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金門地區環節動物-貧毛綱調查研究

一、研究緣起

過去金門多次大規模砍伐樹木,造成土壤環境的劣質化,推測對蚯蚓的存活有顯著的影響,因此,現生蚯蚓是否有可能多是隨著日後移植來的植物進入金門?金門是否存有特有種蚯蚓?金門現有蚯蚓種類與台灣較相似?還是與對岸的福建較相似?這些問題都值得釐清。再者,蚯蚓是很多動物包括鳥類、兩生類、爬蟲及哺乳類的重要食物,因此蚯蚓相調查包括種類及分佈,將可提供其他動物的生態調查及相關食性分析。

金門土壤以紅土為主。由於紅土酸鹼值偏低、有機物含量亦低且已知所含鋁離子會對蚯蚓胚胎發育會造成傷害,因此蚯蚓不易生存。這次計畫也擬瞭解紅土對金門蚯蚓種類與分佈的影響。

二、研究方法及過程

金門全島蚯蚓普查:蚯蚓的採集的地點為金門縣金城、金寧、金湖、金沙、烈嶼等五個鄉鎮,主要採集地點為平地、丘陵及水域附近,並訪問耆老及配合過往造林資料,瞭解可能保有原生植栽的地區,進行重點蚯蚓調查。蚯蚓種類的鑑定則對照前人所發表的文獻,以解剖顯微鏡記錄內部型態及外部構造等特徵作分類以鑑定種類。

土壤性質紀錄與分析:採集蚯蚓同時以土壤濕度計及酸鹼度計測量土壤性質。並取樣點紅土帶回進行可交換鋁含量分析及精確酸鹼值分析。

蚯蚓研究推廣及延續:對金門當地教師、學生或保育人士進行培訓,共同參與蚯蚓調查工作,建立未來當地蚯蚓研究之能力。

三、結果與發現

此次調查為金門縣首次的蚯蚓普查,由九十七年三月至十一月間,採集230個樣點,1363隻個體。已鑑定確認蚯蚓有4科6屬15種,未確認種6 種。已知種包含小雙胸蚓、包氏重胃蚓、黃頸蜷蚓、潮間泮蚓、參狀遠環蚓、皮質遠環蚓、優雅遠環蚓、湖北遠環蚓、異駢遠環蚓、微小遠環蚓、毛氏遠環蚓、丘疹遠環蚓、洛克斐勒遠環蚓、加州腔環蚓、舒氏腔環蚓。未確認種中,有4種中文名暫訂(意即未發表)為金門遠環蚓、浯洲遠環蚓、山后遠環蚓及太武山遠環蚓。金門本島主要的蚯蚓種類為金門遠環蚓(未發表)及舒氏腔環蚓;烈嶼主要種類為加州腔環蚓。

共86個土壤採樣檢測其酸鹼值,位於3.91-7.98間。金門遠環蚓(未發表)對酸鹼值耐受度高,在酸性或鹼性土壤中皆能存活;黃頸蜷蚓偏好酸性環境。紅土中以黃頸蜷蚓為主要蚯蚓種類。

Abstract

According to the history of Kinmen, large scale logging had ever been occurred for several times. Such kind of logging caused the quality of the soil worse. The original earthworms in Kinmen suffered from the taught circumstance should be hard to survive. Whether the recent earthworms were exported with the transplanted plants? Whether do endemic earthworm species exist in Kinmen? Is the earthworm fauna in Kinmen similar as those in Taiwan or in Fujian province, China? Those question are worth to be unrevalled. In addition, earthworms have been known as the main food source of many predators such as birds, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, etc. This study data including earthworm species and distribution will be help for both population investigations and the analysis of stomach content of those predators in Kinmen.

The soils in Kinmen are mainly red soil. Due to the low pH value, low organic content is low, and the composed aluminum ions of the red soil might affect the embryonic development, earthworms are hard to survive in red soil. Therefore, this project also plans to realize the earthworm species and their distribution in Kinmen red soil.

So far, we have surveyed 230 sample sites from March to November, 2008 in Kinmen. More than 1363 earthworm samples were collected. Among the matured samples, 14 earthworm species in 6 families have been identified. They were B. parvus, D. bolau, P. corethrurus, P. litoralis, A. aspergillum, A. corticis, A. gracilis, A. hupeiensis, A. incongruus, A. minimus, A. morrisi, A. papulosus, A. rockefelleri, M. californica and M. schmardae schmardae. Besides those certain species, there were 6 more uncertain species including Amynthas kimenensis, A. wujhouensis, A. shanhouensis and A. taiwushanensis. Those scientific names will be used temperarily due to the related paper has not been published yet. Amynthas kimenensis (unpublished) and M. schmardae schmardae were abundant on Kimen Island; However, On Lieyu Island, M. californica is the most abundant.

The soil samples were collected from 86 sites and then measured by pH meter in the laboratory. The acidity of the soils was from pH 3.91 to pH 7.98. A. kimenensis showed a great tolerance among acidic and alkaline soil environments, whereas P. corethrurus were only found in the acid soils. P. corethrurus are the dominant species in the red soils of Kimen.