In recent years, macroalgal bloom occurs frequently in coastal oceans worldwide. It might be attributed to accelerating climate change. “Green tide” events caused by proliferation of green macroalgae (Ulva spp.) not only damage the local economy, but also harm coastal environments. These nuisance events have become common across several coastal regions of continents. In Korea, green tide incidences are readily seen throughout the year along the coastlines of Jeju Island, particularly the northeastern coast, since the 2000s. Ulva species are notorious to be difficult for morphology-based species identification due to their high degrees of phenotypic plasticity. In this study, to investigate temporal variation in Ulva community structure on Jeju Island between 2015 and 2020, chloroplast barcode tuf A gene was sequenced and phylogenetically analyzed for 152 specimens from 24 sites. We found that Ulva ohnoi and Ulva pertusa known to be originated from subtropical regions were the most predominant all year round, suggesting that these two species contributed the most to local green tides in this region. While U. pertusa was relatively stable in frequency during 2015 to 2020, U. ohnoi increased 16% in frequency in 2020 (36.84%), which might be associated with rising sea surface temperature from which U. ohnoi could benefit. Two species (Ulva flexuosa, Ulva procera) of origins of Europe should be continuously monitored. The findings of this study provide valuable information and molecular genetic data of genus Ulva occurring in southern coasts of Korea, which will help mitigate negative influences of green tide events on Korea coast.

The research was based on long-term studies on the major physico-chemical and hydrological factors and zooplankton community dynamics in the Hwang River. We had 341 times survey and collected zooplankton samples in the Hwang River of mid-Nakdong River from 1995 to 2013. We identified 97 zooplankton species, including 77 rotifers, 16 cladocerans, and 4 copepods. The total zooplankton abundance and species diversity were shown distinctive temporal variation (ANOVA, p<0.001). Annual average of zooplankton population density was 58.4±3.2 ind L-1 (n=341) and the lowest was 17.0±3.8 ind L-1 (1996, n=20), while the highest was 151.5±32.3 ind L-1 (2010, n=22). For zooplankton, small rotifer groups (e.g., Keratella sp., Brachionus sp., Trichotria sp.) dominated the study site for 19 years survey. Statistical analysis revealed that there were positive relationships with SiO2 (p=0.002) and water level (p<0.001) for the high abundance of rotifer community. There were considerable variations both the total cladocerans population and the number of cladocerans’ species concerning annual precipitation. Despite the appearance of various zooplankton in the Hwang River, the mean population density remained low. Due to the lateral structures in the Nakdong River, the downstream basin of the Hwang River is inevitably affected. The zooplankton community in our study site is considered to be mainly influenced by external factors that can stably increase and maintain the volume of the water body and internal factors that induce an increase in food sources through the inflow of nutrients into the water body.

냉매 오충전은 에어컨에서 빈번하게 발생하는 고장 모드 중 하나로, 적정 충전량 대비 부족 및 과충전 모두 냉방 성능의 저하를 유 발하므로 충전된 냉매량을 정확하게 판단하는 것이 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 퍼지 군집화 기법을 통한 정상상태 식별을 통해 냉매 오 충전량을 다중 분류하는 모델을 개발하였다. 정상상태 식별을 위해 에어컨 운전 데이터에 대해 이동 평균 간의 차이를 활용한 퍼지 군 집화 알고리즘을 적용하였으며, IFDR를 통해 기존 연구된 정상상태 판단 기법들과 식별 결과를 비교하였다. 이후, 시스템 내 상관성 을 고려한 mRMR을 이용해 특징을 선택하였으며, 도출된 특징을 이용해 SVM 기반의 다중 분류 모델이 생성되었다. 제안된 방법은 시험 데이터를 통해 만족할 만한 분류 정확도와 강건성을 도출하였다.

