Community composition and abundance of aquatic invertebrates are important for ecological functions. Community characteristics of insects and gastropods were compared in five regions to investigate the effect of geological factors in surveys conducted between June and August to analyze seasonal changes in invertebrate communities. Underwater traps were used to obtain a constant collection effect. Insect communities were dominated by Hydrochara affinis, Rhantus suturalis and Sigara nigroventralis, and nMDS analysis demonstrated the separation of their communities by region. H. affinis and Sternolophus rufipes were not found in Haenam and Cheolwon, respectively. The results showed the effects of regional temperature on the distribution of aquatic insects. Pomacea canaliculata, Hippeutis cantori and Austropeplea ollula were dominant in the gastropod community. The seasonal variation in the abundance of P. canaliculata was the most pronounced, and its abundance in August was 38.2 times higher than in June. The abundances of several species including Hippeutis cantori were negatively correlated with that of P. canaliculata. These results suggest that P. canaliculata is a pivotal factor that drives seasonal changes in gastropod community.

Climate change due to global warming causes a rise in atmospheric air temperature to rise and extreme shift in precipitation patterns. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is widely known as one of the major cause of global warming and accounts for about 72% of total greenhouse gas emissions. Agriculture is more vulnerable to climate change than other industries. Many studies have been conducted to investigate how agroecosystems, both natural and controlled, will respond to the rising level of CO2. Studies on the responses of crops and agricultural environments to climate change are crucial in predicting changes in agro-ecosystems. Research facilities for various types of CO2 treatment have been developed. The representative research facilities are SAR (Soil-Plant-Atmosphere-Research), OTC (Open Top Chamber), FACE (Free Air CO2 Enrichment System), and TGC & CTGC (Temperature Gradient Chamber & CO2-Temperature Gradient Chamber). Therefore, this study reviewed research data and their application in agriculture.

기후변화 시나리오는 기후변화로 인한 미래 영향을 평가하여 피해를 선제적으로 최소화하기 위한 기후변화 대응 및 적응정책 수립을 위한 과학적인 근거로 활용 되어 왔다. IPCC 6차 평가보고서(AR6)에 사용된 SSPs(Shared Socioeconomic Pathways, 공통사회경제경로) 시나리오는 기존 RCP(Representative Concentration Pathways, 대표농도경로) 시나리오에 사용된 복사강제력 개념과 함께 미래의 완화 와 적응 노력에 따른 5개의 사회경제 시나리오를 추가로 고려하였다. 가나는 국가 발전용량의 54%를 수력발전에 의존하고 있어 기후변화에 따른 강수량의 감소로 전력 부족을 경험하고 있다. 또한 강우특성의 변화로 인해 주요 작물인 카사바, 옥수수, 코코아의 생산량이 감소할 것으로 예측된다. 한편, IPCC 6차 보고서의 기 준 시나리오로 채택된 SSPs 시나리오는 5차 보고서에서 채택된 RCPs 시나리오에 비해 대기 중 CO2 농도 전망을 비관적으로 평가하고 있다. Business as usual(BAU) 시나리오(RCP8.5, SSP5-8.5)에 따르면 2050년대 CO2 농도는 RCPs 시나 리오의 경우 541 ppm, SSPs 시나리오는 565 ppm으로 SSPs 시나리오가 RCPs 시나 리오에 비해 대기중 CO2 농도 증가 속도가 빠른 것으로 전망하고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 기후변화 시나리오의 통계적 상세화 방법인 Simple Quantile Mapping(SQM)을 사용하여 Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 6(CMIP6) 18개 General Circulation Model(GCM)을 활용하여 가나지역의 미래기후 변동과 불 확실성을 평가하였다.

Paddy fields are important habitats for maintaining the biodiversity of agricultural ecosystems. Recently, as the need for safe food and biodiversity conservation has increased, the rice cultivation methods have undergone changes. This study was conducted to investigate the fish fauna in Environmentally Friendly Paddy fields (EFP) and Conventional Paddy fields (CP), and compare the characteristics of Misgurnus anguillicaudatus and Aphyocypris chinensis populations in EFP and CP. A total of 2,703 fish were collected and classified into six families and 13 species. Our results showed that there was a difference in the proportion of fish populations in the two paddy fields, and the number of individuals in EFP was higher than in CP. The weight values of M. anguillicaudatus were higher in EFP than in CP, and the total length, body length, and weight values of A. chinensis were higher in EFP than in CP. Conditional factor (K) values also showed similar trends in EFP and CP. Our results indicate that the farming practices in paddy fields have a significant effect on the characteristics of M. anguillicaudatus and A. chinensis populations, and the results of this study can be used as basic data for securing biodiversity in future agricultural ecosystems.

