• Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.54-58
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• 2018

Diet composition of amphibians usually reflects the distribution of potential prey within habitats, as well as their diet preference. We identified the diet items of Japanese tree frog (Hyla japonica) using a stomach flushing method in a rice paddy for the establishment of bio-monitoring systems of landscape changes. During the reproductive period, 71% of calling males had empty stomachs. All prey items in the stomachs belonged to the phylum Arthropoda, from eight orders of Insecta and one order of Arachnida. Among insect prey, the most common items in the stomachs were adults of beetles, flies and bugs, and larvae of butterflies and moths. There was a significant positive correlation between the body mass of Japanese tree frogs and the volume of prey items. Our results can provide a basic framework to guide the monitoring systems using prey identification of Japanese tree frogs.

• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.20-28
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• 2019

The feeding habits of Pacific bluefin tuna, Thunnus orientalis were analyzed using samples by large purse seine fishery in Korean waters from 2012 to 2017. The number of samples was 1,274 and the fork-length (FL) ranged from 34.6 to 218.0 cm. According to %IRI, the Important main prey items of immature individuals (below 91.4 cm in FL) were Pisces, Cephalopoda and Euphausiacea and those of mature individuals were Cephalopoda and Pisces. T. orientalis showed ontogenetic changes in prey item that Pisces was dominated in size class of 30-89 cm (FL), Cephalopoda in 90-179 cm (FL), and Pisces above 180 cm. As for seasonal changes in prey item, Cephalopoda was dominant in spring and Pisces was dominant in summer, autumn and winter. %F, %N, %W and %IRI cluster analysis divided area into three groups: Group A was dominated by Pisces; Group B was dominated by Cephalopoda, and Group C was dominated by Euphausiacea.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제56권5호
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• pp.728-733
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• 2023

The diet composition of octopus Octopus vulgaris was studied using 392 specimens collected from January to December 2020 in the coastal waters of Yeosu, Korea. The body weight ranged from 86.4 to 3,645.4 g. The most important prey item in the diet of O. vulgaris was decapods, which constituted 43.9% in ranking index (%RI). The second largest prey item was Pisces (%RI=27.9%), and cephalopods (%RI=21.8%) constituted the third largest prey item. The average trophic level of O. vulgaris was 3.97±0.59. Ontogenetic changes were significant among size classes (<400 g, 400-800 g, ≥800 g). The small size class (<400 g) mainly fed on decapods, whereas the medium (400-800 g) and large size (≥800 g) classes mainly fed on cephalopods and Pisces, respectively. The dietary composition varied significantly with season.

• 한국어류학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.347-353
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• 2023

이번 연구에 사용된 민달고기는 2021년 2월, 5월, 8월, 11월에 제주 근해를 포함한 남해 근해 20개 해구에서 저층 트롤을 이용하여 채집되었다. 전장범위는 10.1~50.2 cm로 나타났으며, 공복률은 45.8%였다. 민달고기의 주 먹이생물은 어류였고, 어류 중에서도 갈치, 전갱이, 깃비늘치 등을 섭식하였다. 어류 다음으로 중요한 먹이생물은 난바다곤쟁이류였다. 민달고기의 크기군별 먹이생물 조성 변화를 알아본 결과, <20.0 cm 크기군에서는 전갱이가 우점한 먹이생물이었다. 또한 20.0~25.0 cm 크기군에서는 갈치가, ≥25.0 cm 크기군에서는 깃비늘치가 우점한 먹이생물이었다. 민달고기의 크기군별 개체당 평균 먹이생물 습중량(mW/ST)은 증가하는 경향을 보였다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.225-229
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• 2014

