{"title":"The First Record of Anthicine Species (Coleoptera: Anthicidae) in Korea","authors":"H. Min, Jong-Kyun Park, Young-Bok Cho","doi":"10.7229/JKN.2012.5.3.273","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7229/JKN.2012.5.3.273","url":null,"abstract":"Four species of the subfamily Anthicinae Latreille, Anthelephila bramina coiffaiti Bonadona, A. imperatrix LaFerte-Senentere, Anthicus perileptoides Lewis and Clavicollis laevipennis Marseul, and the genus Anthelephila Hope are reported for the first time in Korea. Diagnostic descriptions, photographs of habitus and tegmen of aedeagus, and comparative table of identical characters among four species are provided.","PeriodicalId":100797,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Korean Nature","volume":"6 1","pages":"273-276"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77641456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Visitation Aspect of shorebirds (Tringa spp.) in the Nakdong Estuary, Busan","authors":"Soon-Bok Hong , In-Sup Lee","doi":"10.7229/jkn.2012.5.3.267","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7229/jkn.2012.5.3.267","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study was conducted at Nakdong Estuary in Busan Metropolitan City. The study aimed to monitor <em>Tringa</em> spp. at Nakdong Estuary through the comparative analysis of the long-term findings between the early 1990s (May, 1989~April, 1993) and the mid-2000s (May, 2002~April, 2008). During the research period (May, 1989~April, 1993, May, 2002~April, 2008: 10 years in total), the total of 116,761 birds representing 9 genera, 27 species were observed. Of them, the total number of <em>Tringa</em> genus of family Scolopacidae was 1,461 individuals (1.25%) representing 7 species, including 150 individuals of <em>Tringa erythropus,</em> 24 individuals of <em>Tringa totanus,</em> 28 individuals of <em>Tringa stagnatilis,</em> 1,223 individuals of <em>Tringa nebularia,</em> 9 individuals of <em>Tringa guttifer,</em> 24 individuals of <em>Tringa ochropus,</em> and 3 individuals of <em>Tringa glareola.</em> The monthly comparison of the visitation of the genera <em>Tringa</em> between two periods, there was no significant difference between the individual numbers in the early 1990s and the mid-2000s (P>0.39). There were more individuals observed in the early 1990s (Mean=163.00) than those in the mid-2000s (Mean=134.83). The results of monthly number of individuals in each year between the early 1990s and the mid-2000s (from May to April in following year) indicated that there was statistically significant mean difference in May (P>0.01). On the other hand, no statistical significance was found in the other months. The means of the individual numbers observed in the mid-2000s appear in Table 3 and Fig 3. As Table 3 indicates, the mean of individual number of five sites was 26.97: 57.33 individuals in Daema-deung (DMD), 11.83 individuals in Jangja and Shinja-Do (JJ & SJD), 7.33 individuals in Saja and Doyo-deung (SJ & DYD), 8.00 individuals in Lower Ulsuk-Do (LUD), 50.33 individuals in Ulsuk-Do (USD). There was statistically significant mean difference among these five sites (P>0.01).</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100797,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Korean Nature","volume":"5 3","pages":"Pages 267-272"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.7229/jkn.2012.5.3.267","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72107349","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lepidopterous insect fauna of Mt. Bokju-san (Gangwon-do) in Korea","authors":"Dohong Kim , Myong-Suk Jeong , Se Kyeong Yoo","doi":"10.7229/jkn.2012.5.3.209","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7229/jkn.2012.5.3.209","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The study was investigated lepidopterous insect fauna of Mt. Bokju-san located in Cheorwon-gun, Gangwon-do, Korea, its changes in the number of monthly species and the number of individuals from April, 2011 to March, 2012. This study was identified a total of 401 species belonging to 16 families of lepidopterous insect fauna inhabiting Mt. Bokju-san. Based on dominance by families, Noctuidae, with 133 species, was the most dominant species, followed by Geometridae (115), Crambidae (32), and Notodontidae (25). The most abundant species was <em>Cosmia camptostigma</em> (214 individuals), followed by <em>Catocala streckeri, Arichanna melanaria, Bombyx shini.</em> Monthly distribution indicated that Geometridae was the most dominant species from November to May, and Noctuidae was the most dominant from June to October. The number of individuals increased from March to June. On the other hand, it decreased consistently after June. The number of collected individuals showed that Noctuidae (834) was the largest of all, followed by Geometridae (748), Arctiidae (164). With regard to the dominant species in early spring, <em>Apochima juglansiaria</em> and <em>Conistra fletcheri</em> were dominant in March and <em>Idiotephria amelia</em> in April. <em>Inurois brunneus</em> was dominant in late fall.