Korean Journal of Environmental Biology (환경생물)

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The Distribution and Habitat Characteristic of Tscherskia triton (Rodentia; Cricetidae) in Jeju Island, Korea

제주도에 서식하는 비단털쥐(Tscherskia triton) (설치목; 비단털쥐과)의 분포 현황 및 서식지 특성

  • Park, Jun-Ho (Faculty of Science Education, Jeju National University) ;
  • Kim, Kang Il (Ecology Landscape Architecture Design, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Kim, Man-Ho (Department of ICT Environmental Engineering, Hansei University) ;
  • Oh, Hong-Shik (Faculty of Science Education, Jeju National University)
  • 박준호 (제주대학교 과학교육학부) ;
  • 김강일 (전북대학교 생태조경디자인학과) ;
  • 김만호 (한세대학교 ICT 환경공학과) ;
  • 오홍식 (제주대학교 과학교육학부)
  • Received : 2018.05.17
  • Accepted : 2018.07.13
  • Published : 2018.09.30
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Abstract

In this study, we investigated the distribution and habitat of Tscherskia triton from 2014 to 2016 in Jeju Island. Nine individuals of T. triton were observed and captured from four habitat sites. Most of the habitats were of the natural and rural type, and urban type coexisted in some of the areas. The natural type of habitat comprised of forests, shrubs, and grasslands. The habitat of T. triton ranged vertically from 102 m in lowland to 742 m in a mountainous area and was not observed in altitude over 1,000 m. Small brooks, dry streams or wetlands were found to be located nearby the habitat of T. triton. The T. triton was distributed mainly in areas with natural vegetation and artificial plantation in company with the upper story vegetation on the ground of intact or incomplete layer structure, or the area with the relatively large distribution of shrubs and long grassland. The presence of roads and forest paths in these habitats suggested that the T. triton can thrive in areas with human disturbance. The designation of Halla Mountain National Park in Jeju Island as a conservation area prevents damage or loss of the habitat due to any artificial development. However, frequent human disturbances occurring in grassland is tolerated by small mammals. Therefore, in order to help T. triton maintain a stable population density, it is essential that various types of the habitat should be conserved in the middle mountain areas and the grasslands in lowlands should be well protected.

연구는 2014년 5월부터 2016년 11월까지 제주도에 서식하는 비단털쥐 (Tscherskia triton)의 분포와 서식지 유형을 밝히기 위하여 이루어졌다. 조사결과, 4개 지점에서 9개체의 비단털쥐가 포획되었고, 4개 지점에서 서식이 확인되었다. 이들 지역의 서식지 유형은 대부분 자연형과 경작지 또는 휴경지형이었고, 일부 지역은 약간의 도심형이 공존하는 지역이었다. 자연형의 경우 대부분 숲과 관목림, 초지대로 이루어져 있었다. 고도별로는 저지대인 102 m에서 산간지대인 742 m까지 다양하게 분포하였으나 1,000 m 이상의 고산지대에서는 확인되지 않았고, 주변에는 대부분 하천, 건천 또는 습지가 있는 곳으로 나타났다. 비단털쥐의 서식이 확인된 지역은 주로 자연식생 및 식재림이 분포하고 있었으며, 다소 온전하거나 온전하지 못한 층위구조를 가진 대부분 상층 식생이 분포하는 지역 또는 장경초지나 관목림의 분포가 비교적 넓은 지역이었다. 서식이 확인된 지역은 대부분 도로와 산림소로가 위치하고 있어 비단털쥐는 인위적인 간섭이 발생하는 지역에도 서식하는 것으로 나타났다. 한라산 국립공원은 보존대상지역이라 개발에 의한 서식지 훼손은 거의 없으나 소형포유류의 선호도가 높은 초지대는 생태계 교란이 빈번하게 발생하고 있다. 따라서 비단털쥐의 안정적인 개체군 밀도를 유지하기 위해서는 중산간지역의 보전과 저지대 초지대 보호를 통한 다양한 서식지의 유형이 유지되어야 할 것이라 판단된다.

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