Feeding behavior of Temora turbinata was investigated through laboratory experiments with special emphasis on its food preference and consequent clearance rate on diatom and microbial components given as common natural food assemblage of coastal area (Uchiumi, Uwa Sea, Japan). Among available prey items, T. turbinata showed the highest clearance rate for Thalassiosira spp. ($0.23{\pm}0.08L\;Temora^{-1}day^{-1}$) followed by Chaetoceros spp. ($0.11{\pm}0.03L\;Temora^{-1}day^{-1}$), but clearance rates for other diatom, Nitzschia spp. was lower (0.03 to $0.07L\;Temora^{-1}day^{-1}$). Bacterial abundances showed no response against 24-h feeding of T. turbinata. Feeding of T. turbinata on heterotrophic nanoflagellates (HNF) was apparent when clearance rates of T. turbinata on diatoms were relatively low, but T. turbinata did not consume HNF as well as ciliates with Thalassiosira spp. of which clearance rate was highest. The results suggest that HNF and ciliates are possible supplementary prey item for T. turbinata, but their contribution as food sources can be limited by the presence of other prey items such as preferable diatom species.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.435-441
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• 2011

The feeding habits of yellow goosefish Lophius litulon and John Dory Zeus faber were studied by analyzing the stomach contents of specimens collected in the South Sea of Korea. In total, 132 hauls were taken during six experimental trawl survey (Tamgu 1) cruises conducted on a seasonal basis (March 2005-October 2007). The main prey items of the two species were similar. Fishes and crustaceans were the most important prey, with neither species showing ontogenetic changes in preferred species. Specifically, Pennahia argentata was the preferred prey item of L. litulon, whereas Trichiurus lepturus and Engraulis japonicus were preferred by Z. faber. Larger Z. faber (>24 cm) preferred bigger prey such as T. lepturus and Larimichthys polyactis, while smaller Z. faber preferred E. japonicus and Acropoma japonicum.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.168-176
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• 2023

Background: Many insectivorous bats have flexible diets, and the difference in prey item consumption among species is one of the key mechanisms that allows for the avoidance of interspecies competition and promotes coexistence within a microhabitat. In Korea, of the 24 bat species that are known to be distributed, eight insectivorous bats use forest areas as both roosting and foraging sites. Here, we aimed to understand the resource partitioning and coexistence strategies between two bat species, Myotis ikonnikovi and Plecotus ognevi, cohabiting the Mt. Jumbong forests, by comparing the differences in dietary consumption based on habitat utilization. Results: Upon examining their dietary composition using the DNA meta-barcoding approach, we identified 403 prey items (amplicon sequence variants). A greater prey diversity including Lepidoptera, Diptera, Coleoptera, and Ephemeroptera, was detected from M. ikonnikovi, whereas most prey items identified from P. ognevi belonged to Lepidoptera. The diversity index of prey items was higher for M. ikonnikovi (H': 5.67, D: 0.995) than that for P. ognevi (H': 4.31, D: 0.985). Pianka's index value was 0.207, indicating little overlap in the dietary composition of these bat species. Our results suggest that M. ikonnikovi has a wider diet composition than P. ognevi. Conclusions: Based on the dietary analysis results, our results suggests the possibility of differences in foraging site preferences or microhabitat utilization between two bat species cohabiting the Mt. Jumbong. In addition, these differences may represent one of the important mechanism in reducing interspecific competition and enabling coexistence between the two bat species. We expected that our results will be valuable for understanding resource partitioning and the coexistence of bats inhabiting the Korean forests.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제52권6호
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• pp.740-744
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• 2019

Pacific white-sided dolphins Lagenorhynchus obliquidens inhabit cool temperate waters; in Korean waters, they concentrate near the coast of Gangwon and Gyeongbuk from late autumn to early spring. We collected 15 individuals from Yeongduk, Gyeongju, Ulsan, and Busan between December 2018 and February 2019 and analyzed their stomach contents. Fresh prey items were identified to the species level, and residual stomach contents that were unidentified due to digestion were filtered through a sieve to find fish otoliths and cephalopod beaks. The most important prey items of Pacific white-sided dolphins were cephalopods, composing 68.0% of the diet by occurrence. Fishes were the second largest dietary component, making up 32.0% of the diet by occurrence. Of the cephalopod species consumed, Watasenia scintilans was the principal prey item.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.20-30
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• 2022

