Coral reef status and hard coral communities in Labuan Marine Park, Malaysia

Che Din Mohd Safuan, . and Khaira Ismail, . and Idham Khalil, . and Azizi Ali, . and Wei, Sheng Chong and Zainudin Bachok, . (2018) Coral reef status and hard coral communities in Labuan Marine Park, Malaysia. [Proceedings Paper]

A coral assessment was carried out in Labuan Marine Park (LMP), Malaysia utilizing a Coral Video Transect (CVT) method. The goals of the assessment were to seek the variation in benthic components and to describe the pattern of coral community in the LMP. Survey on 17 reefs sites shows that majority of the reefs were in 'poor' condition and the reef floor is predominantly occupied by dead coral. Furthermore, high cover of algae was found mainly in Kuraman Islands which indicated domination of algae in reef area rather than hard coral communities. Coral community in LMP is predominantly by Acropora, Montipora and Porites communities. Among the dominant taxa, Acropora recorded the highest coral cover while Porites has greater spatial distribution than Acropora and Montipora. The reefs in LMP might have been damaged by a combination of multiple threats such as destructive fishing practice, nutrient run-off, sedimentation and other land-based pollution from the nearby land.

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A coral assessment was carried out in Labuan Marine Park (LMP), Malaysia utilizing a Coral Video Transect (CVT) method. The goals of the assessment were to seek the variation in benthic components and to describe the pattern of coral community in the LMP. Survey on 17 reefs sites shows that majority of the reefs were in 'poor' condition and the reef floor is predominantly occupied by dead coral. Furthermore, high cover of algae was found mainly in Kuraman Islands which indicated domination of algae in reef area rather than hard coral communities. Coral community in LMP is predominantly by Acropora, Montipora and Porites communities. Among the dominant taxa, Acropora recorded the highest coral cover while Porites has greater spatial distribution than Acropora and Montipora. The reefs in LMP might have been damaged by a combination of multiple threats such as destructive fishing practice, nutrient run-off, sedimentation and other land-based pollution from the nearby land.

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Item Type:	Proceedings Paper
Additional Information:	Available at Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. QH91.75 M3S471 2018 Call number.
AGROVOC Term:	coral reefs
AGROVOC Term:	Scleractinia
AGROVOC Term:	surveys
AGROVOC Term:	data analysis
AGROVOC Term:	oceanographers
AGROVOC Term:	choice of species
AGROVOC Term:	species diversity
Geographical Term:	Malaysia
Depositing User:	Ms. Azariah Hashim
Date Deposited:	17 Nov 2025 04:02
Last Modified:	17 Nov 2025 04:02
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1615

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