This study explored spatiotemporal variability of water quality in correspondence with hydrometeorological factors in the four stations of Euiam Reservoir located in the upstream region of the North-Han River from May 2012 to December 2015. Seasonal effect was apparent in the variation of water temperature, DO, electric conductivity and TSS during the study period. Stratification in the water column was observed in the near dam site every year and vanished between August and October. Increase of nitrogen nutrients was observed when inflowing discharge was low, while phosphorus increase was distinct both during the early season with increase of inflowing discharge and the period of severe draught persistent. Duration persisting high concentration of Chl-a (>25 mg m-3: the eutrophic status criterion, OECD, 1982) was 1~2 months of the whole year in 2014~2015, while it was almost 4 months in 2013. Water quality of Euiam Reservoir appeared to be affected basically by geomorphology and source of pollutants, such as longitudinally linked instream islands and Aggregate Island, inflowing urban stream, and wastewater treatment plant discharge. While inflowing discharge from the dams upstream and outflow pattern causing water level change seem to largely govern the variability of water quality in this particular system. In the process of spatiotemporal water quality change, factors related to climate (e.g. flood, typhoon, abruptly high rainfall, scorching heat of summer), hydrology (amount of flow and water level) might be attributed to water pulse, dilution, backflow, uptake, and sedimentation. This study showed that change of water quality in Euiam Reservoir was very dynamic and suggested that its effect could be delivered to downstream (Cheongpyeong and Paldang Reservoirs) through year-round discharge for hydropower generation.

Daecheong Reservoir was made by the construction of a large dam (>15 m in height) on the middle to downstream of the Geum River and the discharge systems have the watergate-spillway (WS), a hydropower penstock (HPP), and two intake towers. The purpose of this study was to investigate the limnological anomalies of turbid water reduction, green algae phenomenon, and oligotrophic state in the lower part of reservoir dam site, and compared with hydro-meteorological factors. Field surveys were conducted in two stations of near dam and the outlet of HPP with one week intervals from January to December 2000. Rainfall was closely related to the fluctuations of inflow, outflow and water level. The rainfall pattern was depended on the storm of monsoon and typhoon, and the increase of discharge and turbidity responded more strongly to the intensity than the frequency. Water temperature and DO fluctuations within the reservoir water layer were influenced by meteorological and hydrological events, and these were mainly caused by water level fluctuation based on temperature stratification, density current and discharge types. The discharges of WS and HPP induced to the flow of water bodies and the outflows of turbid water and nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus, respectively. Especially, when hypoxic or low-oxygen condition was present in the bottom water, the discharge through HPP has contributed significantly to the outflow of phosphorus released from the sediment into the downstream of dam. In addition, HPP effluent which be continuously operated throughout the year, was the main factor that could change to a low trophic level in the downreservoir (lacustrine zone). And water-bloom (green-tide) occurring in the lower part of reservoir was the result that the water body of upreservoir being transported and diffused toward the downreseroir, when discharging through the WS. Finally, the hydropower effluent was included the importance and dynamics that could have a temporal and spatial impacts on the physical, chemical and biological factors of the reservoir ecosystem.

This study was carried out to elucidate the development of unprecedented water-bloom caused by a single species of colonial green algae Eudorina elegans in the upstream area of the Seungchon weir located in the Yeongsan River from late April to May 2013. The Yeongsan River is typically regulated system and the waterbody is seriously enriched by both external and internal sources of nutrients. Seasonal algal outbreaks were highly probable due to various potential factors, such as the excessive nutrients contained in treated wastewater, slow current, high irradiation and temperature, in diatom (winter), green algae (spring) and bluegreen algae (summer). Spring green-tide was attributed to E. elegans with level up to 1,000 mg m-3 (>50×104 cells mL-1). The bloom was exploded in the initial period of the algal development and after then gradually diminished with transporting to the downstream by the intermittent rainfall, resulting in rapid expansion of the distribution range. Although the pulsed-flows by the weir manipulation was applied to control algal bloom, they were not the countermeasures to solve the underlying problem, but rather there still was a remaining problem related to the impact of pulsed-flows on the downstream. The green-tide of E. elegans in this particular region of the Yeongsan River revealed the blooming characteristics of a colonial motile microalga, and fate of vanishing away by the succeeding episodic events of mesoscale rainfall. We believe that the results of the present study contribute to limno-ecological understanding of the green-tide caused by blue-green algae in the four major rivers, Korea.

