Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment (생태와환경)

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Influences of Forest Type and Fragmentation by a Road on Beetle Communities in the Gwangneung Forest, South Korea

  • Received : 2021.03.19
  • Accepted : 2021.03.24
  • Published : 2021.03.31
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Abstract

The effects of forest type and fragmentation of forests by a road on the beetle community were investigated in the Gwangneung Forest, South Korea. Beetles were collected monthly using pitfall traps and by sweeping at 16 sites (eight in coniferous forests and eight in deciduous forests) for one year from April 1993 to April 1994, excluding winter. A total of 17,616 beetles belonging to 271 species from 39 families were collected. Among them, Synuchus cycloderus was the dominant species, with 14,060 individuals accounting for 80% of the total population. The influence of forest type (coniferous and deciduous) or sampling region (fragmented by a road) on species richness(number of species) was observed. We found that species richness was substantially different depending on the sampling method and taxa used. Beetles collected using pitfall traps responded more sensitively to habitat types than those collected by sweeping. Four dominant families differently responded to forest fragmentation and forest types. Carabidae was influenced by forest fragmentation, whereas Staphylinidae and Curculionidae were influenced by forest types. Chrysomelidae was not influenced.

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This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Korean government (MSIP, grant number NRF-2019R1A2C1087099).

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