KOREASCHOLAR

This study was conducted to investigate the distributional characteristics of ground beetles and to provide basis information for biodiversity management including the ground beetles in the Naejangsan National Park area. Pitfall traps were installed throughout 20 sites within Naejangsan National Park during 2008 to 2011 to collect ground beetles. A total of 2,409 collected ground beetles were identified with 35 species belonging to 19 genera of 8 subfamilies. Coptolabrus jankowskii jankowskii, Eucarabus sternbergi sternbergi, and Pterosticus audax were dominant at the core area, while Pheropsophus jessoensis, Synuchus nitidus, Synuchus cycloderus, and Chlaenius naeviger were dominant at the border of the National Park and adjacent to the road or grassland. These differences of dominant species also affected to the similarity of species composition between core and border area, and caused increasing dissimilarities between sites with cluster analysis. Although the result of the present study was a case study using ground beetles, it will be helpful to develop a management strategy of biodiversity conservation in Naejangsan National Park and its surroundings.

INTRODUCTION
 MATERIALS AND METHODS
  1. Study Site
  2. Collecting Method and Identification
  3. Data analysis
 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
 REFERENCES

• Jong-Kook Jung(Entomology Program, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National Univ.)
• Joon-Ho Lee(Entomology Program, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National Univ, Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National Univ.)
• Sue Yeon Lee(Entomology Program, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National Univ.)
• Seung Tae Kim(Life and Environment Research Institute, Konkuk Univ.) Corresponding author