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Benthic community structure and geomorphology of uncharted nearshore reefs in Kuantan coastal waters

The nearshore reefs play several important ecosystem functions in marine environments, especially in coastal areas. Six relatively unknown nearshore reef sites were surveyed in the southern Kuantan coastal waters using the coral video transect (CVT) technique between April 2021 and September 2022 to...

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Main Authors: Kamarudin, Nurazidah, Nik Asbullah, Nik Aisyah Ilnani, Azmi, Amira Nasuha, Mustapa, Mohd Zaini, Mohd. Hanapiah, Muhammad Faiz
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Published: Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK), Jeli Campus 2024
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QH541.13 Ecology
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spelling my.iium.irep.1167592024-12-16T02:28:03Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/116759/ Benthic community structure and geomorphology of uncharted nearshore reefs in Kuantan coastal waters Kamarudin, Nurazidah Nik Asbullah, Nik Aisyah Ilnani Azmi, Amira Nasuha Mustapa, Mohd Zaini Mohd. Hanapiah, Muhammad Faiz QH541.13 Ecology The nearshore reefs play several important ecosystem functions in marine environments, especially in coastal areas. Six relatively unknown nearshore reef sites were surveyed in the southern Kuantan coastal waters using the coral video transect (CVT) technique between April 2021 and September 2022 to estimate coral reef benthic components. Data analysis on coral reef benthic components indicated that these uncharted nearshore reefs have ‘fair’ coral cover with an average percentage of 39.4 % ± 17.8 in which ST 1 recorded the highest live coral cover coverage with 68.06 %. Abiotic components (sand and rock) were the second-most abundant and the coverage of dead coral was relatively low at all stations. A total of 33 coral genera were recorded in this study in which Porites, Acropora and Montipora mean percentage cover dominated most of the reef sites. Bathymetry data indicated that some of these uncharted reefs were located on submerged shoals with a depth range between 12 – 17 meters. The variation in benthic community composition observed among reef sites highlights the importance of location-specific management and conservation strategies. Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK), Jeli Campus 2024-06-30 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/116759/7/116759_Benthic%20community%20structure%20and%20geomorphology.pdf Kamarudin, Nurazidah and Nik Asbullah, Nik Aisyah Ilnani and Azmi, Amira Nasuha and Mustapa, Mohd Zaini and Mohd. Hanapiah, Muhammad Faiz (2024) Benthic community structure and geomorphology of uncharted nearshore reefs in Kuantan coastal waters. Journal of Tropical Resources and Sustainable Science (JTRSS), 12 (1). pp. 1-6. E-ISSN 2462-2389 http://journal.umk.edu.my/index.php/jtrss/article/view/1352 10.47253/jtrss.v12i1.1352
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topic QH541.13 Ecology
spellingShingle QH541.13 Ecology
Kamarudin, Nurazidah
Nik Asbullah, Nik Aisyah Ilnani
Azmi, Amira Nasuha
Mustapa, Mohd Zaini
Mohd. Hanapiah, Muhammad Faiz
Benthic community structure and geomorphology of uncharted nearshore reefs in Kuantan coastal waters
description The nearshore reefs play several important ecosystem functions in marine environments, especially in coastal areas. Six relatively unknown nearshore reef sites were surveyed in the southern Kuantan coastal waters using the coral video transect (CVT) technique between April 2021 and September 2022 to estimate coral reef benthic components. Data analysis on coral reef benthic components indicated that these uncharted nearshore reefs have ‘fair’ coral cover with an average percentage of 39.4 % ± 17.8 in which ST 1 recorded the highest live coral cover coverage with 68.06 %. Abiotic components (sand and rock) were the second-most abundant and the coverage of dead coral was relatively low at all stations. A total of 33 coral genera were recorded in this study in which Porites, Acropora and Montipora mean percentage cover dominated most of the reef sites. Bathymetry data indicated that some of these uncharted reefs were located on submerged shoals with a depth range between 12 – 17 meters. The variation in benthic community composition observed among reef sites highlights the importance of location-specific management and conservation strategies.
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author Kamarudin, Nurazidah
Nik Asbullah, Nik Aisyah Ilnani
Azmi, Amira Nasuha
Mustapa, Mohd Zaini
Mohd. Hanapiah, Muhammad Faiz
author_facet Kamarudin, Nurazidah
Nik Asbullah, Nik Aisyah Ilnani
Azmi, Amira Nasuha
Mustapa, Mohd Zaini
Mohd. Hanapiah, Muhammad Faiz
author_sort Kamarudin, Nurazidah
title Benthic community structure and geomorphology of uncharted nearshore reefs in Kuantan coastal waters
title_short Benthic community structure and geomorphology of uncharted nearshore reefs in Kuantan coastal waters
title_full Benthic community structure and geomorphology of uncharted nearshore reefs in Kuantan coastal waters
title_fullStr Benthic community structure and geomorphology of uncharted nearshore reefs in Kuantan coastal waters
title_full_unstemmed Benthic community structure and geomorphology of uncharted nearshore reefs in Kuantan coastal waters
title_sort benthic community structure and geomorphology of uncharted nearshore reefs in kuantan coastal waters
publisher Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK), Jeli Campus
publishDate 2024
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/116759/7/116759_Benthic%20community%20structure%20and%20geomorphology.pdf
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http://journal.umk.edu.my/index.php/jtrss/article/view/1352
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