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http://dx.doi.org/10.11626/KJEB.2018.36.3.412

The Distribution and Habitat Characteristic of Tscherskia triton (Rodentia; Cricetidae) in Jeju Island, Korea  

Park, Jun-Ho (Faculty of Science Education, Jeju National University)
Kim, Kang Il (Ecology Landscape Architecture Design, Chonbuk National University)
Kim, Man-Ho (Department of ICT Environmental Engineering, Hansei University)
Oh, Hong-Shik (Faculty of Science Education, Jeju National University)
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Korean Journal of Environmental Biology / v.36, no.3, 2018 , pp. 412-423 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, we investigated the distribution and habitat of Tscherskia triton from 2014 to 2016 in Jeju Island. Nine individuals of T. triton were observed and captured from four habitat sites. Most of the habitats were of the natural and rural type, and urban type coexisted in some of the areas. The natural type of habitat comprised of forests, shrubs, and grasslands. The habitat of T. triton ranged vertically from 102 m in lowland to 742 m in a mountainous area and was not observed in altitude over 1,000 m. Small brooks, dry streams or wetlands were found to be located nearby the habitat of T. triton. The T. triton was distributed mainly in areas with natural vegetation and artificial plantation in company with the upper story vegetation on the ground of intact or incomplete layer structure, or the area with the relatively large distribution of shrubs and long grassland. The presence of roads and forest paths in these habitats suggested that the T. triton can thrive in areas with human disturbance. The designation of Halla Mountain National Park in Jeju Island as a conservation area prevents damage or loss of the habitat due to any artificial development. However, frequent human disturbances occurring in grassland is tolerated by small mammals. Therefore, in order to help T. triton maintain a stable population density, it is essential that various types of the habitat should be conserved in the middle mountain areas and the grasslands in lowlands should be well protected.
Keywords
Tscherskia triton; habitat characteristics; distribution;
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