This study was conducted to test the green-tide mitigation technique in the lower part of the Sook Stream (Chusori) of Daecheong Reservoir from June 27 to August 24, 2014. And the effects were compared with weekly monitoring result of the watching station of the algae alert system (AAS) as well as test beds reach. The green-tide in a test bed was begun from the upstream, and it was gradually transferred and spread toward the downstream by the hydrological factors. The total amount of algae removed by algae removal device during the test period was 33,920 kg, and solids dewatered by natural gravity was 8,480 kg. Also chlorophyll-a content was 2.83 kg, the number of blue-green algae cells was equivalent to 78.6×1014 cells. Compared with the results of the watching station of AAS, the pre-concentrate removal work in the outbreak waters was able to suggest the possibility of green-tide mitigation. In addition, an effective management of the green-tide was required spatial and temporal occurrence information and practical device technology. Particularly, the optimal timing of algae removal in the river-reservoir hybrid system was recommended at times before the monsoon rainy season and reached the lowest water level.

In freshwater ecosystems, the types of fish parasites are diverse and routes of infection are complicated because they maintain the life cycle in a variety of host animals, The present study investigated the infestation characteristics of parasites occurring in abdominal cavity of Zacco platypus in Seom River from February to October 2007. At the same time, four streams (Gam Stream, Daepo Stream, Yangsan Stream, and Yulha Stream) were also surveyed for the reference of fish infection. Aquatic insects and shellfish predominated benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages by 90.4% and 7.7% of relative abundance, respectively. Aquatic insects were composed mostly of Ephemeroptera (46.8%) and Trichoptera (29.8%), and shellfish was Gastropods. Freshwater fish was most abundant Cyprinid and Z. platypus by 85.7% and 48.8%, respectively. Among waterfowl, Anas poecilorhyncha and Egretta garzetta were dominant in August. Fish parasites observed in the abdominal cavity of Z. platypus was classified as Ligula intestinalis, belonging to Phylum Platyhelminthes Cestoda Pseudophyllidae. L. intestinalis was observed from Z. platypus in October, as the number of one individual in the Seom River and fifteen individuals in the Yangsan Stream. Infection rate of plerocercoid ranged 1.4~15.8%. We discussed the relationship between the life cycle of the parasite and the host, and hope our results to be useful for understanding the ecology of the fish abdominal parasites in Korean river ecosystem.

This study was performed to improve the foaming generated in the effluent of wastewater treatment plant from March 2015 to July 2016. The main cause of foaming was air entrainment by an impinging jet and the internal accumulation by the diffusion barrier. Particularly, the foam growth was most active when there is low tide and larger discharge. To solve this problem, we experimented after installing fine mesh screen and the artificial channel device with underwater discharging outlet in the treated wastewater discharge channel and the outlet, respectively. As a result, the effects of foam reduction by devices ranged 85.0~92.0% and 70.7~85.6%, respectively. In addition, the foam and the noise were easily solved, first of all look to contribute to the prevention of complaints. Our device studies were applied to a single wastewater treatment plant. However, it is considered to be able to apply in other similar cases of domestic sewage treatment plants.

Daecheong Reservoir has suffered eutrophication and water-blooms by blue-green algae from initial impoundment, and algae alert system (AAS) was introduced in 1997. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of rainfall and hydrological factors in increase or decrease variability of green-tide and prolonged AAS, studied and analyzed the current situation of AAS has been operating for 19 years(1997~2015) in Daecheong Reservoir. The total issued number of AAS was 46 times, the most frequent period in August and September were 22 times (752 days) and 16 times (431 days), respectively, it accounted for 82.6%. Many number and frequency during this period were significantly associated with rainfall, various discharge and water level. Rainfall and hydrological events are associated with the rainy season of monsoon-Changma and the typhoon, it was concentrated in June~September, total rainfall in this period accounted for 69.9% of the annual rainfall. An increase in inflows was dependent on the intensity, frequency and the amount of rainfall. Accounted for 68.4% of the total annual inflow, it was a time when the most rapidly changing hydrological variability in the reservoir. The total outflow was closely related to rainfall, and compared the distinctive characteristics of hydropower generation and watergate-spillway discharge. In addition, the upreservoir zone of Daecheong Reservoir could be vulnerable to green-tide by regulating discharge of the upstream dam. The issue of AAS was strongly related to the with and without of watergate-spillway discharge. The watergate-spillway discharge had a total of 25 times, it was maximum 17 days from July to September in the year. And the opening times and each duration of the watergate were 1~4 times and the range of 3~37 days, respectively. When the watergate opened, the issue of AAS was maintained to 13 years and the movement of water bodies and green-tide was great about five times than that of non-open, had a profound effect on prolonged AAS within reservoir. In Daecheong Reservoir, Chusori (CHU) area of the So-ok Stream was still showing serious symptoms green-tide levels in the summer, but Janggye (JAN) waters of the main reservoir was pointed out that more important. AAS will be operated by an absolutely consider the rainfall and hydrological effects around the watergate-spillway discharge. The measures of green-tide will be included in the limnological studies more suited to the characteristics of the watershed and reservoir of the our country. Finally, from now on, we will prepare the systematic management and guidelines for vulnerable zone water-blooms that are the source within the reservoir before the monsoon rather than waiting for the arrival of green-tide on the operating stations of AAS.

