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  1. Citizen science is becoming a mainstream approach of baseline data collection to monitor biodiversity and climate change. Dragonflies (Odonata) have been ranked as the highest priority group in biodiversity mo...

    Authors: Sookyung Shin, Kwang Soo Jung, Hong Gu Kang, Ji-Hee Dang, Doohee Kang, Jeong Eun Han and Jin Han Kim
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2021 45:33
  2. Butterflies make an important part for plant-pollinator guild. These are nectar feeder or occasionally pollen feeder and thus proboscis of the butterfly species are considered as one of the most important vari...

    Authors: Subha Shankar Mukherjee and Asif Hossain
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2021 45:32
  3. Despite the consumption of bee brood in several parts of the world, particularly in the tropical areas, the practice has received comparatively little attention. We have reviewed all the available information ...

    Authors: Sampat Ghosh, Victor Benno Meyer-Rochow and Chuleui Jung
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2021 45:31
  4. References to insects in myths, stories, and idioms can be found in almost any culture, but with regard to references involving honey bee species in the Asia-Australian region, little information is available....

    Authors: V. B. Meyer-Rochow
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2021 45:30
  5. As trade increases, the influx of various alien species and their spread to new regions are prevalent and no longer a special problem. Anthropogenic activities and climate changes have made the distribution of...

    Authors: Minwoo Oh, Yoonjeong Heo, Eun Ju Lee and Hyohyemi Lee
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2021 45:29
  6. Salt marshes provide a variety of ecosystem services; however, they are vulnerable to human activity, water level fluctuations, and climate change. Analyses of the relationships between plant communities and e...

    Authors: Jaesang Chung, Jae Hyun Kim and Eun Ju Lee
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2021 45:28
  7. Ecosystem service mapping is an important tool for decision-making in landscape planning and natural resource management. Today, pollination service mapping is based on the Lonsdorf model (InVEST software) tha...

    Authors: Ehsan Rahimi, Shahindokht Barghjelveh, Pinliang Dong, Maghsoud Arshadi Pirlar and Mohammad Mehdi Jahanbakhshian
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2021 45:27
  8. Some of the introduced alien species introduced settle, multiply, and spread to become invasive alien species (IAS) that threaten biodiversity. To prevent this, Korea and other countries legally designate and ...

    Authors: Seung Hun Son, A-Ram Jo and Dong Eon Kim
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2021 45:26
  9. A review of the literature was carried out to study dust and sandstorm (DSS) in terms of its ecosystem processes and relationship to other dryland disasters in Northeast Asia. Drylands are ecosystems that incl...

    Authors: Sinkyu Kang, Sang Hun Lee, Nanghyun Cho, Casmir Aggossou and Jungwha Chun
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2021 45:25
  10. Artificial light at night has recently been identified as a major factor adversely affecting global insect diversity. Here, we compared the insect diversity in Gwangneung Forest Biosphere Reserve, specifically...

    Authors: Lee Hakbong, Cho Yong-Chan, Jung Sang-Woo, Kim Yoon-Ho and Lee Seung-Gyu
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2021 45:24
  11. Sea turtles, which are globally endangered species, have been stranded and found as bycatch on the Korean shore recently. More studies on sea turtles in Korea are necessary to aid their conservation. To invest...

    Authors: Jihee Kim, Il-Hun Kim, Min-Seop Kim, Hae Rim Lee, Young Jun Kim, Sangkyu Park and Dongwoo Yang
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2021 45:23
  12. Landscape metrics have been widely applied to quantifying the relationship between land surface temperature and urban spatial patterns and have received acceptable verification from landscape ecologists but so...

    Authors: Ehsan Rahimi, Shahindokht Barghjelveh and Pinliang Dong
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2021 45:22
  13. Organism body size is a basic characteristic in ecology; it is related to temperature according to temperature-size rule. Butterflies are affected in various aspects by climate change because they are sensitiv...

    Authors: Sumi Na, Eunyoung Lee, Hyunjung Kim, Seiwoong Choi and Hoonbok Yi
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2021 45:21
  14. Euphorbia jolkinii Boiss. is a perennial species native to Jeju Island and the southern coastal area of Korea. Particularly on Jeju Island, the yellow flowers of E. jolkinii Boiss. have a high ornamental value be...

    Authors: Hye Jin Oh, Un Seop Shin, Seung Youn Lee, Sang Yong Kim and Mi Jin Jeong
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2021 45:20
  15. The Slender racer (Orientocoluber spinalis Peters, 1866) has recently been reclassified to the new genus Orientocoluber from Hierophis. Ecological knowledge of this species is limited due to its highly mobile beh...

    Authors: Il-Kook Park, Jaejin Park, Jiho Park, Seong-Hun Min, Alejandro Grajal-Puche and Daesik Park
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2021 45:19
  16. As trade increases, the influx of various alien species and their spread to new regions are prevalent, making them a general problem globally. Anthropogenic activities and climate change have led to alien spec...

