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Study on the Community Structure of Meiofauna in Marian Cove, King George Island, Antarctica

남극 King George Islands, Marian Cove의 중형저서생물 군집 구조에 관한 연구

  • 방현우 (한양대학교 생명과학과) ;
  • 강성호 (한국해양연구원 부설 극지연구소) ;
  • 이원철 (한양대학교 생명과학과)
  • Published : 2005.06.01
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Abstract

The community structure, vertical distribution and harpacticoids composition of the meiofauna community were observed from five stations in Marian Cove, King George Island and one station on the northeastern side of Nelson Island. Sample was taken by a free-fall corer in December 2002. Generally, 11 taxa of meiofauna were found, and meiofauna abundance ranged from 322 to 1575 indiv. $10cm^{-2}$ (mean 781 indiv. $10cm^{-2}$). Nematodes were the most dominant group, making up $89\%$ of total meiofauna, followed by harpacticoids $(6.8\%)$. Benthic harpacticoids appeared 19 species of nine families at all the stations, and most various taxa appeared at station B (13 species of seven families). For vertical distribution, more than $70\%$ of meiofauna was concentrated in the upper $0\~2cm$ sediment layers, and the density abruptly decreased with depth in all the stations. Total biomass of meiofauna varied between 41 and $360{\mu}gC\;10cm^{-2}$, and overall mean biomass was $205{\mu}gC\;10cm^{-2}$. Also nematodes had the highest percentage of total maiofauna biomass $(62.4\%)$. The analysis results of Canonical Correspondence Analysis between meiofauna community and sediment grain size showed that polychaets, oligochaets and cumaceans were influenced by silt&cray, and sand, granule and pebble had a influence on harpacticoids, kinorhynchs and ostracods respectively. But nematodes were not affected by sediment grain size.

남극 King George Island, Marian Cove에 서식하는 중형저서생물 군집구조, 수직분포 그리고 요각류 군집을 조사하기 위해 2002년 12월 Marian Cove내 5개 정점과 Nelson Island북동쪽연안 1개 정점에서 자유 낙하 중력 시추기를 이용하여 채집을 실시하였다. 조사기간 중 중형저서생물은 11개 분류군이 발견되었으며, 출현한 중형 저서생물의 총 개체수는 $322\~1515 indiv.\;10cm^{-2}$범위로 평균 781indiv. $10cm^{-2}$로 나타났다. 선충류의 평균 개체수는 693indiv. $10cm^{-2}$로 전체 중형저서생물의 $88.7\%$를 차지하는 우점 분류군으로 나타났으며, 저서성 요각류가 53 indiv. $10cm^{-2}$로 $6.8\%$를 차지하며 그 뒤를 이어 우점하는 분류군으로 나타났다. 퇴적물 깊이에 따른 중 형저서생물의 수직분포를 보면 $70\%$ 이상의 개체가 표층 $0\~2cm$에 집중되어 나타났으며, 깊이 5cm 이하에서는 $5\%$이하의 낮은 분포를 보였다. 각 정점별 평균 총 생물량은 $41\~360{\mu}gC\;10cm^{-2}$범위로 평균 $205{\mu}gC\;10^{-2}$로 나타났으며, 가장 높은 비율을 차지하는 분류군 역시 선충류로 전체 생물량의 $62.4\%$를 차지했다. SPSS를 이용한 상관계수 분석 결과 온도가 중형저서생물 군집에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으며, 염분도와 유기 물 총량은 중형저서생물 군집에 별다른 영향을 끼치지 못하는 것으로 나타났다. CCA를 이용한 퇴적물 입자와 각 분류군과의 상관관계 분석 결과 다모류, 빈모류 그리고 쿠마류는 실트 및 점토와 높은 상관관계를 가지며, 요각류와 부등각류, 이매패류는 모래, 유공충류는 잔자갈 그리고 동문동물류와 패충류는 중자갈과 높은 상관관계를 갖는 것으로 조사되었고, 선충류의 경우 각 입자와 상관관계가 매우 낮게 나타났다. 환경오염을 모니터링 하는데 가장 유용한 분류군인 요각류는 모두 9개과 19개 속 19개종이 출현했으며, 가장 다양한 분류군이 나타난 정점 B에서 7개과 13개 속 13개종이 출현하였다.

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