Global warming has a major impact on the Earth’s precipitation and temperature fluctuations, and significantly affects the habitats and biodiversity of many species. Although the number of alien plants newly introduced in South Korea has recently increased due to the increasing frequency of international exchanges and climate change, studies on how climate change affects the distribution of these alien plants are lacking. This study predicts changes in the distribution of suitable habitats according to RCPs climate change scenarios using the current distribution of the invasive alien plant Conyza sumatrensis and bioclimatic variables. C. sumatrensis has a limited distribution in the southern part of South Korea. Isothermality (bio03), the max temperature of the warmest month (bio05), and the mean temperature of the driest quarter (bio09) were found to influence the distribution of C. sumatrensis. In the future, the suitable habitat for C. sumatrensis is projected to increase under RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5 climate change scenarios. Changes in the distribution of alien plants can have a significant impact on the survival of native plants and cause ecosystem disturbance. Therefore, studies on changing distribution of invasive species according to climate change scenarios can provide useful information required to plan conservation strategies and restoration plans for various ecosystems.

화산섬인 울릉도는 내륙과는 다른 기후, 토양, 지형 특성을 가지고 있으며, 농업 또한 차별화된 특징을 나타낸다. 본 연구에서는 울릉도 농경지에 출현하는 식물종의 종조성 및 그 특성을 밝히고자 하였다. 식물상 조사는 2016년 5월과 2020년 7월과 8월 총 3차례, 37개 지점에서 수행되었다. 그 결과, 울릉도 농경지에 출현하는 관속식물은 53 과 132속 160종 14변종 5아종, 1잡종으로 총 186분류군으로 조사되었다. 과별 분포현황은 국화과가 가장 많은 33 분류군을 차지하였고, 다음으로 벼과 25분류군, 마디풀과 12분류군, 콩과가 12분류군, 마디풀과 11분류군, 백합과 9 분류군으로 나타났다. 울릉도 농경지에 출현하는 식물의 생활형 유형은 일년생식물-단립식물-중력산포형-직립형 (Th-R5-D4-e)으로 나타났다. 희귀식물로는 섬고사리, 섬기린초, 섬나무딸기, 섬바디, 섬쥐똥나무, 섬쑥부쟁이, 물엉겅퀴, 섬말나리, 왕둥굴레 등 9분류군이 확인되었다. 생태계 교란 식물은 애기수영, 환삼덩굴 2분류군이 확인되었다. 귀화식물은 13과 33속 44종 1변종으로 총 45분류군이 확 인되었고, 도시화지수는 13.9%, 귀화율은 24.2%를 나타냈다.

지형과 고도가 논둑에 서식하는 토양성거미의 군집과 다양성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 지형의 영향평가를 위해 벼재배기에 산간지와 평야지에서 비교한 결과 거미의 군집구조가 달랐으며 발생밀도는 산간지보다 평야지에서 높았다. 늑대거미과가 가장 우점하였으며 이사고늑대거미 (P. isago)의 발생밀도는 산간지보다 평야지에서 높았다. 거미군집의 발생은 국지 (100 km2) 및 지역 (1,000 km2) 범위에서 유사하였다. 고도의 영향과 관련하여 휴한기에 지형이 유사한 장수와 정읍 지역을 비교한 결과 발생밀도는 지역 간 차이가 없었으나, 긴마디늑대거미속 (Pardosa spp.) 3종의 발생밀도는 정읍에서 높았다. 이러한 결과는 지형과 고도가 군집 수준에서 토양성 논거미의 다양성지수에 미치는 영향은 크지 않으나, 종 수준에서 논에 의존적인 늑대 거미과의 우점종에 영향을 줄 수 있다는 것을 보여준다

