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Changes in macroalgae species composition, assemblage and coverage at an inter-tidal rocky shore.

Samplings of macroalgae were undertaken at an inter-tidal rocky shore of Kuala Similajau (Lat. 3°22′ 13.9′N, Long. 113°17′ 39.1″E), Bintulu, Sarawak during two peaks of wet period; Feb.-Mar. (monthly total rainfall of 514.0 mm, 481.6 mm; average temperature 25.7℃, 26.2℃) and Jul.-Aug.(monthly total...

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Main Authors: Wong, Siaw Chia, Zakaria, Muta Harah, Bujang, Japar Sidik
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spelling my.upm.eprints.135132015-10-20T00:45:49Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13513/ Changes in macroalgae species composition, assemblage and coverage at an inter-tidal rocky shore. Wong, Siaw Chia Zakaria, Muta Harah Bujang, Japar Sidik Samplings of macroalgae were undertaken at an inter-tidal rocky shore of Kuala Similajau (Lat. 3°22′ 13.9′N, Long. 113°17′ 39.1″E), Bintulu, Sarawak during two peaks of wet period; Feb.-Mar. (monthly total rainfall of 514.0 mm, 481.6 mm; average temperature 25.7℃, 26.2℃) and Jul.-Aug.(monthly total rainfall 585.8 mm, 566.2 mm; average temperature 26.3℃, 27.0℃) 2008. This study investigates the changes in macroalgae species composition, assemblage and coverage covering the two peaks of wet period. A total of 23 taxa comprising 7 green, 5 brown and 11 red algae were recorded covering the two peaks of wet period, with red algae being the most diverse division. Comparatively a lower number of macroalgae species occurred during Feb.-Mar. (12 species) compared to the period of Jul.-Aug. (20 species). Several species such as Ulva clathrata (Roth) Greville, Valonia aegagropila C. Agardh and Lobophora variegata (Lamouroux) Womersley ex Oliveira, were absent during the Feb.-Mar. Common species Anadyomene plicata C. Agardh, Sargassum sp., Acanthophora spicifera (Vahl) Borgesen, Amphiroa fragilissima (Linnaeus) Lamouroux, Gelidiella acerosa(Forsskal) Feldmann & Hamel, Gracilaria salicornia(C. Agardh) Dawson, Hydropuntia edulis (S. G. Gmelin) P. C. Silva, Laurencia papillosa (C. Agardh) Greville and Laurencia sp. were present in both periods. Acetabularia major C. Agardh, Cladophora prolifera (Roth) Kutzing, Ulva intestinalis (Linnaeus) Nees, Padina minor Yamada, Ceramium sp. and Pterocladia sp. were only present in the Jul.-Aug. In terms of mean coverage, there is no distinct trend in domination with respect to a particular species between the two peaks of wet period. However, based on the number of mean coverage contributed by the species, categorically this can be represented as Division Rhodophyta>Division Chlorophyta>Division Phaeophyta. 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13513/1/Changes%20in%20macroalgae%20species%20composition.pdf Wong, Siaw Chia and Zakaria, Muta Harah and Bujang, Japar Sidik (2010) Changes in macroalgae species composition, assemblage and coverage at an inter-tidal rocky shore. Coastal Marine Science, 34 (1). pp. 113-116. ISSN 1349-3000 English
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description Samplings of macroalgae were undertaken at an inter-tidal rocky shore of Kuala Similajau (Lat. 3°22′ 13.9′N, Long. 113°17′ 39.1″E), Bintulu, Sarawak during two peaks of wet period; Feb.-Mar. (monthly total rainfall of 514.0 mm, 481.6 mm; average temperature 25.7℃, 26.2℃) and Jul.-Aug.(monthly total rainfall 585.8 mm, 566.2 mm; average temperature 26.3℃, 27.0℃) 2008. This study investigates the changes in macroalgae species composition, assemblage and coverage covering the two peaks of wet period. A total of 23 taxa comprising 7 green, 5 brown and 11 red algae were recorded covering the two peaks of wet period, with red algae being the most diverse division. Comparatively a lower number of macroalgae species occurred during Feb.-Mar. (12 species) compared to the period of Jul.-Aug. (20 species). Several species such as Ulva clathrata (Roth) Greville, Valonia aegagropila C. Agardh and Lobophora variegata (Lamouroux) Womersley ex Oliveira, were absent during the Feb.-Mar. Common species Anadyomene plicata C. Agardh, Sargassum sp., Acanthophora spicifera (Vahl) Borgesen, Amphiroa fragilissima (Linnaeus) Lamouroux, Gelidiella acerosa(Forsskal) Feldmann & Hamel, Gracilaria salicornia(C. Agardh) Dawson, Hydropuntia edulis (S. G. Gmelin) P. C. Silva, Laurencia papillosa (C. Agardh) Greville and Laurencia sp. were present in both periods. Acetabularia major C. Agardh, Cladophora prolifera (Roth) Kutzing, Ulva intestinalis (Linnaeus) Nees, Padina minor Yamada, Ceramium sp. and Pterocladia sp. were only present in the Jul.-Aug. In terms of mean coverage, there is no distinct trend in domination with respect to a particular species between the two peaks of wet period. However, based on the number of mean coverage contributed by the species, categorically this can be represented as Division Rhodophyta>Division Chlorophyta>Division Phaeophyta.
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author Wong, Siaw Chia
Zakaria, Muta Harah
Bujang, Japar Sidik
spellingShingle Wong, Siaw Chia
Zakaria, Muta Harah
Bujang, Japar Sidik
Changes in macroalgae species composition, assemblage and coverage at an inter-tidal rocky shore.
author_facet Wong, Siaw Chia
Zakaria, Muta Harah
Bujang, Japar Sidik
author_sort Wong, Siaw Chia
title Changes in macroalgae species composition, assemblage and coverage at an inter-tidal rocky shore.
title_short Changes in macroalgae species composition, assemblage and coverage at an inter-tidal rocky shore.
title_full Changes in macroalgae species composition, assemblage and coverage at an inter-tidal rocky shore.
title_fullStr Changes in macroalgae species composition, assemblage and coverage at an inter-tidal rocky shore.
title_full_unstemmed Changes in macroalgae species composition, assemblage and coverage at an inter-tidal rocky shore.
title_sort changes in macroalgae species composition, assemblage and coverage at an inter-tidal rocky shore.
publishDate 2010
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13513/1/Changes%20in%20macroalgae%20species%20composition.pdf
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