MORPHOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT AND ABUNDANCE OF MANGROVE CLAM (Geloina expansa) AND ITS SEDIMENT GRAIN SIZE PREFERENCES AT PULAU SUTUNG AND PULAU BUSUNG, SETIU WETLANDS, TERENGGANU
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.46754/umtjur.v5i4.443Keywords:
Abundance, bivalve, Geloina expansa, sediment, sustainabilityAbstract
Geloina expansa is an infaunal filter-feeding clam species found in mangrove forest. They are important for humans and aquatic ecosystem. Not much information about morphological measurement, abundance and sediment grain size at Pulau Sutung and Pulau Busung. This study aims to determine the shell size measurements, the abundance and the composition of sediment grain size in these sites. Line transects were used for samples and sediment collection in a plot at Pulau Sutung and Pulau Busung. Twenty samples from each site were measured. The grain size and total carbon percentage were obtained using sieve shaker and ignition method. Independent t-test was conducted using SPSS for abundance density and measurements between two sites. 155 specimens (Pulau Sutung = 90; Pulau Busung = 65) were collected. However, abundance density between the two sites were insignificant. The most dominant grain size in Pulau Sutung is C500 whereas VC1000 is dominant in Pulau Busung. Mean shell length (= 55.35mm ± 6.39) and height (= 52.51mm ± 6.14) in Pulau Busung were greater than in Pulau Sutung (= 53.21mm ± 6.39; = 51.10mm ± 6.49), respectively. But mean shell width in Pulau Sutung, (= 31.30 mm ± 3.20) is greater than in Pulau Busung (= 31.19mm ± 4.05) but measurements were insignificantly different between the sites. This result will be useful to establish a baseline of data and also for the management and sustainability of the species. Future studies must be done by considering water parameter and collecting more samples from more site in Setiu Wetlands.
References
Albert, D. D. A., Bujeng, V., & Chia, S. (2022). Identification of Mollusc Remains (Bivalve and Gastropod) from archaeological sites in Semporna, Sabah. Tropical Life Sciences Research, 33(2), 197. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21315/tlsr2022.33.2.10
Alongi, D. M. (2002). Present state and future of the world’s mangrove forests. Environmental Conservation, 29(3), 331- 349. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0376892902000231
Anunciado, J. D., Budiongan, A. B., Angeles, W. C., & Budiongan, F. C. (2021). Baseline study of Decapoda and Mollusca diversity in La Union, Cabadbaran, Philippines. Aquaculture, Aquarium, Conservation & Legislation, 14(6), 3252-3261.
Argente, F. A. T., & Ilano, A. (2021). Population dynamics and aquaculture potential of the mud clam, Geloina expansa (Mousson, 1849) (Biva: Cyrenidae) in Loay-Loboc River, Bohol, Central Philippines. Journal of Sustainability Science and Management, 16(4), 43-55. DOI: https://doi.org/10.46754/jssm.2021.04.004
Bahari, N. A., Jaafar, N. S. N., Nor, S. M. M., & Omar, W. B. W. (2021). Habitat preferences of mangrove clam (Geloina expansa) in East coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Aquaculture, Aquarium, Conservation & Legislation, 14(6), 3776-3781.
De La Huz, R., Lastra, M., & López, J. (2002). The influence of sediment grain size on burrowing, growth and metabolism of Donax trunculus L. (Bivalvia: Donacidae). Journal of Sea Research, 47(2), 85-95. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1385-1101(02)00108-9
Dolorosa, R. G., & Dangan-Galon, F. (2014). Population dynamics of the mangrove clam Polymesoda erosa (Bivalvia: Corbiculidae) in Iwahig, Palawan, Philippines. International Journal of Fauna and Biological Studies, 1(6), 11-15.
Elisabet, R., Kasry, A., & El Fajri, N. (2010). Mangrove density and abundance of bivalvia in Sungai Bakau region Sinaboi sub distric Rokan Hilir Regency Riau Province. Ilmu Perairan (Aquatic Science), 8(2), 54-63.
