Sedimentation impacts on the growth rates of the scleractinian coral acropora formosa from fringing reefs of Tioman Island, Malaysia

• Main Authors: R., Nakajima, T., Yoshida, Y., Fuchinove, T., Okashita, T., Maekawa, M.R.M. Kushairi,, B.H.R. Othman,, T., Toda
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2013
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6461/1/01_R._Nakajima.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6461/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/

The rates of sedimentation and growth of the branching coral Acropora formosa at Marine Park, Tulai and Renggis reefs in Tioman Island, Malaysia were surveyed between November 2000 and October 2001. The sedimentation rates were measured using sediment traps and the coral growth rates were measured u...