The community temperature index (CTI) reflects the temperature and environmental preferences of the community. We investigated the distribution patterns of major aquatic insect assemblages (Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera; EPT) based on CTI in streams of South Korea. We selected unpolluted 151 study sites at upper streams (less than 3rd) with less than 1.5 mg L-1 of biochemical oxygen demand. Study sites were clustered into six groups based on the similarities of their EPT composition. All three orders showed a continuous decrease in the number of species as CTI increased, especially in Plecoptera. In addition, the functional feeding groups were also significantly changed according the CTI changes. Temperature tolerance range of each group’s indicator species varied according to the CTI of the group. Finally, changes of CTI reflected differences of EPT assemblages according to the differences of environmental condition including temperature. Therefore, CTI can be applied to the evaluation and preservation of stream ecosystems and prediction of community changes due to climate change.

본 연구는 남해안 38개 특정도서의 암반조간대에서 2019년 8월부터 10월까지 방형구(50x50cm)를 이용하여 대형저서동물의 공간 분포와 우점종 조사를 실시하였다. 특정도서에서는 총 80종이 출현하였으며, 연체동물이 54종으로 67.4%를 차지하여 가장 우점하였고, 절 지동물은 15종(18.7%)이었다. 그 외 자포동물, 해면동물, 극피동물은 1~6종의 범위내에서 출현하였다. 지역별로 보면, 여수의 특정도서에서 61종으로 가장 많았으며, 하동, 남해, 추자도 등에서는 각각 42~46종으로 유사하였고, 보성과 고흥은 29종으로 출현종수가 가장 적었다. 정 점별 출현종수는 6종(정점 6)~33종(정점 20)의 범위로 큰 차이를 보였다. 주요 우점종은 좁쌀무늬총알고둥으로 15개 특정도서에서 우점하 였으며, 그 다음으로 검은큰따개비가 11개 특정도서에서 우점종으로 출현하였다. 좁쌀무늬총알고둥은 36개 특정도서에서 출현하여 가장 넓게 분포하였으며, 대수리 30개, 굵은줄격판담치 29개, 갈고둥 28개, 갯강구 27개, 총알고둥 26개의 특정도서에서 출현하였다. 국외반출승 인 대상종은 연체동물 9종, 절지동물 4종, 자포동물 2종이며, 국가적색목록은 총 50종으로 관심대상(LC)은 44종, 정보부족(DD) 3종, 미평가 (NE), 준위협(NT) 및 미적용(NA)은 각각 1종씩 출현하였다. 남해안 특정도서에서 출현한 대형저서동물은 지역에 따른 노출시간, 암간 조간 대의 길이, 암반기질 등 서식환경 차이에 의한 출현종수와 우점종의 차이를 보였다. 본 연구 결과는 추후 특정도서 모니터링과 관리방안 수립시 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

The macroinvertebrate community in the Singal reservoir, Yedang and Juam lake was investigated three times from April 2021 to October 2021. Each lake was investigated by dividing it into inflow, middleflow, and outflow. Additionally, sampling was conducted again by dividing it into the edge and center parts at each inflow, middle-flow, and outflow. Eight families of benthic macroinvertebrates were collected except for chironomids in the sampling sites. Dominant macroinvertebrates were investigated as chironomids, and Tubificidae was sub-dominant organisms. The density of macroinvertebrate community was higher in the edge area than in the center bottom of the lakes. The density of chironomids was low when the water level was high but was high when the water level was low. In the edge area of the middle-flow in Singal reservoir, the density of chironomids was 1,208 ind. m-2 in April when the water level was high, but it increased to 1,401 ind. m-2 in July when the water level was low. Similarly, the density of chironomids at the outflow of Yedang lake was high (1,990 ind. m-2) in July when the water level was low. The density of chironomids also decreased along with the increasing water level at all edge areas of Juam lake. These results indicated that it will be necessary to consider the water level when studying macroinvertebrate communities in the lake.

