Selection of Earthworm for Bioindicators in Agroecosystem

농생태계 지렁이 생물지표종 선발

  • Kim, Tae-Heung (Faculty of Biological Resources Science, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Hong, Yong (Faculty of Biological Resources Science, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Choi, Nak-Jung (Faculty of Biological Resources Science, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Chonbuk National University)
  • 김태흥 (전북대학교 생물자원과학부) ;
  • 홍용 (전북대학교 생물자원과학부) ;
  • 최낙중 (전북대학교 생물자원과학부)
  • Published : 2009.02.28

Abstract

Heavy reliance on organosynthetic chemical methods to control agricultural pest tends to deteriorate and lower fertility of soil. We studied annual occurrence of earthworm in environment-friendly agroecosystem and attempted to determine the degree of soil contamination. Candidate bioindicators of earthworm in agroecosystem were selected through analysis of earthworm diversities. Depending on the degree of pesticide use, the fields were devided into conventional, less-pesticide, pesticide free, and organic fields. A nearby field not in agricultural use was chosen as a control. This study was carried out in the greenhouses (lettuce and grape) in 2006 and in orchards (apple, pear, peach, citrus and grape) in 2007. Earthworm was collected from 50 $\times$ 50 $\times$ 10 cm$^3$ of respective soil. We found 11 species from 5 genera and 3 families, and 12 species from 4 genera and 3 families in the greenhouses and in orchards, respectively. The contents of organic matter in soil in the greenhouses were variable but quite less so in orchards. Amynthas heteropodus occurred most frequently in both sites suggesting that it could be adopted as a bioindicator in agroecosystem in Korea.

농생태계 시설 재배지와 과수원에서 서식하고 있는 지렁이상을 확인하였는데 채집된 지렁이는 시설 재배지에서 3과 5속 11종, 과수원에서 채집된 지렁이는 3과 4속 12종으로 다음과 같다 공통적으로 채집된 종은 Aporrectodea tuberculata, Eisenia fetida, Eisenia andrei, Amynthas hupeiensis, Amynthas heteropodus, Amynthas koreanus, Amynthas agrestis, Amynthas hilgendorfi, Amynthas sp., Drawida japonica이다. 시설 재배지에서만 채집된 종은 Bimastos parvus이고, 과수원에서만 채집된 종은 Aporrectodea caliginosa, Amynthas corticis이다. 조사지역내 토양의 물리적 환경에서 유기물 함량은 시설 재배지에서 많은 편차를 보였으나 과수원에서는 비교적 비슷한 경향을 보였다. 경작 단계 별에서 채집된 종수와 개체수는 유기합성농약을 사용하지 않은 무능약과 유기농단계에서 가장 많이 나타났다. 전국적인 농생태계 지렁이 개체군 조사에서 우점군으로 밝혀진 Amynthas agrestis보다 두 지역 모두 Amynthas heteropodus가 가장 많이 출현하였는데 유기합성농약을 사용한 재배지보다 사용하지 않은 재배지에서 많이 출현하였다. 본 연구 결과 Amynthas heteropodus가 작물재배지의 농생태계 생물지표 후보종으로 사용할 수 있음을 확인하였는데. 비교적 이 종은 외부 형태적 형질로 안정되게 나타난다.

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