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Effects of Light Pollution and Environmental Factors on Dawn Song Initiation Time of Great Tit, Parus major

빛공해 및 환경요인에 의한 박새의 새벽 Song 시작시간 영향 연구

  • Ki, Kyong-Seok (Dept. of Horiculture and Landscape Architecture, Sangji Univ.) ;
  • Cho, Woo (Faculty of Tourism, Sangji Univ.)
  • 기경석 (상지대학교 친환경식물학부 원예조경학전공) ;
  • 조우 (상지대학교 관광학부)
  • Received : 2014.06.29
  • Accepted : 2014.08.15
  • Published : 2014.08.31
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Abstract

This study seeks to identify the effects of light pollution and environmental factors on Great Tits(Parus major) bird's chirping at dawn. For this research, the campus of Sanji University, Wonju, South Korea was selected as the area with light pollution and the western forest of the Chiaksan National Park was chosen as the natural area herein. The Recording period was between March 26th and May 30th, 2014. As a result of analyzing the chirping time according to light pollution, it was found that the light pollution area clearly showed earlier chirping time than the natural area (p<0.05). Great Tits(P. major) normally start their first chirping before sunrise and in most of the days under investigation of this research, those in Sanji University started to chirp earlier. This faster chirping time seems to improve the chance for the female birds to mate with immature males thus, baby birds hatch earlier than the appropriate breeding season and results in the lack of feed resources. The correlation between Great Tits'(P. major) dawn chirping and environmental factors were investigated herein including the time of sunrise, civil twilight, navigation twilight, astronomical twilight, average temperature, highest temperature, lowest temperature, time of moonrise and cloudiness. The first chirping time of wild birds in the day was found to have correlations with all of the environmental factors excluding the time of moonrise and cloudiness. Great Tits(P. major) started their first chirping before sunrise when the day started to break around civil twilight. Along with the earlier sunrise and higher air temperature, their dawn chirping time was also quickened. The time of moonrise and cloudiness did not show a correlation and further follow-up studies will be necessary in this regard.

본 연구는 빛공해 및 환경요인이 박새의 새벽 울음 시간에 미치는 영향을 밝히는데 목적이 있다. 연구대상지는 빛공해지역은 원주시 상지대학교 캠퍼스를 자연지역은 치악산국립공원 서측 산림으로 선정하였다. 녹음기간은 2014년 3월 26일에서 5월 30일이었다. 빛공해에 따른 새벽 울음 시작 시간을 분석한 결과 빛공해지역이 자연지역보다 먼저 울음을 시작하는 경향이 뚜렷하였다(p<0.05). 박새는 주로 일출 전에 첫 울음을 시작하였는데, 대부분의 조사일에서 상지대학교의 박새가 먼저 울기 시작하였다. 이로 인해 암컷이 미성숙한 수컷과 교미할 확률이 높아지고, 적정 번식기보다 일찍 새끼가 부화함으로 해서 먹이자원이 부족할 가능성이 높을 것으로 판단되었다. 환경요인에 의한 영향은 일출시간, 시민박명, 항해박명, 천문박명, 평균온도, 최고온도, 최저온도, 월출시간, 운량과 박새의 새벽 울음소리와의 상관관계를 분석하였다. 야생조류 울음 시작시간은 월출시간과 운량을 제외한 모든 환경요인의 상관관계가 인정되었다. 박새는 일출시작 이전에 날이 밝아지기 시작하는 시민박명 전후에 첫 울음을 시작하였고, 일출시간과 대기 온도가 상승함에 따라 새벽 울음 시작시간도 앞당겨졌다. 월출시간과 운량은 상관관계가 인정되지 않았는데 이에 대해서는 추가적인 연구가 필요하다.

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