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Plate 2.1. Pholas orientalis showing general exterior features <strong>and</strong> method <strong>of</strong><br />
shell length measurement.<br />
The length-weight correlation equation for P. orientalis was derived<br />
<strong>and</strong> plotted with <strong>the</strong> aid <strong>of</strong> statistical package Sigmaplot intent to obtain <strong>the</strong><br />
population dynamics.<br />
2.4 Results<br />
2.4.1 Habitat <strong>of</strong> Pholas orientalis<br />
The characteristic <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> natural bed <strong>of</strong> Pholas orientalis in Kuala<br />
Kedah, Kedah are shown in Table 2.3. P. orientalis from Kuala Kedah were<br />
found to burrow in mud at <strong>the</strong> sampling site (upper to lower zone). No<br />
specimen was found after <strong>the</strong> lower zone (zone III). There is only one<br />
vegetation (mangrove trees) found in <strong>the</strong> sampling area. According to Chew<br />
(2007), <strong>the</strong> particles size for <strong>the</strong> natural bed <strong>of</strong> P. orientalis was about<br />
< 62µm.<br />
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