Spatial patterns of seaweed distribution in Malaysia using GIS

Du Hai Lian; Jillian Ooi Lean Sim; Rosmadi Fauzi; Phang Siew Moi

doi:10.1117/12.813073

3 November 2008 Spatial patterns of seaweed distribution in Malaysia using GIS

Du Hai Lian, Jillian Ooi Lean Sim, Rosmadi Fauzi, Phang Siew Moi

Proceedings Volume 7145, Geoinformatics 2008 and Joint Conference on GIS and Built Environment: Monitoring and Assessment of Natural Resources and Environments; 71452H (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.813073
Event: Geoinformatics 2008 and Joint Conference on GIS and Built Environment: Geo-Simulation and Virtual GIS Environments, 2008, Guangzhou, China

Abstract

The objective of this article is to represent spatial patterns of seaweed distribution in Malaysia. Seaweeds have been collected since 1984 along coastlines of 4675 km of peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, and Sarawak. However, there is no seaweed database and they cannot be displayed in a geographic view. Therefore, a database with 805 georeferenced observations was setup and GIS is used to analyze seaweed diversity based on this database. The highest number of observations is 94 which occur along east coastline of peninsular Malaysia. The highest number of species richness is 82 which are also along east coastline of peninsular Malaysia. Rhodophyta has the highest species richness while Chlorophyta has the least species richness.

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Du Hai Lian, Jillian Ooi Lean Sim, Rosmadi Fauzi, and Phang Siew Moi "Spatial patterns of seaweed distribution in Malaysia using GIS", Proc. SPIE 7145, Geoinformatics 2008 and Joint Conference on GIS and Built Environment: Monitoring and Assessment of Natural Resources and Environments, 71452H (3 November 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.813073

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