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http://dx.doi.org/10.11614/KSL.2020.53.2.173

Species Diversity and Community Characteristics of Benthic Macroinvertebrates from Irrigation Ponds in the Western CCZ area, Korea  

Chung, Hyun-Yong (DMZ Ecology Research Institute)
Yeom, Cheol-Min (DMZ Ecology Research Institute)
Kim, Jae Hyun (DMZ Ecology Research Institute)
Park, Shinyeong (DMZ Ecology Research Institute)
Lee, Yae-Won (DMZ Ecology Research Institute)
Pyo, Gina (DMZ Ecology Research Institute)
Kim, Seung Ho (DMZ Ecology Research Institute)
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Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment / v.53, no.2, 2020 , pp. 173-184 More about this Journal
Abstract
Irrigation ponds, 'dumbeong', which are artificially constructed water resources for traditional farming, serve as a biological shelter connecting seasonally created rice paddy fields to local freshwater ecosystems. This 2018 study surveyed 143 irrigation ponds in the western Civilian Control Zone (CCZ) area from August to September, revealing species diversity and community characteristics of benthic macroinvertebrates. A total of 13,454 individuals of macroinvertebrates were captured and classified into 3 phyla, 5 classes, 17 orders, 59 families, 192 species. Among Insecta, the most frequently recorded order was Odonata, 55 spp.(33.7%), followed by Coleoptera, 52 spp. (31.9%), Hemiptera, 34 spp. (20.8%), Diptera, 17 spp. (9.8%), Ephemeroptera, 3 spp. (2.4%), Trichoptera, 1 spp. (0.6%) and Lepidoptera, 1 spp. (0.6%). Taxon of non-Insecta consisted of Mollusca, 14 spp. (48.2%), Annelida, 11 spp. (37.9%) and Arthropoda, 4 spp. (3.4%). The analysis of Diversity Index (H'), Species Richness Index (RI), Dominance Index (DI) and Evenness Index (J') revealed the general stability of communities in the study sites. A total of 28 rare species were found in 98 study sites, including three endangered species designated by the Ministry of Environment. These results showed that the species diversity and rarity of macroinvertebrates in the study area were greater than those of previous research on lentic wetlands (lake, etc.) and national conserved wetlands(Upo-swamp, etc.) in Korea. A conservation planning of aquatic ecosystems in the western CCZ area, therefore, should focus on conservation of irrigation ponds.
Keywords
DMZ; CCZ; irrigation pond; benthic macroinvertebrate; wetland conservation; endangered species;
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