Distribution And Abundance Of Benthic Foraminifera In The Coastalwaters Around Penang National Park

A study on the distribution and abundance of benthic Foraminifera was conducted along the coastal waters of Penang National Park, Malaysia. Four selected sites (i.e Teluk Bahang, Teluk Aling, Teluk Ketapang and Pantai Acheh) were chosen based on the degree of anthropogenic activities. A total of...

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Main Author:	Minhat, Fatin Izzati
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2013
Subjects:	QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation geographical distribution)
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spelling	my-usm-ep.433772019-04-12T05:26:16Z Distribution And Abundance Of Benthic Foraminifera In The Coastalwaters Around Penang National Park 2013-05 Minhat, Fatin Izzati QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation, geographical distribution) A study on the distribution and abundance of benthic Foraminifera was conducted along the coastal waters of Penang National Park, Malaysia. Four selected sites (i.e Teluk Bahang, Teluk Aling, Teluk Ketapang and Pantai Acheh) were chosen based on the degree of anthropogenic activities. A total of 192 sediment samples were collected bimonthly between October 2010 and September 2011. Bulk sediments samples, water samples and environmental parameters were collected along the transect at 200 m intervals from the subtidal zone and extending up to 1200 m offshore. Foraminiferal assemblages comprised of 14 genera which include Ammonia, Elphidium, Ammobaculites, Nonionoides, Bolivina, Asterorotalia, Reophax, Eggerella, Textularia, Quinqueloculina, Astacolus, Lagena, Fissurina and Hopkinsina were identified. The stress-tolerant taxa, Ammonia (56.35 %) and Elphidium (9.11 %) dominated the assemblage at all sites. Meanwhile, the other functional groups (i.e. other smaller miliolids and agglutinated) which occurred <5% were considered as rare or accidental species. Diversity indices showed that Pantai Acheh has a diverse assemblage (H’ = 0.57) followed by Teluk Ketapang (H’ = 0.47), Teluk Bahang (H’ = 0.43) and Teluk Aling (H’= 0.35). Species assemblage indicated the anthropogenic effect on Foraminifera reduced with increase distance from the shore. 2013-05 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/43377/ http://eprints.usm.my/43377/1/Fatin%20Izzati%20Minhat24.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Sains Kajihayat
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description	A study on the distribution and abundance of benthic Foraminifera was conducted along the coastal waters of Penang National Park, Malaysia. Four selected sites (i.e Teluk Bahang, Teluk Aling, Teluk Ketapang and Pantai Acheh) were chosen based on the degree of anthropogenic activities. A total of 192 sediment samples were collected bimonthly between October 2010 and September 2011. Bulk sediments samples, water samples and environmental parameters were collected along the transect at 200 m intervals from the subtidal zone and extending up to 1200 m offshore. Foraminiferal assemblages comprised of 14 genera which include Ammonia, Elphidium, Ammobaculites, Nonionoides, Bolivina, Asterorotalia, Reophax, Eggerella, Textularia, Quinqueloculina, Astacolus, Lagena, Fissurina and Hopkinsina were identified. The stress-tolerant taxa, Ammonia (56.35 %) and Elphidium (9.11 %) dominated the assemblage at all sites. Meanwhile, the other functional groups (i.e. other smaller miliolids and agglutinated) which occurred <5% were considered as rare or accidental species. Diversity indices showed that Pantai Acheh has a diverse assemblage (H’ = 0.57) followed by Teluk Ketapang (H’ = 0.47), Teluk Bahang (H’ = 0.43) and Teluk Aling (H’= 0.35). Species assemblage indicated the anthropogenic effect on Foraminifera reduced with increase distance from the shore.
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author	Minhat, Fatin Izzati
author_facet	Minhat, Fatin Izzati
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title	Distribution And Abundance Of Benthic Foraminifera In The Coastalwaters Around Penang National Park
title_short	Distribution And Abundance Of Benthic Foraminifera In The Coastalwaters Around Penang National Park
title_full	Distribution And Abundance Of Benthic Foraminifera In The Coastalwaters Around Penang National Park
title_fullStr	Distribution And Abundance Of Benthic Foraminifera In The Coastalwaters Around Penang National Park
title_full_unstemmed	Distribution And Abundance Of Benthic Foraminifera In The Coastalwaters Around Penang National Park
title_sort	distribution and abundance of benthic foraminifera in the coastalwaters around penang national park
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publishDate	2013
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Distribution And Abundance Of Benthic Foraminifera In The Coastalwaters Around Penang National Park

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