Species Diversity and Assemblage of Mangroves at Setiu Wetland, Terengganu, Malaysia

Species diversity and assemblage of mangroves, Malaysia

  • ABUL FAIZ MOHAMMAD ARIFUR RAHMAN Faculty of Fisheries and Food Science, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia; and Department of Fisheries and Marine Science, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali 3814, Bangladesh
  • MOHAMMAD AHSANUL ISLAM Faculty of Fisheries and Food Science, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia; and Department of Oceanography, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet 3114, Bangladesh
  • MOHD HANAFI IDRIS Faculty of Fisheries and Food Science, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
  • MD KHURSHID ALAM BHUIYAN Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Marine and Environmental Science, University of Cadiz, Poligono Rio San Pedro s/n, 11510 Puerto Real, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6425-9754
  • MOHAMMAD MAMUN CHOWDHURY Faculty of Fisheries and Food Science, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia; and Department of Fisheries, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
  • MUYASSAR H. ABUALREESH Department of Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, King Abdul Aziz University, P.O. Box 80207, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
  • ABU HENA MUSTAFA KAMAL Faculty of Fisheries and Food Science, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33736/bjrst.5109.2023
Keywords: Checklist, index value, Malaysia, threatened species, wetland mangroves

Abstract

Mangroves in wetland ecosystems are diverse and play significant role in the adjacent communities on which they are dependent for their livelihoods. It is also important for fishery resources and nutrient inputs in marine and brackish water ecosystems. However, little is known about the tropical wetland lagoon ecosystems, particularly mangrove diversity and assemblages. Therefore, this present study was initiated to observe the mangrove species diversity and assemblages together with the conservation status in an important tropical wetland ecosystem in Setiu, Terengganu, Malaysia. In a variety of landward and small fringe island areas, three zones of square plots were selected (zones 1, 2 and 3) to address the objectives of this study. As a result, a total of 20 true mangrove species belonging to 11 genera from nine families were documented, of which,  Avicennia rumphiana was listed as vulnerable (VU) by the IUCN. Twelve species of mangrove associates from 11 genera and nine families were also found in the investigated zones at Setiu. One of the mangrove associates, Intsia bijuga, was designated as vulnerable (VU) by the IUCN. The Shannon diversity index (H') of mangroves was found to be 1.08 at Setiu Wetland. Rhizophora mucronata was found to be well-expanded (H' = 1.05) followed by A. rumphiana, A. officinalis, Heritiera littoralis, A. corniculatum. Excoecaria agallocha, Lumnitzera racemosa, and A. ebracteatus (H' = 0.0) as the lowest. The findings of the present study revealed that mangroves in the Setiu Wetland are diverse and healthy compared to other mangrove ecosystems in the region. To maintain the health and function of the mangrove ecosystem in Setiu Wetland, proper monitoring is required.

Author Biographies

ABUL FAIZ MOHAMMAD ARIFUR RAHMAN, Faculty of Fisheries and Food Science, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia; and Department of Fisheries and Marine Science, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali 3814, Bangladesh

 

 

MOHAMMAD AHSANUL ISLAM, Faculty of Fisheries and Food Science, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia; and Department of Oceanography, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet 3114, Bangladesh

 

 

MOHD HANAFI IDRIS, Faculty of Fisheries and Food Science, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia

 

 

MD KHURSHID ALAM BHUIYAN, Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Marine and Environmental Science, University of Cadiz, Poligono Rio San Pedro s/n, 11510 Puerto Real, Spain

 

 

MOHAMMAD MAMUN CHOWDHURY, Faculty of Fisheries and Food Science, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia; and Department of Fisheries, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

 

 

MUYASSAR H. ABUALREESH, Department of Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, King Abdul Aziz University, P.O. Box 80207, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia

 

 

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2023-06-30
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RAHMAN, A. F. M. A., ISLAM, M. A., IDRIS, M. H., BHUIYAN, M. K. A., CHOWDHURY, M. M., ABUALREESH, M. H., & ABU HENA MUSTAFA KAMAL. (2023). Species Diversity and Assemblage of Mangroves at Setiu Wetland, Terengganu, Malaysia. Borneo Journal of Resource Science and Technology, 13(1), 173-190. https://doi.org/10.33736/bjrst.5109.2023
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