Features of intertidal bioerosion and bioconstruction on Limestone Coasts of Langkawi Islands, Malaysia

The purpose of this paper was to provide a practical guide assisting field workers in identification and interpretation of frequently occurring bioerosional textures created in limestone by intertidal organisms along the coasts of Langkawi Islands, Malaysia. The discussion follows the textural succe...

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Main Authors: Kazmer, Miklos, Mohd Shafeea Leman, Kamal Roslan Mohamed, Che Aziz Ali, Taborosi, Danko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8975/1/02_Miklos_Kazmer.pdf
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Mohd Shafeea Leman,
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Che Aziz Ali,
Taborosi, Danko
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description The purpose of this paper was to provide a practical guide assisting field workers in identification and interpretation of frequently occurring bioerosional textures created in limestone by intertidal organisms along the coasts of Langkawi Islands, Malaysia. The discussion follows the textural succession from the supratidal down to the lower intertidal zone. Traces left by lichens, boring sponges, molluscs (littorinid snails, the chiton Acanthopleura, the bivalve Lithophaga) and the echinoid Echinometra are illustrated. Products of bioconstructing organisms, specifically oysters and barnacle are also described. Ecological tolerance of each group is given.
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spelling ukm.eprints-89752016-12-14T06:48:36Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8975/ Features of intertidal bioerosion and bioconstruction on Limestone Coasts of Langkawi Islands, Malaysia Kazmer, Miklos Mohd Shafeea Leman, Kamal Roslan Mohamed, Che Aziz Ali, Taborosi, Danko The purpose of this paper was to provide a practical guide assisting field workers in identification and interpretation of frequently occurring bioerosional textures created in limestone by intertidal organisms along the coasts of Langkawi Islands, Malaysia. The discussion follows the textural succession from the supratidal down to the lower intertidal zone. Traces left by lichens, boring sponges, molluscs (littorinid snails, the chiton Acanthopleura, the bivalve Lithophaga) and the echinoid Echinometra are illustrated. Products of bioconstructing organisms, specifically oysters and barnacle are also described. Ecological tolerance of each group is given. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8975/1/02_Miklos_Kazmer.pdf Kazmer, Miklos and Mohd Shafeea Leman, and Kamal Roslan Mohamed, and Che Aziz Ali, and Taborosi, Danko (2015) Features of intertidal bioerosion and bioconstruction on Limestone Coasts of Langkawi Islands, Malaysia. Sains Malaysiana, 44 (7). pp. 921-929. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid44bil7_2015/KandunganJilid44Bil7_2015.html
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Features of intertidal bioerosion and bioconstruction on Limestone Coasts of Langkawi Islands, Malaysia
title Features of intertidal bioerosion and bioconstruction on Limestone Coasts of Langkawi Islands, Malaysia
title_full Features of intertidal bioerosion and bioconstruction on Limestone Coasts of Langkawi Islands, Malaysia
title_fullStr Features of intertidal bioerosion and bioconstruction on Limestone Coasts of Langkawi Islands, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Features of intertidal bioerosion and bioconstruction on Limestone Coasts of Langkawi Islands, Malaysia
title_short Features of intertidal bioerosion and bioconstruction on Limestone Coasts of Langkawi Islands, Malaysia
title_sort features of intertidal bioerosion and bioconstruction on limestone coasts of langkawi islands malaysia
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