Reef foraminifera as bioindicators of coral reef health in southern South China Sea

Abstract Pulau Tioman is a famous tourist island off Peninsular Malaysia with beautiful coral reefs. This study aims to assess the health of the coral reefs surrounding Pulau Tioman based on the application of the Foraminifera in Reef Assessment and Monitoring Index (FI). Ten sampling sites around P...

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Autores principales:	Aishah Norashikin Abdul A’ziz, Fatin Izzati Minhat, Hui-Juan Pan, Hasrizal Shaari, Wan Nurzalia Wan Saelan, Nazihah Azmi, Omar Abdul Rahman Abdul Manaf, Md Nizam Ismail
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:8242f4385fbb4f129561d78aa76fd9c22021-12-02T13:41:00ZReef foraminifera as bioindicators of coral reef health in southern South China Sea10.1038/s41598-021-88404-32045-2322https://doaj.org/article/8242f4385fbb4f129561d78aa76fd9c22021-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88404-3https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Pulau Tioman is a famous tourist island off Peninsular Malaysia with beautiful coral reefs. This study aims to assess the health of the coral reefs surrounding Pulau Tioman based on the application of the Foraminifera in Reef Assessment and Monitoring Index (FI). Ten sampling sites around Pulau Tioman were studied with a total of 30 samples. Eight orders, 41 families, 80 genera, and 161 species of benthic foraminifera were identified. The agglutinated type of foraminifera constituted 2–8% of the total assemblages. Calcareous hyaline and porcelaneous groups represented 79% and 19% of the total assemblages, respectively. Symbiont-bearing taxa were the most common foraminifera. The results indicate that most of the sampling sites are conducive for coral reef growth with good recoverability from future stress to the ecosystem. However, several areas with higher coastal development and tourism have reduced water and sediment quality. Therefore, the limit on the number of visitors and tourists should be revised to enable coral growth and health. The FI values in this study showed a positive correlation with good water qualities and a negative correlation with organic matter enrichment. The FI is a good measure to assess the health of a coral reef and can be applied to other reef ecosystems around Malaysia.Aishah Norashikin Abdul A’zizFatin Izzati MinhatHui-Juan PanHasrizal ShaariWan Nurzalia Wan SaelanNazihah AzmiOmar Abdul Rahman Abdul ManafMd Nizam IsmailNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Aishah Norashikin Abdul A’ziz Fatin Izzati Minhat Hui-Juan Pan Hasrizal Shaari Wan Nurzalia Wan Saelan Nazihah Azmi Omar Abdul Rahman Abdul Manaf Md Nizam Ismail Reef foraminifera as bioindicators of coral reef health in southern South China Sea
description	Abstract Pulau Tioman is a famous tourist island off Peninsular Malaysia with beautiful coral reefs. This study aims to assess the health of the coral reefs surrounding Pulau Tioman based on the application of the Foraminifera in Reef Assessment and Monitoring Index (FI). Ten sampling sites around Pulau Tioman were studied with a total of 30 samples. Eight orders, 41 families, 80 genera, and 161 species of benthic foraminifera were identified. The agglutinated type of foraminifera constituted 2–8% of the total assemblages. Calcareous hyaline and porcelaneous groups represented 79% and 19% of the total assemblages, respectively. Symbiont-bearing taxa were the most common foraminifera. The results indicate that most of the sampling sites are conducive for coral reef growth with good recoverability from future stress to the ecosystem. However, several areas with higher coastal development and tourism have reduced water and sediment quality. Therefore, the limit on the number of visitors and tourists should be revised to enable coral growth and health. The FI values in this study showed a positive correlation with good water qualities and a negative correlation with organic matter enrichment. The FI is a good measure to assess the health of a coral reef and can be applied to other reef ecosystems around Malaysia.
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author	Aishah Norashikin Abdul A’ziz Fatin Izzati Minhat Hui-Juan Pan Hasrizal Shaari Wan Nurzalia Wan Saelan Nazihah Azmi Omar Abdul Rahman Abdul Manaf Md Nizam Ismail
author_facet	Aishah Norashikin Abdul A’ziz Fatin Izzati Minhat Hui-Juan Pan Hasrizal Shaari Wan Nurzalia Wan Saelan Nazihah Azmi Omar Abdul Rahman Abdul Manaf Md Nizam Ismail
author_sort	Aishah Norashikin Abdul A’ziz
title	Reef foraminifera as bioindicators of coral reef health in southern South China Sea
title_short	Reef foraminifera as bioindicators of coral reef health in southern South China Sea
title_full	Reef foraminifera as bioindicators of coral reef health in southern South China Sea
title_fullStr	Reef foraminifera as bioindicators of coral reef health in southern South China Sea
title_full_unstemmed	Reef foraminifera as bioindicators of coral reef health in southern South China Sea
title_sort	reef foraminifera as bioindicators of coral reef health in southern south china sea
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/8242f4385fbb4f129561d78aa76fd9c2
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Reef foraminifera as bioindicators of coral reef health in southern South China Sea

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