    Authors: Minwoo Oh, Yoonjeong Heo, Eun Ju Lee and Hyohyemi Lee
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2021 45:18
  17. Understanding the habitat characteristics of the endangered Siberian flying squirrel Pteromys volans is the first step in conserving and managing the forests it requires for nesting, gliding, and feeding. Therefo...

    Authors: Sang Jin Lim, Ki Yoon Kim, Eui Kyeong Kim, Chang Wook Han and Yung Chul Park
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2021 45:17
  18. Recent declines in bee populations, along with increasing demand for pollination services in urban, agricultural, and natural environments, have led to strategies to attract wild bees to these areas. One of th...

    Authors: Ehsan Rahimi, Shahindokht Barghjelveh and Pinliang Dong
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2021 45:16
  19. Plants are able to optimize defense responses induced by various herbivores, which have different feeding strategies. Local and systemic responses within a plant after herbivory are essential to modulate herbi...

    Authors: Gisuk Lee, Youngsung Joo, Ian T. Baldwin and Sang-Gyu Kim
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2021 45:15
  20. Climate change is occurring rapidly around the world, and is predicted to have a large impact on biodiversity. Various studies have shown that climate change can alter the geographical distribution of wild bee...

    Authors: Ehsan Rahimi, Shahindokht Barghjelveh and Pinliang Dong
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2021 45:14
  21. In this review, we aimed to synthesize the current knowledge on the observed and projected effects of climate change on the ecosystems of Korea (i.e., the Republic of Korea (ROK) or South Korea), as well as th...

    Authors: Sei-Woong Choi, Woo-Seok Kong, Ga-Young Hwang and Kyung Ah Koo
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2021 45:13
  22. The creation of the National Institute of Ecology began as a national alternative project to preserve mudflats instead of constructing the industrial complexes by reclamation, and achieve regional development....

    Authors: A. Reum Kim, Bong Soon Lim, Jaewon Seol and Chang Seok Lee
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2021 45:12
  23. Sika deer, Cervus nippon, were originally introduced to South Korea from Japan and Taiwan for commercial farming purposes. Unfortunately, they were released into the wild during religious events and have since be...

    Authors: Maniram Banjade, Sang-Hyun Han, Young-Hun Jeong and Hong-Shik Oh
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2021 45:10
  24. To understand shade and wind effects on seedling traits of common reed (Phragmites australis), we conducted a mesocosm experiment manipulating day length (10 h daytime a day as open canopy conditions or 6 h dayti...

    Authors: Mun Gi Hong, Bo Eun Nam and Jae Geun Kim
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2021 45:9
  25. In 2020, a categorized list of wetland preferences, major habitats, and life forms of 4145 vascular plant taxa occurring in the Korean Peninsula was published by the National Institute of Biological Resources....

    Authors: Yeonsook Choung, Byeong Mee Min, Kyu Song Lee, Kang-Hyun Cho, Kwang Yeong Joo, Jin-Oh Hyun, Hye Ryun Na, Hyun Kyung Oh, Gi-Heum Nam, Jin-Seok Kim, Soyeon Cho, Jongsung Lee, Sangyeop Jung and Jaeyeon Lee
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2021 45:8
  26. The climate is changing rapidly, and this may pose a major threat to global biodiversity. One of the most distinctive consequences of climate change is the poleward and/or upward shift of species distribution ...

    Authors: Sookyung Shin, Jung-Hyun Kim, Ji-Hee Dang, In-Soon Seo and Byoung Yoon Lee
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2021 45:7
  27. The sunfleck is an important light environmental factor for plants that live under the shade of trees. Currently, the smartfarm has a system that can artificially create these sunfleks. Therefore, it was inten...

    Authors: Jae Hoon Park, Sang Bum Kim, Eung Pill Lee, Seung Yeon Lee, Eui Joo Kim, Jung Min Lee, Jin Hee Park, Kyu Tae Cho, Heon Mo Jeong, Seung Se Choi, Hoey Kyung Park and Young Han You
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2021 45:6
  28. To address the lack of evidence supporting invasion by three invasive plant species (Imperata cylindrica, Lantana camara, and Chromolaena odorata) in tropical ecosystems, we compared the ecophysiological and leaf...

    Authors: Ridesti Rindyastuti, Lia Hapsari and Chaeho Byun
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2021 45:4
  29. Montane wetlands are unique wetland ecosystems with distinct physicochemical characteristics, and Molinia japonica often makes dominant communities in montane wetlands in South Korea. In order to figure out the e...

    Authors: Yu Seong Choi, Hyun Jun Park and Jae Geun Kim
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2021 45:3
  30. Ranavirus is an emerging infectious disease which has been linked to mass mortality events in various amphibian species. In this study, we document the first mass mortality event of an adult population of Dybo...

