• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.152-162
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• 2021

Background: Recent declines in bee populations, along with increasing demand for pollination services in urban, agricultural, and natural environments, have led to strategies to attract wild bees to these areas. One of these strategies is installing artificial nests adjacent to urban gardens and agricultural farms. Bee hotels and nest boxes are among the artificial nests used by gardeners and farmers to attract pollinators. In this paper, we reviewed 50 studies that reported the efficiency of nest boxes and bee hotels in attracting bees. We considered the maximum occupation rate (percentage) as the main index to evaluate the efficiency of artificial nests. Results: The maximum occupation rate of bee hotels was higher in farms (averaged 44.1%) than in forests (averaged 30.3%) and urban (averaged 38.3%) environments. In the case of nest boxes, most studies reported efficiencies of less than 20%, with an occupation rate of 16% and 5.5% on average in forest and urban environments respectively. However, our meta-analysis results showed that there was no significant relationship between the occupation rate of the nests and their installation place. Regression analysis also showed that the structural features of bee hotels (length and diameter) and nest boxes (volume and entrance size) did not affect their efficiency in attracting bees. Conclusion: Our data showed that the strategy of installing artificial nests to attract pollinators is successful only concerning bee hotels, and the use of nest boxes has not been very successful.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.256-264
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• 2021

전 세계적으로 진행된 급속한 도시화는 조류를 비롯한 야생동물 서식환경에 부정적인 영향을 야기하였다. 도시에 정착한 야생조류는 변화한 주변 환경에 적응하고 있으며, 대표적으로 박새과 조류는 도시주변에서 구하기 쉬운 재료를 이용하여 둥지를 만드는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구는 도시에 설치된 인공새집을 이용하는 박새과 조류의 둥지 재료를 분석할 목적으로 수행되었다. 연구를 위해 연구진은 충남 천안시에 있는 도시공원(22개)과 산림(11개) 내 총 33개의 인공새집을 설치하였다. 도시공원에서 4개(18.19%), 도시산림에서 5개(45.46%)의 인공새집이 이용되었으며, 둥지를 수거해 둥지 재료를 둥지별, 종별, 도시녹지 유형별로 비교했다. 이소 전 둥지를 포기한 박새 한쌍을 제외한 8개의 둥지가 재료 분석에 활용되었고 수거한 둥지는 건조과정을 거친 후 자연재료(식물성재료, 동물성재료, 이끼, 흙)와 인공재료(솜, 종잇조각, 플라스틱, 비닐 및 합성 섬유)로 분류한 뒤 각각의 무게를 측정하였다. 분류 결과, 모든 둥지에서 이끼(50.65%)의 구성 비율이 높았고 흙(21.43%), 인공재료(13.95%), 식물성재료(5.78%), 동물성재료(4.57%), 기타(3.59%) 순서로 파악되었다. 도시녹지 내 모든 둥지에서 인공재료가 사용된 특징이 있었다. 또한, 박새는 곤줄박이보다 식물성 재료를 약 5.16% 더 사용했으나 유의한 수준이 아니었다(t=2.17, p=0.07). 도시산림에서는 식물성 재료와 흙을 가장 선호하였으며, 도시공원은 이끼, 동물성, 인공 재료 순으로 이용되었다. 이 중 식물성 재료 사용은 도시공원과 도시산림 간에 유의한 차이를 보였다(t=3.07, p<0.05^*). 도시지역과 같이 인공재료에 대한 접근성이 높은 서식환경에서는 일부 자연재료의 역할을 인공재료가 대체하였다. 본 연구는 도시생태계 인공새집 내 둥지 재료 유형을 분석한 기초연구로 박새과 종 보전 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.415-424
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• 2015

This research was conducted to reveal the characteristics of breeding ecology of oriental scops owl (Otus sunia stictonotus) inhabiting in South Korea according to the nest types during the breeding season from march to October for two years (2011 and 2012). Oriental scops owl nested in woodpecker's nest holes (46.1%), natural tree holes (38.5%), and artificial wood boxes (15.4%). These nests were located on following trees: Zelkova serrata, Paulownia coreana, Celtis sinensis, Salix chaenomeloides, Salix babylonica, Fraxinus rhynchophylla, Robinia pseudoacacia and Platanus occidentalis. The hatching success was 91.4%, fledging success was 83.0%, and breeding success was 75.9%. The factors of the breeding failure were falling (57.1%), abandonment (28.6%), hatching failure (7.1%), and others with unknown cause of death (7.1%). According to nest types, the fledging success (69.2%) of woodpecker's nest holes were low and the hatching success (79.2%) of natural tree holes were also low due to hatching failure and abandonment. However, hatching success, fledging success, breeding success were high in the artificial nests as all the eggs hatched and succeeded in fledging. Therefore, we suggested that artificial nests can cover the weaknesses of natural nests as well as increasing the breeding success. However, long-term research on installation place, height, and hole sizes of the artificial nest are required in order to clearly reveal the effects on the breeding success of oriental scops owl.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제76권2호
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• pp.109-118
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• 1987

