OPEN AREA ZONATION OF MARINE LIFE

HORIZONTAL DISTRIBUTION OF MACROBENTHOS OF AN EXPOSED SANDY SHORE ATTHE LEXIS HOTEL, PORT DICKSON

Written Proposal Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Bachelor of Science (Hons.) Biology In the Faculty of Applied Sciences Universiti Teknologi MARA

DECEMBER 2013

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1.0 INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Background Study
1.2 Problem Statement
1.3 Significance of the Study
1.4 Objectives of the Study

2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Open shore
2.2 Intertidal zone and its distribution
2.3 Macrobenthos

3.0 METHODOLOGY
3.1 Material 3.1.1 Raw material 3.1.2 Chemicals 3.1.3 Apparatus
3.2 Methods 3.2.1 Quadrate sampling method 3.2.2 Samples collection 3.2.3 Samples preservation 3.2.4 Samples identification

CITED REFERENCES
GANTT CHART
STUDENT-SUPERVISOR MEETING FORM

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of Study
Port Dickson is situated about 32 km from Seremban and 20 km from Kuala Lumpur. The Lexis Hotel is located along the coastal stretch of Port Dickson near the town of Lukut in Negeri Sembilan. The resort is 3.5 km from Port Dickson. The marine environment is considered as the largest ecosystem in the world and includes a vast array of habitats where more than 75% of known marine species are from coastal habitats. Among such habitats is the exposed sandy shore which houses macrobenthos living on the surface (epifauna) and in the soil (infauna) Exposed sandy beach is the most representative coastal habitat. (Jaramillo et al., 2001). Macro benthos is the organism that lives at the bottom of water column and is visible to the naked eye. Any marine fauna that have range of size at least 0.5 mm is classified as macro benthos. Macrobenthos in marine sediments play an important role in ecosystem processes such as nutrient cycling, pollutant

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