    Authors: Jaejin Park, Alejandro Grajal-Puche, Nam-Ho Roh, Il-Kook Park, Nam-Yong Ra and Daesik Park
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2021 45:2
  31. In Korea, Symplocos prunifolia Siebold. & Zucc. is only found on Jeju Island. Conservation of the species is difficult because little is known about its distribution and natural habitat. The lack of research and ...

    Authors: Kim Yangji, Song Kukman, Yim Eunyoung, Seo Yeonok, Choi Hyungsoon and Choi Byoungki
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2020 44:32
  32. Climate change has altered the various ecosystem processes including forest ecosystem in Himalayan region. Although the high mountain natural forests including treelines in the Himalayan region are mainly repo...

    Authors: Achyut Tiwari, Nita Thapa, Sugam Aryal, Prabina Rana and Shankar Adhikari
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2020 44:31
  33. Ambrosia trifida is a highly invasive annual plant, but effective control methods have not been proposed. Among various eradication methods, cutting is a simple measure to control invasive plants, and sowing seed...

    Authors: Chaeho Byun, Ho Choi and Hojeong Kang
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2020 44:28
  34. The stem exclusion stage is a stage of forest development that is important for understanding the subsequent understory reinitiation stage and maturation stage during which horizontal heterogeneity is formed. ...

    Authors: Yong-Chan Cho, Hyung Seok Sim, Songhie Jung, Han-Gyeoul Kim, Jun-Soo Kim and Kwan-Ho Bae
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2020 44:27
  35. Genus Quercus is a successful group that has occupied the largest area of forest around the world including South Korea. The acorns are an important food source for both wild animals and humans. Although the repr...

    Authors: Jaesang Noh, Youngjin Kim, Jongsung Lee, Soyeon Cho and Yeonsook Choung
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2020 44:26
  36. Parthenium hysterophorus is a noxious invasive weed in tropical and subtropical regions of the world, including Nepal. Among 11 species of biological control agents released to control P. hysterophorus in Ausrtal...

    Authors: Seerjana Maharjan, Anjana Devkota, Bharat Babu Shrestha, Chitra Bahadur Baniya, Muniappan Rangaswamy and Pramod Kumar Jha
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2020 44:25
  37. Rapid industrialization has caused various impacts on nature, including heavy metal pollution. However, the impacts of industrialization vary depending on the types of industrializing activity and surrounding ...

    Authors: Rack Yeon Choi, Heung-Tae Kim, Ji-Woong Yang and Jae Geun Kim
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2020 44:24
  38. The Himalayan forests are of great importance to sustain the nature and community resource demands. These forests are facing pressures both from anthropogenic activities and ongoing global climatic changes. Po...

    Authors: Man Kumar Dhamala, Prakash Chandra Aryal, Madan Krishna Suwal, Sijar Bhatta and Dinesh Raj Bhuju
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2020 44:22
  39. The flathead grey mullet Mugil cephalus has the widest distribution among mugilid species. Recent studies based on mitochondrial DNA sequences showed that the species comprises at least 14 different groups, three...

    Authors: Seung Eun Bae and Jin-Koo Kim
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2020 44:21
  40. Geladas (Theropithecus gelada), endemic to Ethiopia, are distributed closely related to the escarpments and gorge systems of the country, and large populations are found in the Simien Mountain National Park. This...

    Authors: Teklay Girmay and Deribe Dati
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2020 44:20
  41. Ecologists have achieved much progress in the study of mechanisms that maintain species coexistence and diversity. In this paper, we reviewed a wide range of past research related to these topics, focusing on ...

    Authors: Daehyun Kim and Sewon Ohr
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2020 44:19
  42. Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus), which has never been recorded in South Korea, appeared on Jeju Island in 2018 and re-emerged in the inland area of Seocheon-gun (South Chungcheong Province) and in Goyang-si (G...

    Authors: Sang-Yeon Lee, Ha-Cheol Sung, Donguk Han and Jin-Yeol Cha
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2020 44:18
  43. Korean wild boars (Sus scrofa coreanus Heude), because of their adaptability, are a widespread large mammal; however, they sometimes cause problems by invading farms and eating the crops, creating insufficiencies...

    Authors: Hyung-Min Shin, Jihee Kim, Seon Deok Jin, Ho-Yeon Won and Sangkyu Park
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2020 44:17
  44. Most of the Pinus densiflora forests, occupying the largest area, have been restored in South Korea since the 1970s. As young pioneer forests, the succession process is under way. Since the forests are distribute...

    Authors: Yeonsook Choung, Jongsung Lee, Soyeon Cho and Jaesang Noh
    Citation: Journal of Ecology and Environment 2020 44:16