경남(慶南)의 주요(主要) 14개지역(個地域)의 산림(山林)에 통나무 재소상(材巢箱)과 판재소상(板材巢箱), 혼합재소상(混合材巢箱)을 1984년(年) 4월(月) 1일(日)에 가설(架設)하여 1986년(年) 6월(月) 30일(日)까지 가설지역내(架設地域內)의 서식조류(棲息鳥類)의 종류(種類)와 소상별(巢箱別) 서식상황(棲息狀況), 지역별(地域別) 및 임상별(林相別) 서식상황(棲息狀況) 영소조류(營巢鳥類)의 생태(生態) 등(等)을 조사(調査)하여 보았던 바 그 결과(結果)는 다음과 같다. 1) 서식조류(棲息鳥類)는 모두 20과(科) 35종(種)이였으며 그 중(中)에서는 꿩과 멧비둘기, 멧새, 오목눈이, 박새, 찌르레기, 때까치 등(等)이 가장 많이 서식(棲息)하였다. 2) 인공소상내(人工巢箱內)에서 가장 많이 서식(棲息)한 조류(鳥類)는 진박새(17.2%)와 박새(16.7%), 쇠박새(12.2%) 등(等)이였으며 그 중(中)에서도 진박새가 제일 많이 서식(棲息)하였다. 3) 각(各) 지역별(地域別) 인공소상내(人工巢箱內)의 서식상황(棲息狀況)을 보면 고산지역(高山地域)과 저산지역(低山地域)에서는 진박새와 박새가 공원지역(公園地域)보다 더 많이 서식(棲息)하였고, 참새와 찌르레기 등(等)은 도시공원지역(都市公園地域)과 저산지역(低山地域)에서 더 많이 서식(棲息)하였다. 4) 서식(棲息)한 소상(巢箱)(전체(全體)의 61%)중(中)에서 번식산란(繁殖産卵) 장소(場所)로 이용(利用)된 것(45.5%)이 영소용(營巢用)으로 이용(利用)된 것(15.6%)보다 더 많았다. 5) 인공소상내(人工巢箱內)의 종류별(種類別) 서식상황(棲息狀況)을 보면 판재소상(板材巢箱)(A형(型))과 판재소상(板材巢箱)(B형(型))보다 혼합재소상(混合材巢箱)과 판재소상(板材巢箱)(C형(型))이 더 많이 서식(棲息)하였다. 6) 출입공(出入孔)의 크기별(別) 서식상황(棲息狀況)을 보면 3cm 출입공(出入孔)(81.1%)이 4cm 출입공(出入孔)(57.8%)과 5cm 출입공(出入孔)(24.4%)보다 더 많이 서식(棲息)하였다. 7) 임상별(林相別) 서식상황(棲息狀況)을 보면 혼효림(混淆林)(73.3%)이 침엽수림(針葉樹林)(68.3%)에서 보다 더 많이 서식(棲息)하였다. 8) 조류별(鳥類別) 산란시기(産卵時期)는 박새류(類)는 4월말(月末)~5월상순(月上旬)이였으며 밀화부리와 때까치, 알락할미새, 참새 등(等)은 5월중순(月中旬)이었다. 9) 산란수(産卵數)는 박새류(類)와 참새, 알락할미새류(類)는 매일(每日) 1개(個)씩 평균(平均) 7.2개(個)를 산란(産卵)하였으며, 밀화부리류(類)는 7일간(日間)에 4개(個), 때까치류(類)는 4일간(日間)에 5개(個)를 산란(産卵)하였다. 10) 포란기간(抱卵期間)은 박새류(類)는 16~18일간(日間)이였으며, 기지(基地)의 조류(鳥類)는 대부분(大部分)이 11~14일간(日間)이었다. 11) 부화(孵化) 13일간(日間)의 각종조류(各種鳥類)의 부위별(部位別) 성장상태(成長狀態)를 보면 박새류(類)의 평균체중(平均體重)은 13.89g, 날개의 길이는 72.00mm, 부척(跗蹠)의 길이는 20.86mm였으며, 참새류(類)의 평균체중(平均體重)은 20.30g, 날개의 길이는 66.17mm, 부척(跗蹠)의 길이는 20.15mm였다. 12) 식이물(食餌物)의 종류(種類)를 보면 참새는 유충(幼虫)을 55.2%, 성충(成虫)을 37.2%, 번데기를 2.8%, 거미류(類)를 2.8%, 식물질(植物質)을 2.0%를 먹이로 하였는데, 이들 중(中) 98%가 동물질(動物質)이였으며, 또한 이 동물질중(動物質中) 95.2%는 삼림해충(森林害虫)이였다.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.155-163
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• 2012

