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Characteristics of the birds community in the islands off the West Coast of Seogwipo City, Korea

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: This study was conducted to survey the status of birds in islands off the west coast of Seogwipo City – Beomseom, Hyeongjeseom, Marado, and Gapado islands – in May and September 2013, as a part of the joint research of the Korean Biodiversity Consortium. As a result, 56 species were observed in those four islands: 167 individuals of 15 species on Beomseom, 79 individuals of 13 species on Hyeongjeseom, 193 individuals of 21 species on Gapado, and 354 individuals of 42 species on Marado; where seven threatened birds were confirmed to inhabit there. Apus pacificus is dominant on Beomseom, Hyeongjeseom, and Marado while Passer montanus is dominant on Gapado. Species diversity was highest on Marado (2.54) which was followed by Gapado and Beomseom (1.99) and Hyeongjeseom (1.82). These findings will be used as valuable data to protect the biota of the islands off Seogwipo including Beomseom that was a state-designated natural reserve.

Source: Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity

DOI: 10.1016/j.japb.2014.03.012

Authors: Wan-Byung Kim, Seon-Deok Jin, Jae-Pyoung Yu, In-Hwan Paik, Jung-Hoon Kang, Woon Kee Paek

Institutions: National Science Museum, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage

Language: English

Topic: Avian ecology and behavior

Subfield: Ecology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Life on land

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: National Research Foundation, Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, National Research Foundation of Korea, Korea National Arboretum