Pair trading is a statistical arbitrage investment strategy. Traditionally, cointegration has been utilized in the pair exploring step to discover a pair with a similar price movement. Recently, the clustering analysis has attracted many researchers' attention, replacing the cointegration method. This study tests a clustering-driven pair trading investment strategy in the Korean stock market. If a pair detected through clustering has a large spread during the spread exploring period, the pair is included in the portfolio for backtesting. The profitability of the clustering-driven pair trading strategies is investigated based on various profitability measures such as the distribution of returns, cumulative returns, profitability by period, and sensitivity analysis on different parameters. The backtesting results show that the pair trading investment strategy is valid in the Korean stock market. More interestingly, the clustering-driven portfolio investments show higher performance compared to benchmarks. Note that the hierarchical clustering shows the best portfolio performance.

설악산국립공원 내 북천의 어류군집 특성 및 멸종위기종의 서식현황을 밝히기 위해 2020년 4월부터 9월까지 조사를 실시하였다. 조사기간 동안 17개 지점에서 채집된 어류는 총 7과 22종 4,356개체였다. 우점종은 참갈겨니(Zacco koreanus, 41.8%), 아우점종은 금강모치(Rhynchocypris kumgangensis, 15.1%)였으며, 그 다음으로 돌고기(Pungtungia herzi, 10.1%), 가는돌고기(Pseudopungtungia tenuicorpa, 5.0%), 쉬리(Coreoleuciscus splendidus, 4.1%), 피라미(Z. platypus, 3.8), 배가사리(Microphysogobio longidorsalis, 3.5%), 어름치(Hemibarbus mylodon, 2.2%) 등의 순으로 우세하였다. 출현종 중 한국고유종은 14종(63.6%)이 확인되어 상대비율이 높았다. 법정보호종은 천연기념물 어름치 1종과 환경부지정 멸종위기 야생생물 II급의 묵납자루(Acheilognathus signifer), 가는돌고기, 돌상어(Gobiobotia brevibarba), 열목어 (Brachymystax lenok tsinlingensis) 4종이 출현하였는데, 열목어는 상류부에, 어름치와 묵납자루, 가는돌고기, 돌상어는 중·하류에 주로 서식하고 있었으며, 어름치와 가는돌고기, 열목어는 서식개체수가 많았다. 기후변화민감종(냉수성 어종)은 금강모치와 열목어 2종이 확인되었다. 군집분석 결과, 상류에서 하류로 갈수록 우점도는 낮아지나 다양도와 균등도, 풍부도는 높아지는 경향을 보였으며, 군집구조는 최상류와 상류, 중류, 하류로 구분되었다. 북천의 수질은 전체적으로 매우 좋음으로 평가되었고, 어류를 이용한 하천 건강성은 매우 좋음(11개 지점), 좋음(2개지점), 보통(4개 지점)으로 평가되어 양호하였다. 하지만 일부지역에서 하천공사가 진행되고 중류부에서 생활하수가 유입되고 있어, 이에 대한 어류 서식지 보존 대책이 요구되었다.

PURPOSES : A highway operates in a continuous flow and has restricted access. When an accident occurs on a highway, the impact on the traffic flow is large. In particular, an accident that occurs in a tunnel has a more significant impact than an accident that occurs in a general section. Accordingly, the management agency classifies the tunnel as a dangerous section and manages a tunnel of more than 1000 m using the Tunnel Transportation Management System. The purpose of this study was to select dangerous tunnels that require intensive management for the efficient management of highway tunnels. METHODS : In this study, for the selection of dangerous tunnels for expressways, all highway tunnels were classified into five clusters by characteristics. The traffic accident severity — equivalent property damage only (EPDO) — for each tunnel cluster was derived through a traffic accident analysis. Based on the severity analysis results, the safety performance function (SPF) for each cluster was established, and the accident risk tunnel was selected based on the potential safety improvement (PSI) value of each tunnel calculated using the empirical Bayes (EB) method for each tunnel cluster. RESULTS : As a result of the analysis, accident risk tunnels were selected based on the PSI values of the tunnels for each highway tunnel group. Finally, 55 hazardous tunnels were identified as hazardous tunnels: 13 tunnels in Cluster 1, 3 tunnels in Cluster 2, 15 tunnels in Cluster 3, 18 tunnels in Cluster 4, and 6 tunnels in Cluster 5. CONCLUSIONS : After classifying all 1232 tunnels on the highway into five clusters according to tunnel characteristics, EPDO analysis was performed for each tunnel cluster. To this end, the SPF for each cluster was constructed, and accident risk tunnels were selected based on the PSI value of each tunnel calculated using the EB method for each tunnel cluster. The tunnel cluster was classified as a typical tunnel type. As a result, most of the first and second values were calculated from cluster E (long tunnel cluster).