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100797,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Korean Nature","volume":"5 3","pages":"Pages 209-220"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.7229/jkn.2012.5.3.209","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72107350","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Analysis of Wintering Baikal Teal (Anas formosa) at Junam Wetlands and Its Interference Factors","authors":"Tae Jwa Kim, Hee Cheon Park","doi":"10.7229/jkn.2012.5.3.227","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7229/jkn.2012.5.3.227","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The investigation of annual changes of the number of <em>Anas formosa</em> during the wintering season from 2004 to 2008 showed that there was the largest number of individuals (78,000) in 2008. The monthly changes of the number of individuals at Junam Wetlands from October to March demonstrated that there was the largest number of individuals in December. On the other hand, the size of wintering population decreased in January. In order to analyze the factors affecting the decreasing population of <em>A. formosa,</em> daily investigations of wintering <em>A. formosa</em> were conducted in 2008. The results indicated the decreasing population and migration of <em>A. formosa</em> were mainly caused by interference factors such as fishing from motorboats and ice punching on the ice.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100797,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Korean Nature","volume":"5 3","pages":"Pages 227-231"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.7229/jkn.2012.5.3.227","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72107352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Insect Fauna of Is. Ulleung-do (Prov. Gyeongsangbuk-do) in Korea","authors":"Heon-Myoung Lim, Dae‐Hyun Lee","doi":"10.7229/JKN.2012.5.3.243","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7229/JKN.2012.5.3.243","url":null,"abstract":"This study was carried out to understand the distribution of land insects of Ulleung-do (Ulleung Island) between 18 and 26 May, 2011. Total land insects appearing in this study are 12 groups, 81 families and 242 species. 17 families and 76 species of Lepidoptera show a dominance of appearance of 31.4%. 23 families and 68 species of Coleopteran, and 13 families and 42 species of Diptera, etc. were studied. 35 species from Endermic species, 8 species from Designated species, and 1 Management of exotic species appeared. The insects that have appeared in every area studied by region are 9 groups, 53 families and 138 species in Seo-myeon, 9 groups 53 families and 131 species in Ulleung-eup, and 7 groups, 54 families and 114 species in Buk-myeon which were confirmed. 118 species of insect distribution not studied in preceding literature were confirmed.","PeriodicalId":100797,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Korean Nature","volume":"1 1","pages":"243-250"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89671227","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lepidopterous insect fauna of Ui-do Island in Korea","authors":"Myong-Suk Jeong, Dohong Kim, S. Yoo","doi":"10.7229/JKN.2012.5.3.221","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7229/JKN.2012.5.3.221","url":null,"abstract":"The study was carried out to investigate moth (Lepidoptera) twice at Ui-do Island on May 31 and August 30, 2011. A total of 121 species belonging to 11 families were identified. Based on dominance by families, Noctuidae, with 50 species, was the most dominant species. 23 species of Geometridae and 16 species of Crambidae were found in both collections. 60 individuals of Spilarctia seriatopunctata, which was the most dominant species, were collected.","PeriodicalId":100797,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Korean Nature","volume":"10 1","pages":"221-226"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82049767","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tae Hyeong Kim, Dal-Yong Kong, D. Choi, Jong-Deock Lim, Yeong-wan Yu, Jong Hyun Cho, Ung Yeon
{"title":"A Study on the Changes of Air Quality the Baekryong Cave in Pyeonchang (Natural Monument Number 260)","authors":"Tae Hyeong Kim, Dal-Yong Kong, D. Choi, Jong-Deock Lim, Yeong-wan Yu, Jong Hyun Cho, Ung Yeon","doi":"10.7229/JKN.2012.5.3.237","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7229/JKN.2012.5.3.237","url":null,"abstract":"This study focused on the changes of air quality in the cave prior and after the public viewing. For this study, Baekryong Cave in Pyeonchang (Natural Monument Number 260) was selected, which has recently been opened to the public, and the main elements that influence air quality, such as temperature, humidity, and the amount of carbon dioxide, were divided into before and after public viewing. The results of the study show that the cave's temperature, relative humidity, and the amount of carbon dioxide are influenced by the visitors and the seasons. The temperature of the cave was influenced by the seasons closer to the entrance. However, the deeper the area was, the less the visitors significantly influenced the temperature of the cave. Changes to relative humidity were only affected by the seasons near the entrance of the cave, showing that it was maintained regularly by the underground water within the cave. Although the amount of carbon dioxide inside the cave seems to be affected by several factors such as its topography and continental phenomenon, vapors, temperature, etc., it is considered that it is most influenced by the visitors amongst all other environmental factors. As results from this study show, caves open to the public needs to be a continued monitoring of the amount of carbon dioxide. Moreover, there needs to be additional researches regarding the influence of carbon dioxide amounts towards environmental changes in the cave.","PeriodicalId":100797,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Korean Nature","volume":"152 6 Suppl 1","pages":"237-241"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91135208","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lepidopterous Insect Fauna of Mt. Geumwonsan, Prov. Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea","authors":"Seung-Jin Roh, Sat-Byul Shin, Young-Min Shin, Tae-Yang Eom, Seong-Jin Oh, Bong-Kyu Byun","doi":"10.7229/jkn.2012.5.3.233","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7229/jkn.2012.5.3.233","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The present research was conducted to gain the comprehensive knowledge of Lepidopterous insect fauna in Mt. Geumwon Recreational Forest, Geochang-gun, Prov. Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea. The field collecting of Lepidopterous insects was carried out from May to September, 2011. A total of 174 species representing 25 families were identified from 1,053 individuals.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100797,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Korean Nature","volume":"5 3","pages":"Pages 233-235, 235a, 235b, 235c, 235d"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.7229/jkn.2012.5.3.233","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72107353","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Analysis of Wintering Baikal Teal (Anas formosa) at Junam Wetlands and Its Interference Factors","authors":"Tae Jwa Kim, H. Park","doi":"10.7229/JKN.2012.5.3.227","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7229/JKN.2012.5.3.227","url":null,"abstract":"The investigation of annual changes of the number of Anas formosa during the wintering season from 2004 to 2008 showed that there was the largest number of individuals (78,000) in 2008. The monthly changes of the number of individuals at Junam Wetlands from October to March demonstrated that there was the largest number of individuals in December. On the other hand, the size of wintering population decreased in January. In order to analyze the factors affecting the decreasing population of A. formosa, daily investigations of wintering A. formosa were conducted in 2008. The results indicated the decreasing population and migration of A. formosa were mainly caused by interference factors such as fishing from motorboats and ice punching on the ice.","PeriodicalId":100797,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Korean Nature","volume":"40 1","pages":"227-231"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73396670","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tae Hyeong Kim , Dal-Yong Kong , Don-Won Choi , Jong-Deock Lim , Yeong Wan Yu , Jong Hyun Cho , Ung Yeon
{"title":"A Study on the Changes of Air Quality the Baekryong Cave in Pyeonchang (Natural Monument Number 260)","authors":"Tae Hyeong Kim , Dal-Yong Kong , Don-Won Choi , Jong-Deock Lim , Yeong Wan Yu , Jong Hyun Cho , Ung Yeon","doi":"10.7229/jkn.2012.5.3.237","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7229/jkn.2012.5.3.237","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study focused on the changes of air quality in the cave prior and after the public viewing. For this study, Baekryong Cave in Pyeonchang (Natural Monument Number 260) was selected, which has recently been opened to the public, and the main elements that influence air quality, such as temperature, humidity, and the amount of carbon dioxide, were divided into before and after public viewing. The results of the study show that the cave's temperature, relative humidity, and the amount of carbon dioxide are influenced by the visitors and the seasons. The temperature of the cave was influenced by the seasons closer to the entrance. However, the deeper the area was, the less the visitors significantly influenced the temperature of the cave. Changes to relative humidity were only affected by the seasons near the entrance of the cave, showing that it was maintained regularly by the underground water within the cave. Although the amount of carbon dioxide inside the cave seems to be affected by several factors such as its topography and continental phenomenon, vapors, temperature, etc., it is considered that it is most influenced by the visitors amongst all other environmental factors. As results from this study show, caves open to the public needs to be a continued monitoring of the amount of carbon dioxide. Moreover, there needs to be additional researches regarding the influence of carbon dioxide amounts towards environmental changes in the cave.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100797,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Korean Nature","volume":"5 3","pages":"Pages 237-241"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.7229/jkn.2012.5.3.237","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72107354","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}