This study was conducted to elucidate the structure of river ecosystem in the watershed of the Seom River and Hoengseong Reservoir located in Hoengseong of Kangwon Province from February to October 2007. Topics of the survey were mainly rainfall, discharge, water quality in abiotic factors and attached algae, benthic macroinvertebrates, fish, birds and mammals of flora and fauna in a biotic factors, respectively. Specifically, the Seom River could be seen as a typical flow rate of the stream is controlled to the effect of the dam. Basic water qualities were great to seasonal effects, it was relatively clean. Diatom Achnanthes, Cymbella, Gomphonema, and Navicula were distributed predominantly in the periphytic algae. Benthic macroinvertebrates were mostly aquatic insects and freshwater shellfish, the aquatic insects were abundant Ephemeroptera and Trichoptera. Freshwater fish was the dominant Zacco platypus, fish species varied toward the downstream. Birds were mainly observed in four species, and species Egretta garzetta, which was distributed in a wide area of the Seom River. In mammals, Lutra lutra of Mustelidae was identified that the number of inhabit widely. In aspects of the ecological trophic level, the Seom River was maintained at a relatively stable state in the producer and the consumer relationship. The results of this study will expected to be utilized as a useful data for understanding the structure and function of the lotic and lentic ecosystems.

This study was conducted to suggest the cause analysis and mitigation measures of foaming generated in the effluent of wastewater treatment plant. The foam generated in the outlet connected with the tidal river system was identified as structural problems. And the main cause of foaming was air entrainment by an impinging jet and the internal accumulation by the diffusion barrier. In consideration of these conditions, it present the effective ways such as micro-screen and submerged outlet, to mitigate the foaming generated in the water channel and outlet end.

September 2014 and March 2015 at the three sites (PD-1, PD-2 and PD-3) of Lake Paldang. Nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations were higher at PD-2 than at PD-1 and PD-3. TSI (TN) values at the three field sites were in the range of 65~85, which were the level of eutrophic or hypereutrophic state. TSI (TP) also showed high values (49~68), which were the level of mesotrophic or eutrophic state. Akinete germination potential was higher at PD-2 with increased nutrient (nitrogen and phosphorus), and algal growth potential also increased with nutrient enrichment.

To evaluate the relationship between dynamics of cyanobacteria and odorous compounds, a monthly monitoring of water quality and phytoplankton were conducted at the three serial lakes (Lake Ui-am, Lake Cheong-pyeong and Lake Pal-dang) in the North Han River for 11 times from May 2014 to March 2015. In the three serial lakes, phytoplankton communities showed that seasonal changes in Bacillariophyceae- Cyanophyceae-Bacillariophyceae. Anabaena and Pseudanabaena were dominant species in August and September 2014. At the same time the odors (Geosmin, 2-MIB) were also detected with high concentration. Relationship between environmental factors and cyanobacterial abundance showed a significant correlation with Anabaena circinalis and geosmin (r=0.983, p<0.01). In the case of Pseudanabaena limnetica showed a significant correlation of total nitrogen (r=0.685, p<0.01) and NO3-N (r=0.723, p<0.01). In addition, similarly Pseudanabaena limnetica and 2-MIB (r=0.717, p<0.01) was high. The odorous compounds appeared in the North Han River water were considered to be a direct relationship with cyanobacteria.

