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Landscape Ecological Evaluation for Avian Fauna Habitats at the Forest Swamp Minefields of Civilian Control Zone(CCZ) Close to the Demilitarized Zone(DMZ) of Korea  

Yoo, Seung-Hwa (Institute of Environmental Planning, Graduate School of Environmental Studies in Seoul National University)
Lee, Ki-Sup (Institute of Environmental Ecology)
Park, Chong-Hwa (Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Seoul National University)
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Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology / v.26, no.2, 2012 , pp. 247-256 More about this Journal
Abstract
We evaluated the landscape ecological value of selected minefields and wetland patches as a habitat of the forest bird community. The avian fauna of three minefields of 8.5ha, 17.4ha, and 40.6ha were evaluated by comparing that of three control sites of mountain area. Average number of forest bird species, number of individuals, species diversity index, species richness, and species evenness were analyzed according to the size of patch and environmental characteristics such as the presence of wetland and connectivity. Community similarity was evaluated between test and control plots. Avian fauna can be summarized as follows. First, 63 species were recorded, and the sum of maximum counts was 828 individuals. Species diversity index was 3.8, and the species richness was 9.2. Species evenness was 93.3. Second, small, isolated forest patch had a low average number of species and individuals as expected. But, small forest patches with streams had higher bird density than patches without water surface. Third, forest patches with marsh wetland were evaluated as lower habitat quality than forest patches with stream wetland in terms of the number of bird species per unit area, number of individuals per unit area, species diversity index, species richness index, and species evenness. Finally, Community similarity of the small forest patches with streams was similar with large connected forest. As a result, lowland forest patch was shown the good quality for the forest bird community in spite of small extents, and community structure was similar with mountain forest bird community. Thus, riparian forest restoration could improve the biodiversity of the forest bird community.
Keywords
FOREST BIRD COMMUNITY; SIZE EFFECT; WETLAND EFFECT; CONNECTION EFFECT; DENSITY;
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