Analysis of water quality distribution is very important for river water quality management. Recently, various studies have been conducted on the analysis of water quality distribution according to reduction methods of nonpoint pollutant. The objective of this study was to select the probability distributions of water quality constituents (T-N, T-P, COD, SS) according to the farming forms (control, slow release fertilizer, water depth control) during non-storm period in the paddy fields. The field monitoring was conducted monitoring site located in Baeksan-myun, Buan-gun, Jeollabuk-do, Korea during non-storm period from May to September in 2016. Our results showed that there were no differences in water quality among three different farming forms, except for SS of control and water depth control. K-S method was used to analyzed the probability distributions of T-N, T-P, COD and SS concentrations discharged from paddy fields. As a results of the fitness analysis, T-N was not suitable for the normal probability distribution in the slow release fertilizer treatment, and the log-normal probability distribution was not suitable for the T-P in control treatment. The gamma probability distribution showed that T-N and T-P in control and slow release fertilizer treatment were not suitable. The Weibull probability distribution was found to be suitable for all water quality constituents of control, slow release fertilizer, and water depth control treatments. However, our results presented some differences from previous studies. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze the characteristics of pollutants flowing out in difference periods according to various farming types. The result of this study can help to understand the water quality characteristics of the river.

The need for an efficient sampling technique to collect aquatic organisms has risen with the increase of interest in rice paddy fields, which have been recognized as important ecosystems supporting biodiversity. In the present study, a submerged funnel trap used with the assistance of attracting agents (fish meal and chemical light) was designed as an easy, objective and quantitative tool for collecting aquatic organisms in the rice paddy fields. The preference for collecting aquatic organisms as a means for attracting agents was analyzed using a generalized linear mixed model. Also, based on the data of previous research, we compared the community composition of the aquatic macroinvertebrates, which were collected using the quadrat method, and newly designed submerged funnel traps, by analyzing non-metric multidimensional scaling. The results showed that the catching efficiency of 18 of the total 65 taxa was affected by the attracting agents. 12 taxa including Pomacea canaliculata, Hippeutis cantori, Austropeplea ollula, Erpobdella lineata, Ostracoda spp. Branchinella kugenumaensis, Hydaticus grammicus, Rhantus pulverosus, Chironomidae spp., Rana nigromaculata, Cobitidae spp. etc., favored fish meal and 6 taxa including Ischnura asiatica, Coenagrionidae spp. Sternolophus rufipes etc., were attracted by chemical light. The submerged funnel trap used as a measurement tool for biodiversity was less applicable than the quadrat method; however, it was more effective for the selective collection of specific taxa. We expect that this newly designed trap can be a simple and quantitative method for collecting aquatic organisms, and could be used for long term and extensive surveys in rice paddy fields in the future.

The length frequency and weight-length relationships within the loach population of Misgurnus anguillicaudatus were investigated in environment-friendly (EFP) and conventional paddy fields (CP) in South Korea, in order to identify the influences of farming practices to the loach population living in paddy ecosystem. The size-frequency of distribution of M. anguillicaudatus populations noted to differ significantly when the loach populations of the EFP and the CP were compared. The mean weight and length of the loach population in EFP was greater than those of the loaches in CP. The equations based on weight and total length relationship in EFP and CP were W=0.000004L3.0747 and W=0.000002L3.2106, respectively. The condition factor (K) against total length of loaches at two paddy field types with different farming practices indicates that the loach population in EFP (mean K=0.95) had access to better nutritional conditions than those in CP (mean K=0.67). It therefore appears that the size and structure of loach populations in rice paddy fields might be affected by farming practices.

Much attention has recently been given to quantify the environmental and social importance on agricultural water quality impacts by agricultural activities. The demands for relevant data collection and range expansion of environmental indexing has been also higher than ever. Therefore, this study organized past and current research on agricultural water quality standards by OECD and Korea to evaluate agricultural activities and their impacts on agri-environmental policy development. The agricultural water quality standard set by OECD shows different opinions countries by counties, so the status indicator has been chosen and implemented instead. Nitrate (NO3 -) status indicator of groundwater in 2013 was significantly improved compared with the one in 2007. In addition, the quality status of surface water and groundwater were improved. It is necessary to set up a cooperative system between policy division and research institute to organizationally take action to worldwide trend on agricultural water quality indexing.

