Comparison of Health Status of Japanese Tree Frog (Hyla japonica) in a Rural and an Urban Area

So Hyun Park; Kang-Hyun Cho

doi:10.17820/eri.2017.4.1.071

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Comparison of Health Status of Japanese Tree Frog (Hyla japonica) in a Rural and an Urban Area 농촌과 도시 지역에 서식하는 청개구리 (Hyla japonica)의 건강도 비교

31 March 2017. pp. 71-74

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Abstract

Urbanization is a major driver of global amphibian declines. For the study on the effect of urbanization on amphibians, we compared the growth and the health status of Hyla japonica amphibians collected in the urban areas of Incheon and in the rural area of Gapyeong, Korea. The size and weight of Hyla japonica body in the urban area were smaller than those in the rural area. However, there was no significant difference in their condition factors as a health indicator between the two areas. Our study emphasizes the need for research into the specific mechanism of effects of urbanization on amphibian heath status for the further understanding of the relationship between urbanization and amphibians.

Keywords

Amphibian

Condition factor

Hyla japonica

Morphology

Urbanization

시화는 전지구적 양서류 쇠퇴의 주요한 원인이 되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 도시화가 양서류 생장에 미치는 영향을 파악하고자, 인천 도시지역과 가평 농촌지역의 논에 서식하는 청개구리의 형태와 건강도를 비교하였다. 도시지역에 서식하는 청개구리의 체장과 체중은 농촌지역보다 작았다. 그러나 건강도를 나타내는 비만도에는 두 지역간에 차이가 없었다. 도시화와 양서류의 관계를 보다 명확히 이해하기 위해서는 도시화가 양서류에 영향을 미치는 구체적인 기작에 대한 연구가 필요하다고 판단된다.

키워드

양서류

비만도

청개구리

형태

도시화

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Publisher :Korean Society of Ecology and Infrastructure Engineering
Publisher(Ko) :응용생태공학회
Journal Title :Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
Journal Title(Ko) :응용생태공학회 논문집
Volume : 4
No :1
Pages :71-74
Received Date : 2017-03-29
Revised Date : 2017-03-30
Accepted Date : 2017-03-30
DOI :https://doi.org/10.17820/eri.2017.4.1.071

Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure ISSN:2288-8527(Online) 응용생태공학회 논문집

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