Benthic community structure and geomorphology of uncharted nearshore reefs in Kuantan coastal waters

• Main Authors: Kamarudin, Nurazidah, Nik Asbullah, Nik Aisyah Ilnani, Azmi, Amira Nasuha, Mustapa, Mohd Zaini, Mohd. Hanapiah, Muhammad Faiz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK), Jeli Campus 2024
• Subjects: QH541.13 Ecology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/116759/7/116759_Benthic%20community%20structure%20and%20geomorphology.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/116759/; http://journal.umk.edu.my/index.php/jtrss/article/view/1352

The nearshore reefs play several important ecosystem functions in marine environments, especially in coastal areas. Six relatively unknown nearshore reef sites were surveyed in the southern Kuantan coastal waters using the coral video transect (CVT) technique between April 2021 and September 2022 to...