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Zooplankton in seagrass and adjacent non-seagrass habitats in Tun Mustapha Park, Sabah, Malaysia

A comparison of zooplankton abundance and community in the seagrass and non-seagrass areas of Limau-limauan and Bak-Bak waters within the newly established Tun Mustapha Marine Park was made during 15-17 May 2017. Samples were collected via horizontal tow of a 140 μm plankton net. Environmental varia...

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Main Authors: Lo, Sing Lui, Yap, Tzuen Kiat, Chen, Cheng Ann, Teruaki Yoshida
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: Borneo Marine Research Institute 2020
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QL360-599.82 Invertebrates
SH393 Seagrasses
Online Access:https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30398/1/Zooplankton%20in%20seagrass%20and%20adjacent%20non-seagrass%20habitats%20in%20Tun%20Mustapha%20Park%2C%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia.pdf
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spelling my.ums.eprints.303982021-09-20T06:56:53Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30398/ Zooplankton in seagrass and adjacent non-seagrass habitats in Tun Mustapha Park, Sabah, Malaysia Lo, Sing Lui Yap, Tzuen Kiat Chen, Cheng Ann Teruaki Yoshida QL360-599.82 Invertebrates SH393 Seagrasses A comparison of zooplankton abundance and community in the seagrass and non-seagrass areas of Limau-limauan and Bak-Bak waters within the newly established Tun Mustapha Marine Park was made during 15-17 May 2017. Samples were collected via horizontal tow of a 140 μm plankton net. Environmental variables (temperature, salinity, DO, pH, turbidity) showed no significant differences among the study sites. However, zooplankton showed increasing abundance from non-seagrass, seagrass edge, to seagrass areas at Limau-limauan, while abundance values were comparable among the stations at Bak-bak. Overall zooplankton abundance was significantly higher at the seagrass areas relative to the non-seagrass station at Limau-limauan (p < 0.005), while no statistical difference was found at Bak-Bak (p < 0.21). Mean canopy height was 3-fold higher (p < 0.001) at Limau-limauan than Bak-Bak, suggesting the importance of seagrass bed structural complexity in habitat preference for zooplankton. Cluster analysis revealed the zooplankton community from the seagrass area at Limau-limauan was different from that at seagrass edge and non-seagrass areas, which may be attributed to the influence of seagrass meadows in forming characteristic zooplankton compositions. Marked differences in zooplankton composition and abundance even in close vicinity of sites suggest the importance of local small-scale variations in seagrass habitats in shaping the zooplankton community. Borneo Marine Research Institute 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30398/1/Zooplankton%20in%20seagrass%20and%20adjacent%20non-seagrass%20habitats%20in%20Tun%20Mustapha%20Park%2C%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30398/2/Zooplankton%20in%20seagrass%20and%20adjacent%20non-seagrass%20habitats%20in%20Tun%20Mustapha%20Park%2C%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia%20ABSTRACT.pdf Lo, Sing Lui and Yap, Tzuen Kiat and Chen, Cheng Ann and Teruaki Yoshida (2020) Zooplankton in seagrass and adjacent non-seagrass habitats in Tun Mustapha Park, Sabah, Malaysia. Borneo Journal of Marine Science and Aquaculture, 4. pp. 6-13. ISSN 2600-8637 https://jurcon.ums.edu.my/ojums/index.php/BJoMSA/article/view/1747/1801
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language English
English
topic QL360-599.82 Invertebrates
SH393 Seagrasses
spellingShingle QL360-599.82 Invertebrates
SH393 Seagrasses
Lo, Sing Lui
Yap, Tzuen Kiat
Chen, Cheng Ann
Teruaki Yoshida
Zooplankton in seagrass and adjacent non-seagrass habitats in Tun Mustapha Park, Sabah, Malaysia
description A comparison of zooplankton abundance and community in the seagrass and non-seagrass areas of Limau-limauan and Bak-Bak waters within the newly established Tun Mustapha Marine Park was made during 15-17 May 2017. Samples were collected via horizontal tow of a 140 μm plankton net. Environmental variables (temperature, salinity, DO, pH, turbidity) showed no significant differences among the study sites. However, zooplankton showed increasing abundance from non-seagrass, seagrass edge, to seagrass areas at Limau-limauan, while abundance values were comparable among the stations at Bak-bak. Overall zooplankton abundance was significantly higher at the seagrass areas relative to the non-seagrass station at Limau-limauan (p < 0.005), while no statistical difference was found at Bak-Bak (p < 0.21). Mean canopy height was 3-fold higher (p < 0.001) at Limau-limauan than Bak-Bak, suggesting the importance of seagrass bed structural complexity in habitat preference for zooplankton. Cluster analysis revealed the zooplankton community from the seagrass area at Limau-limauan was different from that at seagrass edge and non-seagrass areas, which may be attributed to the influence of seagrass meadows in forming characteristic zooplankton compositions. Marked differences in zooplankton composition and abundance even in close vicinity of sites suggest the importance of local small-scale variations in seagrass habitats in shaping the zooplankton community.
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author Lo, Sing Lui
Yap, Tzuen Kiat
Chen, Cheng Ann
Teruaki Yoshida
author_facet Lo, Sing Lui
Yap, Tzuen Kiat
Chen, Cheng Ann
Teruaki Yoshida
author_sort Lo, Sing Lui
title Zooplankton in seagrass and adjacent non-seagrass habitats in Tun Mustapha Park, Sabah, Malaysia
title_short Zooplankton in seagrass and adjacent non-seagrass habitats in Tun Mustapha Park, Sabah, Malaysia
title_full Zooplankton in seagrass and adjacent non-seagrass habitats in Tun Mustapha Park, Sabah, Malaysia
title_fullStr Zooplankton in seagrass and adjacent non-seagrass habitats in Tun Mustapha Park, Sabah, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Zooplankton in seagrass and adjacent non-seagrass habitats in Tun Mustapha Park, Sabah, Malaysia
title_sort zooplankton in seagrass and adjacent non-seagrass habitats in tun mustapha park, sabah, malaysia
publisher Borneo Marine Research Institute
publishDate 2020
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30398/1/Zooplankton%20in%20seagrass%20and%20adjacent%20non-seagrass%20habitats%20in%20Tun%20Mustapha%20Park%2C%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30398/2/Zooplankton%20in%20seagrass%20and%20adjacent%20non-seagrass%20habitats%20in%20Tun%20Mustapha%20Park%2C%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia%20ABSTRACT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30398/
https://jurcon.ums.edu.my/ojums/index.php/BJoMSA/article/view/1747/1801
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