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Distribution of benthic foraminifera in Pulau Bidong, Terengganu
Wan Amirul Hafiizhuddin b Wan Noor Jamil
Supervisor: Dr Wan Nurzalia bt Wan Saelan
Bachelor of Science (Marine Science)
School of Science and Environmental Sciences
The distribution of benthic foraminifera in Pulau Bidong, Terengganu was studied to
relate the distribution of benthic foraminifera with grain size distribution. Distribution
of foraminifera will show how many species lived in certain area which will know the
diversity and richness of each species. Thus, it helps on applications for other research
on foraminifera and the surroundings. Samples of sediments were obtained at 1000m
intervals from the subtidal zone. The depth for collecting sediments was from 13m-
20m for each transect. From study that have been done, 24 genera and 44 species
have been found. Species diversity showing most diverse at transect 2 and station
T2S3 is most richness of species found. Grain size distribution on cumulative curve
graph also shows most of sediments are fine sand and very fine sand. The
foraminiferal distribution in Pulau Bidong shows no correlation with grain size
distribution.
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