In order to understand the relationship between the distribution of epilithic diatoms and the habitual environments, land-use, water qualities, and epilithic diatoms were studied at 141 sampling sites in the midwestern stream of Korean peninsula (Geum river, Mangyeong river, Dongjin river, and Sapgyo river). The total 183 diatom taxa was appeared in the study, while the dominant species were found to be Nitzschia palea (10.9%) and Achnanthes convergens (8.4%). Based on the abundance of epilithic diatoms, a cluster analysis results indicate that the sampling sites divided the sampling sites into 4 groups (G) at the 25% level. In term of geographic and aquatic environments, G-I and -II accounted for the upper and mid streams of the Geum river, and had large forest areas and good in water quality. G-III accounted for farmland and urban, and high concentration nutrient levels (TN and TP) and electric conductivity. G-IV accounted for mostly farmland, and high levels in turbidity, BOD, nutrient and electric conductivity. CCA results showed that the saproxenous taxa Meridion circulare was the indicator species of G-I, which strongly influenced by altitude and forests. In G-II, the indifferent taxa Navicula cryptocephala was influenced by Chl-a, AFDM, and DO. In G-III and -IV, the indifferent taxa Fragilaria elliptica and saprophilous taxa Aulacoseira ambigua were influenced by electric conductivity, turbidity, and nutrient counts. Meanwhile, random forest results showed that the predicting factor of indicator species appearance in G-I, -II, and -III was found to be electric conductivity whereas in G-IV it was found to be turbidity. Collectively, the distribution of diatoms in the midwestern of Korean peninsula was found to depend more on the land-use and its subsequent water qualities than the inherent characteristics of the aquatic environment.

유해조류의 생물학적 제어를 위하여 여과능이 입증된 패류와 동물플랑크톤을 혼합적용하고, 현장적용 가능성을 검토하였다. 실험수는 매년 남조 Microcystis aeruginosa가 대발생하는 일감호 (서울)의 현장수, sediment, 배지를 대형 수조에 일정량 넣고 인위적으로 조류대발생을 일으켜 유지하고 있는 실험수를 이용하였다. 실험은 동물플랑크톤만 처리한 Z군 (40 individuals L-1), 패류만 처리한 M군 (2 individuals L-1), 동물플랑크톤과 패류를 모두 첨가한 ZM군 (Z, M군의 밀도를 합한 것)으로 설계하였다. 수심별 조류제어 효과를 확인하기 위하여 표층, 중층에서 각각 일정량의 실험수를 꺼내 엽록소량의 경시적 변화를 측정하였다. 결과, 중층의 모든 처리구에서 Chl-a의 감소를 보였으며 24시간째 Z군은 63.2%의 제어율을 보인 반면, M군과 ZM군은 각각 79.8%, 90.8%의 제어율을 나타내 뚜렷한 억제효과를 보였다. 표층의 경우, Z군과 ZM군은 각각 51.9%, 63.4% 등으로 50% 이상의 억제효과를 보인 반면, M군의 경우 대조군의 27.4%로서 가장 낮은 제어율을 보였다. 결과를 종합하면, 두 생물제재의 혼합이 수층에 상관없이 그 효과는 입증되었으나 남조 M. aeruginosa의 부유성을 감안한다면, 패류의 적용수심이 조류제어에 매우 중요한 인자임을 알 수 있었다. 따라서 생물제재의 혼합적용이 보다 높은 효과를 보였으며 조류의 생리적 특성과 생물 제재간의 상호관계에 대한 세밀한 연구가 요구되었다.

본 연구는 관로내의 민물담치 및 유생의 생물량을 효 과적 조절하기 위해서 수행되었다. 부착방지 및 생물량 조절방법은 기존에 사용되고 있는 염소처리법이 추천될 수 있었다. 민물담치의 산란기간은 수온 16~17􀆆C 범위 에 해당하는 5월~11월 초순 동안으로 추정되었다. 유생 을 조절하기 위해서는 이 기간에 염소처리를 하는 것이 적합하나, 기존에 부착하고 있는 치패와 성패가 동시에 고려되어야 하므로 연중 지속적으로 이루어져야 할 것 으로 판단된다. 산란이 시작되는 시기에서 각이 형성되 기 전인 유생기와 성패의 생물량 조절을 위해 0.5~1.0 ppm 범위의 염소농도로 처리하는 것이 적합하다. 민물 담치의 부착증식을 경감 또는 해결하기 위해서는 우선 적으로 국내 실정에 적합한 기술의 선정이 시급하였다. 또한 수온과 유생의 모니터링이 지속적으로 이루어져야 할 것으로 판단되며 유생 모니터링 방법 구축 및 염소 처리 효과분석에 대한 사후모니터링이 필요한 것으로 사료되어진다.

