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http://dx.doi.org/10.11626/KJEB.2017.35.1.057

Distribution and Status of the Alien Invasive Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) in Jeju Island, South Korea  

Oh, Hong-Shik (Faculty of Science Education, Jeju National University)
Park, Seon-Mi (Faculty of Science Education, Jeju National University)
Adhikari, Pradeep (Faculty of Science Education, Jeju National University)
Kim, Yoo-Kyung (Educational Science Research Institute, Jeju National University)
Kim, Tae-Wook (Species Restoration Technology Institute, Korea National Park Service)
Han, Sang-Hyun (Educational Science Research Institute, Jeju National University)
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Korean Journal of Environmental Biology / v.35, no.1, 2017 , pp. 57-63 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to determined the status and geographical distribution of the alien invasive Red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) turtle on Jeju Island. We found thirty-two Red-eared slider habitats including twenty-five ponds, five agricultural reservoirs, a puddle and a stream. Among those, thirteen sites are newly determined habitats of the turtle. The remaining nineteen are previously reported. However, we could not find any turtles at nine sites, which were documented as turtle habitats in earlier reports. A total of one hundred thirty-three turtles were observed. Among them, we determined that thirty-nine were juvenile turtles, found in nineteen different habitats, indicating estimating that Red-eared sliders produced their progeny in the wild of this island. Because of geographical isolation by the ocean, no freshwater turtle had been found until $19^{th}$ Century. Therefore, the increased number of finding sites and Red-eared sliders indicate the possibility of human release of their pets or for other purposes, and natural propagation in the wild on Jeju Island. Our findings will be useful for management planning to deal with this invasive species, and implementation of a conservation program for native wildlife on Jeju Island.
Keywords
alien invasive species; Red-eared slider; distribution; status; Jeju Island;
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