Open AccessInvestigation and Study of Epibenthic Corals near Hassyan Power Plant in Dubai
Author(s) -
Yina Wang,
Peng Cheng,
Xu Ke,
Qing Zhang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/621/1/012082
Subject(s) - coral , bay , fishery , marine protected area , environmental science , harbour , oceanography , underwater , geography , breakwater , ecology , biology , geology , habitat , programming language , computer science
Harbour and breakwaters of Hassyan power plant are located within Jebel Ali marine ecological reserve in Dubai, UAE. Project sea area has a good diversity and healthy environmental condition. Especially lots of live corals were found in this area. The distribution of epibenthic corals should be investigated in order to meet the requirement of environmental protection. The density, species and distribution were quantitatively estimated by the me thod of underwater video and remote sensing. The investigation showed that eighteen live coral species were recorded from six stations. Two of stations were moderately dense and the richest coral communities, while the other four were sparse communities. The highest cover rate was 37.89%. The investigation results provided basis datum for corals protection and translocation.