Status of Birds Using a Rice Paddy in South Korea

BACKGROUND: Rice paddy not only produces food but also provides wildlife habitats. Although more than half agricultural land of South Korea is rice paddy, a few studies has been conducted in rice paddy ecosystem. We reviewed a status of bird using a rice paddy in South Korea. METHODS AND RESULTS: Bi...

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Published inKorean Journal of Environmental Agriculture Vol. 32; no. 2
Main Authors Kim, M.R., RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea, Nam, H.K., Kyung Hee Univ., Seoul, Republic of Korea, Kim, M.H., RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea, Cho, K.J., RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea, Kang, K.K., RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea, Na, Y.E., RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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LanguageKorean
Published 01.06.2013
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Summary:BACKGROUND: Rice paddy not only produces food but also provides wildlife habitats. Although more than half agricultural land of South Korea is rice paddy, a few studies has been conducted in rice paddy ecosystem. We reviewed a status of bird using a rice paddy in South Korea. METHODS AND RESULTS: Birds using rice paddy has been defined as a bird which breeds, rests or forages on rice paddy, bank, reservoirs or irrigation ditches. According to the publication from 1980s, birds using a rice paddy were total 47 families 279 species. Scolopacidae and Charadriidae(18%), Falconidae, Accipitridae and Strigidae(12%) and Anatidae(11%) used a rice paddy. Half birds used a dried rice paddy during the winter and 39.4% of birds used a wet rice paddy in spring, autumn or summer. Dependency on a rice paddy was high in ducks, egrets, cranes, and shorebirds. Population of dabbling ducks has decreased for last 12 years while cranes have increased. Endangered species with high dependency on rice paddy were red-crowned cranes, white-naped cranes, common cranes, hooded cranes, swan geese, lesser white-fronted geese and crested ibis. CONCLUSION(S): Although a rice paddy cannot replace natural wetlands, it would help supporting wildlife living in wetland. It is required to develop the farm-practice for increasing biodiversity and rice production.
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ISSN:1225-3537