The golden apple snail, Pomacea canaliculata, is a freshwater snail native to tropical and subtropical South America. The species was introduced into Korea as a human food source in 1983 and was first applied as a weed control agent for the paddy fields in 1992. As the snail is well known as an environmentally friendly biological control agent for weeds, the area of cultivation in which the golden apple snail is used for biological control has been enlarged substantially each year. Currently, the species is observed in open water courses. It is possible that the snail may overwinter in these open water courses and may become a serious pest, as is already the case in many Asian countries. In this study, we determined the status of the overwintering golden apple snail based on a literature survey and investigated the potential distribution area of the snail, as a result from global warming in Korea. The potential distribution area of the overwintering golden apple snail would be enlarged under the influence of global warming; ranging from 45.5% of South Korea’s land area in the 2020s to 88.4% in the 2080s.

Salmonellosis is a widespread bacterial zoonosis that commonly causes enterocolitis and foodborne poisoning leading to an extensive economic loss in domestic animal industry. Considerably, the emergence of multidrug resistant strains of Salmonella spp. induces further severe problems affecting public health. The present report was designated to investigate the antibacterial efficacies of three common disinfectants including an oxidizing compound disinfectant (OXC), a triple salt (TS) and a quaternary ammonium compound (QAC) against Salmonella typhimurium subjected to the preliminary changes of drug temperature. All solutions of three disinfectants were pre-incubated at different temperature (22, 37 and 63°C) for 1 h prior to exposure to bacteria. The disinfectants and bacteria were diluted with distilled water (DW), hard water (HW) or organic matter suspension (OMS) according to treatment condition. Under the DW condition, the disinfectant efficacy of the QAC at 63°C was higher than that of 22°C. Furthermore, under HW diluent the disinfectant efficacy of the TS pre-warmed at both of 37 and 63°C were increased compared to that of 22°C. Considerably, the efficacy of pre-warmed QAC at both of 37 and 63°C under the OMS diluent were higher than that of 22°C. Conclusively, prewarming at higher temperatures have positive effects on the stability of the antibacterial efficacies of TS and QAC.

이 연구에서는 고등학생들의 시스템 사고 향상을 위해 지구온난화 주제를 중심으로 교육프로그램을 개발하고 이를 학교 현장에 적용하여 학생들의 시스템 사고 향상 정도를 파악하였다. 현직 교사와 전문가들에게 타당성을 검증 받은 지구온난화 교육프로그램을 학생 27명에게 투입하였으며 시스템 사고 수준이 낮은 학생 3명과 수준이 높은 학생 3명, 총 6명의 학생을 연구대상으로 선정하고 활동 전 후로 단어 간 관계분석, 인과지도 그리기, 그림 그리기를 적용하여 시스템 사고 수준 변화정도를 살펴보았다. 그 결과 시스템 사고 수준이 낮은 그룹은 활동 후 지구온난화에 대한 시스템 사고 정도가 향상된 모습을 보였으나 오개념이 유지되는 특성을 보였다. 그리고 시스템 사고 수준이 높은 학생들은 자신들이 가지고 있었던 개념들은 활동 후 더 뚜렷해지고 체계적인 시스템 사고를 하고 있었다. 학생들에게 지구시스템과 연결된 지식이나 지구 환경 개념을 학습하는 데 있어서 필요한 시스템 사고를 함양시키고 과학교육과정에 새로운 활력을 불어넣기 위해서는 이러한 교육프로그램들이 많이 개발되어야 하며 또한 실제 학교 현장에서 많이 활용할 수 있도록 개발된 자료들이 잘 보급될 수 있어야 할 것이다.