Fiori, S. M., & Carcedo, M. C. (2015). Influence of grain size on burrowing and alongshore distribution of the yellow clam (Amarilladesma mactroides). Journal of Shellfish Research, 34(3), 785-789. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2983/035.034.0307
Jaafar, N., Yunus, Y. N. D., Ismail, M., Abdullah, S., & Omar, C. M. (2018). The relationship of sediment grain size and Asian hard clam distribution as sustainable management indicator. International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology, 9(9), 1824- 1830.
Joo, S., Jo, K., Bae, H., Seo, H., & Kim, T. (2021). Optimal sediment grain size and sorting for survival and growth of juvenile Manila clams, Venerupis philippinarum. Aquaculture, 543, 737010. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.737010
Kathiresan, K., & Bingham, B. L. (2001). Biology of mangroves and mangrove ecosystems. In Shepard, C. (Ed.), Advances in marine biology (Volume 40, pp. 85-251). Academic Press: San Diego. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0065-2881(01)40003-4
Ling, S., Ramchandran, S., Shuib, A., Nair, M., Syamsul Herman, M., & Prabhakaran, S. (2013). Rural resources as tourism capital: The case of Setiu Wetlands, Terengganu, Malaysia. The Malaysian Forester, 76(1), 27-39.
Mohd Hamdan, D., Md Shah, J., Gumpulan, F., Foo, J., & Awang Lukman, K. (2020). The North Borneo Iranun’s community’s ethnomedicine knowledge on marsh clam (Geloina expansa). Asian Journal of Ethnobiology, 3(1). DOI: https://doi.org/10.13057/asianjethnobiol/y030105
Poutiers, J. M. (1998). Bivalves (Acephala, Lamellibranchia, Pelecypoda). In Carpenter, K. E., & Niem, V. H. (Eds.), The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific: 1. Seaweeds, corals, bivalves and gastropods (pp. 123-362). Rome: FAO.
Printrakoon, C., Wells, F. E., & Chitramvong, Y. (2008). Distribution of molluscs in mangroves at six sites in the upper Gulf of Thailand. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 18(18), 247-257.
Purroy, A., Milano, S., Schöne, B. R., Thébault, J., & Peharda, M. (2018). Drivers of shell growth of the bivalve, Callista chione (L. 1758) – Combined environmental and biological factors. Marine Environmental Research, 134, 138-149. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.01.011
Salim, J. M., Lee, G. E., Salam, M. R., Shahimi, S., Pesiu, E., Jani, J. M., Horsali, N. A. I., Shahrudin, R., Nor, S. M. M., Chong, J. L., Mohamad, F., Raffi, A., & Nikong, D. (2020). A checklist of vascular plants and uses of some species for livelihood-making in Setiu Wetlands, Terengganu, Malaysia. PhytoKeys, 160, 7-43. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.160.52946
Syahputri, N. K., Mashoreng, S., Haris, A., & La Nafie, Y. A. (2023). Density and distribution patterns of full-blooded clam (Geloina expansa; Mousson, 1849) in mangrove ecosystems. Jurnal Ilmu Kelautan SPERMONDE, 9(1), 33-41.
Tezuka, N., Kanematsu, M., Asami, K., Sakiyama, K., Hamaguchi, M., & Usuki, H. (2013). Effect of salinity and substrate grain size on larval settlement of the Asari clam (Manila clam, Ruditapes philippinarum). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 439, 108-112. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2012.10.020
Yahya, N., Idris, I., Rosli, N. S., & Bachok, Z. (2018). Population dynamics of mangrove clam, Geloina expansa (Mousson, 1849) (Mollusca, Bivalvia) in a Malaysian mangrove system of South China Sea. Journal of Sustainability Science and Management, 13(5), 203-216.
Yahya, N., Idris, I., Rosli, N. S., & Bachok, Z. (2020). Mangrove-associated bivalves in Southeast Asia: A review. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 38, 101382. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2020.101382
Additional Files
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2023 Universiti Malaysia Terengganu Journal of Undergraduate Research
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
