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- Title
Struktur Komunitas dan Penyakit Pada Karang (Scleractinia) di Perairan Lembata, Nusa Tenggara Timur.
- Authors
Abrar, Muhammad; Bachtiar, Imam; Budiyanto, Agus
- Abstract
Coral disease are one of main factors contributing to the global deterioration of coral reefs. The Study of coral community and disease infection were conducted at Lembata Island, Nusa Tenggara Timur. Coral community included both distribution and diversity were inventory by SCUBA, while reef bentic communities used Line Intercept Transect Method, 10 meter length modification with three replicate on 5 meter depth. Disease infection and prevalence were conducted by Bentic Belt T ransect, 2x10 meter size with three replicate. A total of species very high to reach 313 species from 18 families dominated by Acroporidae and Faviidae. Coral distribution and species number highest at Eastern of Lembata were compared than its western side and decreased toward Southern of Lembata. There were founded 14 corals disease infection and loss health with disease prevalence 3% to 41,9% and they were highest at Western of Lembata. Threat of disease infection on corals is still low category, but its significant impact on area in local scale.
- Subjects
LOMBLEN Island (Indonesia); COMMUNITY organization; ACROPORIDAE; FAVIIDAE; CORALS
- Publication
Ilmu Kelautan: Indonesian Journal of Marine Sciences, 2012, Vol 17, Issue 2, p109
- ISSN
0853-7291
- Publication type
Article