This study was conducted to investigate the current status of seagrass species in the Nakdong River estuary from May to June 2023. To survey the seagrass habitat area, the Nakdong River estuary was divided into seven zones. Aerial photography using drones was conducted to find seagrass areas, GPS tracking was carried out on foot in the intertidal zone and by boat and SCUBA diving in the subtidal zone. To analyze the seagrass status, we measured the morphological characteristics, shoot density, and biomass of representative seagrass species in each zone. Four seagrass species were found in this area: Zostera japonica, Z. marina, Ruppia maritima, and Phyllospadix japonicus. The distribution areas of each species was 338.2 ha, 92.9 ha, 0.9 ha, and 1.4 ha, respectively, with a total area of 432.5 ha. Z. japonica was widely distributed in most of the tidal flats and mudflats of the Nakdong River estuary, while Z. marina was restricted to Nulcha-do, Jinu-do, and Dadae-dong. R. maritima occurred within the habitat of Z. japonica in Eulsukdo and Myeongji mudflats, and P. japonicus inhabited rocky areas in Dadae-dong. The shoot density of each species was 4,575.8±338.3 shoots m-2, 244.8±12.0 shoots m-2, 11,302.1±290.0 shoots m-2, and 2862.5±153.5 shoots m-2, respectively. The biomass of each species was 239.7±18.5 gDW m-2, 362.3±20.5 gDW m-2, 33.3±1.2 gDW m-2, and 1,290.0±37.0 gDW m-2, respectively. The results of this study revealed that Z. japonica was dominant in the Nakdong River estuary. In particular, Z. japonica habitats of Eulsukdo, Daema-deung, and Myeongji mudflats were identified as the largest in Korea. The Nakdong River estuary is an important site of ecological, environmental, and economic value, and will require continuous investigation and management of the native seagrasses.

The diet composition of Takifugu niphobles was studied with 587 specimens collected in the eelgrass bed of Jangpyeong-ri, Tongyeong, Korea, using a seine net, monthly from May 2016 to April 2017. The standard length (SL) of the specimens ranged from 0.7 to 9.0 cm. The stomach contents analysis indicated that T. niphobles consumed mainly amphipods (%IRI: 91.0 %). In addition, T. niphobles fed on small quantities of copepods, polychaetes, insects, bivalves and crabs. T. niphobles consumed mainly amphipods over all size class. Smaller individuals (less than 4 cm SL) fed mainly on amphipods and copepods. The proportion of copepods decreased, as body size increased, whereas the consumption of polychaetes increased gradually. The seasonal variation in the diet composition of T. niphobles was significant. Amphipods were most common prey in all seasons. Copepods decreased from summer to spring gradually whereas the consumption of polychaetes increased in autumn.

산업부산물인 석탄회을 이용하여 잘피군락의 조성 가능성을 평가하기 위한 현장실험을 실시하였다. 오염된 점토질 해저면에 석탄회 조립물을 이용하여 인공지반을 조성하고 잘피를 이식한 후 모니터링을 실시하였다. 이식된 잘피는 조성된 지반에서 성공적으로 정착하였으며, 이식 후 24개월 이후부터는 이식된 잘피의 개체길이의 증가 및 영양번식을 통한 잘피의 밀도의 빠른 증가가 확인되었다. 또한 조성된 잘피군락 및 그 주변에서 저서생물 및 미세조류의 종수가 증가하여 자연잘피군락과 동일하게 연안역의 생물다양성 향상에 도움이 되는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 이상의 결과로부터 석탄회 조립물은 잘피군락 조성에 적합한 재료임을 확인하였다.

본 연구는 잘피 추출물의 화장품 소재로서 활용가능성을 평가하기 위해 건조된 잘피 전체, 뿌리, 잎·줄기를 70% 에탄올로 추출하여 항균활성을 확인하였다. 잘피 추출물의 항균활성은 Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida albicans, Propionibacterium acnes 균주로 disc diffusion 방법을 통해 생육저해환(clear zone) 을 측정하였다. 그 결과 잘피 뿌리 추출물처리군에서 Staphylococcus epidermidis의 clear zone이 13.00±0.50mm로 확인되었고, Staphylococcus aureus, Propionibacterium acnes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa의 clear zone은 각각 11.75±0.25mm, 12.00±0.50mm, 12.25±0.25mm로 확인되어 잘피 추 출물의 항균 효능을 확인할 수 있었다.