수심이 얕고 부영양화 특성이 강한 신구저수지에서는 강우시기에 집중 호우등으로 인하여 유입수로를 통하여 외부기원 유기물이 유입되는 경향이 있다. 이러한 외부기원 유기물은 환경변화(탁도, 수온약층, POC/PN), 입자성 유기물의 δ13C 및 δ15N 값으로 특성 지어진다. 동물플랑크톤의 경우, 강우기 이전에는 내부기원 유기물을 먹이원으로 하는 것으로 여겨지나 강우기 이후에는 내부기원 유기물 이외에 외부에서 유입된 외부기원 유기물을 섭식하고 있는 것으로 나타나고 있다. 특히 B. longirostris이 다른 동물플랑크톤 (D. brachyurum, D. thmoasi)에 비하여 기원이 다른 입자성 유기물을 섭식하고 있음을 시사하고 있다. 이러한 변화는 상위섭식자인 어류의 먹이원 변화를 야기하며, Z. platupus은 내부기원유기물 혹은 이를 먹이원으로 하는 하위 소비자를 섭식하지만, C. carpio와 P. parva은 강우기 이후에는 외부기원 유기물 혹은 이를 먹이원으로 하는 하위 소비자를 섭식하는 것으로 여겨진다. 수심이 얕고 유입 수로가 존재하는 농업용 저수지의 경우에는 강우 후 외부기원 유기물이 수생태계 에너지 흐름에 크게 영향을 주는 것으로 사료된다.

남조류는 겨울철에 휴면포자의 형태로 퇴적층에서 존재하다가 적합한 환경조건이 되었을 때 다시 영양세포로 전환된다. 이렇게 전환된 영양세포는 성장에 적합한 환경이 되었을 때 대량증식 하게 되어 수체 내에서 우점한다. 이전까지의 국내 대부분의 연구는 수체 내 영양세포의 변동과 환경인자와의 관계 또는 영양세포에 대한 생리생태적 연구부분에 국한되었다. 하지만, 휴면포자에서 영양세포로 진행되는 부분에 대한 연구가 조류대량증식의 궁극적인 기작이 되므로 휴면포자에 대한 연구는 조류의 생활사를 이해하는 데에도 매우 중요하다. 또한 다른 조류들간의 변동 및 천이의 연구를 위해서도 필수적이다.

본 연구에서는 봄철 저수온기 팔당호 수역의 식물플 랑크톤을 이용하여 수온과 CO2 증가가 식물플랑크톤 군 집에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 2012년 3월 팔당호 경 안천하류 광동교 부근의 현장수를 이용하여 수온증가와 CO2 농도증가를 네 가지 실험군, (1) Control; 저온(현장 수온)과 저농도(공기중) CO2 (6±2􀆆C, 400 ppm), (2) T1; 저온과 고농도 CO2 (6±2􀆆C, 800 ppm), (3) T2; 고온과 저농도 CO2 (20±2􀆆C, 400 ppm), (4) T3; 고온과 고농도 CO2 (20±2􀆆C, 800 ppm)으로 하여 각각 실험하였다. 가 장 높은 조류성장을 보인 실험군은 T1으로 현장 온도 조건에 적응한 조류 군집에 CO2를 첨가한 결과이다. 현 장수의 주요 우점종은 Cyclotella meneghiniana로 나타 났고, 시간이 진행됨에 따라 고온 실험군(T2, T3)에서는 중심돌말류 Cyclotella meneghiniana에서 깃돌말류 Fragilaria capucina var. gracilis로 우점종의 천이가 나타났다. 모든 실험군에서 규조류가 우점하였고, 고온 실 험군 T2, T3에서 배양 후반기에 남조류가 출현하였다. 결론적으로, 저수온기 수온증가는 팔당호 식물플랑크톤 군집구조 변화에 영향을 주었으며, CO2 농도 증가는 식물플랑크톤의 성장을 촉진시켰다. 본 연구의 결과는 기후변화에 따라 담수생태계의 식물플랑크톤의 성장과 군집변화의 잠재성을 보여주었으며, 앞으로 보다 심도있는 연구의 필요성을 제기하였다.

