Papers by Maurice Lineman
Journal of Ecology and Environment, 2011
Carabid beetle community changes in paddy fields, abandoned paddy fields, and mountains were inve... more Carabid beetle community changes in paddy fields, abandoned paddy fields, and mountains were investigated to understand differences in species diversity and composition of different habitat types in small agricultural landscapes in South Korea. A total of 2,938 individuals from 37 species were identified and classified from the studied habitats. Diversity in the mountains was higher than that in abandoned paddy fields. As the number of years since abandonment increased, the diversity and stability of the carabid beetle community also increased. Abandoned paddy fields in some paddy field areas and adjoining mountainous areas, left with preconditions for management and control, have provided the opportunity to improve the diversity and habitat of small agricultural landscapes. Species composition changed continuously from the paddy fields to the mountains, in accordance with individual species habitat preferences. Abandoned paddy fields in small agricultural landscapes are believed to play an important role as transitional buffer zones between paddy fields and the adjacent mountainous areas.
Baltic Journal of Coleopterology
Conservation Biology, 2014
Improving public awareness of protected wetlands facilitates sustainable wetland management, whic... more Improving public awareness of protected wetlands facilitates sustainable wetland management, which depends on public participation. One way of gauging public interest is by tracking Internet search behavior (ISB). We assessed public awareness of issues related to protected wetland areas (PWAs) in South Korea by examining the frequencies of specific queries (PWAs, Ramsar, Upo wetland, Sunchon Bay, etc.) using relative search volumes (RSVs) obtained from an Internet search engine. RSV shows how many times a search term is used relative to a second search term during a specific period. Public awareness of PWAs changed from 2007 to 2013. Initially the majority of Internet searches were related to the most well-known tidal and inland wetlands Sunchon Bay and Upo wetlands, which are the largest existing wetlands in Korea with the greatest historical exposure. Public awareness, as reflected in RSVs, of wetlands increased significantly following PWA designation for the wetlands in 2008, which followed the Ramsar 10th Conference of Contracting Parties to the Convention on Wetlands (COP10) meeting. Public interest was strongly correlated to the number of news articles in the popular media, as evidenced by the increase in Internet searches for specific wetlands and words associated with specific wetlands. Correspondingly, the number of visitors to specific wetlands increased. To increase public interest in wetlands, wetland aspects that enhance wetland conservation should be promoted by the government and enhanced via public education. Our approach can be used to gauge public awareness and participation in a wide range of conservation efforts.
Journal of Environmental Science International, 2014
Restoration is the process of reducing or reversing damage to an ecosystem so that it can functio... more Restoration is the process of reducing or reversing damage to an ecosystem so that it can function in its original manner. However, many restoration programs do not achieve this. In the Nakdong Estuary, the largest migratory nesting site in the center of the East Asian-Australasian flyway, an estuarine barrage was constructed in the 1980s that required site restoration following its completion in 1987 and the expansion of several large industrial complexes(Noksan and Jangrim) and a residential development(Myeongji). The goal of the restoration was to restore the function of the wetland to its pre-disturbance state. To achieve this, a restoration program was designed consisting of three stages. The first stage(1993-1995), saw the construction of three artificial wetlands(Shinhori, Daemadeung, and Eulsuk), the second(2003-2005) involved the dredging and returning of farmed lands to their natural state, and the third(2008-2012) focused on the rehabilitation and vegetation development of the wetlands. However, the project has not achieved all of the desired goals, and it is an example of the lapses in ecological restoration following anthropogenic disturbance. Issues that resulted in an incomplete restoration included the timing of the stages, noncompliance with the restoration plan, not directly monitoring the restoration or continuing the monitoring following completion of the development project, and the political subversion of the restoration plan. For the success of the restoration plan, it is necessary to avoid mistakes such as inconsistent monitoring, unequal levels of stakeholder involvement, and political interference.
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Chum salmon (Oncorhyncus keta) is a cold-water species reported to migrate within a wide range of... more Chum salmon (Oncorhyncus keta) is a cold-water species reported to migrate within a wide range of habitats, including Korea, Japan, North America, and Russia, playing important roles in the river–sea nutrient cycle and food web. However, research on this species has not been widely performed in South Korea owing to its geographical location at the southern edge of migration. In this study, we analyzed the spatial distribution and morphological characteristics of chum salmon migrating to South Korea using the length–weight relationship. We also analyzed 3 years of catch, sex ratio, and individual information (total length (cm), weight (kg), n = 4400) from ten rivers (eight in the East coast and two on the South coast) with a total of 17 years of water quality and the distance they traveled (n = 50) using multivariate analysis. As a result, we discovered a trend of less migration in the southern part of South Korea for all individuals migrating to South Korea. Furthermore, the weight ...
Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education, 2013
In the spring of 2004, as part of the rejuvenation and restructuring of Inje University, the idea... more In the spring of 2004, as part of the rejuvenation and restructuring of Inje University, the idea of an English Campus, in which the University (a private university in southeastern Korea) would become a campus devoted to the instruction and use of English throughout the curriculum, was created. The idea, like many ideas for growth and development in tertiary institutions was put on hold until an opportune moment for implementation arose. In August of that year, several committees were established with goals designed to create a fully functioning English University in a non-native environment. Of these committees, there was one entitled, The High Class English Committee whose function was to increase the students TOEFL ® TSE and TWE scores by a factor of one. The results of this five-week trial project for this committee are hereby recounted. Overall, trends showed an increase of 1.5 points for the written component with the speech component scores increased by one.
The purpose of this study was to show the direction of change regarding the practice of disciplin... more The purpose of this study was to show the direction of change regarding the practice of discipline and classroom management after the legal prohibition of corporal punishment in Korean schools beginning in March 2011. To achieve this goal, we examined historical and recent effects of corporal punishment, which was based in the traditional practices of Korean society. Corporal punishment has been used for several hundred years. Specifically, corporal punishment was administered under the authority of the teacher based on the precept that ‘the King, Teacher and Father were of equal stature', and 'the student should never stand in the shadow of the teacher', or be subject to the 'Rod of Love'. Prior to prohibition of corporal punishment, the majority of teachers had been using corporal punishment to correct student misbehaviors; approximately half of the students and close to 70% of the parents admitted to believing in the necessity of corporal punishment. Secondly,...
PLOS ONE, 2015
The increasing prevalence of social networks provides researchers greater opportunities to evalua... more The increasing prevalence of social networks provides researchers greater opportunities to evaluate and assess changes in public opinion and public sentiment towards issues of social consequence. Using trend and sentiment analysis is one method whereby researchers can identify changes in public perception that can be used to enhance the development of a social consciousness towards a specific public interest. The following study assessed Relative search volume (RSV) patterns for global warming (GW) and Climate change (CC) to determine public knowledge and awareness of these terms. In conjunction with this, the researchers looked at the sentiment connected to these terms in social media networks. It was found that there was a relationship between the awareness of the information and the amount of publicity generated around the terminology. Furthermore, the primary driver for the increase in awareness was an increase in publicity in either a positive or a negative light. Sentiment analysis further confirmed that the primary emotive connections to the words were derived from the original context in which the word was framed. Thus having awareness or knowledge of a topic is strongly related to its public exposure in the media, and the emotional context of this relationship is dependent on the context in which the relationship was originally established. This has value in fields like conservation, law enforcement, or other fields where the practice can and often does have two very strong emotive responses based on the context of the problems being examined.
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