The feeding habits of juvenile Chaenogobius annularis were examined based on gut content analysis of 281 individuals, collected from May to June 2011 in the coastal water of Geoje, Korea. Copepods were the main source of food for C. annularis, which constituted 61.6% in IRI. Barnacle larvae was the second largest dietary component. Graphical analysis of the diet composition showed that C. annularis was a specialized predator characterized by strong individual feeding specialization. Both small and large size class of C. annularis mainly consumed harpacticoida and cirripedia cypris.

Seagrasses, sea flowering plants, comprise approximately 60 species globally and are often called ‘ecosystem engineers’ because they create their own habitats by modifying the surrounding environments, which provide coastal zones with a number of crucial ecosystem services. Zostera marina (the common name ‘eelgrass’) is one of the seagrass beds-forming species distributed widely in northern hemisphere including the Korean coast, which plays a pivotal role in ecosystem as a primary producer and a nursery habitat or refuge for other marine organisms. However, due to global climate change and anthropogenic activities such as reclamation and dredging, there has recently been a drastic decline in population sizes of Z. marina in Korea. In order to develop effective conservation and restoration management programs of Z. marina populations, it would be helpful to consider all biological aspects of this species such as genetic characteristics as well as ecological and physiological features. This study first provides information on genetic diversity and genetic structure of Jeju Island and Namhae populations of Z. marina, which will contribute to the establishment of appropriate conservation and restoration management plans for future persistence of this species. Using six microsatellite markers, we investigated the level of genetic diversity and genetic structure among 10 geographic populations of Z. marina inhabiting Jeju Island (Hamdeok, Tokki-seom, Sungsan, Woljeong, Ojo) and Namhae (Gamak bay, Jindong bay, Nampo, Anggang bay, Geoje) on the southern coast of Korea. The level of genetic diversity within Jeju populations (mean allelic richness [AR]: 1.57 ~ 3.09) was found to be significantly lower than Namhae populations (AR: 3.09 ~ 4.29) (Mann-Whitney U-test, P < 0.05). These findings suggest that effective population sizes (Ne) of Jeju populations are generally smaller than those of Namehae populations. Within Jeju Island, Hamdeok population had the smallest population size (coverage: 138 m2) and the lowest genetic diversity (AR: 1.57), while Ojo population had the largest population size (coverage: 275,736 m2) and the greatest level of genetic diversity (AR: 3.09). Hamdeok population showed evidence of genetic bottleneck. These results again suggest that Ne of Jeju populations is generally low (except Ojo population). Among Jeju populations, all pair-wise comparisons of FST values (i.e., degree of genetic differentiation) were highly significant (FST = 0.0612 ~ 0.7168, P < 0.001) despite Jeju populations that were geographically closely located, indicating that these local populations are genetically divergent, probably due to a lack of gene flow among the populations. The observed strong population structure was substantiated by evidence that five genetic clusters are most likely, based on population assignment test (STRUCTURE). The Mantel test showed a positive relationship between genetic distance (FST) and geographic distance (km) across all the populations sampled (R2 = 0.4118, P < 0.05), suggesting that our data follow Isolation By Distance (IBD) model. Woljeong population revealed the highest level of FST values compared to other populations within Jeju Island in IBD. STRUCTURE and factorial correspondence analysis (FCA) further showed that some Woljeong individuals included genotypes of Namhae populations. Population size of Woljeong (coverage: 310m2) was approximately 50 % smaller than that of Sungsan (coverage: 841m2); however, extent of its genetic diversity (AR: 2.39) was even higher than that of Sungsan population (AR: 1.77). We speculated that Woljeong population underwent a transplantation from Namhae populations with relatively higher level of genetic diversity. FST values within Namhae populations were relatively lower (compared to within Jeju Island) despite the populations that were geographically more distant. It means that level of gene flow is higher among Namhae populations than among Jeju populations. Z. marina is known to have different life histories by water depth. In subtidal zone (deep water depth) populations predominantly undertake sexual reproduction through seeds such as annual life history, whereas those of intertidal zone (shallow water depth) undertake both sexual and asexual reproductions through horizontal rhizomes i.e., perennial life history. STRUCTURE analysis showed no clear differences between shallow and deep populations at Namhae, but some FST values were statistically significantly different despite their low values. For Geoje population sampled in 2005, intertidal and subtidal populations were not significantly different (FST = 0.0045, P = 0.033), but these populations sampled in 2015 showed a significant difference (FST = 0.0328, P < 0.001). It means that genetic structure of Geoje has been changed over the 10 year period between shallow and deep populations. Overall, the Jeju and Namehae populations analyzed in the current study have relatively low levels of genetic diversity and distinct genetic compositions, which warns the message that this ecologically important species should be conserved separately in the local populations and with high priority. We propose that future conservation and restoration plans for seagrasses should consider genetic characteristics particularly because a close relationship between genetic diversity and ecological performance in marine species has been well documented.

