The Korean Journal of Malacology (한국패류학회지)

The Malacological Society of Korea (한국패류학회)
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Latitudinal Variation of the Number of Species and Species Diversity in Shelled Gastropods of Eastern Coast of Korea

위도구배에 따른 한국 동해안 암반조하대 복족류의 출현 종 수 및 종다양성 변이

  • Son, Min-Ho (Korea Inter-University Institute of Ocean Science, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Lee, Jeong-Woo (East Sea Fisheries Enhancement Center, East Sea Fisheries Research Institute) ;
  • Moon, Chang-Ho (Korea Inter-University Institute of Ocean Science, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Kim, Sung (Marine Living Resources Research Division, Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute) ;
  • Chun, Chan-Kil (21st Century's Marine Department)
  • 손민호 (부경대학교 해양연구소) ;
  • 이정우 (국립수산과학원 동해수산연구소 자원조성센터) ;
  • 문창호 (부경대학교 해양연구소) ;
  • 김성 (한국해양연구원 해양생물자원연구본부) ;
  • 전찬길 (21세기해양개발)
  • Published : 2004.06.01
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Abstract

In the present study we examined latitudinal trend of the number of species and species diversity of rocky subtidal shelled gastropods. Specimens were sampled from four wave-exposed sites along the eastern coast of Korea between Sockcho (38$^{\circ}$14"N_ and Busan (35$^{\circ}$06"N), covering a range of over ca. 440 km and 4$^{\circ}$ of latitude. At a small local scale, the number of species showed a latitudinal trend, decreased with decreasing of latitude, even though no clear trends in species diversity were detected. The present result, consequently, suggest that regulation of small-scale local diversity presumably results from the difference of the local micro-environment.

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