Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment (생태와환경)

The Korean Society of Limnology (한국수생태학회)
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Effects of Clear-cutting on Forest Arthropod Communities at Two Different Vertical Levels (Crown and Ground Surface)

산림 벌채가 산림의 수관 및 지표 절지동물 군집에 미치는 영향

  • Park, Young-Seuk (Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Sciences and Department of Biology, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Park, Young Kyu (Korea Beneficial Insects Lab.) ;
  • Yang, Hee Moon (Division of Forest Ecology, National Institute of Forest Science)
  • 박영석 (경희대학교 생물학과 & 나노의약생명과학과) ;
  • 박영규 (한국유용곤충연구소) ;
  • 양희문 (국립산림과학원 산림생태과)
  • Received : 2016.10.28
  • Accepted : 2016.11.09
  • Published : 2016.12.31
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Abstract

Forest clear-cutting operations influence biodiversity through habitat changes and food resource availability for inhabitant species. This study examined the effects of clear-cutting on forest arthropod communities. Arthropods were collected from two different forest treatment areas (clear-cut and control) in summer and autumn. In each treatment area, arthropods were sampled from both crown and ground surfaces using sweeping and pitfall trap methods, respectively. Then, the taxonomic order of the collected arthropod specimens was easily identified. Results indicate that arthropod abundance and number of taxa present were higher at ground surface than at crown levels in both clear-cut and control areas. At crown level, more homopteran species were present in clear-cut areas than in control areas in summer. At ground surface, populations of Isopoda and Opiliones were higher in control areas than in clear-cut areas, whereas numbers of Araneae, Orthoptera, and Hymenoptera were greater in clear-cut areas. Cluster analysis and principal component analysis showed distinct differences between clear-cut and control communities at crown level in summer and at ground surface in autumn. Thus, our results indicate that clear-cutting significantly influences arthropod communities, and higher taxa are valuable for conducting rapid biological assessments of ecosystem disturbances.

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