가항늪에 서식하는 황소개구리(Lithobates catesbeianus)의 먹이원 분석 연구 = A Study on the Diet Items of American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) in Ga‐hang Wetland, Korea

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study was conducted to clarify diet items and predatory behavior of American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) according to the sex, maturity and season from April to September 2014 at Gahang wetland of Changnyeong-gun, Gyeongsangnamdo province, Korea. We examined the stomach contents of L. catesbeianus using a gastrectomy technique and identified the contents to a genus or species. The examination showed that large and heavy individual of L. catesbeianus fed on larger amounts of food. However, there were no statistically significant differences in predation amount according to the sex and maturity of L. catesbeianus. The main diet item of during the study period was mostly Insecta (average population rate of 65.5%), followed by Crustacea (13.5%) and Gastropoda (7.9%). The most preferred diet item of L. catesbeianus was Muljarus japonicus. Surprisingly, L. catesbeianus also foraged Parus major, Apodemus agrarius, and Crocidura lasiura. This findings showed that L. catesbeianus directly disturbed the wetland ecosystem. We expect the results will be the important reference data for checking the impact of L. catesbeianus, which is designated as invasive species by the Ministry of Environment, on wetland ecosystem.

국문 초록 (Abstract)

본 연구는 황소개구리의 성별 및 성숙도, 시기에 따른 먹이원 및 포식 습성을 확인하기 위해 2014년 4월부터 9월까지경상남도 창녕군 가항늪에서 진행하였다. 황소개구리 먹이원은 위 절제술을 통해 위에서 직접 수집하였으며, 위 내용물을 종 수준까지 동정하였다. 연구결과, 황소개구리는 크고 무거운 개체일수록 많은 양의 먹이를 포식하는 것으로 나타났으나, 성별 및 성숙도에 따른 포식량은 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 연구기간 동안 황소개구리의 먹이원은곤충강(개체 수 평균 비율 65.5%)이 가장 높은 비중을 차지하였고, 그 다음으로는 갑각강(13.5%), 복족강(7.9%) 순으로나타났다. 황소개구리는 곤충강의 물자라(Muljarus japonicus)를 가장 많이 포식한 것으로 확인되었으며, 박새(Parus major), 등줄쥐(Apodemus agrarius), 땃쥐(Crocidura lasiura) 등도 황소개구리의 먹이원으로 나타났다. 황소개구리는습지생태계의 교란에 직접적인 영향을 미치며, 이러한 결과들은 환경부 생태교란 생물로 지정되어 있는 황소개구리가습지생태계에 미치는 영향을 확인하는데 중요한 기초자료가 될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

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