Distribution of recent ostracoda in offshore Sediment of selected stations in the Sulu Sea, Sabah
A study on the distribution of recent ostracoda in offshore sediment was carried out around the Sulu Sea, in Sabah Malaysia. Sediment samples were taken from 12 sampling stations ranging in depth from 24 m to 205 m. Environmental parameters including water depths, salinity, temperature, dissolved...
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2014
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8679/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8679/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8679/1/43_2_07.pdf |
| Summary: | A study on the distribution of recent ostracoda in offshore sediment was carried out around the Sulu Sea, in Sabah Malaysia.
Sediment samples were taken from 12 sampling stations ranging in depth from 24 m to 205 m. Environmental parameters
including water depths, salinity, temperature, dissolved oxygen, total organic matter and grain size were measured and their
relationship with the distribution of recent ostracoda are discussed. From this study, a total of 32 species of ostracoda from
14 families and 22 genera were successfully identified. The dominant species was Phlyctenophora orientalis with 449
specimens. The number of species ranged from 3 to 19. Index of Diversity, H(s) value, was from 0.9 to 2.8. The abundance
and diversity of ostracoda are principally controlled by the depth factor. A correlation analysis showed that depth is positively
correlated (r = 0.588, p < 0.05) with Index of Diversity, H(s). Other parameters do not show any significant correlation. |
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