The Distribution of Favites abdita Coral Reef (Ellis and Solander, 1786) in the Land of Coral Coast Village of Malalayang Dua, Malalayang sub-district Manado
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https://doi.org/10.35800/jip.5.1.2017.15154Abstract
This study was conducted at Malalayang Dua waters (Sub-district Malalayang Dua, Manado City). The aim of study is: To know and to inform the coral of Favites abdita. The other aim was to describe the distribution of Favites abdita.
This research also will contribute for the management effort of coral reef in Malalayang Dua area, and also as information and literature in doing research at the same place in the future. Data collection was done by using simple random method with 1x1 meter quadrant. Every coral found was wrote at data sheet. The pictures of those coral was taken by using underwater camera.
The highest percentage cover of hard coral was found in station 3 (1.46%), while the lowest was wrote at station first (0.13%). The distributions patterns of hard coral were found in each stations are Clumped. There is no significant difference in number of colony, percentage cover and diameter for the three depths.
Keyword : Distribution coral, Favites abdita
Abstrak
Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di pantai Kelurahan Malalayang Dua Kecamatan Malalayang Kota Manado. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui dan menginformasikan serta bagaimana mengkaji distribusi karang batu F. abdita. Manfaat penelitian yaitu Memberikan kontribusi bagi upaya pengelolaan terumbu karang di wilayah Pantai Malalayang Dua dan Sebagai bahan informasi dan pustaka serta acuan dalam melakukan penelitian pada tempat yang sama di waktu yang akan datang. Pengambilan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode acak sederhana dengan mengunakan kuadran. Pada lokasi penelitian, ditentukan tiga titik pengambilan data, yaitu stasiun 1 stasiun 2 dan stasiun 3. Pada setiap stasiun diletakkan transek berukuran 10x10 meter sebanyak 30 kali ulangan mengunakan kuadran 1x1 meter dengan jarak setiap stasiun 100 meter.
Setiap karang yang ditemukan dalam kuadran dicatat pada data sheet dan mengambil gambar dengan camera underwater.
Persentase tutupan karang batu tertinggi diperoleh pada stasiun 3 yaitu sebesar 1,46 % dan tutupan terendah pada stasiun 1 yaitu 0,13 %. Pola distribusi karang batu pada ketiga stasiun masing (mengelompok). Pada ketiga kedalaman ini tidak terdapat perbedaan yang nyata antara jumlah koloni, persentase tutupan dan panjang diameter.
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