The fish community in the Seomjin River-Seomjin River Estuary-Gwangyang Bay coast continuum was investigated three times from March 2019 to October 2019. The collected species at the eight sites during the survey period were 49 species belonging to 31 families, including two endangered species. According to Bray-Curtis similarities, observations were divided into four groups based on the fish community composition; two groups (group 1, 2) and two uncategorized groups (group 3, 4). ANOSIM based on spatial and temporal groupings indicated that the spatial differences in fish communities (R=0.398, P=0.001) were relatively more important than the temporal differences (analysis of similarities, R=0.273, P=0.002). In particular, there were significant differences between groups 1 and 2 (analysis of similarities, R=0.556, P=0.001), and similarity percentage analysis revealed that Argyrosomus argentatus (9.4%), Favonigobius gymnauchen (6.9%) and Konosirus punctatus (5.9%) contributed to these differences of fish assemblages for each group. The fish fauna distributed in the Seomjin River-Gwangyang Bay ecosystem were spatially divided and the number of species and number of individuals showed seasonal differences. This study could be a basis for understanding changes in the fish community and implementing conservation and management strategies on major species within a continuous environment of the river-estuary-ocean continuum.

To assess the characteristics of meiofaunal community fluctuations related to environmental factors, seasonal surveys were conducted in the subtidal zone of Hallyeohaesang National Park. The average depth of the study area was about 20 m, and the average water temperature at the bottom was low in winter (11.33°C) and high in summer (17.95°C). The sedimentary particles mainly comprised silt and clay at most stations. The abundance of meiofauna ranged from 81.7 to 1,296.5 Inds. 10 cm-2, and the average abundance was 589.3 Inds. 10 cm-2. The average abundance of meiofauna in each season was the lowest at 416.5 Inds. 10 cm-2 in winter and the highest at 704.5 Inds. 10 cm-2 in spring. The dominant taxa were nematodes (about 92%) and harpacticoids (about 5%). In the cluster analysis of meiofaunal communities, they were divided into four significant groups. The largest group mainly contained spring and summer samples, and contained stations with a high nematode density of over 500 Inds. 10 cm-2 and harpacticoids below 50 Inds. 10 cm-2 with a high composition ratio of nematodes. In the cluster analysis, no regional division was found between the stations, and it was thought to be divided by the seasons with high abundance according to seasonal variation and the composition ratio of nematodes and harpacticoids. In the Spearman rank correlation analysis, the density of total meiofauna and the most dominant taxa, nematodes, was not significantly related to environmental factors. However, the density of harpacticoids had a significant positive correlation with water depth and a negative correlation with sediment particle size.

저서동물은 저서환경특성을 나타내는 중요한 지시자로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 무안만 조 하대의 환경 및 저서동물의 분포특성을 조사하였으며, 수질평가지수(WQI)와 저서생물지수 (AMBI)를 이용하여 저서생태계 건강성을 평가하였다. 현장채집은 2019년 하계 무안만 조하대 의 10개 정점에서 이루어졌다. 무안만 조하대는 상부지역이 하부지역에 비해 세립한 입도특성 을 나타내고 있었으며, 높은 유기물 함량을 보였다. 일부 정점에서 오염지표종인 Musculista senhousia, Theora fragilis and Lumbrineris longifolia과 같은 종들도 우점을 나타내고 있었다. 군집분석결과 무안만 조하대는 상부, 중부, 하부 그룹으로 구분되었으며, 유기물 함량과 저서 건강성 평가지수(WQI 및 AMBI)와의 상관결과와 일치하였다. 본 연구결과, 무안만 조하대의 저서생태계는 양호한 것으로 평가되었다. 하지만 저서동물이 균등하게 분포하지 않고, 기회 종이 출현하고 있어 조하대의 유기물 부하량이 증가하고 있는 것으로 보인다.

