Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology (한국환경생태학회지)

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Changes in the Reproductive Population Size of the Huanren Brown Frog (Rana huanrenensis) and Wonsan Salamander (Hynobius leechii), which Breeding in Mountain Valleys, According to Climate Change

기후변화에 따른 산간계곡에 번식하는 계곡산개구리 (Rana huanrenensis)와 도롱뇽 (Hynobius leechii) 번식개체군 크기의 변동

  • Choi, Woo-Jin (Dept. of Biology, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Park, Daesik (Division of Science Education, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Kim, Ja-Kyeong (Exhibition & Education Division, Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources) ;
  • Lee, Jung-Hyun (Research Center for Endangered Species, National Institute of Ecology) ;
  • Kim, Dae-In (Division of Ecological Survey and Research, National Institute of Ecology) ;
  • Kim, Il-Hun (Dept. of Ecology and Conservation, National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea)
  • 최우진 (강원대학교 생명과학과) ;
  • 박대식 (강원대학교 과학교육학부) ;
  • 김자경 (국립낙동강생물자원관 전시교육과) ;
  • 이정현 (국립생태원 멸종위기종복원센터) ;
  • 김대인 (국립생태원 생태조사연구실) ;
  • 김일훈 (국립해양생물자원관 생태보전연구실)
  • Received : 2018.07.06
  • Accepted : 2018.12.06
  • Published : 2018.12.31
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Abstract

Although there are many studies of the effect of climate change on the breeding phenology and community diversity of amphibians, the studies of variations in reproductive population size of individual species according to climate change are still lacking. We examined the effect of climate change on the reproductive population size of Rana huanrenensis and Hynobius leechii, which bred in mountain valleys, by surveying the reproductive population of the two species between 2005 and 2012 and analyzing the correlation between the variation of the outdoor population and the surrounding climate change factors, obtained from a meteorological observatory located at 5.6 km from the study site. The size of the reproductive population of the two species commonly fluctuated with aan pproximately 3.5-year cycle. That of H. leechii, in particular, decreased significantly over eight years. The air temperature tended to more closely relate with the reproductive population size of R. huanrenensis as was the case of the precipitation with that of H. leechii. The yearly mean highest temperature and spring mean temperature variation consistently decreased over the eight years, and the latter was related with the significantly decreased size of H. leechii reproductive population. These results showed that recent climate change directly could affect the reproductive population size of amphibians, particularly H. leechii, which breeds in mountain valleys.

기후변화에 따른 양서류 번식계절학 및 양서류 군집다양성 변동에 대한 연구는 다수 수행되었지만, 개별 종의 번식개체군 크기의 변동에 대한 연구결과는 여전히 부족하다. 본 연구에서는 기후변화가 국내 산간계곡에서 번식하는 무미류인 계곡산개구리(Rana huanrenensis)와 유미류인 도롱뇽(Hynobius leechii) 번식개체군 크기에 영향을 미치는지를 평가하기 위하여 2005년부터 2012년 사이 8년간의 야외개체군 변동과 주변 기후변화 요인들과의 관련성을 분석하였다. 야외에서 두 종은 각각 약 3.5년을 주기로 번식개체군의 크기가 증감하고 있었다. 특별히, 도롱뇽 번식개체군의 크기는 8년에 걸쳐 유의하게 감소하였다. 기후요인들 중, 기온은 계곡산개구리, 강수량은 도롱뇽 번식개체군의 크기와 더 밀접한 관련성을 가지고 있었다. 특별히, 해당지역에서는 8년에 걸쳐 년간평균최고기온 및 봄철평균일교차가 일관되게 감소하였으며, 후자는 도롱뇽 번식개체군 크기의 의미 있는 감소와 관련되었다. 이러한 결과는 최근의 기후변화가 산간계곡에서 번식하는 국내 양서류, 특별히 도롱뇽, 번식개체군 크기의 감소로 직접적으로 이어질 수 있음을 보여준다.

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