본 연구는 경상남도 지역 내 치유농장 운영 실태를 조사하여 향후 경남지역에 적합한 치유농장 운영과 프로그램 개발을 위한 기초 자료를 제공하기 위해 수행되었다. 조사 결과, 37개 치유농장 중 62.1%는 기존에 교육농장, 사회적 농업 거점농장, 농가 맛집, 체험농장 등으로 운영되다가 3년 전부터 치유농업을 도입하여 현재 다양한 형태로 운영되고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 치유농장 시설의 경우, 숙박시설이 있는 농가는 40.5%, 예약제로만 운영되는 농가는 59.5%, 장애인을 위한 편의시설이 마련된 농가는 48.6%로 나타났다. 또한, 응급 처치 및 안전 관련 용품은 100%의 농가에서 비치하고 있었고, 치유농장 홍보는 SNS와 온라인을 이용하는 농가가 84.1%로 가장 많았다. 예방 중심형 치유 프로그램을 운영하는 농가는 76.2%였고, 개인보다 단체 참여 비율이 86.3%로 높게 나타났다. 치유 프로그램 운영자는 치유농업사 양성기관 교육을 이수하거나 치유농업 시설 운영자 교육 이수자 또는 치유농업사 자격 소지의 농장 경영주가 59.6%로 가장 많았으며, 1회당 참여 인원은 11명에서 20명까지가 43.2%, 1회당 운영 시간은 120분이 51.4%, 참가 비용은 1만원에서 3만원까지가 71.3%로 가장 많은 비중을 차지했다. 활용 자원으로는 식물 자원이 48.6%, 농촌 환경 문화 자원이 39.2%, 동물 및 곤충 자원이 12.2%로 나타났다. 프로그램 운영에 있어 치유농장 운영자의 전문성은 4.48점으로 가장 높았고, 치유농장 자원 중 환경 자원은 4.37점, 편의시설은 쾌적하고 청결한 환경 4.13점, 기타 부가서비스는 농장의 신뢰성이 4.45점으로 가장 중요한 요소로 평가되었다. 효율적인 치유농장 운영에 있어 치유농장 운영자의 전문성, 친밀감·편안한 분위기, 자연경관, 편안하고 안락한 시설, 농장의 신뢰성 요소는 서로 상관관계(p<.05)가 있는 것으로 나타났다.
A seasonal chigger-borne disease surveillance program was established at Geoje in March, April, October, and November, 2023. Three species of 45 wild rodents were collected by using Sherman traps, including Apodemus agrarius (Species Ratio; SR 88.9%), Crocidura spp. (SR 8.9%), Micromys minutus (SR 2.2%) in Geoje, 2023. A total of 2,597 chiggers were collected from three species of the rodents in Geoje. The chigger mites were collected from A. agrarius (Chigger Index; CI 64.9) and C. spp. (CI 0.3) for Geoje. In the collection environments, a total number of 734, 659, 172, 520, and 512 chiggers were collected from a reservoir, a ditch, a rice paddy, a field, and a hill, respectively. In the results of the isolation of Orientia tsutsugamushi from the chigger mites, no pathogens were detected from the DNA of the 62 pools of the mites using a Polymerase Chain Reaction method in 2023.
The vector mosquito surveillance is important when recommending prevention and control measures. The surveillance of the vectors were conducted at a total of 7 locations with light emitting diode (LED traps) and BG-Sentinel traps from March to November, 2023 in Gyeongnam province. In the surveillance, a total of 13 species belonging to seven genera were collected in a total of 6,537 females and 51.9/trap/night (Trap Index; TI) in 2023. Among the collection sites, Gangseo-gu at the pigsty in Busan with a LED trap recorded the highest TI 60.6 (Species Ratio; SR 65.6%) for Culex tritaeniorhynchus females in 2023. Each one of Cx. tritaeniorhynchus female was firstly collected for 2023 at Eulsukdo in Busan at 22th March. In the results of isolation of viral RNA, Flavivirus were positive in one pool (Chaoyang virus; 30 individuals) of Aedes vexans and negative in 341 pools (4,152 individuals) of 12 mosquito species including Cx. tritaeniorhynchus, Cx. pipiens, Aedes vexans, Ae. albopictus, and Ochlerotatus togoi in 2023.
A tick survey was conducted to monitor ticks using tick traps attached dry ice method at each four sites in Ulju and Gimhae counties, Gyeongsangnam-do from April to November, 2023. Two species belonging to one genera were collected with tick traps. A total of 1,064 ticks were collected as Haemaphysalis longicornis (Trap Index; TI 11.0), Haemaphysalis flava (TI <0.1) in Ulju and A total of 843 ticks were collected as Haemaphysalis longicornis (Trap Index; TI 8.7), Haemaphysalis flava (TI 0.1) in Gimhae 2023. Haemaphysalis longicornis was the most frequently collected, representing 99.2% in Ulju, 98.9% in Gimhae. In the collection environments, a total number of 685, 268, 64, and 47 ticks were collected from a glassland, a copse, a mountain path, and a grave of Ulju a total number of 469, 216, 83, and 75 ticks were collected from a glassland, a copse, a Grave, and a mountain path of Gimhae respectively. In the results of the isolation of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS) from the ticks, no pathogens were detected from RNA of 101 pools (Ulju), 98 pools (Gimhae) of the ticks using a Polymerase Chain Reaction method in 2023.
