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부산시 명지지구에 서식하는 맹꽁이 개체군 생태연구

Ecological Study of Narrow-mouthed Toad (Kaloula borealis) Population at Myeongji District in Busan Metropolitan City

  • 홍성구 (서울여자대학교 대학원, 생물학과) ;
  • 안치경 (서울여자대학교 대학원, 생물학과) ;
  • 김현정 (서울여자대학교 대학원, 생물학과) ;
  • 오기철 (낙동강유역환경청) ;
  • 박선영 (서울여자대학교 대학원, 생물학과) ;
  • 나수미 (서울여자대학교, 생명환경공학과) ;
  • 이훈복 (서울여자대학교 대학원, 생물학과)
  • Hong, Sung-Gu (Department of Biology, Graduate School of Seoul Women's University) ;
  • An, Chi-Kyung (Department of Biology, Graduate School of Seoul Women's University) ;
  • Kim, Hyun-jung (Department of Biology, Graduate School of Seoul Women's University) ;
  • Oh, Ki Cheol (Nakdong River Basin Environmental Office) ;
  • Park, Sun Young (Department of Biology, Graduate School of Seoul Women's University) ;
  • Na, Sumi (Department of Bio & Environmental Technology, Seoul Women's University) ;
  • Yi, Hoonbok (Department of Biology, Graduate School of Seoul Women's University)
  • 투고 : 2017.01.11
  • 심사 : 2017.02.20
  • 발행 : 2017.02.28

초록

본 연구의 목적은 맹꽁이의 현 서식지의 생태적 특성을 분석하기 위해 맹꽁이를 포획하고, 맹꽁이 개체군을 보존하기 위한 것이다. 본 연구는 부산광역시 강서구 명지동 일원에 서식하는 맹꽁이를 2013년 8월 2일부터 2013년 11월 7일까지 포획하였고, 함정 트랩 240개(30 cm height ${\times}$ 20 cm width)를 주요 식생을 위주로 7가지의 맹꽁이 주요 서식지로 구분하고 설치하여 맹꽁이를 포획하였으며, 서식지별 환경 특성 요소들(토양 구성요소, 토양 습도, 대기 습도, 토양온도)을 측정하였다. 맹꽁이의 서식지는 대부분 초지와 아까시나무가 자생하는 평지 초원이었으며, 곳곳에 습지를 포함하고 있는 환경이었다. 맹꽁이는 846개체를 포획하였으며 VIE-tag을 몸에 투입시켜 다시 새로운 서식지에 방사하였다. 맹꽁이 개체군은 물억새군락에서 가장 많은 포획율을 나타냈으며, 나지에서 가장 낮은 포획율이 나타났는데, 이는 한낮의 뜨거운 햇빛으로부터 보호받지 못하며, 또한 천적으로부터 은폐하기에 부적합한 환경이기 때문이다. 포획한 맹꽁이 중 127개체의 성별을 암컷 76개체, 수컷 51개체로 나타났고, 전장 및 무게를 측정한 결과 평균 길이는 암컷 $45.2{\pm}0.32(mm)$, 수컷 $41.8{\pm}0.26(mm)$으로 측정되었다. 또한 무게를 측정한 결과, 암컷 $13.2{\pm}0.17(g)$, 수컷 $11.1{\pm}0.13(g)$으로 측정되었다. 본 연구를 통하여 맹꽁이의 활동에 가장 큰 영향은 주는 기상 요건은 온도인 것으로 나타났고, 본 연구 결과 $15.6^{\circ}C$ 이하의 온도에서는 활동성이 현저히 낮은 것으로 나타났으며, 그 보다 더 온도가 낮아질 경우 동면에 들어가는 것으로 확인되었다. 본 연구를 통하여 명지지구 개발로 인하여 서식지 파괴 및 개체군의 절멸의 위험에 있던 명지지구에 일원에 서식하는 맹꽁이 개체군의 생존연속성을 지속시킬 수 있으며, 나아가 서식지 분석을 통하여 추후 명지지구 내에 생태공원 조성시 맹꽁이가 선호하는 서식환경의 기초자료로 활용 가능할 것으로 예상된다.

The purpose of this study is to analyze the current original habitat and to conserve the narrow-mouthed toad populations. For this study, we used 240 pitfall traps (30 cm height ${\times}$ 20 cm width) to catch the narrow-mouthed toads that inhabit in Myeongji-dong, Gangseo-gu, in Busan metropolitan city from August 2, 2013 to November 7, 2013. We measured the environmental characteristics (soil composition factors, soil moisture, Humidity, soil temperature) for the seven habitat patterns of narrow-mouthed toads based on vegetation types. Main habitats of narrow mouthed toads were flat grassland where grass and false acacia grew and there was wetland all over the place. When analyzing habitats that main habitats of narrow-mouthed toads prefer after selecting representative seven vegetation, it was found that the most narrow-mouthed toads were caught in amur silver grass colony while the least narrow-mouthed toads were caught in bare land. Totally, we caught 846 narrow-mouthed toads over 68 times, and released them into the newly constructed habitat after injection VIE-tag. It seems that the reason for which the least narrow mouthed toads were caught in bare land is that bare land is not suitable for narrow mouthed toads to protect themselves from strong sunlight and to hide themselves from natural enemy. We found that temperature had the greatest influence on activities of narrow mouthed toads and at temperature of less than $15.6^{\circ}C$. We also found that the activities of narrow mouthed toads were remarkably low and then temperature was below $15.6^{\circ}C$. It meant that narrow mouthed toads seemed to go into hibernation. From this research, we could find the prefer habitat after analyzing habitats for the narrow-mouthed toads and could suggest for construction for the better habitat of narrow-mouthed toads.

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