It is expected that the successful nationwide reforestation and the increased temperature would greatly change butterfly fauna in South Korea. We compared current data (2002~2007) regarding abundance and presence of butterfly species at two sites in the central portion of the Korean Peninsula to data from late 1950s and early 1970s for the same sites. The expected changes were documented by abundance change of butterflies at two study sites in the previous study. Using the same data, the greatly changed species and the change of species presence were analyzed. Population changes of 99 butterfly species which occurred at both sites were significantly correlated between two sites. The greatly increased species included three Southern (S) species and one Northern (N) species. However, the greatly declined species included five N species and no S species. This change is coincided with the expectation from the northward movements of butterfly species due to global warming. The current status of the greatly changed species was discussed on the review with other studies. The binary data(presence/absence) in present study support the expected changes of butterfly species based on global warming and reforestation. The interactive effect of two environmental changes was also recognized as like the change of abundance in the previous study.

본 연구는 식물사회학적 연구방법에 의해 추이대에 속하는 두륜산 일대의 삼림식생을 분류하고, 삼림식생단위와 환경과의 상관관계를 분석하여 온난화에 따른 식생의 수평적 변화를 구성종과 상관식생의 우점종을 통해 예측하는 것을 목적으로 수행하였다. 삼림식생은 졸참나무-굴참나무군락, 붉가시나무-황칠나무군락, 편백나무식재림 등 3개의 군락단위로 구분되었다. 각 삼림군락의 분포와 환경 요인들과의 상관 관계를 분석하였던 바, 모든 삼림군락에서 출현한 동백나무군강의 식별종, 구분종, 난온대성 낙엽활엽수림의 구성종 요소, 상관식생의 주요종을 통하여 낙엽활엽수림인 졸참나무-굴참나무군락은 굴참나무가 상대적으로 높은 출현율을 보이는 지역부터 점차 상록활엽수림으로 천이가 이루질 것으로 예측된다.

최근 지구온난화로 인해 해수면이 상승하고 해양 생태계가 큰 변화를 보이는 것으로 보고되고 있다. 한반도 주변 해역에서도 수온과 해수면이 상승하고 있다고 보고되고 있다. 뿐만 아니라 가시파래, 불가사리, 해파리 등이 대량 발생하고, 바다 사막화가 증가되는 등 해수면 상승과 해양생태계의 변화로 어민 경제에 심각한 영향을 끼치고 있다. 본 연구에서는 지구 온난화의 원인과 그 메카니즘을 소개하고, 지구 온난화가 해양환경 변화와 해양 생태계에 미치는 영향과 그 대책에 관하여 보고하고자 하였다.

Heliothis assulta is the most severe pest of pepper in Korea. The management of this pest is very difficult because the larva live in the pepper fruit and emerge continuously. There are relatively abundant studies about temperature development of H. assulta, but few works are available to describe its future population dynamics which is caused by global warming. If we predict the long-term-population dynamics we can manage the H. assulta more effectively. Therefore we simulated the population size using the computer softwater, DYMEX, developed by CSIRO in Australia. Especially, we predicted population dynamics of H. assulta applying past climate data (1965-1985) and future climate data (2065-2085) which were generated by National Institute of Meteorological Research (NIMR). Comparing to past population dynamics, the epidemic size and frequency would increase in the future. This means that the population management of H. assulta should be conducted more sophisticatedly.

