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Habitat preference of seaweeds at a tropical island of southern Malaysia |
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| Creator | 1. Nur Farah Ain Zainee 2. Ahmad Ismail 3. Mohamed Effendi Taip 4. Nazlina Ibrahim 5. Asmida Ismail |
| Title | Habitat preference of seaweeds at a tropical island of southern Malaysia |
| Publisher | Research and Development Office, Prince of Songkla University |
| Publication Year | 2562 |
| Journal Title | Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology |
| Journal Vol. | 41 |
| Journal No. | 5 |
| Page no. | 1171-1177 |
| Keyword | seaweeds, diversity, habitat preference, tropical island |
| URL Website | http://rdo.psu.ac.th/sjstweb/index.php |
| ISSN | 0125-3395 |
| Abstract | Merambong Island has a diverse assemblage of marine organisms; however, reclamation activity has changed thenature of the island. Hence, this research was conducted to provide the latest inventory of algae throughout a 12-monthassessment with correlations to their specific habitats namely sandy, rocky, muddy, and mangrove. The single line transectquadrat method was used to collect samples along temporary 25-meter transects with 5 replications at each site. The specimenswere processed in the laboratory and deposited in the herbarium at Algae Herbarium, National University of Malaysia. A total of46 species were identified including 22 species of Chlorophyceae, six species of Phaeophyceae, and 17 species of Rhodophyceae.The principal component analysis plot shows the species forming groups according to specific habitat. The cosmopolitan specieswere Chaetomorpha spp. that are able to adapt in various types of habitats. Thus, Merambong Island has great seaweed diversitywith specific habitat preference. |
