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A study on the Inhabitant of Ssang-Cave in Pyeongchang, Korea (평창(平昌) 쌍굴(雙屈)의 서식생물(棲息生物)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究))

  • Son, Gyu-Nam;Kim, Byoung-Woo
    • Journal of the Speleological Society of Korea
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    • no.89
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    • pp.1-15
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    • 2008
  • In this study, the inhabitant were investigated at the six sites in the cave which is located in Giwha-ri, Mitan-myen, Pyeong Chang-gun from January to June in 2005. As the result of observation, collection, researching, It was confirmed as all animals species were classified by 19 species, 4 classes, 11 orders, 16 families. Among the investigated animals, Diestrammena asynamora Adelung distributed 66.6% and Antrokoreana gracilipes Verhoeff distributed 22.4%. They were confirmed as a dominant species. Among the observed animals, Troglobite with ecological characteristics was 5.3%, troglophiles were 21.1% and trogloxenes were 73.7%. Among them, There were the largest number of species in trogloxenes. In the class manmalia, Rhinolphus ferrumequinum korai Kuroda and two Myolis daubentoni ussuriensis Ognev's species were observed. Among them Rhinolphus ferrumequinum korai Kuroda distributed 58.9%, so they were confirmed as a dominant species. The largest number of Triphosa dubitata Linnaeus, trogloxenes, were observed in January and February in winter. 503 individual of Antrokoreana gracilipes Verhoeffs, troglobites, were observed only in June. Diestrammena asynamora Adelung, troglophiles, appeared the large number of species in sping, especially, in April and May.

A Study on the Environment and Inhabitant of Gosu Cave in Sindanyang (신단양 고수동굴의 환경과 서식생물에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Byoung-Woo;Park, Sang-Young
    • Journal of the Speleological Society of Korea
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    • no.67
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    • pp.11-20
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    • 2005
  • The envirronment of Gosu cave and distribution of inhabitant were surveyed every month from 2002, April to 2003, march. in Gosu Cave, average temperature in summer was $16^{circ}C$ and in winter $14^{circ}C$. Average humidity in summer was $85\%$ and in winter $90\%$. At the entranceof cave in the site 1, trogloxenes:4 species were observed. Troglophiles: Diestrammena japanica was a large population. inside of cave in the site 2 and in the middle Part of the site 3, troglobites:4 species, troglophiles:2 species, trogoxenes: Rhinoiophus ferrumeqinum korai, skleroprotopus laticoxalis longus were observed. Galloisiana sp. were observed on the ground of the Sindong in the site 4, Pseudocrangonyx asiaticus were obserued in the water of yongsu valley. Troglobites have to be preserve as cave animals living in the darkness for a long time.

A Study on the inhabitant of Hoe-ok cave in Wonju (원주(原州) 회옥굴(窟)의 서식생물(棲息生物)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究))

  • Park, Jong-Beom;Kim, Byoung-Woo
    • Journal of the Speleological Society of Korea
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    • no.88
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    • pp.7-25
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    • 2008
  • In order to accumulate the basic informations to assess the scientific and natural values of the Hoe-ok Cave located in Mountain Chi-ak, Seong-nam 2 ri, sin-rim myeon, the distribution of the species in the cave were investigated from November 2004 to June 2005. The results are as follows. The species identified in the Hoe-ok Cave were 34 species, 28 family, 18 order, 8 classes. The dominant species were the 14 species(41.2%), 11 family, 7 order in the Class of Insecta. The ecological distribution of the Heo-ok Cave, 8 species(23.5%) of troglobite, 7 species of troglophiles(20.6%), 19 species of trogloxenes(55.9%) were found and the share of the species indigenous to the cave among the population was 44%, and the species which came out of the cave occupied the larger portion among the populations inside the whole cave.