• Korean Journal of Heritage: History & Science
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• v.2
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• pp.270-284
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• 1966

(1) The author surveyed the environmental factors and the fauna of Sung-Yoo Cave(360m in length) from November 29 to December 2, 1961. (2) Air temperature, water temperature, moisture, water depth, water gravity, oxygen concentration carbon dioxide concentration and pH in water of the cave were studied as enveronmental factors. The results are shown in the Table 1~7 and Fig.3. (3) Four species of troglobite (22.2%). seven of troglophile(38.9%). four of troglozene(22.2%). and three of parasite constitute the terrestrial fauna of Sung-yoo Cave. In the other hand, all of the aquatic fauna(4 species of fish) of the cave were troglozene. (5) None of the species of animals listed in this paper has ever been recorded in Korea.

• Journal of the Speleological Society of Korea
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.17-22
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• 1975

The Kosudong-gul Cave at kosu-ri, Daegang-myon, Danyang-gun, Chung Chong Bug-do, Province was surveryed by this author on the 3rd of Nov. 1973, 6th of Jan. 1974, 30th of Aug. and 13th of Sept. 1975 through over several times field trips. Yoechon-gul Cave at Yoechon-ri, Gagok-myon, Danyang-gun, Chung Chong Bug-do, Province was surveyed by this author on the 30th of August, 1975. The enviromental factors of both caves checked the siftations for air temperature, water temperature, moisture and pH, as well as the faunae f both caves and ecollogically studieel them. Kosudong-gul Cave (1) The environmental factors checked was the same as table 1. (2) The fauna is 5 classes and 18 species and they classified as Troglobite......2 species-11.1％, troglophile.....5 species-27.7％, and trogloxene....11 species.-61.2％. Yochon-gul Cave (1)The environmental factor Checked was the same as table 2. (2) The fauna is 5 classes and 8 species and they classified as troglobite......1 species-11.1％, troglobite....4 species-44.4％ and trogloxene.....4 species-44.4%.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.12-27
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• 2004

Studies on the Korean cave fauna were reviewed during the last seven decades since the first record of Antrokorean gracilipes Verhoeff, 1938. The cave animals have been reported by only 112 papers, 16 repoyts and ten books. In the results, a total of 257 species is recorded representing four phyla, ten classes, 31 orders, and 94 families, and also the holotype localities of 87 species are recorded from 36 caves and four wells in Boron. Arthropods are predominant consisting of 241 species (93.8％), and true spiders (Araneae) are a most diverse group with 97 species (37.7％) including 21 Korean endemic species belonging to 29 families.

• Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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• v.36 no.4
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• pp.757-761
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• 1996

The animal bone-remains excavated with earthwares at Cheju Kimnyungri cave site were investigated morphologically and osteometrically. The number of bone remains were 1706 pieces by morphological criteria. Based on the classification of bony pieces excavated in the cave site, the important animal species in Cheju island during the early Tamra period (presumably between A.D.0 - A.D. 500) was as follows; wild boar(75%), deer(17%), cattle(6%), and horse in small percentage. The excavated bone remains imply that the major fauna of animal species are composed of three species, including Sus scrofa, Cervus nippon and Bos taurus. These data suggests that the archaeological remains such as bone pieces are good indicators of the fauna animals, and of zoological entity in the island.

• The Korean Journal of Quaternary Research
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.1-13
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• 1990

The first well-preserved an immature fossil skeleton of Pleistocene age in South Korea was found at the quarry of Hungsu cave which consists of the Turubong Cave Complex, Ch'ongwon, Korea. This fossil remain has been designated as "Hungsu Cave Child". Associated with the individual were a small number of stone artifacts. While a precise date for this site is not available yet, the presence of fauna would suggest a warm period of an Upper Pleistocene date. Metric and non-metric methods are used for the description of the Hungsu child's skeleton. This fossil has been assigned a developmental age of 5 years, but can be considered to be the range of 4 to 6 years. Estimated cranial capacity ranged from 1,260 to 1,300 CC and the estimated stature from 110 to 120cm. The Hungsu child is differentiated by the superiority in size of skull, cranial length and height, and, most significantly, its greater parietal arc. On the basis of comparison of the total cranical characteristics of Hungsu child and other samples including hominid fossils and modern man of East Asia, it is assumed that Hungsu child can currently, be classified as "an anatomically modern man or anatomically Homo sapiens". Homo sapiens".uot;.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.155-167
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• 2007