The present study was carried out to investigate the food and feeding habits of Oreochromis niloticus in Lake Shala to manage this species in this high Soda Lake. Stomachs of 226 fish (65.9%) had different food items, while those of 117 fish (34.1%) were empty. Phytoplankton was the dominant food categories occurring in 90.3% of the stomachs estimated and contributed 75.5% of the total volume. Bacillariophyceae (Nitzschia, Anomoeoneis, Navicula and Melosira) were identified as the most desired phytoplankton item. The prey items of O. niloticus differed among size classes (ANOVA, p < 0.05). The main prey items were zooplankton by the smaller-size class, and phytoplankton in fish of the larger-size class. Seasonal variation in the diet composition was evident (t-test, p < 0.05) and zooplankton, chironomids, nematodes, fish scales and detritus were important during the wet season, while phytoplankton predominates during the dry season. This study concludes that O. niloticus had a phytoplanktivores feeding mainly on phytoplankton and their feeding habits influenced by season and fish size in Lake Shala.

• 환경생물
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.275-287
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• 2013

멸치는 한국 남해에서 가장 많이 어획되는 어류이며, 상업적으로도 중요한 수산 자원 중 하나로써, 이 연구는 한국 남해에 서식하는 멸치의 지역별, 계절별 먹이생물의 차이를 통해 멸치의 주 먹이생물과 섭이 생태를 알고, 이를 통해 멸치의 생태학적 위치의 중요성에 대해 살펴보고자 한다. 2011년 7월부터 2012년 2월까지 한국 남해의 통영, 진도 그리고 여수에서 채집된 멸치의 먹이생물 분석과 멸치가 채집된 해역에서의 동물플랑크톤 군집 구조를 분석하였다. 조사된 멸치의 먹이생물은 조사 해역과 시기에 따라 차이가 나타났다. 여수와 진도에서 7월에 출현한 멸치의 먹이생물은 따개비 유생의 cyprid기(>35%)와 요각류인 Calanus sinicus (>22%)가 우점하여 나타난 반면, 통영에서는 소형 요각류인 Paracalanus parvus s.l. (41%)와 Corycaeus affinis (22%)가 우점하여 나타났다. 같은 조사기간 동안 각 해역에서 출현한 동물플랑크톤은 여수에서 지각류인 Evadne tergestina (39%), 진도에서 Paracalanus parvus s.l. (28%)와 통영에서 Evadne tergestina (14%)가 우점하여 나타났다. 계절에 따라 살펴보면, 하계에 우점한 먹이생물은 따개비 유생과 요각류였고, 추계에는 식물플랑크톤과 요각류 Pseudodiaptomus marinus, 동계에는 Paracalanus parvus s.l.와 냉수성 요각류인 Centropages abdominalis가 가장 우점하는 먹이생물로 출현하였다. 계절에 따라 채집된 멸치의 먹이생물 선택성은 하계에 조사해역에서 우점한 지각류인 Evadne tergestina (39%)보다 작게 출현한 Calanus sinicus (3%)의 선택성이 높았고, 추계와 동계에 조사해역에서 우점종이었던 Paracalanus parvus s.l. (30%, 21%)보다 각각 Pseudodiaptomus marinus (0.5%) and Centropages abdominalis (0.9%)를 높게 선택하였다. 한국 남해의 멸치는 서식하고 있는 지역에 따른 동물플랑크톤의 군집 구조의 차이에 따라 먹이생물의 선택성이 달라졌다. 또한, 계절에 따른 플랑크톤의 군집 구조에 따라 먹이생물의 종류와 섭이 형태가 달라졌다. 한국 남해의 멸치는 식물 플랑크톤과 동물플랑크톤을 모두 섭이하면서 높은 적응력과 먹이생물에 유연성을 보였다. 이러한 멸치의 먹이생물 섭이 방식은 공간적 또는 계절적으로 많은 변동이 일어나는 한국 남해 연안 해역에서 생존하는데 필수적인 것으로 보여진다.