Geostatistical analysis of mangrove ecosystem health: mapping and modelling of sampling uncertainty using Kriging

This study assessed the health of the mangrove ecosystem and mapped the spatial variation in selected variables sampled across the Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve (MMFR) by using a geostatistical technique. A total of 556 samples were collected from 56 sampling points representing mangrove biotic and...

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Main Authors: Parman, Rhyma Purnamasayangsukasih, Kamarudin, Norizah, Ibrahim, Faridah Hanum, Nuruddin, Ahmad Ainuddin, Omar, Hamdan, Abdul Wahab, Zulfa
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Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101628/
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author Parman, Rhyma Purnamasayangsukasih
Kamarudin, Norizah
Ibrahim, Faridah Hanum
Nuruddin, Ahmad Ainuddin
Omar, Hamdan
Abdul Wahab, Zulfa
author_facet Parman, Rhyma Purnamasayangsukasih
Kamarudin, Norizah
Ibrahim, Faridah Hanum
Nuruddin, Ahmad Ainuddin
Omar, Hamdan
Abdul Wahab, Zulfa
author_sort Parman, Rhyma Purnamasayangsukasih
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description This study assessed the health of the mangrove ecosystem and mapped the spatial variation in selected variables sampled across the Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve (MMFR) by using a geostatistical technique. A total of 556 samples were collected from 56 sampling points representing mangrove biotic and abiotic variables. All variables were used to generate the semivariogram model. The predicted variables over the entire MMFR have an overall prediction accuracy of 85.16% (AGB), 90.78% (crab abundance), 97.3% (soil C), 99.91% (soil N), 89.23% (number of phytoplankton species), 95.62% (number of diatom species), 99.36% (DO), and 87.33% (turbidity). Via linear weight combination, the prediction map shows that mangrove ecosystem health in Kuala Trong throughout the Sungai Kerang is excellent (5: MQI > 1.5). Some landward areas of Kuala Trong were predicted to have moderate health (3: −0.5 ≤ MQI ≤ 0.5), while Kuala Sepetang was predicted to have the bad ecosystem health (2: −1.5 ≤ MQI ≤ −0.5), with active timber harvesting operations and anthropogenic activities in the landward areas. The results of this method can be utilised to carry out the preferred restoration, through appropriate management and facilities distribution, for improving the ecosystem health of mangroves.
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spelling upm-1016282023-06-15T21:38:31Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101628/ Geostatistical analysis of mangrove ecosystem health: mapping and modelling of sampling uncertainty using Kriging Parman, Rhyma Purnamasayangsukasih Kamarudin, Norizah Ibrahim, Faridah Hanum Nuruddin, Ahmad Ainuddin Omar, Hamdan Abdul Wahab, Zulfa This study assessed the health of the mangrove ecosystem and mapped the spatial variation in selected variables sampled across the Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve (MMFR) by using a geostatistical technique. A total of 556 samples were collected from 56 sampling points representing mangrove biotic and abiotic variables. All variables were used to generate the semivariogram model. The predicted variables over the entire MMFR have an overall prediction accuracy of 85.16% (AGB), 90.78% (crab abundance), 97.3% (soil C), 99.91% (soil N), 89.23% (number of phytoplankton species), 95.62% (number of diatom species), 99.36% (DO), and 87.33% (turbidity). Via linear weight combination, the prediction map shows that mangrove ecosystem health in Kuala Trong throughout the Sungai Kerang is excellent (5: MQI > 1.5). Some landward areas of Kuala Trong were predicted to have moderate health (3: −0.5 ≤ MQI ≤ 0.5), while Kuala Sepetang was predicted to have the bad ecosystem health (2: −1.5 ≤ MQI ≤ −0.5), with active timber harvesting operations and anthropogenic activities in the landward areas. The results of this method can be utilised to carry out the preferred restoration, through appropriate management and facilities distribution, for improving the ecosystem health of mangroves. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022 Article PeerReviewed Parman, Rhyma Purnamasayangsukasih and Kamarudin, Norizah and Ibrahim, Faridah Hanum and Nuruddin, Ahmad Ainuddin and Omar, Hamdan and Abdul Wahab, Zulfa (2022) Geostatistical analysis of mangrove ecosystem health: mapping and modelling of sampling uncertainty using Kriging. Forests, 13 (8). art. no. 1185. pp. 1-19. ISSN 1999-4907 https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/8/1185 10.3390/f13081185
spellingShingle Parman, Rhyma Purnamasayangsukasih
Kamarudin, Norizah
Ibrahim, Faridah Hanum
Nuruddin, Ahmad Ainuddin
Omar, Hamdan
Abdul Wahab, Zulfa
Geostatistical analysis of mangrove ecosystem health: mapping and modelling of sampling uncertainty using Kriging
title Geostatistical analysis of mangrove ecosystem health: mapping and modelling of sampling uncertainty using Kriging
title_full Geostatistical analysis of mangrove ecosystem health: mapping and modelling of sampling uncertainty using Kriging
title_fullStr Geostatistical analysis of mangrove ecosystem health: mapping and modelling of sampling uncertainty using Kriging
title_full_unstemmed Geostatistical analysis of mangrove ecosystem health: mapping and modelling of sampling uncertainty using Kriging
title_short Geostatistical analysis of mangrove ecosystem health: mapping and modelling of sampling uncertainty using Kriging
title_sort geostatistical analysis of mangrove ecosystem health: mapping and modelling of sampling uncertainty using kriging
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101628/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101628/