- Animal Behaviours Related to Pine Seeds on the Forest Floor
- Animal Behaviours Related to Pine Seeds on the Forest Floor
- ㆍ 저자명
- Park. Jae-Keun
- ㆍ 간행물명
- 한국생태학회지
- ㆍ 권/호정보
- 2002년|25권 4호|pp.213-216 (4 pages)
- ㆍ 발행정보
- 한국생태학회
- ㆍ 파일정보
- 정기간행물|ENG| PDF텍스트
- ㆍ 주제분야
- 기타
Main attackers on pine seeds on the forest floor were investigated in Korea. Damage on pine cones begins in early stage of cone formation, especially by squirrel and Korean squirrel. The above animals left Kayak-like hulls of seed on rocks and fallen tree trunk. Field mice also left the same shape of Kayak-like hulls. But birds including doves and peasants left large shreds with longitudinal cracks or seed cup trace. Most of seeds on the leaf litters as well as under the fallen leaf were consumed by field mice and birds. Especially field mice found the seeds under fallen leaves and consumed all of them.