Community structures of coral reefs around Peninsular Malaysia

Autor: Wenxi Chen, Tomoko Okashita, Tatsuki Toda, Ryota Nakajima, Bin Haji Ross Othman, Mohd Kushairi Mohd Rajuddin, Makoto Terazaki, Bin Abdul Adzis Kee Alfian, Kunio T. Takahashi, Takeshi Maekawa
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Journal of Oceanography. 63:113-123
ISSN: 1573-868X
0916-8370
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-007-0009-6
Popis: Coral community structures at eleven fringing reef sites were investigated along the coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Estimated coverage of coral communities is examined by applying quantitative digital image analysis to the line transect method. Four coral community types were characterized by dominant genera and lifeforms: Acropora branching community, Montipora-Acropora community, Porites massive community, and Heliopora community. Live coral coverage in all study sites ranged from 17.9% to 68.6%. Most reefs were in "fair" condition while some reefs were shown to be in "poor" condition. Coral community structures among the study sites were divided into the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia with a dominant Porites massive lifeform, and the east coast with a variety of lifeform categories of Montipora and Acropora. Physical effects such as the monsoon wind regime and sedimentation are likely to influence the formation of dominant coral communities around Peninsular Malaysia.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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