Marine and Estuarine Meioeauna of Sarawak, Malaysia - A Review.
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THE SARAWAK MUSEUM JOURNAL |
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Title :
Marine and Estuarine Meioeauna of Sarawak, Malaysia - A Review. |
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Author :
Shabdin Mohd. Long |
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Abstract:
Studies of the marine and estuarine meiofauna in Sarawak from 1999 till 2005 were focused on taxonomic composition, abundance, species zonation, species density, species diversity and evenness. In terms of species composition, only nematode and harpacticoid copepodstaxa have so far been studied to genera and species level. However most of the study is still limited to western part of Sarawak only. Many of the other meiofaunal taxa are still not elucidated to their genus and species levels yet. Future meiofauna research in Sarawak should focus on the aspects of seasonality, role of meiofauna in benthic processes, the use of meiofauna as a tool for pollution monitoring and the importance of meiofauna as a diet for juvenile fish, prawn and crabs in the aquaculture industry.
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| DOI: XXXX |
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How to cite:
Shabdin Mohd. Long. (2006). Marine and Estuarine Meioeauna of Sarawak, Malaysia - A Review. The Sarawak Museum Journal, LXII (83): 201-222 |
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