Species composition, richness, and distribution of molluscs from intertidal areas at Penang Island, Malaysia
A fundamental baseline study for integrated coastal management of tropical intertidal areas was conducted. The present study describes the species composition and distribution of molluscs in the intertidal areas of Penang Island. Five selected sites, that comprised Teluk Aling, Pulau Betong, Jelut...
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| description | A fundamental baseline study for integrated coastal management of tropical intertidal areas was conducted. The present
study describes the species composition and distribution of molluscs in the intertidal areas of Penang Island. Five selected sites,
that comprised Teluk Aling, Pulau Betong, Jelutong, Teluk Kumbar, and Batu Feringghi, were sampled based on a stratified
random design from May 2015 to January 2016. High in species diversity (H’ = 1.21±0.22) and species evenness (J’ =
0.92±0.10) were recorded at Teluk Kumbar. Meanwhile, Pulau Betong was high in species richness (S = 6.60±6.47). The
intertidal area of Teluk Aling, that was characterized by fine sand, favored the abundance of Umbonium vestiarium and thus had
the highest total abundance of 2,535 individuals/m3
. Zeuxis sp. and Diplodonta asperoides were the most common species found
at all sites except in Batu Feringghi. Environmental parameters, such as soil temperature, soil salinity, organic matter and
sediment type, were significantly different among the five sites (ANOVA, P<0.05). The sites which were heavily impacted by
anthropogenic activities had very low species diversity, for example Jelutong, and there was an absence of molluscs at Batu
Feringghi throughout the study period. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-078a1824cfae4a23951d2b3cc56f97512022-12-22T00:45:51ZengPrince of Songkla UniversitySongklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST)0125-33952019-02-0141116517310.14456/sjst-psu.2019.20Species composition, richness, and distribution of molluscs from intertidal areas at Penang Island, MalaysiaSyazreen Sophia Abdul Halim0Shuhaida Shuib1Anita Talib2Khairun Yahya3School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, 11800 MalaysiaSchool of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, 11800 MalaysiaSchool of Distance Education, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, 11800 MalaysiaSchool of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, 11800 MalaysiaA fundamental baseline study for integrated coastal management of tropical intertidal areas was conducted. The present study describes the species composition and distribution of molluscs in the intertidal areas of Penang Island. Five selected sites, that comprised Teluk Aling, Pulau Betong, Jelutong, Teluk Kumbar, and Batu Feringghi, were sampled based on a stratified random design from May 2015 to January 2016. High in species diversity (H’ = 1.21±0.22) and species evenness (J’ = 0.92±0.10) were recorded at Teluk Kumbar. Meanwhile, Pulau Betong was high in species richness (S = 6.60±6.47). The intertidal area of Teluk Aling, that was characterized by fine sand, favored the abundance of Umbonium vestiarium and thus had the highest total abundance of 2,535 individuals/m3 . Zeuxis sp. and Diplodonta asperoides were the most common species found at all sites except in Batu Feringghi. Environmental parameters, such as soil temperature, soil salinity, organic matter and sediment type, were significantly different among the five sites (ANOVA, P<0.05). The sites which were heavily impacted by anthropogenic activities had very low species diversity, for example Jelutong, and there was an absence of molluscs at Batu Feringghi throughout the study period.https://rdo.psu.ac.th/sjstweb/journal/41-1/20.pdfspecies compositiongastropodsbivalvesintertidalPenang Island |
| spellingShingle | Syazreen Sophia Abdul Halim Shuhaida Shuib Anita Talib Khairun Yahya Species composition, richness, and distribution of molluscs from intertidal areas at Penang Island, Malaysia Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST) species composition gastropods bivalves intertidal Penang Island |
| title | Species composition, richness, and distribution of molluscs from intertidal areas at Penang Island, Malaysia |
| title_full | Species composition, richness, and distribution of molluscs from intertidal areas at Penang Island, Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Species composition, richness, and distribution of molluscs from intertidal areas at Penang Island, Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Species composition, richness, and distribution of molluscs from intertidal areas at Penang Island, Malaysia |
| title_short | Species composition, richness, and distribution of molluscs from intertidal areas at Penang Island, Malaysia |
| title_sort | species composition richness and distribution of molluscs from intertidal areas at penang island malaysia |
| topic | species composition gastropods bivalves intertidal Penang Island |
| url | https://rdo.psu.ac.th/sjstweb/journal/41-1/20.pdf |
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