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http://dx.doi.org/10.13047/KJEE.2022.36.4.361

Annual Variation on Observation and Activity Pattern of Korean Chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus) in the Seoraksan and Jirisan National Parks, South Korea  

Eom, Tae-Kyung (School of Bioresource and Bioscience, Chung-Ang University)
Lee, Jae-Kang (School of Bioresource and Bioscience, Chung-Ang University)
Lee, Dong-Ho (School of Bioresource and Bioscience, Chung-Ang University)
Ko, Hyeongyu (School of Bioresource and Bioscience, Chung-Ang University)
Bae, Ho-Kyoung (Department of Environment Assessment, Korea Environment Assessment Group)
Kim, Kyu-Jung (School of Bioresource and Bioscience, Chung-Ang University)
Hwang, Hyun-Su (Team of Specific Protected Area Research, National Institute of Ecology)
Park, Go Eun (Division of Forest Ecology, National Institute of Forest Science)
Choi, Won-Il (Division of Forest Ecology, National Institute of Forest Science)
Lim, Jong-Hwan (Division of Forest Ecology, National Institute of Forest Science)
Park, Chan-Ryul (Division of Urban Forests, National Institute of Forest Science)
Rhim, Shin-Jae (School of Bioresource and Bioscience, Chung-Ang University)
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Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology / v.36, no.4, 2022 , pp. 361-367 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to identify annual variation of observation and activity pattern of Korean chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus) using camera traps in the Seoraksan and Jirisan National Parks, South Korea from May 2019 to May 2021. The annual variation was identified based on the observed frequency through weekly observations. Daily activity patterns of the species were also analyzed by season. The daily activity pattern of chipmunk appeared to be constantly diurnal across the years regardless of habitat or season. The Korean chipmunks living in the two different regions were observed in different time periods throughout the year. While the chipmunks inhabiting the Seoraksan were observed from 18th to 45th week, the chipmunks inhabiting the Jirisan National Park were observed from 7th to 48th week. This may be influenced by the hibernation period of chipmunks in the two different regions. In both regions, chipmunks were most frequently observed in autumn. It is considered that seasonal variation on population dynamic and activity patterns of chipmunks were reflected in the observation frequency. Although the observation frequency of camera trap is an indirect indicator and thus having a limitation that it cannot distinguish the population density and amount of activity for the target species, camera trapping is still an effective survey technique for monitoring mammals due to its high accessibility and easy use.
Keywords
CAMERA TRAP; DIURNAL; HIBERNATION; MAMMAL; POPULATION;
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