird’s body with a human face’ discovered in the lower Yellow River region and the petroglyphs depicting the ‘flowers in the shape of human faces’ in Lianyungang (連雲港), Jiangsu Province in the downstream area of the Huai River are also expressions of the myth of the origin of humankind and cultural symbols of ‘rentouhu.’ This study will contribute to in-depth studies of the rentouhu as well as the origins of Chinese civilization. Beyond this, it will contribute to proposing a methodology of ‘Chinese character archeology,’ a convergence study involving graphonomy, philology, anthropology, and archeology.

신천의 어류 군집 특성과 하천의 건강성을 밝히기 위해 2019년 4월부터 10월까지 조사를 시행하였다. 조사기간 동안 23개 지점에서 채집된 어류는 12과 30종 3,677개체였다. 우점종은 피라미(Zacco platypus, 28.4%), 아우점종은 대륙송사리(Oryzias sinensis, 13.6%), 그 다음으로 참갈겨니(Zacco koreanus, 11.8%), 버들치(Rhynchocypris oxycephalus, 11.7%), 붕어(Carassius auratus, 9.6%), 참붕어(Pseudorasbora parva, 7.9%) 등의 순으로 우세하게 출현하였다. 출현 종 중 한국고유종은 10종(33.3%)이었고, 외래종은 이스라엘잉어(Cyprinus carpio (Islaeli type), 떡붕어(Carassius cuvieri), 배스(Micropterus salmoides), 구피(Poecilia reticulata), 플래티(Xiphophorus maculatus) 5종(16.7%)이었으며, 육봉형 어류는 둑중개(Cottus koreanus)와 밀어(Rhinogobius brunneus) 2종(6.7%), 기후 변화 민감종은 둑중개 1종(3.3%)이 출현하였다. 어류 군집분석 결과, 신천본류와 수동천, 청담천은 우점도는 낮고 다양도는 높았으며, 동두천과 상패천은 우점도는 높고 다양도는 낮았다. 하천건강성은 최상류와 지류인 수동천이 매우 좋음, 좋음이었으나 상류부는 보통, 중·하류부는 나쁨, 매우 나쁨으로 나타났다. 수질도 중류부터 하류까지 대부분 나쁨 또는 매우 나쁨이었고 지류 수동천만 매우 좋음이었다. 따라서 수질이 어류서식에 큰 영향을 미치면서 결국 하천건강성에 큰 영향을 주는 것으로 판단되었다. 연도별 신천의 수질은 점점 좋아지는 경향을 보였으며 외래종의 도입은 매우 부정적인 요인이었다. 신천의 하천건강성을 향상시키기 위해서는 수질개선과 더불어 외래어종의 관리가 요구된다.

본 연구는 육상 기원 조립질 하상 퇴적물의 높은 이동성에 영향을 미치는 전단과 파쇄특성을 조사하기 위하여 링전단실험을 수행하였다. 평균 입경 6 mm 자갈에 대하여 링전단시험장치를 사용하여 전단시간(shear time)과 전단속도(shear velocity)에 따른 전단-변형률 역학특성과 입자파쇄 특성을 조사하였다. 특히 배수(장시간 전단)와 비배수(단시간 전단)조건을 고려하기 위하여 초기 전단속도(0.01→0.1→1 mm/sec와 0.1→0.01→1 mm/sec)에 따른 링전단실험을 수행하였다. 실험결과에 따르면, (i) 배수와 비배수조건 모두에서 입자파쇄 특성이 확인되었지만, 비배수조건에서 상대적으로 큰 전단저항을 받는 것으로 나타났다. (ii) 배수조건에 관계없이 수중 자갈의 초기 전단속도는 전단응력-전단변형률 관계곡선을 결정하는 중요한 요인으로 나타났다. (iii) 입자파쇄는 평균 입경에 영향을 받으며 사용된 수중 자갈은 상대적으로 큰 입자파쇄 특성을 보였다. 그리고 (iv) 전단응력 결정에서 가장 크게 영향을 미치는 영향인자는 전단시간과 초기 전단속도임을 확인할 수 있었다. 결론적으로 모래와 자갈을 다량 함유한 조립질 하상 퇴적물은 입자-입자 간 상호 접촉, 마모, 맞물림, 마찰 등의 물리적 이동과정을 통해 입자파쇄와 세립토 함량이 증가되고 이러한 현상은 하상 퇴적물의 고유동성을 초래하는 원인이 되는 것으로 판단된다.