The purpose of this study is to compare the ichthyofauna between the eelgrass bed waters located in the open sea and the nearby sea free of eelgrass, and this study collected a total of 26 species. Comparing the fish collected on the eelgrass bed (St.2) of Geomun–do coast with the fish collected on the coastal waters (St.1) void of the nearby eelgrass bed, the fish collected from the eelgrass bed included 19 species, 413 individual with 16,110.6g in weight while the fish collected from the coastal waters void of the eelgrass bed included 19 species, 290 individuals with 12,961.5g in weight. Accordingly, it was found that the population size and biomass of the fish collected from the eelgrass bed were higher than the coastal waters void of the eelgrass. This study could identify that diversity, richness, evenness index except dominance were also much higher even in the result of cluster analysis.

가시망둑(1.80~10.01 cm TL)의 성장과 생산량에 대한 연구를 동대만 잘피밭에서 2006년도에 실시하였다. 가시망둑 시료는 소형 빔트롤로 총 702개체를 채집하였다. 본 연구 결과, 가시망둑에 대한 전장(TL)의 성장식은 TL=0.0539 d0.9105, 전장과 체중의 관계식은 W=0.0079 TL3.1103 이었다. 가시망둑의 단위면적당 밀도, 생체량, 일일생산량, 연간생산량은 각각 0.06±0.062/m2, 0.10±0.144 g/m2, 0.0005±0.0006 g AFDW/m2/day, 0.1833 g AFDW/m2/year이었으며, P/B의 비율은 1.813이었다. 가시망둑 생산량은 생체량의 높았던 5월과 7월 9월에 가장 높았으며(0.0029, 0.0031, 0.0019 g AFDW/m2/day), 생체량이 낮았던 12월에 가장 낮았다(0.00004 g AFDW/m2/day). 가시망둑의 월별 생산량의 변화에서 양의 상관관계를 보인 것은 생체량과 수온이었다.

A total of 164 individuals of Hippocampus coronatus were collected from an eelgrass bed in Dongdae Bay, Korea from September 2006 to August 2007. The number of individuals of H. coronatus was higher in September 2006. The size of H. coronatus ranged from 2.4 to 9.3cm in height (Ht), and most of individuals were small size below 5cm (Ht). H. coronatus was a carnivore which consumed mainly gammarid amphipods and copepods. Its diets also included a small amount ofmysids, ostracods, brachiopods, caprellid amphipods, bathynellaceas, isopods, tanaids, and ascothoracids. The diets of H. coronatus underwent size-related changes; smaller individuals consumed copepods, while larger individuals ate gammarid amphipods and mysids. The dietary breadth index of H. coronatus was increased with increasing of their size.

실비늘치(6.70~5.32 cm TL)의 성장과 생산량에 대한 연구는 동대만 잘피밭에서 2006년도에 실시하였다. 실비늘치 시료는 소형 빔트롤에 의해서 총 888개체가 채집되었다. Bertalanffy 성장식을 이용하여 구한 전장의 성장식은 Lt=24.8257(1-e-0.5583(t+0.4816))이었다. 실비늘치의 밀도, 생체량, 일일생산량, 연간생산량, 그리고 P/B ratio는 각각 0.01±0.009/m2, 0.17±0.16g/m2, 0.00006±0.00006g AFDW/m2/day, 0.02g AFDW/m2/yr, 그리고 0.12이었다. 실비늘치 생산량의 월변화는 컸으며, 7월(0.000182g AFDW/m2/day), 9월(0.000127g AFDW/m2/day) 그리고 11월(0.000123g AFDW/m2/day)에 높았으며, 4월과 5월(0.000003g AFDW/m2/day)에 가장 낮았다. 실비늘치의 생산량의 월변화는 개체수와 생체량, 그리고 성장률과 양의 상관관계를 보였다.