화포천 습지의 어류 군집 특성을 밝히기 위해 2020년 5월부터 9월까지 3회 조사를 실시하였다. 조사기간 동안 8개 지점에서 채집된 어류는 7과 21종 735개체였다. 우점종은 치리(Hemiculter eigenmanni, 23.8%), 아우점종은 배스 (Micropterus salmoides, 10.3%), 그 다음으로 피라미(Zacco platypus, 9.5%), 붕어(Carassius auratus, 9.4%), 참붕어 (Pseudorasbora parva, 9.0%), 참몰개(Squalidus chankaensis tsuchigae, 6.7%), 큰납지리(Acheilognathus macropterus, 5.4%), 블루길(Lepomis macrochirus, 5.2%), 모래무지(Pseudogobio esocinus, 4.1%), 끄리(Opsariichthys uncirostris amurensis, 3.7%), 떡붕어(Carassius cuvieri, 3.3%) 등의 순으로 우세하였다. 법정보호종은 환경부지정 멸종위기 야생생물 II급의 백조어(Culter brevicauda) 1종이 확인되었고, 한국고유종은 참몰개 1종(4.8%)이 출현하였다. 외래종은 배스, 블루길, 떡붕어 3종이, 육봉형 어류는 밀어 1종이 채집되었다. 선행연구 결과와 비교하면, 유수역에 서식하는 어류의 비율은 감소하고 정수역에 서식하는 어류의 비율은 증가하는 경향을 보였는데, 특히 생태계교란 야생생물로 지정된 배스와 블루길은 점차 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 어류 군집분석 결과, 본류 지점들(St. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8)은 우점도는 낮으나 다양도와 풍부도는 높았고, 지류(St. 2, 7) 등의 지점들은 우점도는 높으나 다양도와 풍부도는 낮았다. 어류를 이용한 하천 건강성은 나쁨(6개 지점), 보통(1개 지점), 매우 나쁨(1개 지점)으로 평가되었다. 수질 등급은 화학적산소요구량(COD)과 총유기물질(TOC), 부유물질(SS), 총대장균군수(TC) 등으로 인해 약간 나쁨으로 평가되었으며, 연도별 수질은 생물학적산소요구량(BOD), 화학적산소요구량, 부유물질, 클로로필-a(Chl-a) 등이 점차 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 화포천 습지의 안정적인 어류 서식 및 하천 건강성을 향상시키기 위해서는 수질개선 및 생태계교란종(배스, 블루길)의 체계적인 관리가 요구된다.

