This investigation was conducted three times (April, August, and October) from 2023 at five surveyed sites in Gonyangcheon estuarine wetland. A total of benthic macroinvertebrates belonging to 59 taxa 44 families 21 orders in 8 classes of 4 phyla were collected. The numbers of benthic macroinvertebrates species in each surveyed site were from 10 (St.1) to 41 (St.2). As a community indices analysis, the average DI is 0.78 (±0.12), H' is 1.6 (±0.68), R′ is 0.96 (±0.39), and J´ is 0.61 (±0.24). Community indices tended to decrease as the diversity and abundance decreased downstream. Total ecological score of benthic macroinvertebrates community (TESB), an average score of 35.47 (±15.86). The Habitat of Clithon retropictum and Ellobium chinense belonging to endangered species II, were identified at st.3~st.5.

This study was designed to examine the immune response in Korean rockfish during water temperature fluctuation and to elucidate the factors contributing to streptococcal pathogenesis in cultured Korean rockfish, S. schlegeli. We investigated cumulative mortality against Streptococcus iniae (FP5228 strain) infection in the exposed Korean rockfish (39.7±5.8 g) to environmentally relevant temperature (Control, 23℃; High temperature, 28℃ and 23℃ and 28℃ with 12 hours interval exchange, 23↔28℃) for 48 hours. Also, the expression of the mRNA related to the immune response genes (heat shock protein 70, interleukin- 1β, lysozyme g-type and thioredoxin-like 1) were measured in spleen and head kidney by real-time PCR analysis in the exposed fish to thermal stress. In this study, the combined stress with bacterial challenge in fishes exposed to thermal stress lowered the survival rate than that of control (23℃). The cumulative mortality in the group of control, 28℃ and 23↔28℃ was 24%, 24% and 40% (P<0.05), respectively. Also, thermal stress modulated the mRNA level of immune related genes; heat shock protein 70, interleukin-1β, lysozyme g-type and thioredoxin-like 1 in Korean rockfish. The present study indicates that a high and sudden water temperature change affect immune responses and reduce the disease resistance in Korean rockfish.

Surface water temperature of a bay (from the south to the north) increases in spring and summer, but decreases in autumn and winter. Due to shallow water depth, freshwater outflow, and weak current, the water temperature in the central to northern part of the bay is greatly affected by the land coast and air temperature, with large fluctuations. Water temperature variations are large in the north-east coast of the bay, but small in the south-west coast. The difference between water temperature and air temperature is greater in winter and in the south-central part of the bay than that in the north to the eastern coast of the bay where sea dykes are located. As the bay goes from south to north, the range of water temperature fluctuation and the phase show increases. When fresh water is released from the sea dike, the surrounding water temperature decreases and then rises, or rises and then falls. The first mode of empirical orthogonal function (EOF) represents seasonal variation of water temperature. The second mode represents the variability of water temperature gradient in east-west and north-south directions of the bay. In the first mode, the maximum and the minimum are shown in autumn and summer, respectively, consistent with seasonal distribution of surface water temperature variance. In the second mode, phases of the coast of Seosan~Boryeong and the east coast of Anmyeon Island are opposite to each other, bordering the center of the deep bay. Periodic fluctuation of the first mode time coefficient dominates in the one-day and half-day cycle. Its daily fluctuation pattern is similar to air temperature variation. Sea conditions and topographical characteristics excluding air temperature are factors contributing to the variation of the second mode time coefficient.

Temporal and spatial fluctuations of surface water temperature in Yeosu Bay for the period from 2010 to 2011 were studied using the data from temperature monitoring buoys deployed at 32 stations in the south coast of Korea. Temperatures in the northern part of the bay are higher in summer and lower in winter than in the southern part of the bay. The lowest and highest temperature of the annual mean are found at the eastern coast of POSCO and at the west of Dae Island, respectively. Cold water masses appear at estuarine area when the discharge of Sumjin river is affluent. Amplitude of temperature fluctuation whose period is less than semi-diurnal is largest at Hadong coast and around Dae Island. Spectral analysis of surface water temperature shows a significant peak at a periodic fluctuation of 0.5 to 24 days and about 15-day period of predominant fluctuation is most frequent in Yeosu Bay. From the cross-correlation analysis of temperature fluctuations, Yeosu Bay can be classified into six areas; the south area affected by South Sea of Korea, the mixed area in the center of the bay, the estuarine area affected by river discharge at the north of the bay, the hot waste water area near Hadong coast, the area around Dae Island and the area near Noryang Channel affected by the water in Jinju Bay, respectively.

Monthly fluctuation in abundance and species composition of fish in coastal waters off Oenaro island, Goheung were investigated using seasonal samples collected by a shrimp beam trawl in 2018. A total of 5,981 fishes were sampled and classified into 48 species, 32 families, and 9 orders. The dominant species was Engraulis japonicus (993 individuals, 16.60%), Amblychaeturichthys hexanema (844 individuals, 14.11%), and Thryssa kammalensis (674 individuals, 11.27%). The highest number of individuals was found in August (958 individuals), while the lowest number of individuals was found in January (136 individuals). The diversity index was the highest in November (H’ = 2.37) and the lowest in January (H’ = 1.77).