국내 주요 강 생태계 (한강, 금강, 영산강, 섬진강)에서 지난 2004년부터 2008년까지 총 동물플랑크톤의 탄소 (C), 질소(N) 및 인(P) 함량에 대해 평가하였다. 동물플 랑크톤의 건중량 당 C, N P-함량은 강 시스템별로 변화가 뚜렷하였다. 조사지점별 평균 C, N, 그리고 P-함량의 범위는 70~620 mgC mg-1 D.W., 7.1~85.5 μgN mg-1 D.W. 그리고 2.5~7.4 μgP mg-1 D.W.인 것으로 파악되었다. 평균 탄소: 질소: 인 비율은 지점별 상이한 차이를 보였으며 전 지점의 평균은 200 : 29 : 1인 것으로 파악되었다. 전 조사지점에서의 동물플랑크톤 군집의 탄소: 인 그리고 질소: 인 비율의 범위는 각각 38에서 392 : 1과 4에서 65 : 1이었다. 자가조직화지도(SOM)을 활용한 평면상 지점들의 배치 양상과 화학양론 자료들 간의 주요 그룹 분석 결과 크게 세 클러스터로 구분되었다. 클러스터링 결과 동물플랑크톤의 C, N, P-함량은 공간적 이질성에 의해 영향을 받았으며, 화학량론 자료는 강 생태계의 환경 특성 해석에 활용성이 높은 것으로 사료되었다.

한반도 서남부 하천을 대상으로 2013년 5월(몬순의 영향이 없었던 시기)에 환경요인 및 부착돌말 군집을 각각 조사하였다. 조사는 상류에 1개 이상의 댐이나 인공 보가 형성된 조절하천(19개 지점)과 설치되어 있지 않은 비조절하천(19개 지점)으로 나누어 수질 및 부착돌 말 군집조사를 실시하였다. 조사결과, 부착돌말 출현특 성에 따라 한반도 서남부 하천은 비조절하천(G1), 혼합 형하천(G2), 조절하천(G3) 등 3개 유형으로 구분되었다. G1은 수질이 양호하고 다양한 부착돌말류가 출현한 반면, G3은 비록 수질은 불량하였으나 부착돌말 현존량 이 크게 증가하거나 감소하지 않았다. 또한 G2의 경우 조절하천에 비해 수질은 양호하였지만 부착돌말의 종수는 가장 낮게 나타났다. 본 조사에서 출현한 부착돌말 우 점종은 생태범위가 비교적 넓은 담수와 기수 보편종들로 서 G1에서 Nitzschia palea (17%), Navicula seminuloides (11%), G2에서 Nitzschia inconspicua (19%), Navicula perminuta (9%), G3에서 Nitzschia inconspicua (15%), Nitzschia palea (14%)으로 수질환경에 큰 영향을 보이지 않았으나 종수의 감소를 가져왔다. 그러나 G2와 G3 과 같은 조절하천에서 비록 부착돌말 현존량은 높지 않았으나 부영양 상태(높은 영양염 및 엽록소량 등)를 나타내 하구역의 정확한 수환경 상태파악을 위하여 국내 연안에서 종종 조류발생을 일으킬 수 있는 부유성 돌말 류에 대한 조사도 반드시 병행되어야 할 것으로 판단되었다.

2012년 북한강수계 전역에 걸쳐 대발생을 일으킨 남조 Anabaena의 분자생물학적 특성을 검토하였다. 시료는 2012년 7월 13일에 남조 Anabaena 밀도가 높았던 3개 호소- 의암호, 청평호, 팔당호에서 각각 채집하였다. 분석은 선행연구 문헌을 근거로 하는 형태학적 분석, 16S rRNA 염기서열 분석을 통한 분자계통학적 분석을 동시에 실시 하였다. 결과를 종합하면 북한강수계 3개 호소에서 조류 대발생을 일으킨 남조 Anabaena는 모두 동일종 Anabaena crassa (Lemmermann) Komark.-Legn. & Cronberg 이며, 동시에 출현하고 본 종과 형태 및 분자생물학적으 로 매우 유사한 A. circinalis는 환경요인에 따라 형태변 이가 쉽게 일으키는 동일종으로 밝혀졌다.