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Colonization and Extinction Patterns of a Metapopulation of Gold-spotted Pond Frogs, Rana plancyi chosenica

Journal of Ecology and Environment / Journal of Ecology and Environment, (P)2287-8327; (E)2288-1220
2009, v.32 no.2, pp.103-107



& (2009). Colonization and Extinction Patterns of a Metapopulation of Gold-spotted Pond Frogs, Rana plancyi chosenica. Journal of Ecology and Environment, 32(2), 103-107.
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Abstract

We investigated colonization and extinction patterns in a metapopulation of the gold-spotted pond frog (Rana plancyi chosenica) near the Korea National University of Education, Chungbuk, Korea, by surveying the frogs in the nine occupied habitat patches in the study area four times per breeding season for three years (2006～2008) and recording whether the patches were occupied by frogs as well as how many frogs were calling in the patches. We then developed five a priori year-specific models using the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC). The models predicted that: 1) probabilities of colonization and local extinction of the frogs were better explained by year-dependent models than by constant models, 2) there are high local extinction and low colonization probabilities, 3) approximately 31% number of patches will be occupied at equilibrium, and 4) that considerable variation in occupation rate should occur over a 30-year period, due to demographic stochasticity (in our model, the occupation rate ranged from 0.222 to 0.889). Our results suggest that colonization is important in this metapopulation system, which is governed by mainly stochastic components, and that more constructive conservation effects are needed to increase local colonization rates.

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Akaike Information Criterion, Demographic stochasticity, Metapopulation, Rana plancyi chosenica

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