제주도와 추자도에 자생하는 보호대상해양생물인 잘피자생지의 서식 현황을 조사하기 위해 2011년 7월 GPS를 활용하여 서식면적을 기록하였고, 직접적인 잠수 조사로 서식 현황을 확인하였다. 잘피가 자생하는 곳은 해수와 퇴적물 공극수의 영양염 분석과 함께 분포 면적, 종조성, 형태적 특성, 밀도와 생물량을 조사하였다. 추자도에는 3종의 거머리말속 잘피(거머리말, 수거머리말, 포기거머리말)가 출현한 것에 비하여 제주도에는 거머리말한 종이 동북연안에서만 서식하고 있었다. 제주도의 거머리말 서식면적은 238,572m2이고, 추자도의 잘피 서식면적은 23,584m2로 수거머리말이 21,216m2, 포기거머리말이 1,870m2, 거머리말이 498m2를 차지하고 있었다. 제주도와 추자도의 거머리말은 조간대부터 조하대 평균 수심 5m까지 출현하였다. 추자도의 포기거머리말과 수거 머리말은 각각 조하대 평균 수심 3~4m와 4~6m에서 출현하였다.

이 연구는 해초에 부착하는 부착생물 군집의 생태학적 특성에 대한 두 번째 연구로서 해초가 서식하는 연안 환경의 물리화학적 요인 변화에 따른 부착조류를 포함한 부착생물의 변화양상을 이해하고자 하는데 목적이 있다. 결과를 살펴보면, 1) 잘피는 수주의 온도와 정상관관계를 보임으로써 잘피의 성장이 온도에 의해 큰 영향을 받고 있음을 알 수 있었으며, 2) 부착생물은 수온과는 상관관계를 보이지 않은 반면 수주의 염분과는 역상관관계를 보였다. 이는 염분 25 이하 범위에서 서식이 용이한 미세규조 종들의 증가로 인한 것으로 보인다. 이는 영양염의 결과와도 일치하였는데, 3) 잘피의 성장과 총질산염 (TN)과는 역상관관계를 보임으로써 수주에 총질산염이 낮을 때 잘피의 성장이 좋았으며, 4) 부착생물의 현존량과 인산염과는 유의성이 나타나지 않은 반면, 수주의 질산염, 아질산염 그리고 총질산염과는 정상관관계를 나타냄으로써 부착생물의 성장에 질산염 계열의 영양염의 영향이 큰 것으로 나타났다. 영양염과 잘피의 성장, 그리고 부착생물의 현존량과의 상관관계 결과들을 종합해 보면 부착생물의 현존량 증가는 영양염의 증가로 인한 것이며, 이는 잘피의 성장을 감소시키는 원인-영향 과정과 깊은 관계가 있음을 나타내고 있다.

본 논문은 잘피의 성장과 부착생물과의 관계, 그리고 부착생물간의 관계를 이해하고자 실시된 연구로서 여수시 돌산읍 율림리에서 1998년 7월에서 1999년 7월까지 총 13개월 동안 실시되었다. 연구 결과를 토대로 다음과 같은 세 가지 결론을 얻을 수 있었다. 1) 잘피 잎의 면적과 부착 생물의 현존량과는 정상관관계를 나타냄으로써 부착가능 면적이 넓어지게 되면 부착생물의 현존량이 증가함을 확인할 수 있었다. 이것은 해초의 외적인 성장이 증가할수록 부착생물

진동만 잘피밭에서 서식하는 대형 부착해조류는 총 3종이었으며, 출현종은 갈조류의 Scytosiphon lomentaria, Colpomenia sp., 그리고 홍조류의 Gracilaria sp., 으로 구성되어 있었다. 한편 미세 부착해조류는 Cocconeis scutellum와 Cocconeis placentula가 우점하였다. 잘피에 부착하여 서식하는 부착해조류의 현존량은 계절 변동이 뚜렷하게 나타났다. 대형 부착해조류는 2003년 11월에 3.3 g DW/m2, 미세 부착해조류는 2003년 6월에 43,153 cells/m2를 보이며 가장 높게 나타났다. 다른 해역의 잘피밭(광양만, 동대만 및 앵강만)과 비교해보면, 본 조사해역의 잘피밭에서 서식하는 부착해조류의 종 다양성 및 현존량이 매우 낮게 나타나 특이하였다. 이와 같은 결과는 잘피밭의 물리학적인 환경특성(예를 들면 조류 및 유속), 잘피 자체의 생물학적인 특성, 그리고 수질의 악화에 기인하였다.