This study aims to propose a conceptual design of information displays for supporting responsive actions under severe accidents in Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs). Severe accidents in NPPs can be defined as accident conditions that are more severe than a design basis accident and involving significant core degradation. Since the Fukushima accident in 2011, the management of severe accidents is increasing important in nuclear industry. Dealing with severe accidents involves several cognitively complex activities, such as situation assessment; accordingly, it is significant to provide human operators with appropriate knowledge support in their cognitive activities. Currently, severe accident management guidelines (SAMG) have been developed for this purpose. However, it is also inevitable to develop information displays for supporting the management of severe accidents, with which human operators can monitor, control, and diagnose the states of NPPs under severe accident situations. It has been reported that Ecological Interface Design (EID) framework can be a viable approach for developing information displays used in complex socio-technical systems such as NPPs. Considering the design principles underlying the EID, we can say that EID-based information displays can be useful for dealing with severe accidents effectively. This study developed a conceptual design of information displays to be used in severe accidents, following the stipulated design process and principles of the EID framework. We particularly attempted to develop a conceptual design to make visible the principle knowledge to be used for coping with dynamically changing situations of NPPs under severe accidents.

An ecological niche is defined as the specific role of a species influenced by time, space, and other resources. By investigating overlaps between ecological niches of different species, we could estimate the degrees of interspecific competition. Such studies often use geographic information systems (GIS) to discover niche overlaps between species. In this study, we used GIS to estimate the spatial niches of two Korean frog species (Pelophylax nigromaculatus and P. chosenicus). This enabled us to predict their geographic distributions in order to identify their coexistence regions and distribution patterns. The results confirmed that altitude was an important variable for predicting their distribution, with a correlation with their climatic range. Spatial distributions of the two frog species were highly overlapped, as the distribution range for P. nigromaculatus included most of the range of P. chosenicus, showing a sympatric distribution pattern. Within the coexisting regions, however, the presence sites for the two species did not overlap, implying weak competition. To confirm the principal factors influencing their competitive relationship and reasons for their sympatric distribution pattern, we need more detailed in-depth studies on the diverse environmental variables within the regions where the two species coexist. By doing so, we would be able to identify various mechanisms for avoiding competition in sympatric frog species.

Recently, quantitative analyses of food web structure based on carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes are widely applied to environmental assessments as well as ecological researches of various ecosystems, particularly rivers and streams. In the present study, we analyzed carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios of POM (both planktonic and attached forms), zooplankton, benthic macroinvertebrates and fish collected from 6 sites located at Nakdong River. Samples were collected from upstream areas of 5 weirs (Sangju, Gangjeong- Goryeong, Dalseong, Hapcheon-Changnyeong, and Changnyeong-Haman Weirs) and one downstream area of Hapcheon-Changnyeong Weir in dry season (June) and after rainy season (September). We suggested ranges of their carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios and calculated their trophic levels in the food web to compare their temporal and spatial variations. Trophic levels of organisms were relatively higher in Sangju Weir located at upper part of Nakdong River, and decreased thereafter. However, the trophic levels were recovered at the Changnyeong-Haman Weir, the lowest weir in the river. The trophic level calculated by nitrogen stable isotope ratios showed more reliable ranges when they were calculated based on zooplankton than POM used as baseline. The suggested quantitative ecological information of the majority of biological communities in Nakdong River would be helpful to understand the response of river food web to environmental disturbances and can be applied to various further researches regarding the quantitative approaches for the understanding food web structure and function of river ecosystems as well as restoration.

