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A Study for Selecting Protected Wildlife Species and Potential Habitats in Seoul Metropolitan City  

Han, Bong-Ho (Dept. of Landscape Architecture, College of Urban Science, Univ. of Seoul)
Lee, Kyong-Jae (Dept. of Landscape Architecture, College of Urban Science, Univ. of Seoul)
Ki, Kyong-Seok (Urban Ecology Research Center)
Choi, Byeong-Eon (Seoul Metropolitan Landscape Architecture Division)
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Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology / v.25, no.4, 2011 , pp. 601-613 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to provide an protected wildlife species and potential habitats in Seoul through the overall present status of the species which live in Seoul. This study was performed in Seoul, the entire area of which is 605.52 $km^2$. We analyzed a total of 57 studies, including academic papers and research reports, for the natural ecology in Seoul. As for the results from the study, it was found that a total 1,907 species from 5 taxa were inhabiting and growing within the area. Among the total, plants of 1,656 species accounted for 86.7%, 197 species of wild birds made up 10.3%, 29 species of amphibians and reptiles consisted of 1.5%, and 27 species of mammalia totaled 1.4%. A total of 440 species except foreign species and species legally preserved by the Ministry of Environment, common species and uncertain species were selected as primary candidates. By taxon, it shows 212 species of plants, 180 species of wild birds, 24 species of mammalia, and 24 species of amphibians and reptiles. For extensive research subjects and research data limited in certain insect family, analysis by literature for discovered insects was excluded. The selection criteria for the second candidate species was based on extinction crisis, rarity, historicity and locality, academic value, habitat specificity, etc. The second candidate species from the primary species were selected through taxon experts' evaluations. As for the results of the selection of the second candidates, a total 77 species were selected through the experts' evaluations. Each species by taxon was 25 species for plants, 21 species for wild birds, 5 for mammalia, 10 for amphibians and reptiles and 16 species for insects. A site investigation for the second candidates was conducted to select the final candidate species. For the target areas, the habitats of the second candidates given by the literature and 46 potential areas in Seoul, which show good natural resistance, were finally selected. From the result of the site investigation, it was found that 14 species of plants, 19 species of wild birds, 2 species of mammalia, 4 species of amphibians and reptiles, and 16 species of insects were actually inhabiting Seoul; thus, the final 55 protected species were selected.
Keywords
BIODIVERSITY; NATIVE SPECIES; INDICATOR SPECIES; RARE SPECIES; ENDANGERED SPECIES;
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