Ant species were reported to have specific vertical distribution in high mountains in Korea. The vertical distribution was recognized in Hanla mountain being highest in South Korea using pitfall traps in 2006. This phenomena suggests that temperature may be a main factor for distribution of ant species, since 0.5~0.6℃ of temperature decrease per each 100 m of altitude. The present study was carried out to test this hypothesis. Ant communities were surveyed using pitfall traps (ten traps per each site) at 234 sites, which included 9 high mountains in South Korea. The vertical distribution of ant species were found in all the high mountains. Abundance data (probability of occurrence, %) of seventeen abundant ant species which occurred at more than 10% of the study sites were analyzed using multiples regression analysis with four independent factors such as temperature, precipitation, light intensity, and NDVI. As results of the regression analysis, temperature was most important in determining the abundance in 11 of 17 species. Light intensity was most important in 3 species, and precipitation in 1 species. In the 11 species being highly dependent on temperature, determination index (R2) of regression model with one factor of temperature was approximately 90% of determination index of the regression model with all four factors. On the base of dependence on temperature and of ecological characteristics (ground foraging), six species such as Paratrechina flavipes, Myrmica kotokui, Pachycondyla javana, Pristomyrmex pungens, Camponotus atrox, and Crematogaster osakensis were selected as bioindicator for global warming. In the bioindicator ant species, M. kotokui and C. atrox were predicted to decline in abundance and distribution in Korean peninsula as temperature increases, whereas other four species including P. flavipes, P. javana, P. pungens, C. osakensis were predicted to increase. Temperature-Distribution models were established in four most temperature-responsive species including P. flavipes, P. javana, P. pungens, and M. kotokui, and distribution maps of the species were made from the model. Reversely, temperature was estimated from ant data of five bioindicator species using regression model, of which R2 is 0.66.

Insect occurrence is closed related to crop and environment. Global climate changes as environment factor influencing not only crops but also insects on their behavior, distribution, development, survival and reproduction. Insect life stage are most often calculated using accumulated degree days from base temperature and biofix point. Temperature is also main factor to changes in moisture humidity and CO2 that effect on crop and insect development. Precipitation is another climate change on consideration factor to insect survival. Therefore, the precise impacts of climate change on insects is somewhat uncertain because it may change favor some insects while others may inhibit their development. On predicting the impact of climate change on insect is very complex exercise and need closed cooperation with experts on modeling. Some generalized predictions can be made, based on current pest distributions and severity of insect outbreaks in individual regions. At the present in Thailand, some alien insect species often present by global trades as by climate change.

This study was carried out to investigate the effects of cryoprotectants, warming solution and removal of lipid on open pulled straw vitrification (OPS) method of porcine embryos produced by nuclear transfer (NT) of fetal fibroblasts. All solutions used during vitrification were prepared with holding medium consisting of 25 mM Hepes buffered TCM199 medium containing 20% fetal bovine serum (FBS) at 38.5℃. The blastocysts derived from NT with or without lipid were vitrified in each medium of different concentrations of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and ethylene glycol (EG). Also, blastocysts after cryopreservation were warmed into different concentrations of sucrose in warming solution. The optimal concentrations of cryoprotectants in vitrification solution were 10% DMSO + 10% EG in vitrification solution 1 (VS1) and 20% DMSO + 20% EG in vitrification solution 2 (VS2). The optimal concentrations of sucrose were 0.3 M sucrose in warming solution 1 (WS1) and 0.15 M sucrose in warming solution 2 (WS2). Lipid removal from oocytes before NT enhanced the viability of NT embryos after vitrification. Our results show that use of the OPS method in conjunction with lipid removal provides effective cryopreservation of porcine nuclear transfer embryos.

We investigated the mechanism how the high green density can be provided during die lubricated warm compaction (WD). We observed and analyzed the densification processes of iron powders including different contents of an inner lubricant, and measured the lateral pressure at the die wall during WD in comparison with conventional compaction and warm compaction. As a result, the high density in WD was due to not only the particles-deformation enhanced by warming powders but also the particles-rearrangement promoted by reducing an amount of the inner lubricant rather than the die lubrication.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the warming temperature and exposed time on the post-thaw survival rate and viability of bovine blastocyst cryopreserved by GMP vitrification. Groups of three bovine IVP blastocysts were sequentially placed into vitrification solution before being loaded into the GMP straws and immersed into LNwithin 20 to 25 sec. The warming rate was increased 2 times of warming temperature for improvement of post-thaw survival rates. The frozen embryos were warmed either at 35 or 70 for 1 or 2 sec and then diluted in sucrose solution. Post-thaw blastocysts were serially washed in 0.25 and 0.15 M sucrose in holding medium (HM: TCM199 supplemented with 10% FCS) and TCM-199 for each 5 min, respectively, and then cultured in TCM199 for 24 h. The rate of re-expanded blastocyst was significantly different fer 35 and 70 warming temporature (76.4 vs. 89.3%; P<0.05). The rate of re-expanded blastocyst at 70 for 1 sec was significantly higher than that for 2 sec (91.1 vs. 70.9%; P<0.05). The number of nuclei counted were significantly different among control, 35 and 70 (1218.5 vs. 10411.7 vs. 11410.3; P<0.05). These results indicated that the increasing of warming rate can provide high survival rates of bovine IVP blastocysts. Especially, the best viability of post-thaw blastocyst could be thaw at 70 for 1 sec. The warming temperature and exposed time far warming was considered to be limiting factors to the viability of bovine IVP embryos. he purpose of this study was to investigate the warming temperature and expose.

