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Benthic Life Form and Hard Coral Communities at Pulau Geluk and Pulau
Tengkorak, Terengganu, South China Sea
Mohammad Faiz Bin Ahmad
Prof. Assoc. Dr. Zainudin Bin Bachok
Bachelor of Science (Marine Biology)
School of Marine and Environmental Sciences
Study on benthic life form and hard coral communities were done at six selected
station in Pulau Geluk and Tengkorak, Terengganu, East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.
The purposes of this study were to determine the benthic life form and hard coral
communities between both islands. Coral video transect (CVT) method and Coral Point
Count with Excel Extension (CPCE) was used to record video and identify coral to
genus level. To identify the similarities between major group localities, analysis using
Plymouth Routines In Multivariate Ecological Research (PRIMER 6) software was used.
A total of 28 genera from 15 families were identified with Acropora branching was
most dominant coral lifeform. Lowest live coral coverage was 17.51% at ST3 and
highest was 57.50% at ST4. All the station’s conditions were ranging from ‘poor’ to
‘good’ and both islands were in ‘fair’ condition. Total coral lifeform were highest at
Pulau Geluk.
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