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.

이번 연구에서는 중형저서동물의 생태학적 연구에 사용하는 Ludox와 Rose Bengal을 처리하였을 때, 고정액의 종류에 따른 DNA (mtCOI)의 추출 효율을 비교하고자 하였다. 실험을 위해 저서성 요각류 Tigriopus japonicus s.l.를 실험동물로 사용하였으며, 99% 에탄올과 4%포르말린의 두 종류의 고정액을 사용한 뒤 이들을 각각 대조구로 삼았다. 그리고 (1) Ludox HS40, (2) Rose Bengal, (3) Ludox

북극해에서 해류나 담수의 영향으로 해양환경의 변화가 생기는 지역에 서식하는 중형저서생물의 군집구조를 파악하기 위해 2002년 7월 바렌츠해 동부 러시아 연안의 페초라해 6개 정점, 2002년 8월 스발바드섬의 킹스베이 내만 5개 정점에서 저서시료를 채집하였다. 페초라해에서는 총 8개의 분류군이 출현하였으며 출현한 중형저서생물의 총 개체수는 245~906indiv.10cm-2의 범위로 평균 580indiv.10cm-2로 나타났으며 총

남극 King George Island, Marian Cove에 서식하는 중형저서생물 군집구조, 수직분포 그리고 요각류 군집을 조사하기 위해 2002년 12월 Marian Cove내 5개 정점과 Nelson Island북동쪽연안 1개 정점에서 자유 낙하 중력 시추기를 이용하여 채집을 실시하였다. 조사기간 중 중형저서생물은 11개 분류군이 발견되었으며, 출현한 중형 저서생물의 총 개체수는 322~1515 indiv. 10cm-2범위로 평균 7

This study investigated the distributional pattern of meiobenthos associated with future deep-sea mining in the Korea Deep Ocean Study area present in the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone (CCFZ) located in the southeastern part of the North Pacific Ocean. Standing stocks of meiobenthos were investigated in benthic impact experiment sites (BIS) and Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology long-term monitoring (KOMO) sites during the 2008-2014 annual field survey. A total of 14 taxa of meiobenthos were identified. Nematodes were the most abundant taxon (60-86%). Harpacticoid copepods (5-26%) and benthic foraminifera (1-12%) were also dominant at all sites. The total meiobenthic densities varied from 4 to 150 ind./10 cm2. The mean value of total meiobenthic abundance was higher at BIS than at KOMO sites, but there was no significant difference between the two sites. The mean values of the number of taxa and biomass at BIS and KOMO sites were similar. The mean abundance of nematodes that were the most dominant taxa was also higher at BIS than at KOMO sites. The standing stocks in our study sites were relatively lower than those previously reported at other CCFZ sites. These results seem to reflect a low organic concentration in the study area.