Malaysian
Journal of Analytical Sciences Vol 23 No 6 (2019): 1067 - 1076
DOI:
10.17576/mjas-2019-2306-14
SETTLEMENT RATE OF FOULING
SERPULID Ficopomatus cf. uschakovi PILLAI, 1960 ON ARTIFICIAL
STRUCTURE AT SETIU WETLANDS, TERENGGANU, MALAYSIA
(Kadar Penempatan Petumbuhan
Serpulid Ficopomatus cf. uschakovi Pillai, 1960 pada Struktur
Tiruan di Tanah Bencah Setiu, Terengganu, Malaysia)
Noor Shahida Rosli1,
Nurulafifah Yahya1, Izwandy Idris1,2, Zainudin Bachok1*
1Institute of Oceanography and Environment,
2South China Sea Repository and Reference Centre, Institute of
Oceanography and Environment,
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus,
Terengganu, Malaysia
*Corresponding author:
zainudinb@umt.edu.my
Received: 30 October 2018;
Accepted: 26 September 2019
Abstract
Fouling polychaetes from genus
Ficopomatus are known to have adverse
impacts on human activities through fouling on man-made structures such as ship
hulls, seawater intake pipes and aquaculture platforms. Various studies on
fouling patterns of the fouling species have been done worldwide, as some of
the species are estuarine invaders, which have become pests to the environment.
This study was conducted to determine the spatial and temporal distribution of
the Ficopomatus cf. uschakovi settlement and their relationship
with environmental parameters in Setiu Wetlands. A monthly assessment was
conducted at three stations for 14 months from May 2017 until July 2018. A
frame consisting of three replicates of perspex plate (14 x 10 cm) was placed
randomly at each station and collected for assessment every month. All F. cf. uschakovi tubes on the front and back of the plate were counted.
Physico-chemical parameters collected included temperature (oC),
salinity (ppt), pH and dissolved oxygen (mg/L) of the water column. The results
showed the larval attachments were spatially and temporally variable. A higher
density of F. cf. uschakovi tubes was recorded at the
station with protected area and orientation. The settlement rate of F. cf. uschakovi was low, at only 0.044 individuals.dm-2/sampling
month. It was further found out that the distribution and occurrence of F. cf. uschakovi tubes in Setiu Wetlands was affected by the environmental
parameters, particularly, temperature, salinity and pH of the water column.
Keywords: fouling polychaete, Serpulidae, Ficopomatus, larval settlement, Setiu
Wetlands
Abstrak
Petumbuhan poliket dari genus Ficopomatus diketahui memberi kesan
buruk terhadap aktiviti manusia melalui petumbuhan pada struktur buatan manusia
seperti badan kapal, paip pengambilan air laut dan pelantar akuakultur.
Pelbagai kajian mengenai corak petumbuhan bagi spesies ini telah dilakukan di seluruh
dunia, kerana sesetengah spesies adalah penceroboh muara, sehingga menjadi
perosak kepada alam sekitar. Kajian ini dijalankan untuk menentukan taburan
tempat dan masa bagi penempatan Ficopomatus
cf. uschakovi dan hubungannya dengan
parameter sekitar di Tanah Bencah Setiu. Penilaian bulanan dilakukan pada tiga
stesen selama 14 bulan dari Mei 2017 hingga Julai 2018. Bingkai yang terdiri
daripada tiga replikasi plat perspeks (14 x 10 cm) diletakkan secara rawak di
setiap stesen dan dikumpulkan untuk penilaian setiap bulan. Kesemua tiub F. cf. uschakovi di bahagian depan dan belakang plat dikira. Parameter
fiziko-kimia yang dikumpulkan ialah suhu (oC), saliniti (ppt), pH
dan oksigen terlarut (mg/L). Hasilnya menunjukkan penempatan larva berubah-ubah
mengikut lokasi dan tempoh masa. Ketumpatan tiub F. cf. uschakovi yang
tinggi dicatatkan di stesen yang berkawasan dan berorientasi terlindung. Kadar
penempatan F. cf. uschakovi adalah rendah, iaitu hanya
0.044 individu.dm-2/bulan pensampelan. Penemuan seterusnya mendapati
bahawa taburan dan kehadiran tiub F. cf.
uschakovi di Tanah Bencah Setiu
dipengaruhi oleh parameter sekitar, terutamanya, suhu, kemasinan, oksigen
terlarut dan pH turus air.
Kata kunci: petumbuhan poliket, Serpulidae, Ficopomatus, penempatan larva, Tanah
Bencah Setiu
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