This study was carried out to monitor reproductive responses of great tits in 17 urban forests in Daegu metropolitan city. The reproductive perspectives of great tits were surveyed by using 106 artificial bird nests, of which five or seven nests were set up in every urban forest. A ratio of artificial nests used by great tits for their reproduction was 27.4%. It was showing that forests, where the reproductive response was higher, was located at the edge of the city, or was known as having a good vegetation structure in the urban area. The laying date of a great tit was a little earlier in forests in the middle of the city. It might be dependent on the density of artificial land uses including a residential area and an industrial complex, which are able to increase an urban micro-temperature. Otherwise, natural forests or forest patches nearby natural forests located at the edge of the city were showing that the laying date of great tits was relatively later than the oneee in the forest in the middle of the city. There was a big difference of reproduction perspectives of great tit between the 1st and 2nd reproduction. In the 1st reproduction, a clutch size was larger, while an egg volume was so low. Otherwise, the clutch size was shown so smaller in the 2nd reproduction than in the 1st reproduction, while the egg volume was larger in the 2nd reproduction. It might be due to the survival strategy of a great tit to prepare the winter season for a juvenile. Many variables, regarding to the problem of climate changes, have been linked to the environment of urban area and the bird habitats. Finally, Monitoring a bird reproduction is a valuable work for managing an urban forest as well as for conserving a natural forest.

• 한국환경생태학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경생태학회 2004년도 학술대회지
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• pp.126-128
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• 2004

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제21권5_3호
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• pp.665-673
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• 1998

This study was conducted to clarified the relationship between bird community and forest structure and present the counterplan for protection and management of bird community from February 1993 to July 1995 at deciduous and coniferous forest within Mt. Nam area, Seoul, Korea. DBH distribution has not significant differences in each study site. Deciduous forest had more foliage coverage in all layers than coniferous forest. Total 41 species of birds, which were 16 species of resident, 14 species of summer visitor, 4 species of winter visitor, and 7 species of passage migrant were recrded in two study sites. Leaf use rate of birds was increased the increase of coverage. The number of breeding species and pairs, breeding density, and diversity index were greater in deciduous forest than coniferous forest. The number of species and pairs on bush-nesting and foraging guild were greater than other guilds. And the nuber of species and pairs on hole nesting guild were the fewest in nesting guild. Use rate of artificial nests for improvement of habitat quality was greater in coniferous forest than deciduous forest. Maintenance of bush layer, increase of coverage and leaf layer diversity, supply of artificial nests, management of large trees, and control of natural enemy were necessary for protection and management of bird community in Mt. nam area.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.850-857
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• 2015

본 연구는 한국 서해안 무인도에서 번식하는 노랑부리백로의 주요 번식지에서 번식지 환경에 따른 둥지 특성의 차이점을 파악하고 비교 분석하여, 향후 이들의 자연번식지에 둥지 터 조성 및 관리방안을 마련하는 데 필요한 기초자료를 제공하기 위하여 수행되었다. 연구는 2013년 6월과 7월에 번식지환경이 서로 유사한 서만도(11개 둥지)와 황서도(14개 둥지), 목도(10개 둥지)와 납대기섬(15개 둥지)의 4개 섬에서, 산란된 알이 있는 총 50개의 둥지를 대상으로 하였다. 연구결과 4개 번식 집단의 둥지 특성은 황서도의 은폐도가 가장 높았고, 둥지 높이는 목도가 가장 높았으며, 재사용 기간은 납대기섬, 둥지 깊이는 목도가 가장 깊었다. 유사한 번식환경인 이대 군락에서 번식하는 목도와 납대기섬의 두 번식 집단 간의 둥지 특성은 높이와 재사용 기간의 2개 항목에서 유의한 차이가 있었다. 또한 찔레꽃 군락에서 번식하는 서만도와 황서도의 두 번식 집단 간의 둥지 특성은 재사용 기간, 둥지 깊이의 2개 항목에서 유의한 차이를 나타내었다. 이대 군락에서 번식하는 집단(목도, 납대기섬)과 찔레꽃 군락에서 번식하는 집단(서만도, 황서도) 간의 둥지 특성을 분석한 결과 은폐도, 둥지 단경, 둥지 깊이의 3개 항목에서 유의한 차이를 나타내었다. 결과적으로 한국에서 번식하는 노랑부리백로의 경우 유사한 번식지 환경에서도 일부 둥지 특성에서 차이가 나타났으며, 이대 군락과 찔레꽃 군락의 서로 다른 번식지 환경에서는 은폐도, 둥지 단경, 둥지 깊이의 3개 항목에서 차이가 나타났다. 따라서 향후 노랑부리백로의 자연번식지에 둥지 터를 조성하거나 번식지 관리방안 수립 시 은폐도, 둥지 터 식물의 수종 등을 고려하여 조성하는 방안이 필요하였다.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.101-110
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• 2017