밭경작지는 건조한 환경조건과 지속적인 인간의 교란을 받는 곳으로서 국외에서 인위적 또는 자연적으로 국내에 유 입된 외래식물들이 정착하여 귀화식물이 될 수 있는 좋은 장소를 제공한다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 현재 국내 밭경작지 에 출현하는 귀화식물의 목록을 작성하고 이들의 생활형 특 성, 귀화도, 귀화시기 등을 분석하였다. 식물상은 전국을 대 상으로 2013년 5~6월과 8~9월에 전국 각 도별 4지역을 선 정하여 총 222개 필지를 대상으로 조사하였다. 그 결과, 총 103과 320속 448종 2아종 74변종 15품종을 포함하는 539 분류군의 식물종이 확인되었고 이 중 귀화식물은 23과 64속 91종 8변종으로 총 99분류군이었다. 전국 밭경작지의 도시 화지수는 30.65%이며, 귀화율은 18.37%를 나타냈다. 밭경작 지 귀화식물 중 국화과가 30분류군으로 가장 많았고, 다음으 로 벼과가 14분류군이었다. 휴면형으로 구분하면 귀화식물 99분류군 중 78분류군이 일년생식물이었다. 번식형 중 지하 기관형은 R5식물이 86분류군으로 가장 많았고, 다음으로 R3 식물이 11분류군으로 많이 출현하였다. 산포기관형은 D4를 가진 것이 63분류군으로 가장 많았고, 다음으로 D1을 가진 것이 26분류군으로 많았다. 생육형은 직립형 (e)이 26분류군 으로 가장 높게 나타났다. 상대적으로 최근에 귀화하였지만 귀화도가 높은 귀화식물을 중심으로 그들의 생활형을 분석 한 결과, 다음과 같은 특성을 가진 식물들은 국내 유입 후 정 착 및 전국적 확산 가능성이 높을 것으로 판단되었다. 그 특 성은 풍수산포형 종자를 가진 것, 종자생산력이 높은 것, 종 자의 수명이 긴 것, 종자의 발아율이 높은 것 및 휴면하지 않고 바로 발아하는 것이다. 이러한 특성을 가지는 귀화식물들 은 향후 국내에서 분포지 확산을 주의 깊게 관찰할 필요성이 있을 것이다.

물 발자국 산정의 장점은 녹색, 청색, 회색 물을 포함한 다른 유형의 소비적인 물 사용을 측정하는 것이다. 그리고 물발자국은 특정 장소와 시간에 물 사용이 연결되는데, 이는 담수자원의 재생 가능성뿐 만 아니라, 이 기간 동안 지역에 물의 이용이 제한되기 때문에 물을 효율적으로 사용해야 한다는필요성을 강조한다. 물 부족에 대한 정보를 함께 사용한다면발자국은 더 많은 정보를 제공할 수 있게 된다. 예를 들어,충청북도와 강원도에서 자라는 벼를 비교해 보면 총 물 발자국은 거의 동일하지만 1인당 신재생 담수량은 강원도가 훨씬낮다. 이와 같이 한 시스템에서 수문 지속성을 평가하기 위해물 발자국을 사용하는 것은 중요한 일이다. 결론적으로 서로다른 값의 물 발자국 분리는 물 발자국 산정에서 중요한 부분이기 때문에 항상 강수의 소비적인 사용(녹색 물 사용)과 지하수 혹은 지표수의 소비적인 사용(청색 물 사용)의 차이를 만들어야 한다.

Unit load factor, which is used for the quantification of non-point pollution in watersheds, has the limitation that it does not reflect spatial characteristics of soil, topography and temporal change due to the interannual or seasonal variability of precipitation. Therefore, we developed the method to estimate a watershed-scale non-point pollutant load using seasonal forecast data that forecast changes of precipitation up to 6 months from present time for watershed-scale water quality management. To establish a preemptive countermeasure against non-point pollution sources, it is possible to consider the unstructured management plan which is possible over several months timescale. Notably, it is possible to apply various management methods such as control of sowing and irrigation timing, control of irrigation through water management, and control of fertilizer through fertilization management. In this study, APEX-Paddy model, which can consider the farming method in field scale, was applied to evaluate the applicability of seasonal forecast data. It was confirmed that the rainfall amount during the growing season is an essential factor in the non-point pollution pollutant load. The APEX-Paddy model for quantifying non-point pollution according to various farming methods in paddy fields simulated similarly the annual variation tendency of TN and TP pollutant loads in rice paddies but showed a tendency to underestimate load quantitatively.

This study was conducted to compare the community structure and biodiversity of ground-dwelling invertebrates between conventional and organic paddy fields’s levees. Ground-dwelling invertebrates were collected using a pitfall trap every month for two years (2010-2011) in levees of conventional and organic paddy fields. The numbers of species and individuals were higher in organic paddy field than in conventional paddy field. For the pests, the treatment of insecticide and herbicide reduced the number of Delphacidae, and Chrysomelidae, but did not affect the other pests such as Chronomidae, Culicidae, Thripidae, and Aphididae. For the natural enemies, the treatment reduced the number of individuals of most of enemy's taxon (except only one taxonomic group, Ichneumonidae) in the levee of conventional paddy field.