• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제26권7호
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• pp.817-826
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• 2017

We analyzed how foraging area use changed in female Pipistrellus abramus during the breeding season. Radio tracking was used to follow 12 female P. abramus in Gyeongju City, from 2013 to 2015. We followed three bats in each of four stages of reproduction: early pregnancy, late pregnancy, lactation, and post-lactation. Our data showed that the usable area of a foraging site and the area that was actually used by bats in that site were different, and foraging site use also differed according to stage of reproduction. The bats used arable land the most, with use rates of 57%, 40.4%, and 73.2% during early pregnancy, late pregnancy, and lactation, respectively. Bats in a post-lactation state did not use arable areas at all and instead foraged over bodies of water 90% of the time. There was no difference in the use of each foraging environment between bats in early pregnancy and late pregnancy. However, bats in late pregnancy and those that were lactating did use arable land to different extents, and bats that were lactating and those that were post-lactation also used arable land and bodies of water to different extents.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.149-155
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• 2012

Rice paddy fields have been recognized as an alternative habitat for avian wetland foragers, and fish-rice farms have become a new tool in improving the abundance of aquatic animals. However, the use of the habitats by avian foragers, particularly by oriental storks ($Ciconia$ $boyciana$), was not well understood. In the present study, we investigated how a fish-rice farm influenced the abundance of aquatic animals and documented the foraging behavior of the two captive bred oriental storks in a closed semi-natural paddy field. Our results showed that the fish refuge pond (water depth 40 cm) had a higher abundance of fish whereas the areas planted with rice (water depth 20 cm) had more tadpoles and some aquatic insects. The two captive bred oriental storks captured mostly fish and aquatic insects in the rice-planted area and mostly fish in the fish refuge pond. The two oriental storks had higher foraging success and spent more time for foraging in the rice-planted area than in the fish refuge pond. This result suggests that the oriental storks might prefer foraging in the area with fish, aquatic insects, and amphibians under a greater success rate presumably due to shallow water depth in the paddy fields with a fish-rice farm.

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.41-46
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• 2005

This study was conducted to reveal tree species preference and inter-specific difference of foraging behavior among four canopy-dwelling birds at forest dominated by Quercus mongolica, Acer pseudosieboldian and Carpinus cordata at 1,000 meters above sea level during breeding season of birds from 1995 to 1997 in Mt. Jumbongsan. Breeding birds were about 25 species and dominant birds were Erithacus cyane, Parus ater and Parus palustris. A relatively high number of bush-nesters can be a characteristic of breeding bird community at study area. Three gleaners (Tits, P. varius, P. palustris and P. ater) selectively preferred the trees irrespective of dominant tree species, whereas bark foragers (Nuthatch, Sitta europaea) utilized the dominant trees. The four birds showed significant inter-specific difference in use of foraging location, but the three tits did not show significant inter-specific difference in use of foraging maneuver and trees. Closely related tits may coexist with each other by inter-specific different use of foraging location determined by foliage structure and leaf arrangement.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.237-244
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• 2007

We investigated the foraging habitat preferences of herons and egrets in an agricultural area in Asan city, Chungcheongnam-do, Korea. In the study area, rice fields were the most abundant habitat type (86.8%) and total suitable feeding habitat was greater in the northern area (59.0%) than the southern area (22.5%) of the colony. Most feeding herons and egrets were located in the northern area of the colony. The number of feeding individuals in a given area was related to the available feeding area (Pearson correlation, r=0.773, p<0.001 for field habitats; r=0.901, p<0.001 for freshwater habitats). Feeding habitat preferences differed among species. Grey herons (Ardea cinerea), great egrets (Egretta alba), and black-crowned night herons (Nycticorax nycticorax) used reservoirs and ditches. However, intermediate egrets (E. intermedia) and cattle egrets (Bubulcus ibis) were dependent on rice fields. The little egret (E. garzetta) was a habitat generalist using all types of habitats. The two largest species, grey herons and great egrets, fed at deeper site than little egrets and foraged in deeper sites in reservoirs than in ditches (${\chi}^2-test,\;{\chi}^2{_3}=26.6$ and p<0.001 for grey herons, ${\chi}^2{_3}=17.5$ and p<0.001 for great egrets). All species displayed seasonal changes in feeding habitat use and these changes were related with changes in availability of feeding habitats.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.397-408
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• 1995

This study was conducted to analyze the breeding bird community by using guild concept in Mt. Baekwoon Research Forest of Seoul National University. Bird Community was studied by line transect method during the breeding seasons of birds in 1982 and its results were compared and analyzed with the Park et al. Work in 1993. Guilds were characterized by nesting and foraging sites as follows: nesting guild - (H) hole, (C) canopy, (B) bush, (E) edge; and foraging guild - (o) outside, (c) canopy, (b) bush. Bush-nesting guilds such as Tricolor Flycatcher (Ficedula zanthopygia), Blue-and-White Flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana), Stonechat (Saxicola torquata), Bush Warbler (cettia diphone) and Skylark (Alauda arvensis) had disappeared after ten years. Outside-foraging guilds such as Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo), sparrow Hawk (Accipiter nisus) and Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) also were not observed. There was a sharp decrease of species richness of bush-nesting guild, canopy-foraging guild and bush-foraging guild compared to ten years ago. These decreases indicate that forest environment of this area has been changed for the ten years, and guild concept in this study can be used usefully to elucidate the change of bird community according to the change in forest environment.

