Composition of gastropods in mangroves of Tanjung Dawai and Pulau Sayak, Kedah

A total of 426 individuals from six families, six genera and ten species were collected from Tanjung Dawai while a total of 351 individuals from five families, five genera and six species were collected from Pulau Sayak. Six families that were found from Tanjung Dawai were Littorinidae, Neritidae,...

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Main Authors: Faezah, P., Farah, H.S.
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2011
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spelling ukm-75462016-12-14T06:44:25Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7546/ Composition of gastropods in mangroves of Tanjung Dawai and Pulau Sayak, Kedah Faezah, P. Farah, H.S. A total of 426 individuals from six families, six genera and ten species were collected from Tanjung Dawai while a total of 351 individuals from five families, five genera and six species were collected from Pulau Sayak. Six families that were found from Tanjung Dawai were Littorinidae, Neritidae, Potamididae, Ellobiidae, Muricidae and Assimineidae while five families that were found from Pulau Sayak were Littorinidae, Ellobiidae, Muricidae, Assimineidae and Naticidae. The abundant species at both mangrove areas were Cerithidea cingulata and Naticidae sp. Shannon Diversity Index and Evenness Index for Tanjung Dawai were 1.95 and 0.85, respectively. Shannon Diversity Index and Evenness Index for Pulau Sayak were 1.27 and 0.71, respectively. Both of the mangroves habitats of Tanjung Dawai and Pulau Sayak, Kedah appeared to have low snail species diversity but still sustain some common gastropod families of tropical mangroves. It is essential to have an economically and ecologically sound management plan in order to make the mangroves ecologically viable as well as a source of economy. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7546/1/03_faezahfarah.pdf Faezah, P. and Farah, H.S. (2011) Composition of gastropods in mangroves of Tanjung Dawai and Pulau Sayak, Kedah. Malaysian Applied Biology, 40 (1). pp. 13-17. ISSN 0126-8643 http://mabjournal.com/
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description A total of 426 individuals from six families, six genera and ten species were collected from Tanjung Dawai while a total of 351 individuals from five families, five genera and six species were collected from Pulau Sayak. Six families that were found from Tanjung Dawai were Littorinidae, Neritidae, Potamididae, Ellobiidae, Muricidae and Assimineidae while five families that were found from Pulau Sayak were Littorinidae, Ellobiidae, Muricidae, Assimineidae and Naticidae. The abundant species at both mangrove areas were Cerithidea cingulata and Naticidae sp. Shannon Diversity Index and Evenness Index for Tanjung Dawai were 1.95 and 0.85, respectively. Shannon Diversity Index and Evenness Index for Pulau Sayak were 1.27 and 0.71, respectively. Both of the mangroves habitats of Tanjung Dawai and Pulau Sayak, Kedah appeared to have low snail species diversity but still sustain some common gastropod families of tropical mangroves. It is essential to have an economically and ecologically sound management plan in order to make the mangroves ecologically viable as well as a source of economy.
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author Faezah, P.
Farah, H.S.
spellingShingle Faezah, P.
Farah, H.S.
Composition of gastropods in mangroves of Tanjung Dawai and Pulau Sayak, Kedah
author_facet Faezah, P.
Farah, H.S.
author_sort Faezah, P.
title Composition of gastropods in mangroves of Tanjung Dawai and Pulau Sayak, Kedah
title_short Composition of gastropods in mangroves of Tanjung Dawai and Pulau Sayak, Kedah
title_full Composition of gastropods in mangroves of Tanjung Dawai and Pulau Sayak, Kedah
title_fullStr Composition of gastropods in mangroves of Tanjung Dawai and Pulau Sayak, Kedah
title_full_unstemmed Composition of gastropods in mangroves of Tanjung Dawai and Pulau Sayak, Kedah
title_sort composition of gastropods in mangroves of tanjung dawai and pulau sayak, kedah
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2011
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7546/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7546/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7546/1/03_faezahfarah.pdf
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