본 연구는 제주 연안에 서식하는 중형저서동물 군집의 특성과 계적적 변동을 알아보고자 수행되었다. 제주도 조간대 지역에서 20개의 조사지점을 선정하였으며, 2017년 4월부터 2019년 2월까지 총 8회의 조사를 수행하였다. 조사결과, 조사지점 당 중형저서동물의 밀도는 733~2,505 inds. 10 cm-2였으며, 2017년 4월에 밀도가 가장 높았고 2019년 2월에 가장 낮았다. 모든 조사지점에서 Nematode 가 우점하고 있는 것으로 나타났으며, copepod와 nauplius가 그 다음 우점 분류군으로 조사되었다. 생태계 건강성을 나타내는 Nematods/Copepods ratio (N/C ratio)는 2017년 4월에 가장 낮은 값인 0.02, 2019년 2월에 가장 높은 값인 87.40으로 산출되었으며, 이는 조사지점의 건강성이 악화 되었음을 의미한다. Multi-Dimensional Scaling (MDS) 분석 결과는 제주 연안의 중형저서동물 군집구조는 지역적 차이보다는 계절적 변동에 의해 더 크게 영향을 받고 있음을 나타냈다. 제주도의 중형저서동물 군집의 계절적 변동 특성을 보다 명확히 이해하기 위해서, 추가적인 군집조사와 환경 인자와의 상관관계 분석이 후속 연구로 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

Species composition and yearly variation of fish eggs and larval fishes were investigated from 2014 to 2016. During the study period, the fish eggs were identified as belonging to 14 taxa. The dominant species of fish eggs were Leiognathus nuchalis, Engraulis japonicus, and Konosirus punctatus. These three species accounted for 97.4% of the total number of individuals collected. The collected larval fishes were identified into 37 taxa, 22 families, and seven orders. The dominant species of larval fish were Leiognathus nuchalis, and Gobiidae fishes. These three species accounted for 85.4% of the total number of individuals collected. The diversity index of the larval fishes was the highest in 2014 (H’ = 1.60) and the lowest in 2015 (H’ = 1.15). The evenness index was the highest in 2016 (J = 0.51) and the lowest in 2015 (J = 0.39). The dominance index was the highest in 2015 (D = 83.5%) and the lowest in 2016 (D = 70.9%). In addition, the economically important species in this area were Engraulis japonicus, Konosirus punctatus, Hippocampus coronatus, Sebastes schlegelii, Acanthopagrus schlegeli, and Cynoglossus joyneri.

한국 남해안에서 8월 수온의 변동 특성을 파악하기 위해, 수온, 조위, 및 기상자료(바람·기온)를 power spectrum과 coherence 분석 하였다. Power spectrum 결과, 수온과 조위는 부산을 제외한 완도, 고흥, 여수, 통영, 마산 등 5개 지역에서 약 12hr과 24hr 주기에서 peak를 보였다. 또한 coherence 분석 결과에 의한 수온변동은 완도, 고흥, 여수 및 통영에서 조석의 영향을 가장 많이 받았다. 그러나 연구해역의 동쪽에 위치한 마산과 부산의 수온변동은 조차가 큰 서쪽해역에 비해 조석의 영향이 작았다. 특히, 마산의 수온변동은 바람의 환경요인에 가장 큰 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났다. 수온은 창조시 하강하고 낙조시 상승하는 형태를 보이고 있다. 즉 완도에서 수온의 하강(상승)은 창 조(낙조) 약 1.5hr 후, 고흥과 통영에서 수온의 하강(상승)은 창조(낙조) 0.3hr 후에 나타났다. 그러나 마산에서의 수온 상승은 남풍이 시작되 고 약 3hr 후에 나타났다. 한편 한국 남해안의 동쪽에 위치한 부산의 수온변동은 기온, 조석 및 바람의 영향을 작게 받는 것으로 나타났다.

2015년 10월부터 2016년 4월까지 주 1회 원주천의 조류를 관찰하여 각 수조류의 도래에 미치는 기온의 조건을 알고자 하였다. 원주천에 도래하는 수조류의 개체수는 기온의 변화와 반비례하여 기온이 낮아짐에 따라 개체수는 증가하였고, 최저기온을 보인 16차(27-Jan) 조사에서 최고개체수를 기록하였다가 기온이 상승함에 따라 감소하였다. 원주천 수조류의 전체 개체수는 인근 저수지와 하천의 결빙율에 비례하여 결빙율이 높아질수록 개체수가 증가하였고 낮아질수록 감소하였다. 기온변화에 따른 종별 개체수의 상관성을 알아보기 위하여 1차(15-Oct)에서 27차(18-Apr)에 이르는 월동기 전체의 상관관계(1~27상관)를 비롯하여 최저기온을 기록한 16차를 기준으로 1차(15-Oct)에서 16차 (27-Jan)의 월동 전반기의 상관관계(1~16상관), 16차(27-Jan)에서 27차(18-Apr)에 이르는 월동 후반기의 상관관계 (16~27상관)를 알아보았다. 대부분 월동 수조류는 기온에 대해 음의 상관성을 보였으나 쇠백로(Egretta garzetta), 민물가마우지(Phalacrocorax carbo) 및 왜가리(Ardea cinerea)는 양의 상관성을 보였다. 흰뺨검둥오리(Anas poecilorhyncha)가 기온의 변화에 대한 가장 높은 상관성(1-16상관, 7D/H3A, (r=-0.960, p<0.000000001)을 보였으며, 전체 월동 수조류는 모든 상관분석(1~27상관(r=-0.942, p<0.01), 1~16상관(r=-0.947, p<0.01), 16~27상관(r=-0.958, p<0.01))에서 4D/LA에 가장 높은 상관성을 보였다. 각각의 수조류와 기온에 대한 상관성은 종마다 기온(AT, HT, LT)과 기간(1D~7D)의 조건에 대해 각각 다르게 나타났다. 대부분의 종이 최고기온보다는 최저기온과의 상관성이 큰 것으로 나타났으며, 기온이 하강하는 월동 전반기에는 4일~7일의 기온에, 월동 후반기에는 1일~3일의 기온에 높은 상관성을 보였다.