Effects of Environmental Factors on Polychaete Assemblage in Penang National Park, Malaysia
Macrobenthos distribution along the coastal waters of
Penang National Park was studid to estimate the effect of different
environmental parameters at three stations, during six sampling
months, from June 2010 to April 2011. The aim of this survey was to
investigate different environment stress over soft bottom polychaete
community along Teluk Ketapang and Pantai Acheh (Penang
National Park) over a year period. Variations in the polychaete
community were evaluated using univariate and multivariate
methods. A total of 604 individuals were examined which was
grouped into 23 families. Family Nereidae was the most abundant
(22.68%), followed by Spionidae (22.02%), Hesionidae (12.58%),
Nephtylidae (9.27%) and Orbiniidae (8.61%). It is noticeable that
good results can only be obtained on the basis of good taxonomic
resolution. The maximum Shannon-Wiener diversity (H'=2.16) was
recorded at distance 200m and 1200m (August 2010) in Teluk
Ketapang and lowest value of diversity was found at distance 1200m
(December 2010) in Teluk Ketapang.
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[2] Belan, T. "Marine environmental quality assessment using polychaete
taxocene characteristics in Vancouver Harbour." Marine environmental
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Sánchez-Lizaso, J.L.,. Spatial and temporal changes in infaunal
communities inhabiting soft-bottoms affected by brine discharge. Marine
Environmental Research 64, 492-507.2007.
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families and genera. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County,
Science Series, 28. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County:
Los Angeles. 188 pp. 1977.
[6] Fauchald, K. and P. A. Jumars . "The diet of worms: a study of
polychaete feeding guilds."Oceanography and Marine Biological Annual
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the tagus estuary and adjacent coastal shelf. Hydrobiologia, 587: 241-
251. 2007.
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of Capitella, Ecology of Marine Benthos. University of South California
Press, Columbia, pp. 177-189. 1977.
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Biology An Annual Review Oceanogr Mar Biol Annu Rev 13: 223-261.
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[10] Hutchings, P. "Biodiversity and functioning of polychaetes in benthic
sediments." Biodiversity and conservation 7(9): 1133-1145.
[11] Morin, P.J., 1999. Community Ecology. Blackwell Science Ltd.
England, 424 pp. 1998.
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on continua and instability in some marine communities: a review."
Journal of the Fisheries Board of Canada 26(6): 1415-1428.1969.
[13] Rhoads, D. C. and D. K. Young. "The influence of deposit-feeding
organisms on sediment stability and community trophic structure."
Journal of Marine Research 28(2): 150163.1970.
[14] Van Hoey, G., S. Degraer, et al. "Macrobenthic community structure of
soft-bottom sediments at the Belgian Continental Shelf." Estuarine,
Coastal and Shelf Science 59(4): 599-613.2004.
[15] Ward, T. J. and Hutchings, P. A. Effects of trace metals on infaunal
species composition in polluted intertidal and subtidal marine sediments
near a lead smelter, Spender Gulf, South Australia. Marine Ecology
Progress Series135, 123-135.1996.
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pollution effects on marine benthic communities." Marine Pollution
Bulletin 19(6): 259-268.1988.
[1] Amar S. Musale and Dattesh V. Desai. Distribution and abundance of
macrobenthic polychaetes along the South Indian coast. Environmental
Monitoring and Assessment.Volume 178, Numbers 1-4 423-436.2011.
[2] Belan, T. "Marine environmental quality assessment using polychaete
taxocene characteristics in Vancouver Harbour." Marine environmental
research 57(1): 89-101.2004
[3] Del Pilar Ruso, Y., De la Ossa Carretero, J.A., Gimenez Casaldureo, F.,
Sánchez-Lizaso, J.L.,. Spatial and temporal changes in infaunal
communities inhabiting soft-bottoms affected by brine discharge. Marine
Environmental Research 64, 492-507.2007.
[4] Desroy, N., Warembourg, C., Dewarumez, J.M., Dauvin, J.C.
Macrobenthic resources of the shallowsoft-bottom sediments in the
Eastern English Channel and Southern North Sea. ICES Journal of
Marine Science. 60,120 - 131. 2003.
[5] Fauchald, K. The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders,
families and genera. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County,
Science Series, 28. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County:
Los Angeles. 188 pp. 1977.
[6] Fauchald, K. and P. A. Jumars . "The diet of worms: a study of
polychaete feeding guilds."Oceanography and Marine Biological Annual
Review 17, pp. 193-284. 1979.
[7] Gaudêncio, M.J. and h.n. Cabral. Trophic structure of macrobenthos in
the tagus estuary and adjacent coastal shelf. Hydrobiologia, 587: 241-
251. 2007.
[8] Grassle, J. F. and J. P. Grassle . Temporal adaptations in sibling species
of Capitella, Ecology of Marine Benthos. University of South California
Press, Columbia, pp. 177-189. 1977.
[9] Gray, J. S. "Animal-sediment relationships." Oceanography and Marine
Biology An Annual Review Oceanogr Mar Biol Annu Rev 13: 223-261.
1974.
[10] Hutchings, P. "Biodiversity and functioning of polychaetes in benthic
sediments." Biodiversity and conservation 7(9): 1133-1145.
[11] Morin, P.J., 1999. Community Ecology. Blackwell Science Ltd.
England, 424 pp. 1998.
[12] Mills, E. L. "The community concept in marine zoology, with comments
on continua and instability in some marine communities: a review."
Journal of the Fisheries Board of Canada 26(6): 1415-1428.1969.
[13] Rhoads, D. C. and D. K. Young. "The influence of deposit-feeding
organisms on sediment stability and community trophic structure."
Journal of Marine Research 28(2): 150163.1970.
[14] Van Hoey, G., S. Degraer, et al. "Macrobenthic community structure of
soft-bottom sediments at the Belgian Continental Shelf." Estuarine,
Coastal and Shelf Science 59(4): 599-613.2004.
[15] Ward, T. J. and Hutchings, P. A. Effects of trace metals on infaunal
species composition in polluted intertidal and subtidal marine sediments
near a lead smelter, Spender Gulf, South Australia. Marine Ecology
Progress Series135, 123-135.1996.
[16] Warwick, R. "The level of taxonomic discrimination required to detect
pollution effects on marine benthic communities." Marine Pollution
Bulletin 19(6): 259-268.1988.
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Penang National Park was studid to estimate the effect of different
environmental parameters at three stations, during six sampling
months, from June 2010 to April 2011. The aim of this survey was to
investigate different environment stress over soft bottom polychaete
community along Teluk Ketapang and Pantai Acheh (Penang
National Park) over a year period. Variations in the polychaete
community were evaluated using univariate and multivariate
methods. A total of 604 individuals were examined which was
grouped into 23 families. Family Nereidae was the most abundant
(22.68%), followed by Spionidae (22.02%), Hesionidae (12.58%),
Nephtylidae (9.27%) and Orbiniidae (8.61%). It is noticeable that
good results can only be obtained on the basis of good taxonomic
resolution. The maximum Shannon-Wiener diversity (H'=2.16) was
recorded at distance 200m and 1200m (August 2010) in Teluk
Ketapang and lowest value of diversity was found at distance 1200m
(December 2010) in Teluk Ketapang.", keywords = "Polychaete assemblage, environment factor, Pantai
Acheh, Teluk Ketapang.", volume = "6", number = "12", pages = "739-4", }