Commercial Molluscs Distribution of the Western Part of Sarawak.
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THE SARAWAK MUSEUM JOURNAL |
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Title :
Commercial Molluscs Distribution of the Western Part of Sarawak. |
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Author :
Shabdin Mohd. Long and Agatha Alfred. |
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Abstract:
A study of the distribution of the commercial gastropod and bivalve in western Sarawak (Kuching, Bau, Lund and Sematan) was conducted for the purpose of its population distribution mapping. There are seven and four species of commercial gastropods and bivalves identified respectively. Five species of gastropods and two species of bivalves had been found in the mangrove swamp habitat and two species of gastropod and bivalves, respectively, had been identified in freshwater habitat. Distribution of commercial gastropod and bivalve in the mangrove swamp and freshwater habitats were strongly influenced by the differences of water pH at the study areas. The total commercial value of the selected commercial species was about one million ringgit per annum. Future development of aquaculture in Sarawak should take gastropod and bivalve into consideration as one of the commercial marine animal that may be cultured.
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| DOI: XXXX |
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How to cite:
Shabdin Mohd. Long and Agatha Alfred. (2007). Commercial Molluscs Distribution of the Western Part of Sarawak. The Sarawak Museum Journal, LXIII (84): 169-179 |
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