육Unlike terrestrial animals, aquatic animals have various physiological regulation mechanisms inside their bodies to adapt themselves to changes in the underwater environment. But if they enter an environment that exceeds an optimal threshold or water that is contaminated with toxins, aquatic animals are vulnerable to health risks and adverse effects on their physiological conditions. Eventually, their resistance to pathogenic organisms will be compromised, and they will become ill. The Environmental Physiology Lab investigates the physiological response of aquatic animals to environments contaminated with toxins or changes in water quality, using a range of biochemical and hematological equipment, in order to identify the appropriate environmental conditions for the sustainable health of aquatic animals, and examine the hazards of toxins in the water system and the extent of the consequences.
- Research Interests
- 1. Physiological reaction of aquatic animals to changes in climate factors
- 2. Examination of fish health through clinical hematological techniques
- 3. Pattern of energy use (Bioenegetics) from the feed ingested by aquatic animals, depending on the environmental conditions
- 4. Evaluation of physical stress reaction of aquatic animals to toxic contaminants and hazards
- 5. Development of automatic control system for the aquatic environment