Distribution and community structure of tropical gastropod in the intertidal area of Bintulu, Borneo
Marine gastropods can be considered a biological indicator of the ecosystem's health, such as intertidal areas. The objectives of this study are to identify marine gastropod species, diversity, and distribution along the coastal area of the Bintulu Division. The study was conducted in December...
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| description | Marine gastropods can be considered a biological indicator of the ecosystem's health, such as intertidal areas. The objectives of this study are to identify marine gastropod species, diversity, and distribution along the coastal area of the Bintulu Division. The study was conducted in December 2021. A 50 m transect was laid perpendicular to the coastal line, and three quadrats were set up at each transect at all four stations. The specimen of gastropod were counted and collected from each sampling station, then preserved in ice and taken to the laboratory for the species identification. The gastropods subject to an analysis for their diversity index and morphological characteristics. Forty-three species of marine gastropods were discovered, representing 25 families and 39 genera. The, Shannon-Weiner diversity index (H’), evenness index (J’) and Simpson index (1-D) index were assessed, whereas the station 4 indicated higher diversity of Gastropods followed by stations 3,2 and 1. The dominance index (D) showed an inverse relationship, with the highest value observed at station 1, followed by stations 2, 3, and 4.The information presented in this paper might be helpful for ecological wealth studies and considered as the baseline data for the intertidal ecosystem in Sarawak, Malaysia. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:249992025-03-21T01:43:08Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24999/ Distribution and community structure of tropical gastropod in the intertidal area of Bintulu, Borneo Hadi Hamli, Muhammad Hafiy Yusof, Mohd Hanafi Idris, Marine gastropods can be considered a biological indicator of the ecosystem's health, such as intertidal areas. The objectives of this study are to identify marine gastropod species, diversity, and distribution along the coastal area of the Bintulu Division. The study was conducted in December 2021. A 50 m transect was laid perpendicular to the coastal line, and three quadrats were set up at each transect at all four stations. The specimen of gastropod were counted and collected from each sampling station, then preserved in ice and taken to the laboratory for the species identification. The gastropods subject to an analysis for their diversity index and morphological characteristics. Forty-three species of marine gastropods were discovered, representing 25 families and 39 genera. The, Shannon-Weiner diversity index (H’), evenness index (J’) and Simpson index (1-D) index were assessed, whereas the station 4 indicated higher diversity of Gastropods followed by stations 3,2 and 1. The dominance index (D) showed an inverse relationship, with the highest value observed at station 1, followed by stations 2, 3, and 4.The information presented in this paper might be helpful for ecological wealth studies and considered as the baseline data for the intertidal ecosystem in Sarawak, Malaysia. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2024 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24999/1/MAE%2013.pdf Hadi Hamli, and Muhammad Hafiy Yusof, and Mohd Hanafi Idris, (2024) Distribution and community structure of tropical gastropod in the intertidal area of Bintulu, Borneo. Malaysian Applied Biology, 53 (6). pp. 131-141. ISSN 0126-8643 https://jms.mabjournal.com/index.php/mab/issue/view/65 |
| spellingShingle | Hadi Hamli, Muhammad Hafiy Yusof, Mohd Hanafi Idris, Distribution and community structure of tropical gastropod in the intertidal area of Bintulu, Borneo |
| title | Distribution and community structure of tropical gastropod in the intertidal area of Bintulu, Borneo |
| title_full | Distribution and community structure of tropical gastropod in the intertidal area of Bintulu, Borneo |
| title_fullStr | Distribution and community structure of tropical gastropod in the intertidal area of Bintulu, Borneo |
| title_full_unstemmed | Distribution and community structure of tropical gastropod in the intertidal area of Bintulu, Borneo |
| title_short | Distribution and community structure of tropical gastropod in the intertidal area of Bintulu, Borneo |
| title_sort | distribution and community structure of tropical gastropod in the intertidal area of bintulu, borneo |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24999/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24999/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24999/1/MAE%2013.pdf |