Ecological and ecosystem database is becoming very necessary to understand origins and relationship between human and nature and also to minimize disturbance caused by human activities. An ecological information portal can play important roles as a computing system to collect knowledge, distributed research findings and separated data from researchers. In this study, we designed and developed ecological information portal service (EcoBank 1.0) for collecting and providing ecological information for diverse classes of stakeholders. To reach the goal, we had reviewed related and comparable ecological database portals to design conceptual structure of EcoBank system including database management framework. Then, we developed some functions of ecosystem analysis for each stake-holders (researchers, general public and policy makers). As a result of this study, we successfully designed of EcoBank system covering the functions of Digital Object Identifier (DOI) publishing and data quality management process. Also, we (1) applied ecological indices for calculating biodiversity by administrative boundary for policy makers, (2) provided statistical information of econature map for general public and distribution characteristics of species for researchers. To make a successful establishment of EcoBank, we have to collect and build up related database and offer various and reliable ecological data consistently. We expect that the successful construction of EcoBank will help not only to accomplish sustainable development goals but also to raise the welfare of ecosystem in Korea.

분자생태학은 기능과 특성이 규명된 분자 마커를 이용하여 대상 생물의 다양한 생태학적 현상을 이해하는 학문분야이다. 2000년도와 2010년도 초반에 각각 유입되어 산림 및 농업 자원에 경제적 피해를 일으키고 있는 미국선녀벌레와 갈색날개매미충의 생태 특성을 분자생태학적 측면에서 분석하여 보았다. 미국선녀벌레 국내 집단은 국외 집단에비해 유전형이 단순하였으며, 북미집단보다 유럽 집단에 보다 더 가까운 유전적 근연성을 나타내고 있었다. 중국에서유입된 것으로 추정되는 갈색날개매미충은 분자 계통 분석에서 Pochazia 속이 아닌 Ricania 속에 포함되었으며,조사 대상 집단 중에서 전남 남원 집단의 유전적 다양성이 가장 높은 것으로 나타났다. 분자생태학을 통한 연구결과는 계통 분석 뿐만 아니라 근원지 추적 및 확산 경로 예측에 필요한 포괄적인 정보를 제공하여 효과적인해충군 관리에 기여할 수 있을 것이다.

뾰족날개선녀벌레는 2013년 익산에서 처음 확인된 이후 2015년 3개 시군(정읍, 전주, 서천), 2016년 4개 시군(담양, 장성, 나주, 울산)에서 추가 확인되었다. 약충은 6월 초부터 7월 말까지, 성충은 7월 말부터 9월까지 확인되었다. 기주식물은 총 13종이 확인되었고, 그 중에서 밤나무(Castanea crenata)를 가장 선호하는 것으로 나타났다. 발생 밀도는 낮지만 국내 기후에 적응하여 개체수가 증가할 경우 약충의 흰색 납물질과 흡즙으로 인해 수세약화 및 그을음병을 유발할 수 있어 피해가 우려된다. 또한 mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunitⅠ(mtCOⅠ) 유전자의 염기서열을 처음 보고하며, NCBI BLAST 결과 같은 과(Family)에 속하는 미국선녀벌레(Metcalfa pruinosa), 선녀벌레 (Geisha distinctissima), Flatormenis proxima와 가장 높은 유사성(86%)을 보였다.

생물종의 경쟁과 공간적 분포, 생태적 지위의 관계에 대한 정보는 생물지리학적 분포형태를 이해하는 데 중요한 역할을 한다. 본 연구에서는 한국에 서식하고 있는 살모사과 3종(Gloydius ussuriensis, G. brevicaudus, G. saxatilis)에 대해 관찰자료와 종 분포 모델 기법을 바탕으로 분포 특성과 종의 생태적 지위를 산출하였고, 예측된 종 분포 모델들을 바탕으로 지리적 분포와 생태적 지위의 분화에 대한 종간 경쟁 관계의 영향을 추론하였다. 연구 결과 고도가 살모사들의 분포에 가장 중요한 환경변수로 나타났으며, 그들이 분포한 고도는 그 지역의 기후와 상관관계를 나타냈다. 종간 생태적 지위는 비교적 높게 중첩되어 있었지만, 예측된 3종의 분포형태는 태백산맥을 기준으로 차이를 나타냈다. 분포모델들을 중첩한 결과, 종간 중첩된 지역의 서식지는 대부분 산림지역으로, 전체 조사 지역에 비해 비교적 작은 범위가 중첩되어 접소적인 분포형태가 예측되었다. 또한 중첩된 지역에 분포한 개체수는 종간 양의 상관관계를 나타내고 있어, 이 지역에 서 종간 경쟁이 심하지 않다는 것을 암시하고 있다. 결론적으로 한국에 서식하고 있는 살모사과 3종은 유사한 생태적 지위를 차지하고 있지만, 직접적인 경쟁 없이 접소적인 분포형태를 띠고 있는 것으로 보인다. 향후 접소적인 분포형태를 일으키는 직접적인 요인을 알아내기 위해, 보다 자세한 생태학적, 행동학적 연구와 더불어 비교적 세밀한 격자 크기를 통한 다양한 지형변수(고도, 미소서식지 특성 등)들에 대한 연구가 진행될 필요가 있다.

