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Bird Diversity and Environmental Correlates in the Mulchat-oream Wetlands of the Jeju Islands, South Korea

  • Jeong, Young-Hun (Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Advanced Convergence Technology & Science, Jeju National University) ;
  • Jin, Seon-Deok (National Institute of Ecology) ;
  • Banjade, Maniram (Faculty of Science Education, Jeju National University) ;
  • Son, Se-Hwan (National Institute of Ecology) ;
  • Choi, Sung-Hoon (National Institute of Ecology) ;
  • Choi, Sung-Hwan (Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Advanced Convergence Technology & Science, Jeju National University) ;
  • Oh, Hong-Shik (Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Advanced Convergence Technology & Science, Jeju National University)
  • Received : 2021.10.15
  • Accepted : 2021.11.08
  • Published : 2022.05.01
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Abstract

This study was conducted from March 2018 to December 2019 to identify bird diversity and environmental correlates within the Mulchat-oream wetlands in the Jeju Islands of South Korea. A total of 255 individual belonging to 37 species were recorded form Mulchat-oream. The observation produced a species diversity of 3.14, species richness of 6.54 and species evenness of 0.88 in 2018, and in 2019, the observed species diversity was 3.02, species richness was 6.56 and species evenness was 0.84. The highly dominant species are composed of Passeriformes. The absence of diverse submerged plants, deep water depth and isolated geographical locations makes difficult for aquatic birds to prefer this area, and this has resulted in the dominance of Passeriformes. The appearance of the birds was the lowest in the winter and highest during the summer. The analysis showed that the species richness and evenness increased with an increase in temperature and precipitation. However, the number of species appearing during Mulchat-oream significantly dependent on the temperature (P<0.001, df=2). To date, there has been little research on bird diversity together with environmental factors for the Hallasan National Park. This study shows the environmental factors and seasonal patterns that affect bird population.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Ecology (NIE), funded by the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of the Republic of Korea (NIE-B-2021-02).

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