On June 14, 2008 (the first experiment) and July 24, 2008 (the second experiment), the shores of the Boseong River and the sandy beaches, Seokgok-myun, Moksadong-myun, Gokseong-gun in Jeollanam Province were investigated and a total of 29 soft-shelled turtle (Tryonyx sinensis) eggs in the natural spawning nest eggs were collected (13 eggs were collected in the first experiment and 16 eggs in the second experiment). The temperatures in the natural spawning nests were $25.9-36.9{\pm}0.5^{\circ}C$, the depth of the eggs was $5.2-7.5{\pm}0.5cm$ as the distance of the average $6.4{\pm}0.5cm$. 29 eggs were scattered at least 0.2 cm interval. Artificial incubation of 29 eggs was conducted in artificial nest boxes in thermo-plastic composition of the incubator, and then incubated at $26.5-35.5{\pm}0.5^{\circ}C$, and an average constant temperature was $31.2-32.1{\pm}1.0^{\circ}C$. The incubation days ranged from 53 to 55. In case of most turtles, incubation at $31^{\circ}C$ (higher temperatures) generally produces all or mostly females, while incubation at $25^{\circ}C$(cooler temperatures) produces all or mostly males. Exceptionally, in case of genus Trionyx, the sex ratio of female : male of T. sinensis of a freshwater soft-shelled turtle was approximately 1:1, which differs from other genera of turtles and makes T. sinensis Strauch only turtles presently known to lack temperature-dependent sex determination.

• 수산해양교육연구
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.702-710
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• 2017

Recently, in many reptiles (14 genera of turtles in five families), common characteristics of incubation temperatures are known to determine the sexes of hatchlings in many species of turtles, including the map turtles, painted turtles and snapping turtles, emys turtle, etc. According to many researcher's reports, in general, incubation at $25^{\circ}C$ (cooler temperatures) produces all or mostly males, however, incubation at $31^{\circ}C$ (higher temperatures) or higher produces all or mostly females. Exceptionally, even cooler temperature ($20^{\circ}C$) produce females, they produced all or mostly females. Accordingly, it is well-known that incubation temperature is the sex determining agent in these turtles. However, this paper presents study of the sex ratio and nest ecology in natural spawning nest: Observations on hatching sex ratios of eggs collected from natural nests of T. sinensis are similar to a previous report of the same genus Trionyx in the soft-shelled turtles. However, this genus (or species) showed some different phenomena to other kinds of turtles such as various kinds turtles mentioned above. After collection of naturally spawned eggs (17 eggs of T. sisnensis) on the natural nests, a laboratory experiment by the constant incubation temperatures was conducted with natural fluctuating soil temperatures in the natural nest with the soft-shelled turtle, T. sinensis. And also laboratory experiments were conducted using constant incubation temperatures of $25^{\circ}C$ (cooler temp.) and $30^{\circ}C$ (higher temp.) with the turtle, T. sinensis. Exceptionally, it was confirmed that the first and second incubation temperatures can't control sex-determination in the freshwater soft-shelled turtle, T. sinensis. The sex ratio approximated 1:1 (${\chi}^2=0.06$, P>0.05 (the Ist experiment). And the sex ratio approximated 1:1 independently of incubation temperature (${\chi}^2=0.33$, P>0.05 (the 2nd experiment). Consequently, temperature has no effect on sex determination in the genus Trionyx in a soft-shelled turtle.