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http://dx.doi.org/10.14249/eia.2017.26.2.160

The Habitat Classification of mammals in Korea based on the National Ecosystem Survey  

Lee, Hwajin (National Institute of Ecology)
Ha, Jeongwook (National Institute of Ecology)
Cha, Jinyeol (National Institute of Ecology)
Lee, Junghyo (National Institute of Ecology)
Yoon, Heenam (National Institute of Ecology)
Chung, Chulun (Korea National Park Service)
Oh, Hongshik (Jeju National University)
Bae, Soyeon (National Institute of Ecology)
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Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment / v.26, no.2, 2017 , pp. 160-170 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to perform clustering of the habitat types and to identify the characteristics of species in the habitat types using mammal data (70,562) of the 3rd National Ecosystem Survey conducted from 2006 to 2012. The 15 habitat types recorded in the field-paper of the 3rd National ecosystem survey were reclassified, which was followed by the statistical analysis of mammal habitat types. In the habitat types cluster analysis, non-hierarchical cluster analysis (k-means cluster analysis), hierarchical cluster analysis, and non-metric multidimensional scaling method were applied to 14 habitat types recorded more than 30 times. A total of 7 Orders, 16 Families, and 39 Species of mammals were identified in the 3rd National Ecosystem Survey collected nationwide. When 11 clusters were classified by habitat types, the simple structure index was the highest (ssi = 0.07). As a result of the similarities and hierarchies between habitat types suggested by the hierarchical clustering analysis, the residential areas were the most different habitat types for mammals; the next following type was a cluster together with rivers and coasts. The results of the non-metric multidimensional scaling analysis demonstrated that both Mus musculus and Rattus norvegicus restrictively appeared in a residential area, which is the most discriminating habitat type. Lutra lutra restrictively appeared in coastal and river areas. In summary, according to our results, the mammalian habitat can be divided into the following four types: (1) the forest type (using forest as the main habitat and migration route); (2) the river type (using water as the main habitat); (3) the residence habitat (living near residential area); and (4) the lowland type (consuming grain or seeds as the main feeding resource).
Keywords
mammal; habitat; field survey; k means cluster analysis; hierarchical cluster analysis; nMDS;
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