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D. Andersen, Ming‐Feng Chuang, Mi-Kyung Choe, Ajoung Kim, Sera Kwon, Y. Jang, Amaël Borzée
Zoological Studies, 2022
Zoological Studies, 2022
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Andersen, D., Chuang, M. F., Choe, M.-K., Kim, A., Kwon, S., Jang, Y., & Borzée, A. (2022). Elevational Distribution of Amphibians: Resolving Distributions, Patterns, and Species Communities in the Republic of Korea. Zoological Studies.
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Andersen, D., Ming‐Feng Chuang, Mi-Kyung Choe, Ajoung Kim, Sera Kwon, Y. Jang, and Amaël Borzée. “Elevational Distribution of Amphibians: Resolving Distributions, Patterns, and Species Communities in the Republic of Korea.” Zoological Studies (2022).
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Andersen, D., et al. “Elevational Distribution of Amphibians: Resolving Distributions, Patterns, and Species Communities in the Republic of Korea.” Zoological Studies, 2022.
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@article{d2022a,
title = {Elevational Distribution of Amphibians: Resolving Distributions, Patterns, and Species Communities in the Republic of Korea.},
year = {2022},
journal = {Zoological Studies},
author = {Andersen, D. and Chuang, Ming‐Feng and Choe, Mi-Kyung and Kim, Ajoung and Kwon, Sera and Jang, Y. and Borzée, Amaël}
}
Abstract
Species biodiversity organises along elevational trends and is generally expected to decrease with increasing elevation. This pattern is regulated by numerous factors, although principally overridden by temperature in ectotherms such as amphibians. Here, we collated elevation data (n = 55,182) collected between 1909 and 2020. We then determined elevation distribution patterns and species communities for all amphibians in the Republic of Korea. Species were found to range from sea level up to 1,393 m a.s.l. The average elevational distribution was significantly different between species but also between anura and caudata. On average, anura were found at lower elevations with a peak in species richness and abundance matching with the lowlands. In opposition, the peak in species richness and abundance for caudata matched with low hilly landscapes. The altitudinal distributions of species were strongly skewed, with all 23 species found within the 0-199 m range, and steadily decreasing with only five species within the last elevational range (1,200-1,399 m). Finally, only a few species were found below 30 m, reflecting a likely risk of salinisation in this environment. Our results help understand the altitudinal distribution of amphibians in the Republic of Korea.