Diversity Structure of Ground-walking Coleoptera at Mujechi 1st Moor of Ulju-gun

울주군 무제치 제1늪의 지표보행성 갑충군의 다양성 구조

  • DO, Yuno (Department of Biological Sciences, Kosin University) ;
  • MOON, Tae-Young (Department of Biological Sciences, Kosin University)
  • 도윤호 (고신대학교 생명과학과) ;
  • 문태영 (고신대학교 생명과학과)
  • Published : 2002.06.30

Abstract

Investigated was the ground-walking Coleoptera at the moor and adjacent forest at 800 m and rice paddies at lower level of 50 m in altitude. There were 5 species belonging to 5 genera and 2 families, 4 species belonging to 4 genera and 3 families, and 17 species belonging to 11 genera and 2 families respectively. Diplous depressus (Gebler) was the dominant species at the moor and forest in distinctive numbers, while Pheropsophus javanus (Dejean) was the one at the paddies. Three investigated sites supported independently their ground-walking Coleoptera groups. The moor group seemed to fail in establishing the resident Coleoptera community. The fact may imply to be related a kind of the pioneer species in early dry succession that D. depressus was found in a considerable range between forest and moor. The Coleoptera groups of moor and forest was different from that of paddies in species structure.

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