Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program:
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

I am from Busan, South Korea, and attended Dong-A University (Busan) for my B.S. and M.S. degree, majoring in Biological Sciences (B.S.) / Evolution and Environmental Ecology (M.S.). Following graduation, I worked for the Natural Ecosystem Management Institute. My research is to evaluate the effects of hydrologic connectivity (permanently connected pond: PCP; temporary connected pond: TCP), salinity, vegetation coverage, water depth and other environmental variables on seasonal aquatic macroinvertebrate and nekton community assemblages in freshwater, brackish, and saline marshes of the Chenier Plain, Louisiana. A clear understanding of the linkages among hydrological connectivity, environmental variables, and aquatic macroinvertebrates and nekton community assemblages would facilitate management strategies for Whooping Crane foraging habitat based on prey (i.e., aquatic macroinvertebrate and nekton) availability.