Phytoplankton composition in Muara Tebas Estuary

Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) is not negligible as their occurrence poses threat to human health, ecosystem and environmental deterioration, as well as negative implications to the aquaculture and fisheries economy. Phytoplankton dynamic in tropical countries, especially in conjunction with physicoch...

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Main Author: Lim, Chai Tyng.
Format: Final Year Project Report / IMRAD
Language:English
Published: University Malaysia Sarawak, UNIMAS. 2013
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2838/
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description Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) is not negligible as their occurrence poses threat to human health, ecosystem and environmental deterioration, as well as negative implications to the aquaculture and fisheries economy. Phytoplankton dynamic in tropical countries, especially in conjunction with physicochemical influences to the production and growth of phytoplankton species are still poorly understood. In this study, qualitative and quantitative samples of phytoplankton were obtained from October 2012 to March 2013. Macronutrients especially silicate showed to have direct impact on cell density trend, while in-situ parameters showed weak relation to cell density with exception to Secchi depth.Cell density was also affected by fluctuations of nutrients with northeast monsoon (NEM) that influence precipitation and upwelling in the west coast of Sarawak. A total of 61 taxa of phytoplankton was identified to the generic level, with 41 diatoms (18 pennate and 23 centric), 17 dinoflagellates, 1 silicoflagellates and 2 cyanobacteria.
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spelling unimas-28382023-06-21T06:27:47Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2838/ Phytoplankton composition in Muara Tebas Estuary Lim, Chai Tyng. H Social Sciences (General) HC Economic History and Conditions Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) is not negligible as their occurrence poses threat to human health, ecosystem and environmental deterioration, as well as negative implications to the aquaculture and fisheries economy. Phytoplankton dynamic in tropical countries, especially in conjunction with physicochemical influences to the production and growth of phytoplankton species are still poorly understood. In this study, qualitative and quantitative samples of phytoplankton were obtained from October 2012 to March 2013. Macronutrients especially silicate showed to have direct impact on cell density trend, while in-situ parameters showed weak relation to cell density with exception to Secchi depth.Cell density was also affected by fluctuations of nutrients with northeast monsoon (NEM) that influence precipitation and upwelling in the west coast of Sarawak. A total of 61 taxa of phytoplankton was identified to the generic level, with 41 diatoms (18 pennate and 23 centric), 17 dinoflagellates, 1 silicoflagellates and 2 cyanobacteria. University Malaysia Sarawak, UNIMAS. 2013 Final Year Project Report / IMRAD NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2838/1/Lim%20Chai.pdf Lim, Chai Tyng. (2013) Phytoplankton composition in Muara Tebas Estuary. [Final Year Project Report / IMRAD] (Unpublished)
spellingShingle H Social Sciences (General)
HC Economic History and Conditions
Lim, Chai Tyng.
Phytoplankton composition in Muara Tebas Estuary
title Phytoplankton composition in Muara Tebas Estuary
title_full Phytoplankton composition in Muara Tebas Estuary
title_fullStr Phytoplankton composition in Muara Tebas Estuary
title_full_unstemmed Phytoplankton composition in Muara Tebas Estuary
title_short Phytoplankton composition in Muara Tebas Estuary
title_sort phytoplankton composition in muara tebas estuary
topic H Social Sciences (General)
HC Economic History and Conditions
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2838/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2838/1/Lim%20Chai.pdf