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Seasonal Abundance of Benthic Communities in Coral Areas of Karah Island, Terengganu, Malaysia

Year 2006, Volume: 6 Issue: 2, - , 01.04.2006

Sakri Ibrahim*(1) Wan Mohd Rauhan Wan Hussin(1) Zaleha Kassim(1) Zuliatini Mohamad Joni(1) Mohamad Zaidi Zakaria(1) Sukree Hajisamae(2)

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Benthic communities are important to marine ecosystem and form important food source for most marine organisms especially fish. Study of this biota is important as it could be an indicator to overall aquatic productivity. Benthic communities in Karah Island, Terengganu, Malaysia were studied to find their relationship with different monsoon seasons and types of substrate. Surveys were conducted 4 times; two times each during pre-monsoon phase (September - October) and post-monsoon phase (April - May). Samples of benthic fauna in coral and non-coral areas were taken using a hand corer and Smith McIntyre grab respectively. In-situ measurements were done to obtain physico-chemical parameters of salinity, temperature, pH, and dissolved oxygen. The results show that both macrobenthos and meiobenthos were more dominant during pre-monsoon season (25,836.8 inds.m-2 and 137,496.8 inds.m-2, respectively) as compared to post-monsoon season (21,573.1 inds.m-2 and 100,404.6 inds.m-2, respectively). In terms of family, Polychaeta was the most abundant macrobenthos (26,300.2 inds.m-2 or 55.5%) while Harpacticoida was the most abundant meiobenthos (97,910.1 inds.m-2 or 41.2%) during pre-monsoon and post-monsoon seasons. Benthic fauna were found in higher amounts in coral areas and decreases with distance from shoreline.

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Benthic fauna coral areas monsoon seasons South China Sea

Seasonal Abundance of Benthic Communities in Coral Areas of Karah Island, Terengganu, Malaysia

Year 2006, Volume: 6 Issue: 2, - , 01.04.2006

Sakri Ibrahim*(1) Wan Mohd Rauhan Wan Hussin(1) Zaleha Kassim(1) Zuliatini Mohamad Joni(1) Mohamad Zaidi Zakaria(1) Sukree Hajisamae(2)

Abstract

Benthic communities are important to marine ecosystem and form important food source for most marine organisms especially fish. Study of this biota is important as it could be an indicator to overall aquatic productivity. Benthic communities in Karah Island, Terengganu, Malaysia were studied to find their relationship with different monsoon seasons and types of substrate. Surveys were conducted 4 times; two times each during pre-monsoon phase (September - October) and post-monsoon phase (April - May). Samples of benthic fauna in coral and non-coral areas were taken using a hand corer and Smith McIntyre grab respectively. In-situ measurements were done to obtain physico-chemical parameters of salinity, temperature, pH, and dissolved oxygen. The results show that both macrobenthos and meiobenthos were more dominant during pre-monsoon season (25,836.8 inds.m-2 and 137,496.8 inds.m-2, respectively) as compared to post-monsoon season (21,573.1 inds.m-2 and 100,404.6 inds.m-2, respectively). In terms of family, Polychaeta was the most abundant macrobenthos (26,300.2 inds.m-2 or 55.5%) while Harpacticoida was the most abundant meiobenthos (97,910.1 inds.m-2 or 41.2%) during pre-monsoon and post-monsoon seasons. Benthic fauna were found in higher amounts in coral areas and decreases with distance from shoreline.

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Benthic fauna coral areas monsoon seasons South China Sea

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Sakri Ibrahim*(1) This is me

Wan Mohd Rauhan Wan Hussin(1) This is me

Zaleha Kassim(1) This is me

Zuliatini Mohamad Joni(1) This is me

Mohamad Zaidi Zakaria(1) This is me

Sukree Hajisamae(2) This is me

Publication Date April 1, 2006
Published in Issue Year 2006 Volume: 6 Issue: 2

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APA Ibrahim*(1), S., Hussin(1), W. M. R. W., Kassim(1), Z., Joni(1), Z. M., et al. (2006). Seasonal Abundance of Benthic Communities in Coral Areas of Karah Island, Terengganu, Malaysia. Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 6(2).
AMA Ibrahim*(1) S, Hussin(1) WMRW, Kassim(1) Z, Joni(1) ZM, Zakaria(1) MZ, Hajisamae(2) S. Seasonal Abundance of Benthic Communities in Coral Areas of Karah Island, Terengganu, Malaysia. Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. April 2006;6(2).
Chicago Ibrahim*(1), Sakri, Wan Mohd Rauhan Wan Hussin(1), Zaleha Kassim(1), Zuliatini Mohamad Joni(1), Mohamad Zaidi Zakaria(1), and Sukree Hajisamae(2). “Seasonal Abundance of Benthic Communities in Coral Areas of Karah Island, Terengganu, Malaysia”. Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 6, no. 2 (April 2006).
EndNote Ibrahim*(1) S, Hussin(1) WMRW, Kassim(1) Z, Joni(1) ZM, Zakaria(1) MZ, Hajisamae(2) S (April 1, 2006) Seasonal Abundance of Benthic Communities in Coral Areas of Karah Island, Terengganu, Malaysia. Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 6 2
IEEE S. Ibrahim*(1), W. M. R. W. Hussin(1), Z. Kassim(1), Z. M. Joni(1), M. Z. Zakaria(1), and S. Hajisamae(2), “Seasonal Abundance of Benthic Communities in Coral Areas of Karah Island, Terengganu, Malaysia”, Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, vol. 6, no. 2, 2006.
ISNAD Ibrahim*(1), Sakri et al. “Seasonal Abundance of Benthic Communities in Coral Areas of Karah Island, Terengganu, Malaysia”. Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 6/2 (April 2006).
JAMA Ibrahim*(1) S, Hussin(1) WMRW, Kassim(1) Z, Joni(1) ZM, Zakaria(1) MZ, Hajisamae(2) S. Seasonal Abundance of Benthic Communities in Coral Areas of Karah Island, Terengganu, Malaysia. Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 2006;6.
MLA Ibrahim*(1), Sakri et al. “Seasonal Abundance of Benthic Communities in Coral Areas of Karah Island, Terengganu, Malaysia”. Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, vol. 6, no. 2, 2006.
Vancouver Ibrahim*(1) S, Hussin(1) WMRW, Kassim(1) Z, Joni(1) ZM, Zakaria(1) MZ, Hajisamae(2) S. Seasonal Abundance of Benthic Communities in Coral Areas of Karah Island, Terengganu, Malaysia. Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 2006;6(2).