• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.261-266
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• 2015

We have analyzed the external morphology and the environment of the foraging site of Vespertilio sinensis. The external morphology was analyzed by twelve parameters and the environment characteristics of the foraging site was analyzed using GIS 10.1 program. The wing membrane was inserted into the ankle of the hind foot and the wing ratio was 1.42, the middle type between broad-short wing type and long-narrow wing type. The fur color was blackish brown but the guard hair color was whitish. The shape of the ear was a rounded triangle and tragus was a fan shape. This study showed that V. sinensis preferred the deciduous forest of the upper forest zone, where human interference was less. We believed that abundance of insects, depending on water system, was closely related to the use of the foraging site. This result showed that the environment characteristics was very similar to the nature preservation zone including Baekyang valley and Keumsun valley in Naejangsan National Park.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제26권7호
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• pp.817-826
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• 2017

We analyzed how foraging area use changed in female Pipistrellus abramus during the breeding season. Radio tracking was used to follow 12 female P. abramus in Gyeongju City, from 2013 to 2015. We followed three bats in each of four stages of reproduction: early pregnancy, late pregnancy, lactation, and post-lactation. Our data showed that the usable area of a foraging site and the area that was actually used by bats in that site were different, and foraging site use also differed according to stage of reproduction. The bats used arable land the most, with use rates of 57%, 40.4%, and 73.2% during early pregnancy, late pregnancy, and lactation, respectively. Bats in a post-lactation state did not use arable areas at all and instead foraged over bodies of water 90% of the time. There was no difference in the use of each foraging environment between bats in early pregnancy and late pregnancy. However, bats in late pregnancy and those that were lactating did use arable land to different extents, and bats that were lactating and those that were post-lactation also used arable land and bodies of water to different extents.

• 한국어류학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.123-128
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• 2008

2000년 10월부터 11월까지 일본 Aomori현 Mutu만에서 다섯동갈망둑, Pterogobius zacalles의 섭식행동에 관하여 연구를 실시하였다. 다섯동갈망둑은 돌 틈에서 펄과 함께 먹이를 채식하는 쪼기와 돌 표면에서 먹이생물을 흡입하는 두 가지 유형의 채식방법이 있지만, 주로 돌 틈에서 먹이를 채식하는 방법을 이용한다. 다섯동갈망둑의 두 가지 채식방법 모두는 먹이를 찾아 유영하는 찾기, 섭식장소에서 먹이생물을 발견하고 먹는 섭식, 섭식한 후에 먹이를 씹고 이물질을 뱉어내는 씹기의 3단계로 구성된다. 다섯동갈망둑은 두 가지 채식방법 중에서 돌 틈에서 섭식하는 쪼기를 이용할 때 더 먼 거리를 유영하여 먹이를 찾으며, 긴 시간동안 먹이를 씹는다. 다섯동갈망둑은 채식방법에 상관없이 단각류가 주요 먹이생물이지만, 돌 표면에서 채식하였을 때보다 돌 틈에서 채식하였을 때 상대적으로 크기가 큰 단각류나 십각류를 섭식한다. 이들은 돌 틈에서 먹이를 섭식할 때 더 많은 에너지와 시간을 소비하지만, 높은 칼로리의 먹이를 섭식한다. 따라서 먹이생물의 크기는 이들의 섭식방법을 결정하는 요인으로 사료된다.

• 환경생물
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.121-127
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• 2008

멸종위기종 황새의 보존와 복원 계획을 진행하는 과정에서 황새의 섭식행동과 서식지 환경을 이해하기 위하여 연구를 시작하였다. 이를 위하여 충북 청원군 미원면 화원리에 있는 산지형 습지 일부에 울타리를 치고 황새 암수의 한 쪽 날개의 첫째날개깃 일부를 잘라 방사하여, 6월 16일부터 7월 11일까지 25일간 일일 그리고 시간에 따른 섭식 행동 변화, 먹이 종류 및 양, 먹이 서식지 선택을 관찰하였다. 황새 암수의 하루 중 시간에 따른 섭식 시간과 휴식 시간은 이차함수적인 관계를 보여주었으나 이런 경향성은 25일간에 걸쳐 암수 간 큰 차이를 보여주지 않았다. 또한 황새는 다른 유형의 서식지 및 같은 유형의 연구지역 끝 쪽에 위치한 습지(습지 2)보다 연구지역 중간에 있는 습지 (습지 1)를 더 많이 이용하였다. 습지 1에 대한 이용 정도는 25일간 큰 변화를 보이지 않았으나 두 번째로 많이 이용된 논은 연구 기간 후반부로 갈수록 줄어들었고 반면에 습지 2와 통로의 이용 정도는 후반부로 갈수록 증가하였다. 암컷은 수컷보다 섭식에 보다 많은 시간 소비하였으나 섭식효율성은 암수 간 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 추후 서식지 조성 및 관리적 측면에서 황새의 섭식행동과 생태에 대한 의의를 논의에서 다루었다.

