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Seasonal variation in the occurrence and abundance of mangrove macroalgae in a Malaysian estuary

Mangrove macroalgae produce substantial proportion of biomass, which contributes to the coastal ecosystems. Relatively less is known for the seasonal variation in the occurrence and biomass of mangrove associated macroalgae. Consequently, mangrove macroalgae epiphytic on the pneumatophores of Avicen...

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Main Authors: Billah, Md. Masum, Mustafa Kamal, Abu Hena, Idris, Mohd Hanafi, Ismail, Johan
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Language:English
Published: Association des Amis des Cryptogames (A D A C) 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53778/1/Seasonal%20variation%20in%20the%20occurrence%20and%20abundance%20of%20mangrove%20macroalgae%20in%20a%20Malaysian%20estuary.pdf
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http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.7872/crya/v37.iss2.2016.109
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spelling my.upm.eprints.537782018-01-23T09:01:41Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53778/ Seasonal variation in the occurrence and abundance of mangrove macroalgae in a Malaysian estuary Billah, Md. Masum Mustafa Kamal, Abu Hena Idris, Mohd Hanafi Ismail, Johan Mangrove macroalgae produce substantial proportion of biomass, which contributes to the coastal ecosystems. Relatively less is known for the seasonal variation in the occurrence and biomass of mangrove associated macroalgae. Consequently, mangrove macroalgae epiphytic on the pneumatophores of Avicennia marina (Forsk.) Vierh., were sampled from the Miri estuary of Sarawak during the four seasons of Malaysia namely southwest monsoon, northeast monsoon, and two inter-monsoons to elucidate seasonal variation in the occurrence and biomass production of macroalgae. Over the sample period, 11 species of mangrove macroalgae were identified from 6 genera. Six of these species such as Caloglossa leprieurii (Montagne) J.Agardh, C. adhaerens R.J.King & Puttock, C. stipitata E.Post, C. ogasawaraensis Okamura, Bostrychia kelanensis Grunow and Dictyota sp. were found to be common in each sample time. Considering four seasonal samples, maximum frequency of occurrence was observed for C. ogasawaraensis (66 ± 10%) and maximum biomass was observed for B. kelanensis (248 ± 95 g m-2). Marked seasonal variations were observed in the frequencies of occurrence and the biomass for the most of the dominant macroalgal species. To the best of our knowledge this is the first time to report the seasonal pattern data for occurrence and abundance of macroalgae from the mangrove systems of Malaysia. Association des Amis des Cryptogames (A D A C) 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53778/1/Seasonal%20variation%20in%20the%20occurrence%20and%20abundance%20of%20mangrove%20macroalgae%20in%20a%20Malaysian%20estuary.pdf Billah, Md. Masum and Mustafa Kamal, Abu Hena and Idris, Mohd Hanafi and Ismail, Johan (2016) Seasonal variation in the occurrence and abundance of mangrove macroalgae in a Malaysian estuary. Cryptogamie Algologie, 37 (2). pp. 109-120. ISSN 0181-1568; ESSN: 1776-0984 http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.7872/crya/v37.iss2.2016.109 10.7872/crya/v37.iss2.2016.109
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description Mangrove macroalgae produce substantial proportion of biomass, which contributes to the coastal ecosystems. Relatively less is known for the seasonal variation in the occurrence and biomass of mangrove associated macroalgae. Consequently, mangrove macroalgae epiphytic on the pneumatophores of Avicennia marina (Forsk.) Vierh., were sampled from the Miri estuary of Sarawak during the four seasons of Malaysia namely southwest monsoon, northeast monsoon, and two inter-monsoons to elucidate seasonal variation in the occurrence and biomass production of macroalgae. Over the sample period, 11 species of mangrove macroalgae were identified from 6 genera. Six of these species such as Caloglossa leprieurii (Montagne) J.Agardh, C. adhaerens R.J.King & Puttock, C. stipitata E.Post, C. ogasawaraensis Okamura, Bostrychia kelanensis Grunow and Dictyota sp. were found to be common in each sample time. Considering four seasonal samples, maximum frequency of occurrence was observed for C. ogasawaraensis (66 ± 10%) and maximum biomass was observed for B. kelanensis (248 ± 95 g m-2). Marked seasonal variations were observed in the frequencies of occurrence and the biomass for the most of the dominant macroalgal species. To the best of our knowledge this is the first time to report the seasonal pattern data for occurrence and abundance of macroalgae from the mangrove systems of Malaysia.
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author Billah, Md. Masum
Mustafa Kamal, Abu Hena
Idris, Mohd Hanafi
Ismail, Johan
spellingShingle Billah, Md. Masum
Mustafa Kamal, Abu Hena
Idris, Mohd Hanafi
Ismail, Johan
Seasonal variation in the occurrence and abundance of mangrove macroalgae in a Malaysian estuary
author_facet Billah, Md. Masum
Mustafa Kamal, Abu Hena
Idris, Mohd Hanafi
Ismail, Johan
author_sort Billah, Md. Masum
title Seasonal variation in the occurrence and abundance of mangrove macroalgae in a Malaysian estuary
title_short Seasonal variation in the occurrence and abundance of mangrove macroalgae in a Malaysian estuary
title_full Seasonal variation in the occurrence and abundance of mangrove macroalgae in a Malaysian estuary
title_fullStr Seasonal variation in the occurrence and abundance of mangrove macroalgae in a Malaysian estuary
title_full_unstemmed Seasonal variation in the occurrence and abundance of mangrove macroalgae in a Malaysian estuary
title_sort seasonal variation in the occurrence and abundance of mangrove macroalgae in a malaysian estuary
publisher Association des Amis des Cryptogames (A D A C)
publishDate 2016
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53778/1/Seasonal%20variation%20in%20the%20occurrence%20and%20abundance%20of%20mangrove%20macroalgae%20in%20a%20Malaysian%20estuary.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53778/
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.7872/crya/v37.iss2.2016.109
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