Analysis of Food Resources of 20 Endangered Fishes in Freshwater Ecosystems of South Korea using Non-metric Multidimensional Scaling and Network Analysis.
국내 멸종위기 어류 25종의 먹이원을 문헌 조사한 결과, 먹이원은 20문, 31강, 58목, 116과, 154속으로 나타났다. 먹이원 중 가장 많은 어류가 섭식한 먹이원은 분류군에 따라 절지동물문, 곤충강, 파리목, 깔따구과로 조사되었으며, 식물류 먹이원은 돌말문, 윷돌말강, 반달돌말목, 반달돌말과로 조사되었다. 계층적 군집분석과 NMDS를 이용하여 멸종위기 어류 20종의 먹이원 유형화 결과, 어류를 주로 포식하는 충식성 어류와 식물플랑크톤을 섭식하는 어류 2가지 유형으로 나타났다. 네트워크 분석의 허브 점수가 높은 먹이원은 파리목, 하루살이목, 날도래목, 강도래목, 딱정벌 래목으로 나타났으며 식물류 먹이원 중 허브 점수가 높은 쪽배돌말목과 반달돌말목, 김발돌말목으로 조사되었다. 먹이원 폭이 큰 어류는 연준모치 (PP)와 열목어, 좀수수치, 가는돌고기, 꼬치동자개, 퉁사리, 묵잡자루, 미호종개로 Bi 지수 값이 0.3 이상으로 조사되어 다양한 먹이를 먹는 것으 로 조사되었다. 반면, 금강모치, 부안종개, 감돌고기, 흰수마자, 다묵장어, 돌상어, 얼룩새코미꾸리, 북방종개는 Bi 지수 값이 0.1 이하로 조사되어 먹이원 다양성이 낮게 조사되었다.
By reviewing previous literature, we analyzed the food sources of 20 out of 29 endangered fish species from freshwater ecosystems in South Korea. A total of 19 studies reported that food sources of 20 endangered fish species included 20 phyla, 31 classes, 58 orders, 116 families, and 154 genera. Arthropod, insecta, diptera, and chironomidae were the most fed animal food sources according to different resolution of taxa index on phylum, class, order and family. Similarity, bacillariophyta, bacillariophyceae, naviculales, and cymbellaceae were the most fed abundant plant sources. A larger number of fish species were reliant on animal food sources than plant food sources. 18 of the endangered fish preyed on arthropods, whereas only 6 species consumed bacillariophyta. To characterize the feeding groups of the 20 fish species, a hierarchical clustering analysis and non-metric multidimensional scaling analysis were conducted. The fish species were divided into two groups: 1) insectivores and 2) planktivores. A network analysis, which associated the link between endangered fishes and food sources, also revealed the same two groups. The highest hub score of food sources was for macroinvertebrates, including diptera (0.47), ephemeroptera (0.42), and trichoptera (0.38), based on the network analysis. Niche breadth was used to calculate the diversity of the food sources. Phoxinus phoxinus (0.57) showed thehighest food source diversity among the fish species, whereas Iksookimia pacifica (0.01) showed the lowest. This study will be utilized for the conservation and restoration of the endangered fish species.