• 생태와환경
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.184-191
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• 2018

섭금류인 검은머리물떼새(Haematopus ostralegus osculans)는 주로 조수 경계부를 섭식지로 이용하는데, 번식기에는 간조시 드러난 갯벌에서 섭식하는 개체들이 일부 관찰된다. 드러난 갯벌에서 섭식하는 경우 조수 경계부에 비해 걸음수가 더 많고, 먹이탐색을 위해 중복탐침과 찔러넣기 행동의 비율이 더 높았지만, 섭식성공률은 현저히 낮았다. 또한, 주요 먹이원은 드러난 갯벌에서는 갯지렁이류였지만, 조수 경계부에서는 복족류(서해비단고둥)와 이매패류로 섭식지 유형간 뚜렷한 차이가 있었다. 번식기에 국한하여 드러난 갯벌을 섭식지로 이용하는 현상은 본래 선호하는 섭식지에 비해 효율이 떨어지더라도 번식 성공을 위해 번식지와 가까운 지역을 섭식지로 이용하는 것으로 판단된다. 본 연구는 번식이라는 생활사 변화에 맞춰 검은머리물떼새가 섭식행동과 먹이원을 달리함으로써 환경 변화에 대한 적응이 가능하다는 것을 제안한다.

• 환경생물
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.121-127
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• 2008

멸종위기종 황새의 보존와 복원 계획을 진행하는 과정에서 황새의 섭식행동과 서식지 환경을 이해하기 위하여 연구를 시작하였다. 이를 위하여 충북 청원군 미원면 화원리에 있는 산지형 습지 일부에 울타리를 치고 황새 암수의 한 쪽 날개의 첫째날개깃 일부를 잘라 방사하여, 6월 16일부터 7월 11일까지 25일간 일일 그리고 시간에 따른 섭식 행동 변화, 먹이 종류 및 양, 먹이 서식지 선택을 관찰하였다. 황새 암수의 하루 중 시간에 따른 섭식 시간과 휴식 시간은 이차함수적인 관계를 보여주었으나 이런 경향성은 25일간에 걸쳐 암수 간 큰 차이를 보여주지 않았다. 또한 황새는 다른 유형의 서식지 및 같은 유형의 연구지역 끝 쪽에 위치한 습지(습지 2)보다 연구지역 중간에 있는 습지 (습지 1)를 더 많이 이용하였다. 습지 1에 대한 이용 정도는 25일간 큰 변화를 보이지 않았으나 두 번째로 많이 이용된 논은 연구 기간 후반부로 갈수록 줄어들었고 반면에 습지 2와 통로의 이용 정도는 후반부로 갈수록 증가하였다. 암컷은 수컷보다 섭식에 보다 많은 시간 소비하였으나 섭식효율성은 암수 간 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 추후 서식지 조성 및 관리적 측면에서 황새의 섭식행동과 생태에 대한 의의를 논의에서 다루었다.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.33-38
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• 1994

점박이응애 알에 대한 긴털이리응애의 전반적 채식행동을 연구하였다. 먹이가 충분히 존재할 때, 긴털이리응애는 섭식-섭식후이도.휴식-탐색 등 일련의 과정을 반복햇을며, 각각의 시간 소비(평균$\pm$표준편차)는 6.83$\pm$1.73, 3.00$\pm$1.33, 93.57$\pm$30.19 분이었고 탐색시간은 9분에 가가웠다. 섭식후이동은 이동 속도가 느리고 (초속0.09mm)한쪽 방향으로연속하여 회전하는 범위제한적 탐색행동을 보였으며 이탕행동은 속도가 빠르고(초속 0.31mm) 반응면적의 가장자리를 따라 이동하는 특징을 보였고, 탐색행동은 중간의 특징을 보였다. 또한 긴털이리응애의 섭식위치는 집중분포를 따랐다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.357-363
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• 2011

To examine factors affecting feeding efficiency of grey herons (Ardea cinerea), the foraging behavior was studied at a reservoir in Asan city, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea during the breeding seasons (from April to July) of 2006 and 2007. Four factors (age of foraging birds, time of day, breeding stage, and microhabitat type) were analyzed. Adults were more efficient foragers than recently fledged juveniles, and they had a higher success rate than juveniles. About half of the adults caught large prey, whereas most juveniles caught only small prey. Adult grey herons had different feeding efficiency according to the breeding stage. Pecking and capture rates were high during the late period (fledging stage), and biomass intake rates were high during the early (incubating stage) and late periods. However, time of day had no significant effect on foraging activity of adult grey herons. Feeding activities of adult grey herons also showed significant variation among microhabitat types. Pecking and capture rates were higher in the submerged plants area, but capture success rate and biomass intake rate were not different according to microhabitat type.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.43-52
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• 2012

For this paper, a study targeting 9 forest patches in Dangjin to suggest for the wild birds, was conducted. The correlation between the emergence of wild birds and the forest vegetation was analyzed, and the patterns of forest vegetation for the improvement of species diversity were suggested by classifying wild birds and foraging guild by the type of forest vegetation. As for the characteristics of the wild birds emerged, more species and bigger population appeared in the vegetation type of mixed stand forest where the natural deciduous broadleaf trees and evergreen needleleaf trees coexisted in the large scale vegetation area. Thus, it was known that the advent of summer migratory birds and resident birds were affected the most by forest patches and vegetation types. As for foraging guild, the larger the forest paches the more the species and the population of the wild birds inhabiting in shrubs and bushes.