Zooplankton community structure in Pengkalan Chepa river basin

A study was conducted on zooplankton composition and physico-chemical parameters at five different stations within Pengkalan Chepa River Basin, Kelantan. The study was carried out starting from May 2010 until February 2011 covering both dry (May 2010 till August 2010) and rainy seasons (November 201...

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Main Author:	Fadzli, Siti Zulfarina
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2015
Subjects:	RC0321 Neuroscience Biological psychiatry Neuropsychiatry
Online Access:	http://eprints.usm.my/40892/1/Dr._Siti_Zulfarina_Fadzli-24_pages.pdf
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spelling	my-usm-ep.408922019-04-12T05:25:54Z Zooplankton community structure in Pengkalan Chepa river basin 2015 Fadzli, Siti Zulfarina RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry A study was conducted on zooplankton composition and physico-chemical parameters at five different stations within Pengkalan Chepa River Basin, Kelantan. The study was carried out starting from May 2010 until February 2011 covering both dry (May 2010 till August 2010) and rainy seasons (November 2010 till February 2011) using Wisconsin net of 20 cm in diameter and mesh size of 63 micron meter (μm). The study was aimed to document the zooplankton community and evaluate the water quality of the river using this zooplankton compositions and structure. Approximately 157 species of zooplankton identified, consisting of 32 families from three major groups. The order of zooplankton groups that are dominating the rivers, in descending order were: rotifers (99 species) > copepods (38 species) > cladocerans (22 species). Rotifers was the most dominant group contributing to about 62% of all zooplankton densities, followed by copepods (24%) and cladocerans (14%). Brachionus urceolaris which accounts for 53.51% of all zooplankton population was the most dominant zooplankton species. Marine copepods were also observed due the intrusion of seawater from the nearby estuary into the nearest sampling station. The study found that Pengkalan Chepa River Basin was inhabited by a few high profile pollution-tolerant species such as Brachionus sp., Anuraeopsis fissa, Moina micrura, and Rotaria rotatoria. The existence of these types of plankton species alongside the variations of physico-chemical conditions during the study indicated moderate to poor river health that was contaminated. 2015 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/40892/ http://eprints.usm.my/40892/1/Dr._Siti_Zulfarina_Fadzli-24_pages.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan
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language	English
topic	RC0321 Neuroscience Biological psychiatry Neuropsychiatry
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description	A study was conducted on zooplankton composition and physico-chemical parameters at five different stations within Pengkalan Chepa River Basin, Kelantan. The study was carried out starting from May 2010 until February 2011 covering both dry (May 2010 till August 2010) and rainy seasons (November 2010 till February 2011) using Wisconsin net of 20 cm in diameter and mesh size of 63 micron meter (μm). The study was aimed to document the zooplankton community and evaluate the water quality of the river using this zooplankton compositions and structure. Approximately 157 species of zooplankton identified, consisting of 32 families from three major groups. The order of zooplankton groups that are dominating the rivers, in descending order were: rotifers (99 species) > copepods (38 species) > cladocerans (22 species). Rotifers was the most dominant group contributing to about 62% of all zooplankton densities, followed by copepods (24%) and cladocerans (14%). Brachionus urceolaris which accounts for 53.51% of all zooplankton population was the most dominant zooplankton species. Marine copepods were also observed due the intrusion of seawater from the nearby estuary into the nearest sampling station. The study found that Pengkalan Chepa River Basin was inhabited by a few high profile pollution-tolerant species such as Brachionus sp., Anuraeopsis fissa, Moina micrura, and Rotaria rotatoria. The existence of these types of plankton species alongside the variations of physico-chemical conditions during the study indicated moderate to poor river health that was contaminated.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Fadzli, Siti Zulfarina
author_facet	Fadzli, Siti Zulfarina
author_sort	Fadzli, Siti Zulfarina
title	Zooplankton community structure in Pengkalan Chepa river basin
title_short	Zooplankton community structure in Pengkalan Chepa river basin
title_full	Zooplankton community structure in Pengkalan Chepa river basin
title_fullStr	Zooplankton community structure in Pengkalan Chepa river basin
title_full_unstemmed	Zooplankton community structure in Pengkalan Chepa river basin
title_sort	zooplankton community structure in pengkalan chepa river basin
granting_institution	Universiti Sains Malaysia
granting_department	Pusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan
publishDate	2015
url	http://eprints.usm.my/40892/1/Dr._Siti_Zulfarina_Fadzli-24_pages.pdf
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Zooplankton community structure in Pengkalan Chepa river basin

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