Diversity and distribution of coral lifeforms in Tioman Island

Assessing coral morphology is to predict coral reefs conservation value. Coral lifeforms at four stations in Tioman Island were observed and recorded by using Coral Video Transect (CVT) method. The stations were Renggis and Terdau in the west coast and Benuang and Teluk Dalam in the east coast of Ti...

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Main Authors:	Kamarumtham, Kharina, Ahmad, Zuhairi, Halid, Nor Hidayah, Saad, Shahbudin, Khodzori, Mohd Fikri Akmal, Yusof, Muhammad Hamizan, Hanapiah, Muhammad Faiz
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Language:	English
Published:	University Malaysia Sabah 2016
Subjects:	GE Environmental Sciences Q Science (General) TD169 Environmental protection
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/52882/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/52882/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/52882/1/3_2-2_367-373.pdf

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spelling	iium-528822016-11-25T07:59:43Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/52882/ Diversity and distribution of coral lifeforms in Tioman Island Kamarumtham, Kharina Ahmad, Zuhairi Halid, Nor Hidayah Saad, Shahbudin Khodzori, Mohd Fikri Akmal Yusof, Muhammad Hamizan Hanapiah, Muhammad Faiz GE Environmental Sciences Q Science (General) TD169 Environmental protection Assessing coral morphology is to predict coral reefs conservation value. Coral lifeforms at four stations in Tioman Island were observed and recorded by using Coral Video Transect (CVT) method. The stations were Renggis and Terdau in the west coast and Benuang and Teluk Dalam in the east coast of Tioman Island. The captured images were analyzed using Coral Point Count with Excel extension (CPCe) software to find out the diversity and distribution of coral lifeforms in each study area. Three stations obtained “good” condition of reef with more than 60% of live coral coverage and one station obtained “fair” reef condition. Generally, the most dominant coral lifeform in Tioman Island is Acropora branching followed by massive. Acropora branching was the most abundance lifeform in Renggis. Terdau was dominated by massive lifeform and in the East coast, Benuang plate was the most abundant lifeform. By using the coral morphology triangle, conservation value of reefs in all four stations was predicted using the percentage of coral lifeforms. Renggis and Teluk Dalam need to be conserved the most since the reefs are classified as ruderals (fast growing but very fragile). Reef in Benuang are classified as competitor. It grows slower than ruderal but has higher tolerance. Terdau’s reef is mix of all categories. University Malaysia Sabah 2016-10-27 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/52882/1/3_2-2_367-373.pdf Kamarumtham, Kharina and Ahmad, Zuhairi and Halid, Nor Hidayah and Saad, Shahbudin and Khodzori, Mohd Fikri Akmal and Yusof, Muhammad Hamizan and Hanapiah, Muhammad Faiz (2016) Diversity and distribution of coral lifeforms in Tioman Island. Transactions on Science and Technology, 3 (2-2). pp. 367-373. E-ISSN 2289-8786 http://www.transectscience.org/pdfs/vol3/no2-2/3_2-2_367-373.pdf
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spellingShingle	GE Environmental Sciences Q Science (General) TD169 Environmental protection Kamarumtham, Kharina Ahmad, Zuhairi Halid, Nor Hidayah Saad, Shahbudin Khodzori, Mohd Fikri Akmal Yusof, Muhammad Hamizan Hanapiah, Muhammad Faiz Diversity and distribution of coral lifeforms in Tioman Island
description	Assessing coral morphology is to predict coral reefs conservation value. Coral lifeforms at four stations in Tioman Island were observed and recorded by using Coral Video Transect (CVT) method. The stations were Renggis and Terdau in the west coast and Benuang and Teluk Dalam in the east coast of Tioman Island. The captured images were analyzed using Coral Point Count with Excel extension (CPCe) software to find out the diversity and distribution of coral lifeforms in each study area. Three stations obtained “good” condition of reef with more than 60% of live coral coverage and one station obtained “fair” reef condition. Generally, the most dominant coral lifeform in Tioman Island is Acropora branching followed by massive. Acropora branching was the most abundance lifeform in Renggis. Terdau was dominated by massive lifeform and in the East coast, Benuang plate was the most abundant lifeform. By using the coral morphology triangle, conservation value of reefs in all four stations was predicted using the percentage of coral lifeforms. Renggis and Teluk Dalam need to be conserved the most since the reefs are classified as ruderals (fast growing but very fragile). Reef in Benuang are classified as competitor. It grows slower than ruderal but has higher tolerance. Terdau’s reef is mix of all categories.
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author	Kamarumtham, Kharina Ahmad, Zuhairi Halid, Nor Hidayah Saad, Shahbudin Khodzori, Mohd Fikri Akmal Yusof, Muhammad Hamizan Hanapiah, Muhammad Faiz
author_facet	Kamarumtham, Kharina Ahmad, Zuhairi Halid, Nor Hidayah Saad, Shahbudin Khodzori, Mohd Fikri Akmal Yusof, Muhammad Hamizan Hanapiah, Muhammad Faiz
author_sort	Kamarumtham, Kharina
title	Diversity and distribution of coral lifeforms in Tioman Island
title_short	Diversity and distribution of coral lifeforms in Tioman Island
title_full	Diversity and distribution of coral lifeforms in Tioman Island
title_fullStr	Diversity and distribution of coral lifeforms in Tioman Island
title_full_unstemmed	Diversity and distribution of coral lifeforms in Tioman Island
title_sort	diversity and distribution of coral lifeforms in tioman island
publisher	University Malaysia Sabah
publishDate	2016
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/52882/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/52882/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/52882/1/3_2-2_367-373.pdf
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Diversity and distribution of coral lifeforms in Tioman Island

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