• 생태와환경
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.184-191
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• 2018

섭금류인 검은머리물떼새(Haematopus ostralegus osculans)는 주로 조수 경계부를 섭식지로 이용하는데, 번식기에는 간조시 드러난 갯벌에서 섭식하는 개체들이 일부 관찰된다. 드러난 갯벌에서 섭식하는 경우 조수 경계부에 비해 걸음수가 더 많고, 먹이탐색을 위해 중복탐침과 찔러넣기 행동의 비율이 더 높았지만, 섭식성공률은 현저히 낮았다. 또한, 주요 먹이원은 드러난 갯벌에서는 갯지렁이류였지만, 조수 경계부에서는 복족류(서해비단고둥)와 이매패류로 섭식지 유형간 뚜렷한 차이가 있었다. 번식기에 국한하여 드러난 갯벌을 섭식지로 이용하는 현상은 본래 선호하는 섭식지에 비해 효율이 떨어지더라도 번식 성공을 위해 번식지와 가까운 지역을 섭식지로 이용하는 것으로 판단된다. 본 연구는 번식이라는 생활사 변화에 맞춰 검은머리물떼새가 섭식행동과 먹이원을 달리함으로써 환경 변화에 대한 적응이 가능하다는 것을 제안한다.

• 환경생물
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.155-163
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• 2009

멸종위기종 황새의 야생 방사를 위한 먹이 서식지 조성 시 필요한 정보를 제공하고 야생 황새의 먹이 서식지 보호와 보존을 위한 기초 자료를 제공하고자 연구를 시작하였다. 이를 위하여 충북 청원군 미원면 화원리에 있는 산지형 습지 일부에 울타리를 치고 황새 암수의 한 쪽 날개의 첫째날개깃 일부를 잘라 방사하여, 6월 20일부터 8월 16일까지 서식지 먹이 밀도와 수심 변화에 따른 서식지 이용률 및 섭식행동 특성을 파악하였다. 황새는 밀도가 높은 서식지에서 오랫동안 머물며 섭식시도와 섭식량을 증가시켰으며 수심에 따라 암컷은 수심이 얕은 서식지에서 그리고 수컷은 중간 깊이의 서식지에서 섭식시간과 섭식량을 증가시켰다. 그러나 섭식효율성은 밀도와 수심과 관련없이 의미있는 차이가 없었다. 단지 암수 간의 섭식효율성이 밀도에 따라 그리고 수심이 다른 서식지에서 섭식행동에 따라 다르게 나타났다. 따라서 본 연구를 통하여 반자연적 환경에 방사된 황새가 먹이 밀도에 따라 섭식 지역을 선택할 수 있음을 보여주었고 섭식효율성은 개체에 따라 혹은 섭식 방법에 따라 다르게 나타날 수 있음을 보여주었다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.237-244
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• 2007

We investigated the foraging habitat preferences of herons and egrets in an agricultural area in Asan city, Chungcheongnam-do, Korea. In the study area, rice fields were the most abundant habitat type (86.8%) and total suitable feeding habitat was greater in the northern area (59.0%) than the southern area (22.5%) of the colony. Most feeding herons and egrets were located in the northern area of the colony. The number of feeding individuals in a given area was related to the available feeding area (Pearson correlation, r=0.773, p<0.001 for field habitats; r=0.901, p<0.001 for freshwater habitats). Feeding habitat preferences differed among species. Grey herons (Ardea cinerea), great egrets (Egretta alba), and black-crowned night herons (Nycticorax nycticorax) used reservoirs and ditches. However, intermediate egrets (E. intermedia) and cattle egrets (Bubulcus ibis) were dependent on rice fields. The little egret (E. garzetta) was a habitat generalist using all types of habitats. The two largest species, grey herons and great egrets, fed at deeper site than little egrets and foraged in deeper sites in reservoirs than in ditches (${\chi}^2-test,\;{\chi}^2{_3}=26.6$ and p<0.001 for grey herons, ${\chi}^2{_3}=17.5$ and p<0.001 for great egrets). All species displayed seasonal changes in feeding habitat use and these changes were related with changes in availability of feeding habitats.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.253-261
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• 1996