겨울철 시설오이의 관수온도는 일반적으로 12~14℃로서 토양의 깊이 약 15cm의 평균온도 14~16℃보다 낮아 관수로 인하여 작물의 근권온도로 일시적으로 2~4℃ 강하시키게 된다. 이러한 저온관수의 공급은 생육에 장애를 주어 생산수량과 품질에 영향을 주게된다. 따라서 근계 주변의 토양의 온도는 보통 재배작목에 따라 약간씩 차이가 있으나 대체적으로 20~22℃가 적합한 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구는 근계가 비교적 작은 생육초기에 가온관수의 효과가 매우 높을 것으로 판단하여 무가온관수와 20℃, 25℃의 가온관수의 효과를 비교 분석하였다. 무가온(13℃)관수를 할 경우 지온의 변화는 지중 10cm까지 약 5~7℃ 낮아졌으며지중 20cm부터는 영향이 2~3℃로 비교적 적었다. 20℃의 기온관수의 경우 지온변화는 지증 5cm가 관수온도와 유사한 20℃정도를 유지하였으며, 지중 10cm에서는 약 2℃정도 내려갔다. 25℃가온관수의 경우 지온변화는 지중 5cm가 약 0.5℃정도 떨어져 지온변화에 영향이 거의 없었으며, 지중 10cm 깊이에서는 약 1.5℃정도 하강하였다. 무가온구에 비하여 가온구(20℃, 25℃)가 초장, 잎수 그리고 마디수에서 5~10% 초기생육이 우수하였으며, 20℃와 25℃의 가온관수구 간의 차이는 미세하였다. 줄기와 뿌리의 생체중과 건물중의 비교하면 25℃의 가온관수구가 20℃의 관수구보다 우수하였으며 무가온구에 비하면 가온관수가 (20℃, 25℃) 약 10~30% 정도 우수하였다. 과수와 평균과중, 생산량에서 무가온구를 기준으로 할 때 20℃ 가온구는 105%, 109%, 115%로 나타났으며, 25℃가온구에서는 각각 109%, 112%, 121%정도로 나타났다.

This study was carried out to estimate the warmed water irrigation and the warmed soil efficiency on protected cultivation of cucumber in winter season. The water of 28℃ was continuously supplied for soil warming and that is 25℃ for warmed water irrigation. Cucumber growth was analyzed when tile soil kept up the optimum temperature in the root zone. The cucumber growth are compared with the warmed soil plots. isolated warmed soil plots and non-warmed soil plots. The cucumber growth in warmed soil plots and isolated warmed soil plots were 20~50% higher than non-warmed soil plots compare to that by the warmed irrigation. In the non-warmed soil plots, the stem diameter and the number of leaves in the warmed water irrigation plots are 10% higher than those in the normal water irrigation plots. The yields in isolated warmed soil plots were 37~38% higher than non-warmed soil plots and those in warmed soil plots were 85~96% higher than non-warmed soil plots. The fruit length, weight and diameter in warmed soil plots were 15% higher than those in the non-warmed plots.