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Earthworm Composition and Seasonal Population Structure in Different Korean Golf Courses

우리나라 골프장의 지렁이 종 다양성 및 계절별 군집 구조

  • Shin, Chong Chang (Plant Environment R&D Center, Samsung C&T) ;
  • Hong, Yong (Department of Agricultural Biology, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Lee, Dong Woon (Department of Ecological Science, Kyungpook National University)
  • 신종창 (삼성물산(주) 식물환경연구소) ;
  • 홍용 (전북대학교 농생물학과) ;
  • 이동운 (경북대학교 생태과학과)
  • Received : 2016.07.06
  • Accepted : 2016.08.16
  • Published : 2016.09.30
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Abstract

Earworm is very useful animal in soil ecosystem, however it is harmful for golf courses because they introduce many cast on turfgrass that reduces turf uniformity and play quality. However, no information has found on earthworm diversity and seasonal fluctuation in different Korean golf courses. In this study, we focused to carry out earthworm species composition and seasonal population structure in turfgrass of golf courses. During spring and fall season survey with direct digging and tea saponin drenching sampling in 5 different golf courses, 6 species under 3 families of earthworms were collected. Earthworm species composition and density was different among the golf courses. Aporrectodea caliginosa in Lumbricidae was dominant species in Anseong and Dongrae Benest Golf Club; however Amynthas carnosus in Megascolecidae was dominant species in Anyang and Glenrose Golf Club. Ap. caliginosa was collected only aclitellum in July and Am. carnosus was collected aclitellum and clitellum in August in golf courses. Seasonal population of earthworm was different depending on earthworm species (Am. hupeiensis was the highest in August and Ap. caliginosa was in April) however small number of collected earthworm species were not dominant trend in golf courses.

지렁이는 농생태계의 주요 지표생물의 하나이다. 지렁이는 토양생태계 내에서 유용한 생물이지만 골프장에서는 잔디 위로 배출하는 분변토로 인하여 잔디의 균일성과 경기력을 저하시키는 문제를 유발하고 있다. 그러나 우리나라 골프장에서 발생하는 지렁이의 종 다양성이나 계절적 밀도변화에 대한 연구는 수행 된 바 없다. 따라서 본 연구는 골프장 잔디에서 지렁이의 종조성과 계절적 밀도변동을 알아보기 위하여 수행하였다. 5개 골프장에서 봄과 가을철에 직접 조사법과 티사포닌 관주처리법으로 지렁이 종류를 조사한 결과 3과 6종(Aporrectodea caliginosa, Bimastos parvus, Drawida japonica, Amyanthas carnosus, Am. heteropodus, Am. hupeiensis)이 채집되었다. 지렁이 종조성과 밀도는 골프장별로 차이가 있었으며 낚시지렁이과(Lumbricidae)의 장미줄지렁이(Ap. caliginosa)가 안성과 동래베네스트골프장의 우점종이었으며 왕지렁이과(Megascolecidae)의 젖꼭지지렁이(Am. carnosus)가 안양과 글렌로스골프장의 우점종이었다. 장미줄지렁이는 7월에는 미성체만 채집되었고, 젖꼭지지렁이는 8월에 미성체와 성체가 채집되었다. 지렁이 밀도의 계절적 변화는 종별로 차이를 보여 똥지렁이(Am. hupeiensis)는 8월에 밀도가 가장 높았으며 장미줄지렁이는 4월에 가장 밀도가 높았으나 소수 개체가 채집 된 종들은 시기별 밀도의 우점 경향성이 없었다.

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