본 연구는 2020년 5월부터 10월까지 4대강 사업의 하나로 준공된 8개의 낙동강 보 구간에 서식하는 저서성 대형무척 추동물의 생물다양성 변화와 군집분석을 수행하였으며, 2010년부터 2020년까지 약 10년간의 저서성 대형무척추동물 주요 분류군에 대한 변화상을 분석하였다. 조사결과 저서성 대형무척추동물은 총 3문 5강 18목 52과 83속 97종 128.1개 체/m2가 출현하였으며, 오염지표생물인 깔따구류(Chironomidae sp.)와 실지렁이류(Tubificidae spp.)가 전체적으로 우점하였다. 군집분석결과 우점도지수는 평균 0.62±0.20이고 다양도지수는 1.87±0.63로 낙동강 보 상류에서 가장 안정적으로 분석되었다. 낙동강 보 중앙부에서는 실지렁이가 우점하였으며, 칠곡보와 강정고령보에서 가장 불안한 군집구조가 나타났다. 군집안정성 분석결과 상대적 회복력과 저항력이 높은 특성군I이 높게 나타났으며, 저항력과 회복력이 낮은 특성군III이 소수 분포하는 것으로 나타나 현재 낙동강 보 구간의 군집은 매우 불안한 상태로 분석되었다. 섭식기능군에서는 잡아먹는무리가 비교적 높게 출현하였고, 썰어먹는무리, 모아먹는무리, 걸러먹는무리는 낮게 나타났 다. 서식기능군에서는 굴파는무리와 기어오르는무리가 우세하게 출현하여 대부분 용존산소가 낮은 정수생태계에서 출현하는 기능군들이 많이 분포하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 주요 법적보호종으로는 상주보와 낙단보에서 멸종위기야생 생물 II급인 노란잔산잠자리(Macromia daimoji)가 분포하고 있는 것으로 확인되었다. 과거부터 10년간의 분석결과 종수와 개체수는 댐 공사 직후에는 증가하였지만, 2016년 이후부터 급감하면서 다시 안정화되고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 우점종으로는 깔따구류가 모든 지점에서 우점하는 것으로 나타났으며, 현재 약 50% 수준의 비율로 유지되고 있는 것으로 나타났다. EPT 그룹은 2011년을 기점으로 대폭 감소하였으며, 이중 강도래목과 날도래목은 회복하지 못하는 것으로 분석되었다. 오염지표생물인 실지렁이류는 2012년 공사 완료 후 증가 추세를 보였으며, 2015년과 2020년에 개체수가 폭발적으로 증가하였다. 멸종위기야생생물 I급으로 지정된 귀이빨대칭이(Cristaria plicata)는 2011년 합천창 녕보에서 출현 후 관찰되지 않았으며, 멸종위기야생생물 II급인 노란잔산잠자리는 2015년까지 7개의 구간에서 드물게 확인되었으나 현재 분포 서식처가 급격히 줄어든 것으로 확인되었다.

Recently microplastic (MP) biofilm is being attracted as an important environmental issue because it can act as a pollutant carrier in aqueous system. Therefore, this study investigated the MP biofilm communities originated from freshwater. The results showed the bacterial community structure of MP biofilm was distinctively different from the freshwater regardless of biofilm-forming condition and MP type. For MP biofilm communities exposed to raw freshwater, Solimonas variicoloris-like microbe, Frigidibacter albus-like microbe, Nitrospirillum amazonense-like microbe, and Pseudochroococcus couteii-like microbe became abundant, while Acinetobacter johnsonii, Macellibacteroides fermentans, and Sedimentibacter acidaminivorans-like microbe were found as major bacteria for MP biofilm communities exposed to organic rich condition. The results of this study suggest that the unique freshwater biofilm community could be formed on the MP surface.

To assess the influence of environmental factors on the phytoplankton community structure and total phytoplankton biomass during four seasons in 2014, we investigated the abiotic and biotic factors at 25 stations in the Busan coastal region. The phytoplankton community and total phytoplankton biomass were strongly dependent on the discharge from the Nakdong River, and the high density of phytoplankton was related with the introduction of the Tsushima Warm Current (TWC), particularly in the thermohaline fronts of the fall season. The relationship between the salinity and nutrient (Dissolved inorganic nitrogen=DIN: R 2=0.72, p<0.001 and Dissolved inorganic silicon=DSi: R 2=0.78, p<0.001) highly correlated with the river discharge, implying that those nutrients have played a crucial role in the growth of diatom and cryptophyta. The total phytoplankton biomass was highest in the summer followed by autumn, spring, and winter. Diatom and cryptophyta species were dominant species during the four seasons. Additionally, there were strong positive correlations between Chlorophyll a and total phytoplankton biomass (R 2=0.84, p<0.001), cryptophyta (R 2=0.76, p<0.001) and diatom (R 2=0.50, p<0.001), respectively. In particular, we found that there were significant differences in the nutrients, phytoplankton community compositions, and total phytoplankton biomass between the inner and the outer coastal region of Busan, depending on the amount of river discharge from the Nakdong River, particularly during rainy seasons. Therefore, the seasonal change of TWC and river discharge from the Nakdong River serve an important role in determining phytoplankton population dynamics in the Busan coastal region.