Publication: Biodiversity of benthic fauna in the seagrass ecosystem of Kung Krabaen Bay, Chantaburi Province, Thailand
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2011-09-30
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01253395
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Mahidol University
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Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology. Vol.33, No.3 (2011), 341-348
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Suvaluck Satumanatpan, Sureeporn Thummikkapong, Kamalaporn Kanongdate Biodiversity of benthic fauna in the seagrass ecosystem of Kung Krabaen Bay, Chantaburi Province, Thailand. Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology. Vol.33, No.3 (2011), 341-348. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/12907
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Biodiversity of benthic fauna in the seagrass ecosystem of Kung Krabaen Bay, Chantaburi Province, Thailand
Abstract
Biodiversity of benthic fauna was high in the sea grass ecosystem in Kung Krabaen Bay even though the bay's coast had many intensive shrimp farms. Halodule pinifolia and Enhalus acoroides were two species of sea grasses distributed widely in the bay. Their biomass was higher in summer than in the rainy season. 27 families of polychaetes and 10 species of gastropods were predominantly distributed in the sea grass beds and their biodiversity indices were not different among transects (North, East, South). At the same time, 18 species of bivalves were distributed among sea grass beds, but they had a greater diversity index in the north and east than in the south. The abundance of gastropods, bivalves and polychaetes were significantly correlated with the biomass of H. pinifolia (65%, 39% and 27%, respectively); whereas only bivalves correlated significantly with the biomass of E. acoroides (36%). Treated wastewater effluents from shrimp farms did not affect the sea grass ecosystem. Water quality in the bay was suitable for natural resources preservation.