This study was conducted to clarify the relationship between bird community and forest structure from early May to mid June, 1988 in two sites which had different forest structures due to silvicultural practice, located in the Tomakomai Experimental Forest of Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan. Quantitative ahbitat analysis was applied to elucidate difference between the two study sites, and territory mapping method and guild analysis were used for assessment of the bird community. Dominant tree species were Quercus mongolica, Magnolia obovata, Prunus sargentii, Acer mono and Tilia japonica. Unithinned site had more foliage coverage in upper and middle layers, but in lower layer had less coverage than thinned site. Thirty four species of birds were recorded and of them only 21 species occupied territories within the study area. Dominant species were Ficedula narcissina, Phylloscopus occipitalis, Parus major, Passer rutilans, Sitta europaea and Parus palustris in the study area. The unmber of breeding species of the two sites were equal, but the species composition of breeding bird communities was different between the sites. The number of species and pairs on hole-nesting guild were greater in the unthinned site, but those on ground-nesting guild were greater in the thinned site. Canopy-nesting guild showed no significant difference between the two sites. Silvicultural practice such as proper thinning appeared to be not inadequate to all of the forest birds, probably good to bush and ground nesting guild, and to tree & bush and ground foraging guild. The silvicultural practice also did not considerably affect the hole and canopy-nesting guild.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제22권9호
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• pp.1227-1234
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• 2013

Between July and October 2011, radio-tracking was used to analyze the characteristics of home ranges and day roosts of Myotis aurascens by using 3 individuals (male: 2, female: 1). Bat capturing was conducted at a bridge and a nearby forest in Ulju-gun, Ulsan-si. We attached radio transmitters (0.32 g) to the bats and monitored them by using a radio receiver with a Yagi antenna. Home-range analysis of M. aurascens by using 100% minimum convex polygon (MCP) and 95% MCP showed an average of 106.5 ha and 89.3 ha, respectively, and 50% kernel home range (KHR) showed an average of 8.4 ha. Home range overlap of the 3 bats was observed at the bridge and at nearby water bodies as the core areas, and the size of the home range overlap was 7.3 ha by 100% MCP, 5.9 ha by 95% MCP, and 1.6 ha by 50% KHR. The home range for each bat consisted of the main foraging sites, and the types of foraging sites were similar. M. aurascens-01(M-01) used the bridge and nearby water bodies as the nightly main core areas, M. aurascens-02(M-02) used rice fields and water bodies adjacent to the forest as core areas, and M. aurascens-03(M-03) used water bodies and resident areas as core areas. Although rice fields and resident sites represented the core areas of the home ranges of M-02 and M-03, habitat use was the highest near water bodies as the core area for all the 3 bats. The types of day roosts in this study were a wooden house, canopies of a broad-leaved woodland, and banks of rice fields. The roosts in the wooden house and canopies of the broad-leaved woodland were located within the forest, and the roost in the banks of rice fields was also adjacent to the forest. Our results revealed that the main home range and foraging sites of M. aurascens were located near water bodies as the core area, and forests and places adjacent to the forests were used as day roosts.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.137-143
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• 2009

Pre-dispersal seed predation by a granivorous bird, the masked grosbeak (Eophona personata, Fringillidae), was investigated in two bird-dispersed trees, Celtis sinensis and Aphananthe aspera (Ulmaceae). The objectives of this study were to 1) measure direct damage of predation by grosbeaks on plant crops, 2) reveal the temporal pattern of predation within each tree species and its causal factors, and 3) test whether foraging grosbeaks hinder foraging of frugivorous birds, thereby indirectly impacting the reproduction of both tree species. A substantial amount of fruit and seed crop was consumed by grosbeaks (24.3% in Celtis; 55.5% in Aphananthe), and only 17.7% (Celtis) and 16.7% (Aphananthe) were removed by frugivorous birds. At the study site, the grosbeak population size fluctuated greatly during the fruiting seasons of both plant species. As for Celtis, predated seed density also fluctuated temporally, and the local population size of grosbeaks was responsible for predated seed density. In Aphananthe, predation was not fully explained by grosbeak populations or plant phenology, but its peak coincided with that of grosbeak population. These results suggest that predispersal seed predation by granivorous birds can have large negative impacts on the bird-dispersed plants. Changes in local population size of granivorous birds can influence predatation and can affect reproductive success of the bird-dispersed plants available to the birds.