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MONTHLY VARIATIONS IN COMPOSITION AND ABUNDANCE OF
ZOOPLANKTON IN SETIU WETLAND
NUR SYAMIRA AZIAN BINTI HADI
DR ROSWATI BT MD AMIN
BACHELOR OF SCIENCES (MARINE BIOLOGY)
SCHOOL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL
Setiu Wetland is known for its shallow and well mixed water column and
subjected to major anthropogenic activities; including fish and shrimp
aquaculture. These activities can give impact to the water quality and
physicochemical properties of the estuary. Hence, the study was conducted to
examine the zooplankton variations by collecting samples for 10 months
starting from January until December 2017 at 3 different stations; Station 1
(control; no anthropogenic activity area), Station 2 (main anthropogenic activity
area) and Station 3 (abandon fish cage which are 3km from the river mouth).
28 genera of zooplankton from 8 phyla were recorded throughout study period.
Copepods were found abundant in all stations followed by Ciliates and Mollusca.
The highest average density was recorded in December while the lowest in
January. No variations between stations were observed but the alteration of
salinity can give major impact to zooplankton distribution and occurrence in
Setiu Wetland.
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