Sains
Malaysiana 38(6)(2009): 817–825
Exploring the Use of Empirical
Methods to Measure the Secondary Production of Strombus canarium (Gastropoda:
Strombidae) Population in Johor Straits, Malaysia
(Tinjauan Penggunaan Beberapa Kaedah Empirik
untuk Mengukur Penghasilan Sekunder bagi Populasi Strombus canarium (Gastropoda:
Strombidae) di Selat Johor, Malaysia)
Zaidi Che Cob* & Mazlan
Abd. Ghaffar
Marine Ecosystem Research
Center (EKOMAR)
School of Environmental and
Natural Resource Science, Faculty of Science and Technology
Universiti Kebangsaan
Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor D.E., Malaysia
Aziz Arshad & Japar Sidik
Bujang
Department of Biology, Faculty
of Science
Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang,
Selangor D.E., Malaysia
Diserahkan: 13 November 2008 /
Diterima: 29 Januari 2009
ABSTRACT
The study
was conducted at Merambong Shoal (01o19.979’N, 103 o 35.965’E)
in the Sungai Pulai estuary, Johor Straits, Malaysia from January to December
2005. Standing biomass of male and female Strombus canarium sub populations was
calculated monthly based on the abundance value of each cohort and on the
length-weight relationship. Secondary production was estimated using increment
summation method, upon recognition of cohorts following the size-frequency
distribution analysis using Bhattacharya and Hasselblad’s NORMSEP methods. Monthly variations in standing biomass (B) and
production (P) showed higher values during the wet season compared to dry
season, which indicate seasonal variations. Total production (P) was estimated
at 0.14 gAFDWm-2yr-1 and 0.45 gAFDWm-2yr-1, while the
annual mean population biomass (
) was estimated at 0.13 gAFDWm-2 and 0.26 gAFDWm-2, for males and females, respectively. The P/
ratio was
therefore calculated at 1.08 yr-1 for male and 1.73 yr-1 for female, which was within the values reported for other
gastropod species. Estimates using empirical methods commonly used in secondary
production studies found that none could be applied to the species. Considering
the large amount of time, effort and resources involved in the conventional
production estimation method, more studies are needed to establish a reliable
production estimates for S. canarium, and possibly other gastropod species
within the tropical region.
Keywords:
Biomass; increment summation method; Merambong Shoal; secondary production; Strombus canarium
ABSTRAK
Kajian ini
telah dijalankan di Beting Merambong (01 o 19.979’U, 103 o35.965’T)
yang terletak di kawasan muara Sungai Pulai, Selat Johor, Malaysia, dari
Januari hingga Disember 2005. Nilai biomass bagi sub populasi jantan dan betina
Strombus canarium telah dikira setiap bulan berdasar kepada nilai kelimpahan
setiap kohot, serta hubungan panjang-berat. Penghasilan sekunder dianggar
menggunakan kaedah penjumlahan pertambahan, hasil daripada pengenalpastian
kohot-kohot melalui analisis taburan saiz-frekuensi menggunakan kaedah
Bhattacharya dan kaedah NORMSEP Hasselblad.
Variasi bulanan bagi biomass (B) dan penghasilan (P) menunjukkan nilai yang
lebih tinggi semasa musim hujan berbanding musim kering, yang menunjukkan
wujudnya variasi musiman. Jumlah penghasilan (P) telah dianggarkan pada 0.14
gAFDWm-2thn-1 untuk dan 0.45 gAFDWm-2thn-1, sementara
nilai purata tahunan biomas (
) telah dianggarkan pada 0.13 gAFDWm-2 dan 0.26 gAFDWm-2, masing-masing untuk jantan dan betina. Nisbah P/
seterusnya telah dikira pada 1.08 thn-1 untuk jantan dan 1.73 thn-1 untuk betina yang berada di dalam julat nilai-nilai yang
dilaporkan untuk gastropod lain. Anggaran-anggaran menggunakan kaedah empirik
yang biasa digunakan dalam kajian-kajian penghasilan sekunder mendapati tiada
satu pun yang boleh diguna pakai untuk spesies yang dikaji. Mengambil kira
sejumlah besar masa, tenaga dan sumber yang terlibat dalam kaedah anggaran
penghasilan konvensional, lebih banyak kajian diperlukan untuk memperolehi satu
kaedah anggaran penghasilan yang boleh diyakini bagi S. canarium dan
kemungkinannya bagi spesies gastropod lain di dalam kawasan tropika.
Kata kunci:
Biomas; kaedah penjumlahan pertambahan; Merambong shoal; penghasilan sekunder; Strombus canarium
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