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http://dx.doi.org/10.13047/KJEE.2020.34.2.115

Altitudinal Distribution of Ants in Mt. Gariwangsan, Korea  

Cho, Kyoung-Yeon (Plant Quarantine Technology Research & Development)
Kim, Il-Kwon (Division of Forest Biodiversity, Korea National Arboretum)
Lyu, Dong-Pyeo (Department of Forest Sciences, SangJi University)
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Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology / v.34, no.2, 2020 , pp. 115-120 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study investigated the dominant species and the population variation of the ant species, an indicator species of biodiversity, to obtain basic data on the changes of population according to the future climate change. The survey period was from June to September 2013, and we investigated the distribution of ants by square irradiation method (10m × 10m) using traps. The survey in each altitude identified a total of 14 species of 11 genera in 3 subfamilies and collected 15,466 individuals. We confirmed the distribution of 4,548 individuals of 13 species at low altitude (700m), and the dominant species was Aphaenogaster japonica (49.9%). At the middle altitude (900m), we collected 9,129 individuals of 8 species, and the dominant species was Pheidole fervida (57.7%). At high altitude (1,100m), we identified 1,789 individuals of 10 species, and Myrmica kotokui (43.3%) was the dominant species. It was confirmed that Aphaenogaster japonica, Nylanderia flavipes, and Pheidole fervida were widely distributed throughout the altitudes.
Keywords
INSECT COMMUNITY; PITFALL TRAP; CLIMATE CHANGE; ANT;
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