Impact of coal-fired power station on the community of harpacticoid copepods in estuarine ecosystem at Sarawak river

The aim ofthis study was to assess the immediate and seasonal impacts of the operation of Coal-Fired Power Plant (CFP) on the community structure of harpacticoid copepods. Two approaches have been taken to conduct the study which involved transect sampling (impact of CFP study) conducted during Sept...

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Main Author:	Agatha, Alfred
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2005
Subjects:	Q Science (General) QL Zoology
Online Access:	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/28028/1/Agatha%20binti%20Alfred%20ft.pdf
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spelling	my-unimas-ir.280282023-08-22T02:33:13Z Impact of coal-fired power station on the community of harpacticoid copepods in estuarine ecosystem at Sarawak river 2005 Agatha, Alfred Q Science (General) QL Zoology The aim ofthis study was to assess the immediate and seasonal impacts of the operation of Coal-Fired Power Plant (CFP) on the community structure of harpacticoid copepods. Two approaches have been taken to conduct the study which involved transect sampling (impact of CFP study) conducted during September 2003 and monthly sampling (seasonal variation study), which was done from March 2003 until February 2004. Total density of harpacticoid copepods obtained from Sarawak River at Muara Tebas ranged from 10 to 245 ind.l10 cm2 (impact of CFP study) and from zero individual to 444 ind.l10 cm2 (seasonal variation study). A total of 92 species has been identified for the impact of CFP study and 111 species from the seasonal variation study. Density and distribution of the dominant species at the study area were considered to determine the characteristic of overall community of harpacticoid copepods species. Dominant species of harpacticoid copepods in overall stations from the impact of CFP study were Enhydrosoma Jongifurcatum and MicroseteJJa rosea. As for the seasonal variation study, Enhydrosoma propinquum and Amphiascopsis sp.3 were found to dominate in the effluent outlet station. Amphiascopsis sp.3 was found to be dominant at the first control station (opposite effluent station). Several physico-chemicals factors such as temperature, chlorine concentration, pH, salinity, dissolved oxygen, total organic matter, chlorophyll a and sediment types have affected the community structure of harpacticoid copepods at the study areas. Impacts of the operation of Coal-Fired Power Plant are considered low and much localized within the vicinity of the effluent outlet. Several species are suggested as a bioindicator of pollution monitoring such as Enhydrosoma Jongifurcatum and MicroseteJJa rosea (on-site impact), and Enhydrosoma propinquum, Amphiascopsis sp.3 and Stenhelia sp.3 (long term pollution monitoring). Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) 2005 Thesis http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/28028/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/28028/1/Agatha%20binti%20Alfred%20ft.pdf text en validuser masters Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) Faculty of Resource Science and Technology
institution	Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
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language	English
topic	Q Science (General) QL Zoology
spellingShingle	Q Science (General) QL Zoology Agatha, Alfred Impact of coal-fired power station on the community of harpacticoid copepods in estuarine ecosystem at Sarawak river
description	The aim ofthis study was to assess the immediate and seasonal impacts of the operation of Coal-Fired Power Plant (CFP) on the community structure of harpacticoid copepods. Two approaches have been taken to conduct the study which involved transect sampling (impact of CFP study) conducted during September 2003 and monthly sampling (seasonal variation study), which was done from March 2003 until February 2004. Total density of harpacticoid copepods obtained from Sarawak River at Muara Tebas ranged from 10 to 245 ind.l10 cm2 (impact of CFP study) and from zero individual to 444 ind.l10 cm2 (seasonal variation study). A total of 92 species has been identified for the impact of CFP study and 111 species from the seasonal variation study. Density and distribution of the dominant species at the study area were considered to determine the characteristic of overall community of harpacticoid copepods species. Dominant species of harpacticoid copepods in overall stations from the impact of CFP study were Enhydrosoma Jongifurcatum and MicroseteJJa rosea. As for the seasonal variation study, Enhydrosoma propinquum and Amphiascopsis sp.3 were found to dominate in the effluent outlet station. Amphiascopsis sp.3 was found to be dominant at the first control station (opposite effluent station). Several physico-chemicals factors such as temperature, chlorine concentration, pH, salinity, dissolved oxygen, total organic matter, chlorophyll a and sediment types have affected the community structure of harpacticoid copepods at the study areas. Impacts of the operation of Coal-Fired Power Plant are considered low and much localized within the vicinity of the effluent outlet. Several species are suggested as a bioindicator of pollution monitoring such as Enhydrosoma Jongifurcatum and MicroseteJJa rosea (on-site impact), and Enhydrosoma propinquum, Amphiascopsis sp.3 and Stenhelia sp.3 (long term pollution monitoring).
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Agatha, Alfred
author_facet	Agatha, Alfred
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title	Impact of coal-fired power station on the community of harpacticoid copepods in estuarine ecosystem at Sarawak river
title_short	Impact of coal-fired power station on the community of harpacticoid copepods in estuarine ecosystem at Sarawak river
title_full	Impact of coal-fired power station on the community of harpacticoid copepods in estuarine ecosystem at Sarawak river
title_fullStr	Impact of coal-fired power station on the community of harpacticoid copepods in estuarine ecosystem at Sarawak river
title_full_unstemmed	Impact of coal-fired power station on the community of harpacticoid copepods in estuarine ecosystem at Sarawak river
title_sort	impact of coal-fired power station on the community of harpacticoid copepods in estuarine ecosystem at sarawak river
granting_institution	Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)
granting_department	Faculty of Resource Science and Technology
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Impact of coal-fired power station on the community of harpacticoid copepods in estuarine ecosystem at Sarawak river

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