THE IMPACT OF SPIDER MODEL OF CORAL TRANSPLANTATION ON FISH ABUNDANCE IN THE WATERS OF BOTUTONUO, GORONTALO PROVINCE

Autor: Andeas Alhulu, Femy M. Sahami, Sri N Hamzah
Jazyk: English<br />Indonesian
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Jurnal Ilmu Kelautan Spermonde, Pp 1-8 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2460-0156
2614-5049
DOI: 10.20956/jiks.v9i2.27074
Popis: This study aims to determine the abundance of fish in the recovery location of the coral reef ecosystem in Botutonuo waters, Gorontalo Province. The research was conducted in February - May 2023. The research location consisted of 2 sites, namely site A which had coral transplants with spider coral skeletons and site B which had no transplants (natural coral reefs). Observations were made 3 times with an interval of 2 weeks. Reef fish data was collected using the Underwater Visual Census (UVC) method, with a 50 m x 5 m line transect. Calculation of data using fish abundance rum. The results showed that the number of fish species found in the Botutonuo waters of Gorontalo Province at site A was 89 species with a total individual abundance of 2,429 ind/m2, while at site B there were 69 species with a total individual abundance of 2,054 ind/m2.
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