As a result of the faunistic study on the subterranean cyclopoid copepods, four species of three genera in the family Cyclopidae are reported from nine limestone caves and a lava tube in South Korea: Megacyclops magnus (Marsh, 1920), Acanthocyclops orientalis Borutzky, 1966, A, robustus (Sars, 1863) and Diacyclops suoensis Ito, 1956, all of them new to Korean fauna. This paper deals with the taxonomic accounts and illustrations of the four species with the redescription of A. orientalis. This is the first taxonomic study on the cave-dwelling cyclopoid copepods from Korea.

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.19 no.2 s.43
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• pp.113-124
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• 1980

In Korea, only a few cave spiders have so far reported, so little is known as their fauna. The author investigated on the caves, various part of this country to have taken up the study of these spiders, detailed report will be made in future, but for the present, has dealt with as follow; 1) As a result of the historical review of the study on cave spiders have been recorded 39 species of 27 genera belonging to 15 families, including 16 new species in Korea. 2) It were recorded that the name and location of 154 caves; 121 limeston caves, 33 lava caves which surveyed by the author. 3) A list of cave spiders made out about 100 species 60 genera belonging to 23 families. However there are considerable number of species which have not yet been identified and waiting for descriptions particularly in the troglobiontic species. Especially the Leptonetid, Nesticid and Cybaeid species are very important matrials for discussing the variatoin and lineage of species through isolation. 4) Species common to foreign countries are restricted to a few; 25 species of Japan, 2 species of Europe. There are not exist troglobiontic species, and most of them are trogloxenous ones.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.394-402
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• 2015

This study was carried out to investigate the bat (Chiroptera) fauna in Jeju Island. Bat distribution was monitored in lava tubes, sea caves, cave encampments and eco-corridors from July, 2006 to June, 2015. Bat specimens were also confirmed at the museums in Jeju Island. From the present study, we found 8 species of 6 genera belong to 3 families, which was different from the records had previously described in Jeju Island since 1928. Five species (Rhinolophus ferrumequium, Myotis bombinus, M. formosus, M. macrodactylus and Miniopterus schreibersi) were commonly found to live in lava tubes and cave enforcements. But only R. ferrumequium was found in a sea cave and five species including Murina leucogaster and Pipistrellus abramus were found in eco-corridors. We have also found seven species including Tadarida insignis in the specimens stored in local museums. From the results of this study, we actually could not found the remaining seven species (Hypsugo savii, Miniopterus fuscus, Myotis mystacinus, Myotis ikonnikovi, Myotis branditii, Myotis petax and Pipistrellus endoi). Interestingly, Myotis formosus which is known as one of endangered species and Myotis bombinus which is very rare in Korean Peninsula were currently found in Jeju Island. In addition, Tube-nosed bat (Murina leucogaster) that was discovered for the first time through this study. A variety of habitats for Chiroptera were identified, but the information is still not sufficient to understand. These results will be useful to provide a fundamental data in preserving the diversity of bats and in ecological study in Jeju Island.

• The Korean Journal of Zoology
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.13-21
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• 1968

1. The authors have collected 40 species of fresh-water fishes at 10 streams located at east side area of Taebaik Mountain Chain, from Songhyon-ri, Hyonnae-myon, Kosung-Kun, Kangwon-do to Chodang cave, Koenduck-myon, Samchok-kun, Kangwon-do from May 25, 1966 to August 30, 1967. 2. Of 40 species 14 are not distributed in the Han River, another 17 are not found in northern part of Wonsan and 11 are not distributed in southern part of Woolchin located at east coast of Korea. 3. Thirty-three species of northern fresh-water fishes, 16 of southern species and 60 of the Han River species were not distributed in the studied area. 4. We consider that the studied area should be included intermediate district of Amur and China subregion. We also believe that the difference of the fish fauna of the studied area and northern part, southern part and the Han River is originated by ecological and geohistorical factors. 5. We consider that Ganthopogon strigatus, Cobitis rotundicaudata, Coreoperca kawamebari, Leucopsarion petersi are distributed in the studied area are remarkable facts. On the other hand, it was quite strange that Gobiogobio, Pseudorasbora parva, Zacco paltypus, Zacco temmincki are not found in the area.