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Fikri Akmal Khodzori, . and Shahbudin Saad, . and Normawaty Mohammad Noor, . Coral community structure in Payar Island Marine Park Malaysia. pp. 29-39. ISSN 1823-8556
Abstract
Conservation efforts such as reef survey and monitoring programs are crucial to ensure the sustainable management of coral reef resources. The present study aims to investigate the diversity and abundance of corals at seven fringing reef sites in Payar Island Marine Park by applying a Coral Video Transect method. A total of 38 genera from 14 families of corals were identified. Massive Porites and massive-platy Physogyra were dominant in the coral assemblages cover almost 49 of the total live coral coverage. These corals have higher tolerance compared to other corals to withstand strong currents and high suspended sediment conditions. Reef sites in Payar Island were categorized as having poor to fair coral conditions with the percentages of live corals cover from 8.1 to 43.3. The poor average coral condition (15.7 4.9) is most likely influenced by the impacts of sedimentation and uncontrolled tourism related activities. Current findings provide useful information on the current status of corals for a better reef management plan in Payar Island Marine Park.
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Abstract
Conservation efforts such as reef survey and monitoring programs are crucial to ensure the sustainable management of coral reef resources. The present study aims to investigate the diversity and abundance of corals at seven fringing reef sites in Payar Island Marine Park by applying a Coral Video Transect method. A total of 38 genera from 14 families of corals were identified. Massive Porites and massive-platy Physogyra were dominant in the coral assemblages cover almost 49 of the total live coral coverage. These corals have higher tolerance compared to other corals to withstand strong currents and high suspended sediment conditions. Reef sites in Payar Island were categorized as having poor to fair coral conditions with the percentages of live corals cover from 8.1 to 43.3. The poor average coral condition (15.7 4.9) is most likely influenced by the impacts of sedimentation and uncontrolled tourism related activities. Current findings provide useful information on the current status of corals for a better reef management plan in Payar Island Marine Park.
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Item Type: | Article |
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AGROVOC Term: | Coral reefs |
AGROVOC Term: | Species diversity |
AGROVOC Term: | Marine environment |
AGROVOC Term: | Marine parks |
AGROVOC Term: | Surveys |
AGROVOC Term: | Image processing |
AGROVOC Term: | Faviidae |
AGROVOC Term: | Pocilloporidae |
AGROVOC Term: | Mussidae |
AGROVOC Term: | Agariciidae |
Depositing User: | Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK |
Last Modified: | 24 Apr 2025 00:53 |
URI: | http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7890 |
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