Effect of coastal development on larval fish abundance in Klang Strait (Malaysia)

Chu, Cecilia and Chew, Li Lee and Chong, Ving Ching and Ng, Ching Ching and Ooi, Ai Lin and Loh, Kar-Hoe (2021) Effect of coastal development on larval fish abundance in Klang Strait (Malaysia). Regional Studies in Marine Science, 46. ISSN 2352-4855, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2021.101889.

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Abstract

Changes in larval fish assemblages were studied before (1985-86) and after (2013-2014) rapid coastal development in the Klang Strait, Malaysia, based on a Before-After-Control-Impact (BACI) experimental design. Fish larvae were sampled by bongo-nets along an 18-km transect from the impact station at the Kapar power station (KPS) to four control stations in increasingly offshore waters. Families Gobiidae, Clupeidae, Sciaenidae and Engraulidae were most abundant at both sampling periods, demonstrating their adaptability and resilience to the natural and anthropogenic disturbances. Coastal development has reduced larval fish abundance at KPS, inevitably shifting higher larval abundance to the control stations. This shift is related to lower sea surface temperature and higher pH. Despite the coastal disturbances, there was an overall increase in total larval fish abundance attributed to the preflexion stage of the Gobiidae, Sciaenidae, Engraulidae, Cynoglossidae and Callionymidae, and the yolk-sac and preflexion larvae of unidentified taxa. (c) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Item Type: Article
Funders: Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia (MoHE) (UM.C/625/1/HIR/MOHE/SC/19), Universiti Malaya (PG193-2015A), Universiti of Malaya Top 100 Universities in the World Fund (TU001-2018)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Fish larvae; BACI; Elevated temperature; Acidification; Prey food
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
Q Science > QL Zoology
S Agriculture > SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
Divisions: Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation) Office > Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences
Depositing User: Ms Zaharah Ramly
Date Deposited: 29 Mar 2022 07:10
Last Modified: 31 Mar 2022 00:55
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/28303

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