The study of blowfly (Diptera, Calliphoridae) biodiversity and distribution is crucial for forensic investigations involving cadavers. Abiotic and biotic factors, such as seasonality and habitat type, have significant impacts on blowfly populations. However, few forensic entomology studies have been conducted in South Korea, particularly the Gyeongsangnam-do region. To address this, in this study, an extensive year-long survey was conducted to analyze the compositions, habitat preferences, distribution, and seasonal abundance of forensically relevant blowflies in urban and forested habitats in Gyeongsangnam-do, utilizing mouse carcass-baited traps set for 48 h each month. A total of 3,478 adult blowflies were recorded, encompassing six genera and 14 species, with a noted absence of specimens during the winter months. The predominant species was Lucilia porphyrina, accounting for 37.1% of the total sample, followed by Chrysomya pinguis (27.5%), Lucilia sericata (7.6%), and Lucilia illustris (7.1%). The species composition was consistent across all surveyed regions; however, seasonal variation in species diversity was evident, with a peak in spring and decline in summer. Notably, certain species exhibited clear preferences for either urban (Calliphora calliphoroides and L. sericata) or forested habitats (L. porphyrina and Ch. pinguis). This pioneering study elucidates the diverse blowfly communities in Gyeongsangnam-do, highlighting significant seasonal and habitat-dependent variations.
This study divided the coast of Gyeongsangnam-do into three specialized base areas to revitalize tourism on the southern coast and suggested using AAM for movement within base areas. It analyzes the feasibility of advanced transportation means to revitalize coast tourism. It presents a new perspective and the environmental change in the tourism field. The results of this study are expected to have great implications in that it’s applicable to all marine tourism on the southern coast, including Jeollanam-do and Busan, beyond Gyeongsangnam-do.
The consumption of ready-to-eat side dishes is rapidly growing in South Korea. These foods are particularly vulnerable to microbiological contamination as they are often cooked without any treatment, such as heating or stored at room temperature after cooking. Hence, in 2022, we analyzed the ready-to-eat side dishes sold in Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea for microbiological contamination. We collected 100 samples from supermarkets in 7 cities, and then examined them for presence of food-borne pathogens and sanitary indicator bacteria. In the analysis of the food-borne pathogens, Bacillus cereus and Clostridium perfringens were isolated from 51 samples (51.0%) and 3 samples (3.0%), respectively. However, both quantitatively met the Korean Food Standards Codex. Genes of five different enterotoxins and one emetic toxin were analyzed from the 51 isolated B. cereus strains. We detected enterotoxin entFM (100.0%), nheA (94.1%), hblC (58.8%), cytK (56.9%), and bceT (41.2%) in 51 isolates, and emetic toxin gene, CER, in only one (2.0%) isolate. We did not detect C. perfringens toxin gene (cpe) that causes food poisoning in any one of the three C. perfringens isolates. In the case of sanitary indicator bacteria, Kimchi had the highest levels of total aerobic bacteria and coliforms, followed by Saengchae, Jeotgal, Jeolim, Namul, and Jorim, respectively. We counted total aerobic bacteria at two different storage temperatures (4oC and 20oC) to determine the effect of storage temperature. When stored at 20oC, total aerobic bacteria count increased in most of the ready-to-eat side dishes, except for Jeotgal. This result conclusively shows the need for refrigerating the ready-to-eat side dishes after purchase. Further research is needed to assess the risk and safety of the ready-to-eat side dishes available in the market and determine appropriate safety management practices.
본 연구는 경상남도 남해군 강진만 식물상 분포를 정량적으로 밝히고, 향후 강진만 생태계를 친환경적으로 관리·보전하기 위한 기초자료로 활용하기 위해 실시하였다. 강진만의 식물상 조사에서 관속식물은 115과 359속 545종 3아종 54변종 10품종의 총 612분류군이 출현하였다. 국화과가 가장 많은 74분류군(12.09%)이 출현하였고, 다음으로 벼과 59분류군(9.64%), 콩과 33분류군(5.39%), 장미과 32분류군(5.23%), 사초과 20분류군 (3.27%) 등의 순이었다. 희귀식물은 고란초, 쥐방울덩굴, 개지치 등의 13분류군이 출현하였고, 구계학적특정식물은 26과 34속 34종 1변종의 35분류 군이 출현하였으며, 한국특산식물은 8분류군이 출현하였다. 귀화식물은 20과 55속 68종 1변종 69분류군이 출현하였으며, 귀화율은 11.3%, 도시화지수는 21.5%였다.
본 연구의 목적은 적지적수 판단에 있어 최근 분류 예측에 활용되고 있는 랜덤포레스트 기법의 적용 가능성을 살펴보는데 있다. 즉, 수종별 조림 적지 판단에 있어 랜덤포레스트 기법을 소개하고 적지적수 도를 작성하여 적용성을 판단하고자 한다. 그 결과 랜덤포레스트 기법의 예측 정확도는 낙엽송 89.29%, 편백 73.89%로 높은 편으로 나타났다. 변수 중요도는 두 개의 수종 모두 표고, 경사, 방위의 순으로 영향력이 높은 것으로 나타났으며 지형, 토성, 토양형이 낮은 영향력을 보였다. 적지적수도 작성 결과, 낙엽송은 경상남도 중부를 제외한 대부분 지역이 가능지와 적지로 나타났으며, 편백은 경상남도의 북동부 지역이 적지로 나타났다. 랜덤포레스트 기법은 적지적수도 작성뿐만 아니라 산림 분야에서 적용되어 왔던 다양한 형태의 분류 및 예측 연구에서 활용 가능성이 높을 것으로 사료된다.