Meiofauna Community Structure in Maludam River, Sarawak
Maludam River is one of the rivers located in Sarawak and it is the habitat for many aquatic animals and plants. The main objective of the study was to determine the relationship between meiofauna community and environmental parameters. The sampling was done on 24th and 25th August 2013. Six stat...
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| Format: | Final Year Project Report |
| Language: | English |
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Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS)
2014
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/8266/8/Meiofauna%20Community%20Structure%20in%20Maludam%20River%2C%20Sarawak.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/8266/ |
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| Summary: | Maludam River is one of the rivers located in Sarawak and it is the habitat for many
aquatic animals and plants. The main objective of the study was to determine the
relationship between meiofauna community and environmental parameters. The sampling
was done on 24th and 25th August 2013. Six stations were selected which runs from
freshwater to estuarine regions. Eight taxa were recorded in Maludam River such as
Nematoda, Polychaeta, Oligochaeta, Tardigrada, Copepoda, Insecta, Gastropoda larvae and
Bivalvia larvae. Copepoda was the common meiofauna found in all stations. Station 6 had
recorded the highest species density (182.46 ind./10 cm2
) while the lowest species density
was recorded in station 2 (10.61 ind./ 10 cm2
). Chlorophyll a shows a strong positive
correlation with species diversity (r= 0.917, p= 0.005) and species richness (r= 0.883, p=
0.010). The data gathered from the study could be used as baseline data for future
management of Maludam River. |
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