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http://dx.doi.org/10.11626/KJEB.2020.38.1.001

Studies on the establishment and characteristics of habitat use of muskrat(Ondrtra zibethicus) in South Korea  

Kim, Young-Chae (Invasive Alien Research Team, National Institute of Ecology)
Hong, Sun Hee (Department of Plant Life Science, Hankyong National University)
Lee, Changwoo (Invasive Alien Research Team, National Institute of Ecology)
Kim, Areum (Invasive Alien Research Team, National Institute of Ecology)
Park, Heebok (Wildlife Research Lab, Kangwon National University)
Park, Su-Gon (Invasive Alien Research Team, National Institute of Ecology)
Kim, Minhan (Invasive Alien Research Team, National Institute of Ecology)
Lee, Do-Hun (Invasive Alien Research Team, National Institute of Ecology)
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Korean Journal of Environmental Biology / v.38, no.1, 2020 , pp. 1-15 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to determine whether invasive muskrats settle in the natural ecosystem of Korea. The study also aimed to provide information on the selection of target areas, basic behavioral characteristics, and habitat use-related data, all of which are essential for effective management strategy establishment and site management. To this end, a trend in international muskrat management was identified to examine the management direction according to the settlement stage. We also secured the location of 72 domestic farmers and classified five regions in Gyeonggi-do, Chungcheongnam-do, Gyeongsangbuk-do, and Sejong Special Self-governing City into regions with high potential for natural leakage to raise the need for a quick survey. We determined that muskrats successfully settled in the natural ecosystem of Korea, based on the fact that we consistently identified a muskrat habitat at the same point for three years, from 2016 to 2018, the age of the captured population was estimated to be 1.2 years, and there had been no additional make-up factors near the habitat since 2012. The muskrats that settled in Korea showed a small home range of 0.0027 ㎢ (MCP 95%) and were estimated to show regular mobility before Spring and Autumn. Also, the areas where the muskrat habitat was observed had a high level of habitat environment disturbance and their ecological and food intake characteristics reflected that disturbance. Muskrat traces were high in hydrophyte vegetation, which can be used as a hideout in open waters and where the growth of both floating leaved plants and floating plants are prevalent. Since international invasive muskrats have already settled in the domestic ecosystem and there is concern about their proliferation in the future, the government must consider a preemptive response and scientific management.
Keywords
invasive alien species; home range; habitat trace; biodiversity;
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