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Activity Factors and Differences in Activity by Period of Red-eared Slider Turtles (Trachemys scripta elegans) in Ansan Reed Wetland

안산갈대습지에 서식하는 붉은귀거북(Trachemys scripta elegans)의 활동 요인과 시기에 따른 활동 차이

  • Received : 2019.08.14
  • Accepted : 2019.11.05
  • Published : 2019.12.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to understand the factors that affected activities and differences in seasonal activities of the invasive red-eared slider turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans) at Ansan reed wetland in Sangnok-gu, Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, the Republic of Korea. We installed nine nets in the study region to capture turtles and checked the nets twice a day for 154 days from April 28 to September 28 2013. In total, 60 individuals, including 12 juveniles, 26 adult males, and 22 adult females, were captured in 96 of 308 net checks. The multiple regression analysis of 12 environmental factors was conducted to analyze activity factors of red-eared slider turtle by assuming the number of turtles captured for a week to be the indicator of the activeness of the turtles. The result showed that the daylength was the only environmental factor that significantly affected the turtles' activity (p<0.001), and none of the other factors showed a significant correlation. The highest activity was recorded at the end of May, which was the beginning of the reproductive period. The daylength during the breeding season was significantly different from that during other seasons (Kruskal-Wallis test, p<0.001). The information about the relationship between environmental factors and species in habitat can be useful for the management of invasive alien species in the future.

본 연구는 경기도 안산시 상록구에 위치한 인공 습지인 안산갈대습지에 서식하는 침입외래종 붉은귀거북(Trachemys scripta elegans)의 활동에 영향을 미치는 요인과 시기별 활동의 차이를 파악하기 위해 실시되었다. 연구 지역 내에 총 9개의 그물을 설치하여 2013년 4월 28일부터 9월 28일까지 154일간 총 308회 확인하였으며, 연구 기간 중 총 60개체(미성숙 12개체, 수컷 26개체, 암컷 22개체)를 96회에 걸쳐 포획하였다. 활동 요인 분석을 위해 붉은귀거북의 일별 포획량을 활동량으로 간주하고, 총 12개의 환경적 요인에 대하여 다중 회귀 분석을 실시하였다. 연구 결과, 환경 요인 중 일장(daylength)이 붉은귀거북의 활동에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 확인되었으며(multiple regression analysis, p<0.001), 기타 환경적 요인들은 유의한 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 붉은귀거북의 활동이 가장 활발해지는 시기는 번식이 시작되는 5월 하순으로 확인되었으며 번식기 동안의 일장이 다른 시기의 일장과 유의한 차이를 보였다(Kruskal-Wallis test, p<0.001). 이렇게 확보된 서식지 내 환경 요인과 종과의 관계에 대한 정보는 향후 침입외래종의 관리방안 마련에 기여할 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

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