Biodiversity of benthic macroinvertebrates in Air Terjun Lata Kinjang, Chenderiang, Perak, Malaysia
A study on benthic macroinvertebrate diversity was conducted in Air Terjun Lata Kinjang, Chenderiang, Perak, Malaysia. Five stations were selected with a distance of approximately 500 metre interval. Three replicates of benthic macroinvertebrates and water samples were taken from each station. Resul...
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2018
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| author | Nurhafizah-Azwa Abdul Satar, Ahmad Abas Kutty, Hanisah Ibrahim, |
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| description | A study on benthic macroinvertebrate diversity was conducted in Air Terjun Lata Kinjang, Chenderiang, Perak, Malaysia. Five stations were selected with a distance of approximately 500 metre interval. Three replicates of benthic macroinvertebrates and water samples were taken from each station. Result indicates that Air Terjun Lata Kinjang is in class I condition based on Malaysian water quality index. A total of two phyla, three classes, eight orders, 30 families, and 1177 individuals were successfully identified. The average Shannon Diversity Index, (H’) is 2.07, Pielou Evenness Index, (J’) is 0.46, and Margaleff Richness Index, (DMg) is (3.08). These values describe Air Terjun Lata Kinjang as in good conditions but macroinvertebrates are not uniformly distributed between stations. Biological Monitoring Working Party (BMWP) and Family Biotic Index (FBI) score are 150 and 4.75, respectively which also explain this stream as having good water quality. The CCA test was conducted to show environmental factors towards benthic macroinvertebrate distribution. The presence of Baetidae with a high abundance of the families shows the potential to be used as biological indicators of a clean ecosystem. |
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| spelling | ukm.eprints-134192019-09-22T02:25:15Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13419/ Biodiversity of benthic macroinvertebrates in Air Terjun Lata Kinjang, Chenderiang, Perak, Malaysia Nurhafizah-Azwa Abdul Satar, Ahmad Abas Kutty, Hanisah Ibrahim, A study on benthic macroinvertebrate diversity was conducted in Air Terjun Lata Kinjang, Chenderiang, Perak, Malaysia. Five stations were selected with a distance of approximately 500 metre interval. Three replicates of benthic macroinvertebrates and water samples were taken from each station. Result indicates that Air Terjun Lata Kinjang is in class I condition based on Malaysian water quality index. A total of two phyla, three classes, eight orders, 30 families, and 1177 individuals were successfully identified. The average Shannon Diversity Index, (H’) is 2.07, Pielou Evenness Index, (J’) is 0.46, and Margaleff Richness Index, (DMg) is (3.08). These values describe Air Terjun Lata Kinjang as in good conditions but macroinvertebrates are not uniformly distributed between stations. Biological Monitoring Working Party (BMWP) and Family Biotic Index (FBI) score are 150 and 4.75, respectively which also explain this stream as having good water quality. The CCA test was conducted to show environmental factors towards benthic macroinvertebrate distribution. The presence of Baetidae with a high abundance of the families shows the potential to be used as biological indicators of a clean ecosystem. Pusat Sistematik Serangga, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13419/1/22309-78506-1-PB.pdf Nurhafizah-Azwa Abdul Satar, and Ahmad Abas Kutty, and Hanisah Ibrahim, (2018) Biodiversity of benthic macroinvertebrates in Air Terjun Lata Kinjang, Chenderiang, Perak, Malaysia. Serangga, 23 (1). pp. 99-111. ISSN 1394-5130 http://ejournals.ukm.my/serangga/issue/view/1099/showToc |
| spellingShingle | Nurhafizah-Azwa Abdul Satar, Ahmad Abas Kutty, Hanisah Ibrahim, Biodiversity of benthic macroinvertebrates in Air Terjun Lata Kinjang, Chenderiang, Perak, Malaysia |
| title | Biodiversity of benthic macroinvertebrates in Air Terjun Lata Kinjang, Chenderiang, Perak, Malaysia |
| title_full | Biodiversity of benthic macroinvertebrates in Air Terjun Lata Kinjang, Chenderiang, Perak, Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Biodiversity of benthic macroinvertebrates in Air Terjun Lata Kinjang, Chenderiang, Perak, Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biodiversity of benthic macroinvertebrates in Air Terjun Lata Kinjang, Chenderiang, Perak, Malaysia |
| title_short | Biodiversity of benthic macroinvertebrates in Air Terjun Lata Kinjang, Chenderiang, Perak, Malaysia |
| title_sort | biodiversity of benthic macroinvertebrates in air terjun lata kinjang chenderiang perak malaysia |
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