Diversity of Intertidal Benthic Invertebrate of Dokdo and Ulleung-do Island from Korea

In order to conduct a study on diversity of benthic invertebrate in the intertidal zone of Ulleung-do (Ullengdo Island) and Dokdo, this study investigated the diversity of benthic invertebrate on harbor rocks of Ulleung-do (Jeodong Harbor), Tonggumi Mongdol Coast, Geobuk Bawi and rocks in Dokdo dock...

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Published inJournal of Asia-Pacific biodiversity Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 157 - 164
Main Authors Kang, Dong Won, Seo, Su Yuan, Kang, Ji Soon, Paek, Woon Kee
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.03.2013
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Dokdo Island
Invertebrate
Ulleung-do Island
Invertebrate
Ulleung-do Island
Dokdo Island
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Summary:In order to conduct a study on diversity of benthic invertebrate in the intertidal zone of Ulleung-do (Ullengdo Island) and Dokdo, this study investigated the diversity of benthic invertebrate on harbor rocks of Ulleung-do (Jeodong Harbor), Tonggumi Mongdol Coast, Geobuk Bawi and rocks in Dokdo docks for twice in June and September. As a result, it was shown that total 26 species including 3 species of Cnidaria, 14 species of Mollusks, 6 species of Arthropod and 3 species of Echinoderm live in rocks of Dokdo docks, and as for Ulleung-do, it was shown that 24 species live on rocks of Tonggumi Mongdol Coast, 13 species in Geobuk Bawi and 2 species in Jeodong Harbor.
ISSN:2287-884X
2287-9544
DOI:10.7229/jkn.2013.6.1.157