Open AccessThe diversity of marine macroinvertebrates in Aceh Besar waters, Aceh, Indonesia
Author(s) -
Nur Fadli,
Zainal A. Muchlisin,
I. Soraya,
Irma Dewiyanti,
Syahrul Purnawan,
Sayyid Afdhal El-Rahimi,
Hizir Sofyan,
Muzailin Affan,
Siti Azizah Mohd Nor
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/348/1/012076
Subject(s) - transect , diversity index , invertebrate , geography , belt transect , coral reef , reef , marine protected area , species diversity , ecology , fishery , environmental science , oceanography , geology , biology , species richness , habitat
The objective of the present study was to study the diversity of marine macroinvertebrates in coral reef area in Aceh Besar waters. This research was conducted in September 2012 until February 2013in nine locations in the waters of Aceh Besar district, namely: AmatRamanyang, Lampuuk, PulauDituan, LhokKetapang, LhokSeudu 1, LhokSeudu 2, Deudap 1, Deudap 2, and Lamteung. The macroinvertebrates were recorded using three repeated 20 m belt transect in two different depths (2-4 m and 4-8 m) in each site. The result showed 46 species of macroinvertebratesbelonging toseven phyla were recorded. The diversity index in research station ranged between 0.88 - 2.26 (low to medium category).