Distribution of recent ostracoda in offshore Sediment of selected stations in the Sulu Sea, Sabah

A study on the distribution of recent ostracoda in offshore sediment was carried out around the Sulu Sea, in Sabah Malaysia. Sediment samples were taken from 12 sampling stations ranging in depth from 24 m to 205 m. Environmental parameters including water depths, salinity, temperature, dissolved...

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Main Authors: Noraswana, N.F., Ramlan, O., Norashikin, S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2014
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8679/1/43_2_07.pdf
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Ramlan, O.
Norashikin, S.
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description A study on the distribution of recent ostracoda in offshore sediment was carried out around the Sulu Sea, in Sabah Malaysia. Sediment samples were taken from 12 sampling stations ranging in depth from 24 m to 205 m. Environmental parameters including water depths, salinity, temperature, dissolved oxygen, total organic matter and grain size were measured and their relationship with the distribution of recent ostracoda are discussed. From this study, a total of 32 species of ostracoda from 14 families and 22 genera were successfully identified. The dominant species was Phlyctenophora orientalis with 449 specimens. The number of species ranged from 3 to 19. Index of Diversity, H(s) value, was from 0.9 to 2.8. The abundance and diversity of ostracoda are principally controlled by the depth factor. A correlation analysis showed that depth is positively correlated (r = 0.588, p < 0.05) with Index of Diversity, H(s). Other parameters do not show any significant correlation.
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spelling ukm.eprints-86792016-12-14T06:47:52Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8679/ Distribution of recent ostracoda in offshore Sediment of selected stations in the Sulu Sea, Sabah Noraswana, N.F. Ramlan, O. Norashikin, S. A study on the distribution of recent ostracoda in offshore sediment was carried out around the Sulu Sea, in Sabah Malaysia. Sediment samples were taken from 12 sampling stations ranging in depth from 24 m to 205 m. Environmental parameters including water depths, salinity, temperature, dissolved oxygen, total organic matter and grain size were measured and their relationship with the distribution of recent ostracoda are discussed. From this study, a total of 32 species of ostracoda from 14 families and 22 genera were successfully identified. The dominant species was Phlyctenophora orientalis with 449 specimens. The number of species ranged from 3 to 19. Index of Diversity, H(s) value, was from 0.9 to 2.8. The abundance and diversity of ostracoda are principally controlled by the depth factor. A correlation analysis showed that depth is positively correlated (r = 0.588, p < 0.05) with Index of Diversity, H(s). Other parameters do not show any significant correlation. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2014-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8679/1/43_2_07.pdf Noraswana, N.F. and Ramlan, O. and Norashikin, S. (2014) Distribution of recent ostracoda in offshore Sediment of selected stations in the Sulu Sea, Sabah. Malaysian Applied Biology, 43 (2). pp. 49-57. ISSN 0126-8643 http://mabjournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=460&catid=59:current-view&Itemid=56
spellingShingle Noraswana, N.F.
Ramlan, O.
Norashikin, S.
Distribution of recent ostracoda in offshore Sediment of selected stations in the Sulu Sea, Sabah
title Distribution of recent ostracoda in offshore Sediment of selected stations in the Sulu Sea, Sabah
title_full Distribution of recent ostracoda in offshore Sediment of selected stations in the Sulu Sea, Sabah
title_fullStr Distribution of recent ostracoda in offshore Sediment of selected stations in the Sulu Sea, Sabah
title_full_unstemmed Distribution of recent ostracoda in offshore Sediment of selected stations in the Sulu Sea, Sabah
title_short Distribution of recent ostracoda in offshore Sediment of selected stations in the Sulu Sea, Sabah
title_sort distribution of recent ostracoda in offshore sediment of selected stations in the sulu sea sabah
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8679/1/43_2_07.pdf
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