붉은점모시나비의 국내 서식지를 확인하기 위하여 기존에 알려진 채집지와 표본자료, 그리고 실재 잔존 발생지로 알려진 경남 남부지방을 조사한 결과 경남 고성군과 의령군 2개소에서 발생이 재확인되었으며, 이 외에 조사기간 중 강원도 삼척에서 대량 서식지가 발견되었다. 종의 보전을 위한 복원계획 수립을 위해 대량사육기술 개발이 필요하므로 생활사 등 생태적 특성을 위한 기초조사를 실행하였다. 성충의 출현 시기는 5월 중순에서 6월 말까지였다. 산란은 기주식물 외에 주변의 마른 나뭇잎 등에도 하였으며, 암컷 한 마리당 127개까지 산란하였다. 늦은 봄에 산란된 난은 220여 일의 난 기간을 보내고 1월 11일부터 난각을 깨고 부화하며, 부화된 1령유충은 10여 일이 지나 섭식을 시작한다. 항온조건(, 75% RH, l6L:8D)에서 전 유충기간은 65.7일로 각각 1령충 11.2일, 2령충 7.3일, 3령충 12.8일, 4령충 16.2일, 5령충 18.2일이었다. 용기간은 21.3일이었으며, 성충의 수명은 26.2일이었다. 산란조건을 알아보기 위하여 크기를 달리한 산란실을 만들고 각 실 당 접종수를 달리하여 시험해 본 결과 222m이상 크기의 산란실에 암컷 3+수컷 1의 비율로 넣은 경우가 가장 효과적이었다. 흡밀용 당원을 개발하기 위한 실험에서는 흑설탕구와 Fructose구에서 높은 선호도를 나타내었다.

Hwapocheon stream is located in Gimhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, and a part was declared a protected wetland area in 2017. In 2020 and 2021, we investigated the community structure of benthic macroinvertebrates of the Hwapocheon stream to provide ecological information for the management of the wetland. As a result, 4 phyla, 6 classes, 20 orders, 51 families, 83 species, and 2,621 individuals of benthic macroinvertebrates were identified. The average indices of diversity, richness, and evenness were the highest in the midstream area, whereas the highest average index of dominance was observed upstream. Seven biological water quality evaluations based on the distribution of benthic macroinvertebrates showed that the Biological Monitoring Working Party was an extremely suitable method for environmental evaluation of the Hwapocheon stream. Regarding functional feeding groups, the number of species of predators and gathering-collectors was the highest, and considering habitual dwelling groups, the number of species of clingers and sprawlers was the highest. The species number of Odonata, Hemiptera, and Coleoptera increased toward the downstream area, whereas the community loss index was the highest upstream. We also investigated relative resistance and resilience based on the distribution of aquatic insects and found that community stability was the highest downstream, whereas the lowest upstream.

Shannon and Simpson indexes are used for species diversity analysis of ecosystem. In species diversity analysis of ecosystem, not only frequency of each species but also survey size have to be considered. In this study, total information composed with knowledge and ignorance was suggested as a species diversity analysis method for ecosystem survey. To apply developed method, flora in the Sangachun river valley was sampled with 19 sites and 198 species. In applying results, Shannon index shows more reasonable results than Simpson index by the variance of sample size but has difficulties of determining the relation of surveying species number and sample site number. Suggested total information can overcome this difficulty by the relation of knowledge and ignorance.